On 22nd November members of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) from all over Austria met in the Babenbergerring Gymnasium to give students of the town of Wiener Neustadt an understanding of EYP.
The day started at seven o’clock with the General Teambuilding in the school’s gymnasium, where the president of the session, Michael Ernst, welcomed all the delegates.
After a quick division into committees, the teambuilding continued in those smaller groups. Shortly after, the chairpersons had to proceed with committee work in order to discuss, understand and solve current problems of the EU with their delegates.
In a relaxing lunch break, which was sweetened by Weltladen, the students had time to prepare for the last major agenda of the day: the General Assembly.
The four committees were now given the opportunity to present their topics with its problems and possible solutions, which they had discussed in the last hours. In the subsequent Q&A rounds, delegates from other committees were able to follow up and question the solutions. After two hours of lively discussions, the session was closed with the European Anthem.
Regionale Sitzung Villach 2018
/in Uncategorized /by Thomas MichelerVon 1. bis 4. Februar 2018 fand in Villach die erste von drei Regional Sessions des akademischen Jahres statt. An diesem Event nahmen knapp 50 Jugendliche aus Österreich und verschiedenen Ländern Europas teil, um gemeinsam die Zukunft von Europa zu diskutieren.
Das zentrale Thema der Sitzung lautete „European Youth: the key to a better future“. In den Komitees besprachen die Teilnehmer wirtschaftlich und sozial relevante Themen, darunter beispielsweise die Gleichberechtigung Homosexueller, Artenschutz und die Einhaltung der nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele der UN.
Das Event bestand aus vier Abschnitten. Tag 1 diente zur Fortbildung der Ausschussvorsitzenden, Organisatoren, Juroren und Journalisten. Dieser Teil fand im Kolpinghaus Villach statt, welches von den Betreibern freundlicherweise für den Tag zur Verfügung gestellt wurde.
An Tag 2 begann die Arbeit mit den Delegierten in den jeweiligen Komitees. Um die bestmöglichen Ergebnisse während der Ausschussarbeit zu erzielen, wurde an diesem Tag spielerisches Teamaufbautraining betrieben. Am Abend konnten die Teilnehmer dann beim sogenannten „Regional Village“ kulinarische Spezialitäten aus verschiedenen Regionen Europas probieren und sich untereinander austauschen.
Den dritten Tag verbrachten die Teilnehmer mit der parlamentarischen Ausschussarbeit, in der Lösungsansätze für die weiter oben genannten Probleme ausgearbeitet wurden. Beide dieser Tage wurden im BG/BRG St. Martin Villach abgehalten.
Am Abschlusstag konnten alle Komitees ihre Ergebnisse in einer parlamentarischen Vollversammlung, abgehalten im Rathaus der Stadt Villach, präsentieren. Die Resolutionen der jeweiligen Ausschüsse wurden von der gesamten Versammlung diskutiert und über deren Sinnhaftigkeit wurde abgestimmt.
Die Projektleitung übernahmen die Villacher Schüler Sarah Lee Schuster und Thomas Micheler, die gemeinsam ein Team von Organisatoren aus Österreich und Griechenland leiteten. Die Rolle der Sitzungspräsidentin übernahm Terje Sõelsepp aus Estland. Insgesamt waren bei der Sitzung 14 Nationalitäten vertreten.
EYP Mini Session Villach
/in Uncategorized /by Thomas MichelerIn December Members of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) met at the BG/BRG St. Martin in Villach to participate in a EYP Mini Session and give students an understanding of EYP.
This was the third Mini Session of the Academic Year 2017/18 and it was head-organised by Thomas Micheler (AT) and Sarah Lee Schuster (AT), who both are also currently organising the Regional Session Villach 2018.
The president, who lead the participants through this day, was Ferdinand Mayerhofer (AT) a spirited EYP Member who already participated at many EYP Sessions in the past.
After Teambuilding games the Delegates gathered in different Committees to discuss current European topics. The results of these discussions were presented in the plenum. In the subsequent Q&A rounds, delegates from other committees were able to follow up and question the solutions.
