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Not to be confused with Model European Union Strasbourg or European Youth Parliament.

Model European Parliament
File:Model European Parliament Logo.jpg
FrequencyBiannual (spring & autumn)
Location(s)Varies
Years activeSince 1994
Previous eventAutumn 2023: Prague, Czech Republic
Next eventSpring 2024: Tallinn, Estonia
Participants180 students per session
Organised byModel European Parliament Foundation

The Model European Parliament (MEP) is an international simulation of the working of the European Parliament for students aged 16–19. The aim of the programme is to give young people an insight into the workings of the European Parliament and raise their awareness of European citizenship.[1] Two sessions are held each year, each involving 180 secondary school students.[2]

Format

The format of the MEP resembles that of the actual European Parliament: approximately 15 delegates of different nationalities form a committee that debates a certain topic extensively and drafts a resolution, a non-binding piece of legislation outlining the key issues of the topic and proposing solutions.[3] The drafting process is followed by lobbying, during which delegates may debate and propose amendments for other resolutions. The finale of a session is the General Assembly (GA). During this, resolutions and amendments are debated and voted upon by all of the delegates. Any successful resolutions are then forwarded to the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union.[4] The elder members are titled as Presidents or Chairs, while the youngers are entitled as delegates.

Participating countries

File:Asamblea autonómica del MEP 2008-2009 (Cortes de Castilla y León).jpg
General Assembly of a Spanish regional MEP held in the Cortes (legislative assembly) of Castile and León, 2008/2009

As of 2013, participants come from all 28 member states of the European Union and two candidate countries: Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. Each country can choose five delegates in any way they deem appropriate. Many hold regional and/or national sessions using the same format but with a narrower scope.[5]

Connections to politics

Famous members of the European Parliament often visit the MEP, hold speeches and participate in debates. Some delegates of the international session in Brussels in February 2023 had the honour to be welcomed by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. Also the First Vice President of the European Parliament Othmar Karas and the Vice Presidents Rainer Wieland and Evelyn Regner visited the session in several parts of the programme. The General Assembly of the sessions is often held in real Parliamentary or governmental buildings of the hosting country, region or city or the European Union. In 2019 there was a General Assembly in the real building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The international session in February 2023 in Brussels had the General Assembly in the building of the European Committee of the Regions. Also national parliaments like the Narodno Sabranie in Sofia, Bulgaria, hosted international sessions in their plenary hall.

List of international sessions

The following international sessions have been held or announced:[6]

  1. 1994 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, The Hague/Maastricht
  2. 1995 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, The Hague
  3. 1996 Spring: File:Flag of France.svg France, Paris
  4. 1996 Autumn: File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland, Dublin
  5. 1997 Spring: File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom, Stowe/Oxford
  6. 1997 Autumn: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Carpi/Bologna
  7. 1998 Spring: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Stockholm
  8. 1998 Autumn: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, Madrid
  9. 1999 Spring: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Bonn
  10. 1999 Autumn: File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  11. 2000 Spring: File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal, Lisbon
  12. 2000 Autumn: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna
  13. 2001 Spring: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  14. 2001 Autumn: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, Rotterdam
  15. 2002 Spring: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia, Ljubljana
  16. 2002 Autumn: File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland, Dublin
  17. 2003 Spring: File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland, Helsinki
  18. 2003 Autumn: File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece, Athens
  19. 2004 Spring: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Warsaw
  20. 2004 Spring: File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  21. 2004 Autumn: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary, Budapest
  22. 2005 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, The Hague
  23. 2005 Autumn: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, Madrid
  24. 2006 Spring: File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, Vilnius
  25. 2006 Autumn: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia, Ljutomer / Ljubljana
  26. 2007 Spring: File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria, Sofia
  27. 2007 Autumn: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Rome
  28. 2008 Spring: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Stockholm
  29. 2008 Autumn: File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic, Bratislava
  30. 2009 Spring: File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, Nicosia
  31. 2009 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Bonn
  32. 2010 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, The Hague
  33. 2010 Autumn: File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey, Istanbul
  34. 2011 Spring: File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Tallinn
  35. 2011 Autumn: File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Republic of Macedonia, Skopje
  36. 2012 Spring: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia, Ljutomer / Ljubljana
  37. 2012 Autumn: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, Madrid
  38. 2013 Spring: File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom, Norwich
  39. 2013 Autumn: File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, Vilnius
  40. 2014 Spring: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna
  41. 2014 Autumn: File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  42. 2015 Spring: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Naples / Rome
  43. 2015 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Berlin
  44. 2016 Spring: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary, Budapest
  45. 2016 Autumn: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  46. 2017 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, Maastricht
  47. 2017 Autumn: File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland, Helsinki
  48. 2018 Spring: File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Tallinn
  49. 2018 Autumn: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, Toledo / Madrid
  50. 2019 Spring: File:Flag of France.svg France, Paris / Strasbourg
  51. 2019 Autumn: File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta, Valletta
  52. 2020 Autumn: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Stockholm (online)
  53. 2021 Spring: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna (online)
  54. 2021 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Berlin (online)
  55. 2022 Spring: File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania, Bucharest
  56. 2022 Autumn: File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria, Sofia
  57. 2023 Spring: File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Brussels
  58. 2023 Autumn: File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic, Prague
  59. 2024 Spring: File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Tallinn
  60. 2024 Autumn: File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece, Athens
  61. 2025 Spring: File:Flag of France.svg France, Strasbourg

