About Athens

Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of he world’s oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. A cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha- world city. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato’s Academy and Aristotle’s... Read More

Theme Party

Theme Party Time to get your hands on those old cupboards, closets and boxes up in the attic and get all the good stuff out! It’s time for some dress-up, so shall we? We picked the most crazy topic to use as a canvas for your experimental costume parade and we do expect an extreme make-over. As you have probably already found out, the theme for the 66th IS of EYP has been finally decided upon and it’s CIRCUS ! Now, we do also feel oblidged to provide you with some... Read More

Hello; Welcome; Please, remain seated

The story: The Perfect Organiser So, here is how it started, a couple of weeks ago, the organisers team had its training on the upcoming Session (woohoo); we [all] gathered in the first of our accommodation venues, the camp in Loutraki and, thinking of you, we cut and pasted ideas, polished and varnished and so on so forth. A cloud of scattered little details that had to be blown into a firm grid. Always thinking of you, again. ; ) Which brings us to the next level, FUN. Because... Read More

Press Release – 16 March, 2011

Press Release 16 March, 2011 The European Youth Parliament gathers 220 young delegates from 30 countries to Athens Under the slogan ‘European Democracy 2.0, rediscovering democracy in its birthplace’ the 66th International Session of European Youth Parliament (EYP) will gather 220 delegates from 1st to 10th April in Athens to discuss solutions to the challenges Europe is currently facing. The young delegates – aged 16 to 19 – will focus on delicate topics that are on... Read More

Jerzy Buzek

“ … The European Parliament is strongly committed to youth and to active citizenship and supports the activities of the European Youth Parliament. I am happy therefore to continue the arrangement which operated in the past. I wish you every success with your progress … “  Read More