The European Youth Parliament United Kingdom is delighted to announce the Call for Officials for its Autumn National Session 2013!
The Session is being presided by James Benge (UK), and will take place between the 11th and 15th of September 2013. The Session will be held at Liverpool Hope University, in the city of Liverpool, and is being Head Organised by Laura Hibberd and Genevieve Shorthouse.

On Thursday 18th April, in the wake of controversy over Margaret Thatcher’s legacy, major Eurozone consultations and the biggest welfare shake-up in over half a century, young people in Wales came together to share opinions on just a handful of the issues hitting national and international headlines.
EurVoice Cardiff 2013 welcomed pupils from local schools to the magnificent Pierhead Building of the National Assembly for Wales to take part in their first ever EYP event. For many, this was a completely new experience, but it was not long before views were …

With just one day to go before the first EurVoice event of this year, the final preparations have been made and everybody involved is looking forward to the start of another series of great events!
Each year, EYPUK runs a number of EurVoice forums for schools across the United Kingdom, all held at prestigious venues. These discussion forums offer a platform for young people to share their opinions about issues affecting people in the UK, and
allow students to have their voices heard during a panel discussion with people of influence – politicians, community figures and active …

With the 2012/2013 Regional Forum programme drawing to a successful close now is your opportunity to take part in a new and exciting aspect of EYPUK!

The 2013 Northern Ireland Regional Forum took place on Thursday 21st March at the Belfast Metropolitan College, located in Belfast’s newly developed Titanic Quarter. Taking part were five schools from across Northern Ireland, comprising of Ballymena Academy, Dalriada Grammar School, Royal Belfast Academical Institution, Thornhill College and Victoria College. The day began with welcomes from Catriona Hughes, a key figure in the establishment and organisation of EYP across Northern Ireland for many years, and Alastair Payne, who was presiding the forum.

After the President’s official commencement of events, the discussions opened …

On Friday the 15th of March, the Glasgow City Halls, famed for their  iconic musical history, was introduced to 64 pupils from 4 schools around the West of Scotland, all buzzing with the EYP bug and all hopeful of winning a place at the National Sessions of EYP United Kingdom. Organisers Beth Thayne and Emma Divers had worked hard to gain such a location and had put in a lot of time and effort planning and organising a day that was enjoyed by all. On this day delegates would gather …

On Wednesday the 13th of March, eight schools had the opportunity to debate current European concerns at the prestigious Oxford Union.  Shortly after the schools were welcomed to the session by Head Organisers Josh Leyden & Patrick O’Kane, the Thames Valley Regional session began in earnest. A short address was delivered by the President of the Session, Callum MacGregor,  who later described the day as, “exactly what an EYPUK Regional should be: an excellent standard of debate with plenty of humour thrown in!” Callum successfully encouraged delegates to embrace EYP …

Fifty-six pupils, seven schools, one day. This was the first 2013 EYP South East Regional Forum in a nutshell. The organiser, Laura Hibberd, worked hard to organise the Forum at the European Commission representation in London, providing A-level students with the opportunity to improve their research, team-work and public-speaking skills. Sophie Duffield replaced her during the session while she was sitting an exam and made sure everything ran smoothly.
After having broken the ice with some Teambuilding games, which included the delegates evolving into Superhumans and then dancing like Big Fat …

On the 6th March the East Anglia Regional Forum took place in the wonderful Cambridge Union for the second time. We started the day off with an insightful speech from President Ian Chisholm about the skills and opportunities he’s gained from being a part of European Youth Parliament. This was followed by the President-elect of Cambridge Union Joel Fenster who highlighted the importance of the EU membership but addressed how debate could benefit Europe and push for improvements.
The morning began with a brief, and obligatory, ice-breaker (Bear Hunt was chosen) …

Just when stability seemed closer than ever, last month saw alarming Eurozone statistics – for the first time since 2009, the Eurozone found itself in economic recession.
In December 2008, EU leaders agreed on a €200 billion stimulus plan to help boost European growth following the global financial crisis, which obviously impacted on Europe significantly. However, by November of 2009, investigations were being made in to debts of EU member states. It was revealed that Greece had fallen in to debt of €300 billion, 113% of it’s GDP.
From then on, Greece’s …