The European Youth Parliament (EYP), which was founded in 1987 as the project of a school in Fontainebleau (France), is a unique forum designed to actively engage young people in the moulding of their future society.

The EYP represents a non-partisan and independent educational project which is tailored entirely to the needs of the young European citizen.

The EYP encourages independent thinking and socio-political initiative in young people and facilitates the learning of crucial social and professional skills. Since its inauguration, many tens of thousands of young peoplehave taken part in regional, national and international sessions, formed friendships and made international contacts across and beyond frontiers.It has thus made a vital contribution towards the uniting of Europe.

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.
  
  

Gymnasieskolan Spyken has qualified through an essay competition and sends a delegation to the National session in Malmö November 28th - 30th.