The Session was ended with a presentation of the work in EYP and the European anthem. We hope to see many of the delegates at the Regional Session Villach 2018 again!
Are you also interested in participating in a Mini Session or hosting one in your school? Contact the responsible Board Member Robin Hietz under robin.hietz@eyp.at.
EYP Mini Session Kufstein
/in News /by Thomas MichelerThe second Mini Session of this year took place at the HLW Kufstein in Kufstein.
Once again it was the goal to give students a first impression of the work which takes place in the European Youth Parliament by putting on the main parts of an EYP session, namely Teambuilding, Committee Work and General Assembly.
The day started of with a short general Team Building in which the 9 Officials introduced themselves to the 30 delegates. The Delegates were separated into smaller groups which discussed interesting topics like for example quotas of women in leading positions.
Afterwards the outcomes of these discussions were presented in the General Assembly, which was moderated by the president of the Session Sophia Simmill. The presentations were followed by rounds of Questions and Answers after which Mrs Simmill closed the Session with the European Anthem and a talk including further information about EYP.
This successful Session was made possible by the efforts of the Head Organiser Ali Nourouzi and his team. We hope to see many of the Delegates return to EYP at one of the upcoming Regional Sessions.
Do you also want to participate at one of our Mini Sessions? Contact the responsible Board Member Robin Hietz under robin.hietz@eyp.at!
EYP Mini Session Wiener Neustadt
/in News /byOn 22nd November members of the European Youth Parliament (EYP) from all over Austria met in the Babenbergerring Gymnasium to give students of the town of Wiener Neustadt an understanding of EYP.
The day started at seven o’clock with the General Teambuilding in the school’s gymnasium, where the president of the session, Michael Ernst, welcomed all the delegates.
After a quick division into committees, the teambuilding continued in those smaller groups. Shortly after, the chairpersons had to proceed with committee work in order to discuss, understand and solve current problems of the EU with their delegates.
In a relaxing lunch break, which was sweetened by Weltladen, the students had time to prepare for the last major agenda of the day: the General Assembly.
The four committees were now given the opportunity to present their topics with its problems and possible solutions, which they had discussed in the last hours. In the subsequent Q&A rounds, delegates from other committees were able to follow up and question the solutions. After two hours of lively discussions, the session was closed with the European Anthem.
Europa Staatspreis 2016 wurde verliehen
/in Uncategorized /byAm 28. August 2016 wurde im Rahmen des Europäischen Forums Alpbach der Europa Staatspreis 2016 von EU Kommissar aD Franz Fischler und Innenminister Wolfgang Sobotka verliehen. Dieses Jahr konnte das Projekt “EuropaClubs” in der Kategorie Jugend überzeugen.
Die Initiative wurde von Daniel Gerer (Gesamtleitung, Konzeption, Idee) entwickelt und geleitet und wird, neben dem Europäischen Jugendparlament Österreich, auch von den Jungen Europäischen Föderalisten (JEF), Europe Direct, dem Europäischen Bildungsinstitut, AIESEC, AEGEE, der Europäischen Bewegung Österreich gemeinsam mit dem Bildungsministerium für Bildung (BMB), dem Bundesministerium für Familie und Jugend (BMFJ) und mit der Unterstützung der Europäischen Kommission sowie des Europäischen Parlaments durchgeführt. Als Teil dieser Initiative freuen wir uns besonders über die Verleihung dieses Preises.
Minutes of the Annual General Assembly are available
/in News /byThe minutes of our Annual General Assembly 2016, which was held in Tull an der Donau on 4 June 2016, are now available.
The minutes include everything we discussed and decided on during the General Assembly, so that members of our organisation, who have not attended, can also see what was going on there.
The Board wants to thank Matthias Schwertner and David Rauch, who wrote the minutes.
Minutes Download (German)
New Board elected
/in News /byOur annual General Assembly was held in Tulln last weekend during the Alumni Weekend 2016. After interesting debates regarding our organisation the Members also elected a new Board for the next year. We want to thank all of our Members for the discussions and the trust they put in us.
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