Model European Parliament Baltic Sea Region

The Model European Parliament Baltic Sea Region (MEP BSR) is an international organization that includes eight member states of the EU situated in the Baltic Sea Region, but also welcomes delegates from Iceland, Norway and Russia (Kaliningrad). The MEP BSR, which is organised and managed by the Model European Parliament BSR Association, uses the same format as the main international MEPs, but with ten delegates representing each country rather than five.[7] List of MEP BSR sessions:[8]

  1. 2005 Spring: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  2. 2006 Spring: File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Tallinn
  3. 2006 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Bremen
  4. 2007 Spring: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark/File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Øresund Region
  5. 2007 Autumn: File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia, Riga
  6. 2008 Spring: File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland, Helsinki
  7. 2008 Autumn: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, St. Petersburg
  8. 2009 Spring: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Toruń
  9. 2009 Autumn: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  10. 2010 Spring: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Stockholm
  11. 2010 Autumn: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Kaliningrad
  12. 2011 Spring: File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania, Vilnius
  13. 2011 Autumn: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Gdańsk/Gdynia
  14. 2012 Spring: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  15. 2012 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Leipzig
  16. 2013 Spring: File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland, Reykjavik
  17. 2013 Autumn: File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Brugge/Blankenberge
  18. 2014 Spring: File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia, Tartu
  19. 2014 Autumn: File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, Stockholm
  20. 2015 Spring: File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland, Helsinki
  21. 2015 Autumn: File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway, Oslo/Nesbru
  22. 2016 Spring: File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia, Riga
  23. 2016 Autumn: File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia, Kaliningrad
  24. 2017 Spring: File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway, Elverum
  25. 2017 Autumn: File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia, Riga
  26. 2018 Spring: File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland, Iława
  27. 2018 Autumn: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Sønderborg
  28. 2019 Spring: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  29. 2019 Autumn: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna
  30. 2021 Autumn: File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, Copenhagen
  31. 2022 Autumn: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Potsdam
  32. 2023 Autumn: File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway, Oslo

Model European Parliament Central and South East Europe

The Model European Parliament Central and South East Europe (MEP CSEE) is an organisation largely similar to MEP BSR, but it invites students from member states Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, candidate countries the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and neighbouring countries Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro.[9] List of MEP CSEE sessions:

  1. 2001 Autumn: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna
  2. 2002 Autumn: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Capri/Rome
  3. 2003 Autumn: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia, Ljutomer
  4. 2015 Autumn: File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania, Bucharest
  5. 2016 Autumn: File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria, Sofia
  6. 2018 Spring: File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia, Ljutomer
  7. 2018 Autumn: File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria, Vienna
  8. 2019 Autumn: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary, Budapest
  9. 2021 Spring: File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovak Republic, Bratislava (online)
  10. 2021 Autumn: File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania, Bucharest (online)
  11. 2022 Autumn: File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary, Szeged
  12. 2024 Spring: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Munich

Model European Parliament Western European Region

A Western European version was launched in Autumn 2016 with the participation of Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands. List of WEMEP sessions:

  1. 2016 Autumn: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands, The Hague
  2. 2018 Spring: File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Lier
  3. 2019 Spring: File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany, Koblenz/Bonn
  4. 2020 Spring: File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
  5. 2023 Spring: File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Netherlands, The Hague
  6. 2024 Spring: File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium, Lier

Model European Parliament Mediterranean Region

The Model European Parliament Mediterranean Region is a non-partisan leadership programme for youth in Mediterranean countries. The aim of the MED MEP Region programme is to develop interest and skills in addressing high level international issues jointly among high-school students. The program is a training ground for future leaders and politicians, and is mainly aimed at Italy, Croatia, Albania, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus, France and Turkey[10] List of MEP MED sessions:

  1. 2017 Autumn: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Naples
  2. 2018: Autumn: File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece, Athens
  3. 2019: Autumn: File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus, Nicosia
  4. 2022: Autumn: File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy, Milan
  5. 2025: TBA: File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain, Madrid

Similar projects

The European Youth Parliament and Model European Union are separate projects, but follow the same format as the Model European Parliament to some extent.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Model European Parliament". Goethe Institute. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  2. ↑ "Model European Parliament". Wymondham College. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  3. ↑ MEP Foundation. "Guidelines for MEP sessions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "MEP Netherlands". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "What is the Model European Parliament?". MEP Norwich 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "All MEP Sessions". MEP Europe. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "About MEP BSR". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Past sessions". MEP Baltic Sea Region. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "About". The Model European Parliament Central and South East Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "MEP Mediterranean Region". MEP. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "European Youth Parliament: What we do". European Youth Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "What is MEU?". MEU Strasbourg. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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