Dozens of sessions of the European Youth Parliament in Spring 2020 had to be postponed due the COVID-19 outbreak. With its first digital session, involving 111 participants located in 32 countries, the EYP managed to keep reaching, connecting and enabling young people from the entire...
What does it mean to be an artist in times of social distancing? We asked EYP alumni that are working in arts and creative industries to tell us about being an artist these days and how they filtered their EYP experience into their professional and...
We are sad to say that the digital Spring meeting was the last for the Board of National Organisations and we are nothing but grateful for their contribution. We have reached out to the board members and gathered inspiring input on their motivations and takeaways...
How does it feel to discuss complex topics online? Can Committee Work be exciting when the whole interaction runs through Zoom? With the 1st Digital Session, EYP truly took its most innovative step forward in more than 30 years of its history. Not only did...
The European Youth Parliament hosted its first fully digital event from the 16th to the 19th of April, 2020 to provide its members with the opportunity to take part in EYP activities in a time when the Covid-19 pandemic prevented them from doing so. The...
Janis Fifka almost quit EYP in 2017, but then he didn’t. How hard is to say goodbye to EYP? What has he learned from EYP and more importantly what can EYP as an organisation learn from its members? What has your EYP career been like so...
We are proud to announce that EYP flagship events are in safe hands. For the upcoming three international sessions in Warsaw, Nicosia and Milano, the Presidents and the Editors have been selected, completing the session leadership of each event alongside the Head Organisers. Additionally, in...
Amidst all the challenges, there are several good news for EYP in 2020; this year we are launching a new cooperation with the Wellcome Trust. The UK-based Wellcome Trust - a politically and financially independent foundation - exists to improve health by helping great ideas to...
Dimitra's first international session in Granada, 1998 We had the opportunity to talk to EYP alumni who work in the field of medicine. We asked them how they have carried on the EYP spirit, as well as their professional opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dimitra Panteli (GR) is a senior research fellow and coordinator at the...
Emilios Charalambous from Cyprus was selected to lead the Summer Academy this year as a Head Trainer. Emilios is 21, he studies law in the UK, and he has been active in EYP since 2015. Emilios has joined EYP’s only training event for board members...