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EYP: English in Youth Engagement

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a non-profit NGO established in 1987, aimed at fostering intercultural understanding among youth through various events across Europe. English serves as the official language for communication within EYP, reflecting its role as a global language spoken by over 50% of Europeans under 25. Upcoming sessions in Croatia include regional and national sessions in 2024 and an international session in The Hague in 2025, focusing on themes like peace, security, and human rights.

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EYP: English in Youth Engagement

The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is a non-profit NGO established in 1987, aimed at fostering intercultural understanding among youth through various events across Europe. English serves as the official language for communication within EYP, reflecting its role as a global language spoken by over 50% of Europeans under 25. Upcoming sessions in Croatia include regional and national sessions in 2024 and an international session in The Hague in 2025, focusing on themes like peace, security, and human rights.

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European Youth

Parliament
English as the main
means of
communication
Stella Kiralj
Table of contents

What is EYP? The purpose of


1 General information, EYP 2
Croatia English

Sessions My experience
3 Regionals, nationals, 4 RSC Osijek ‘24, NSC Split
international sessions
‘24, THIS ‘25
1
What is EYP?
General information
● NGO, non-profit, independent
● led by youth, for youth
● events
○ regional, national,
international sessions
○ summits, forums
○ outreach weekends
○ trainings
● current topics, intercultural
understanding, friendships

European Youth Parliament


General information (1)

● Fontainebleau, France, 1987


● Berlin, Germany
● 40 European countries
● 3000-6000 young people
● National Committees – national level

European Youth Parliament


EYP Croatia
• 1994
• RSCs and NSC
• 2025
• RSC Karlovac
• RSC Rijeka
• NSC Osijek
• over 60 events

European Youth Parliament Croatia


2
The purpose
of English
• global language
• >50% of Europeans
under 25 speak
English
• ‘official’ language of
EYP

European Union
3
Sessions
• Teambuilding (1)
• Committee Work (1/2/3)
• General Assembly (1/2)
• Cultural Day*
• Eurovillage / Euroconcert*
4
My
experience
• RSC Osijek – 12-14th April 2024
• NSC Split – 21st-25th August 2024
• The Hague IS – 5th-13th April 2025
• NSC Slavonia* - 9th-15th September 2025
The Hague IS ‘25
• Young Visions of Peace and Security
• 80 years after the end of WW2
• 200 young individuals from 38 countries
• LGBTQ rights, artistic freedom, safety of journalists, child abuse,
independence of sex workers, electoral interference
• one thing in common - English

The Hague 2025


Sources
• “European Youth Parliament / European Youth Parliament.” European
Youth Parliament, [Link]/. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
• „Europeans and their languages.” European Union,
[Link] Accessed 23
Apr. 2025
• „Organised by youth for youth.” European Youth Parliament Croatia,
[Link]. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025
• „The Hague 2025. 101st International Session.” The Hague 2025,
[Link] Accessed 24 Apr. 2025
• Instagram pages of EYP Croatia, EYP The Netherlands and
EYP Network
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listening!
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