Aims & impact
The aims of the European Youth Parliament are to:
- Raise awareness of European issues, encourage active European citizenship and motivate students to get engaged in European politics.
- Promote international understanding, intercultural dialogue and diversity of ideas and practices.
- Contribute to the personal skills development of European youth.
- Provide a forum in which young people of Europe can express their own opinions, without reverting to role play.
Evaluations of three International Sessions of the European Youth Parliament show that 77% of the participants raised their awareness of European issues, 78% felt encouraged to increase their active democratic citizenship, 93% experienced and appreciated intercultural dialogue and 84% developed and improved their personal skills and competences.