The current board has resigned from office. We would like to thank Martin Hoffmann, Sonja Pürckhauer, Lorenz Bock, Jorg Körner and Jakob Leonard for their long-time commitment for our organisation. The new Board consists of the following members: Kerstin Mathias (President), Andrea Pürckhauer (Vice-President), Toni Ritz (Treasurer), Monika Seidel, Tim Lock, Riaan Stipp, Max Karpf and Alexandra Posner.

Held in Würzburg under the patronage of Horst Seehofer – prime minister of the federal state of Bavaria – and Gerog Rosenthal – mayor of Würzburg – this session will focus on environmental, ecological and climate change issues. Therefore the session will be titled “There is no Planet B”.

We are really looking forward to a lively debate with the decision makers of tomorrow.

The European Youth Summit on Education in Passau (15th till 18th September) is now under the patronage of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou

This September about 60 young people from all over Europe will come together in Passau. They will discuss questions that arise from the main theme Youth and Education and the session’s motto “Improving Europe´s Mind”.

Within the scope of RUHR.2010 and Essen being the European Capital of Culture we will offer all participants a unique cultural programme, while providing them with a platform to discuss and share their opinions and visions on Europe.

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Prof. Dr. Walter Schweitzer, president of the Passau University confirmed a cooperation with the European Youth Parliament Germany for the Summit in September 2010.  We are looking forward to work together with the university and be able to use its rooms for Committee Work.

The Summit will take place in Passau from 14th to 18th September under the main topic „Youth and Education in Europe“. 60 young Europeans will come together in order to discuss the differences and problems of the european education systems and to develop their own ideas and visions for a european education system.

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President of the European Parliament, Mr. Jerzy Buzek

The President of the European Parliament, Mr. Jerzy Buzek, as well as the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, have granted their patronage to all activities of the European Youth Parliament. We are are proud that these high ranking representatives of European Institutions support the political involvement of young people from all over Europe. For more information on the EYP on an international level, please visit www.eypej.org.

General Assembly in Strasbourg

With the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, November 22nd, the 2nd German-Franco Forum came to an end. 80 Delegates from more than ten European countries took part in the session in Saarbrücken and Strasbourg. During the cross-border Forum the participants discussed the current state of Human Rights in Europe.

After the Opening Ceremony and panel discussion in Saarbrücken, the participants moved to Strasbourg to continue with committee work and the General Assembly.

Before the session the delegates have worked on the session’s theme and compiled a Research Booklet (pdf) that offers an impressive overview of the Human Rights situation in their countries.

We would like to thank all sponsors, organisers and participants for a successful session in Saarbrücken and Strasbourg!

Saarbrücken and Strasbourg

To celebrate the 60^th birthday of the Council of Europe the European Youth Parliament arranges a transnational conference in Germany and France. From November 18th and 22nd, 2009 we expect 80 young people from all over Europe that will discuss current questions of European policy and experience the cultural diversity of Europe. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has granted her patronage for the session.

The international Forum will begin in Saarbrücken and end in Strasbourg with a General Assembly in the Palace of Europe, the General Office Building of the Council of Europe. This plenary debate will be the highlight of the session. The participants will discuss their elaborated resolutions according to the rules of the European Parliament and exercise the objective dispute of different opinions and attitudes.

Force and Future: Human Rights in Europe

One major principle of the Council of Europe is the retention and implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Despite the progress of the 20^th century, Human Rights are still violated – even in the Europe of today. The session’s aim is to sensitise young people for the elementary importance of human rights and current grievances. They will discuss several aspects of the topic, including minority rights, torture and the fight against racism, in internationally assorted groups. The different home countries of the participants form a special enrichment during the session: young people will exchange their personal experiences about the violation of human rights in their homeland, elaborate common attitudes and become aware of their responsibility towards Europe’s future.

Process and Programme of the session

The Forum is structured in three parts: Teambuilding, Committee Work and the General Assembly.

Mutual trust, common motivation and the realisation of strengths and weaknesses form the basis of a successful team. Teamwork is a big challenge. That is why, at the beginning of the session, there will be a one-day group-dynamical communicational training (Teambuilding). During playful tasks the teenagers create basic and own rules for cooperating in an international team.

In the following Committee Work the participants will deal with one aspect of the main topic and put together the results of their discussions in a resolution in English. Instead of the repetition of commonly known positions and socially established opinions on the subject the focus lies on the deployment of own visions, ideas and concepts.

On 19 November the Opening Ceremony of the session will be held in Saarbrücken to which we will invite policymakers from the region. In an introductory penal discussion we afterwards want to give the teenagers a well-funded starting point for the Committee Work.  Opinion leaders and experts will give the participants an understanding of the current situation of Human Rights in Europe.

The following day the different committees will have the chance to discuss their acquired attitudes with well chosen and well-known experts. This shall allow the teenagers to have a direct talk with experts from the specific field.

Before the participants will present their resolutions in the General Assembly on 21 November, we will again invite policy makers and scientists to introduce their visions about the future of Human Rights with the help of keynotes.

During the General Assembly the teenagers will discuss their resolutions in an open debate in English. Every committee will defend their acquired ideas aiming at the resolution to pass.

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the head organiser of the session, Alexandra Posner.