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October 13, 2017

The Berlin-based Schwarzkopf Foundation is the international umbrella organisation of the European Youth Parliament. Within that programme line, we are currently looking for interns who would be interested in internships between November 2017 and February 2018. The internship is available for a 3-month period. Please find...

October 9, 2017

On 28-29 September, Noura Berrouba, a member of the Governing Body, represented the European Youth Parliament at the World Economic Forum’s Reshaping Europe meeting in Milan. Read about her thoughts on youth representation.
October 5, 2017

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is an educational network that brings together young people aged 14 to 28 across Europe. But when you are newbie in the EYP there are some terms commonly used by the other members that you may not fully understand.
September 21, 2017

Why did the turnout of young voters rise during the last UK elections? Does it mark the beginning of a shift towards young people becoming more interested in voting? See how the participants of the Brno International Session this summer have answered these questions!
September 9, 2017

One of the best ways to improve an organisation? Invest in people. This is why, this autumn we’re planning few capacity building events to provide training courses and enable knowledge-sharing for EYP members from all around Europe.
August 31, 2017

                            European Youth Parliament Armenia has developed dynamically throughout the past 5 years - what started with just one delegate representing the committee at the Zurich IS in 2013, has now grown into more than 1000 people that are reached through its activities yearly.
August 16, 2017

When the young participants come together at an EYP session, they do not only discuss current issues, but their ultimate goal is to create a booklet full of strong, reasonable motions for a resolution of the issues at hand. At the 85th International Session of the European Youth Parliament, topics that dominate European news media were brought to closer examination and debate by 15 committees, ranging from adequate protection of refugees' rights to
August 11, 2017

What do you get if you put a birthday cake and 500 volunteers in one room? A beautiful 30th anniversary, of course! From July 28-30th, 2017 both alumni of the European Youth Parliament as well as active volunteers came together to meet each other, learn about the development of the organisation throughout the decates, as well as gather ideas for its future. Especially the topic of alumni work was kicked off with concrete proposals in a workshop held during the two-day event.
July 25, 2017

The European Youth Parliament network (EYP) brings young people across Europe together. But what exactly are the participants doing in and outside of our events, what are the main skills you practice, and why do young people stay involved?