| On arrival at the European Parliament
at 08.30, 500 young people (16 - 18 years old) meet each
other over breakfast, during which the programme details
are explained to them.
Following this initial meeting, the participants, who
have already been assigned to multinational groups (to
avoid any political confusion, these are designated
by geometric shapes), make their way to the hemicycle
where they take the seats of the MEPs. The session begins
with an overview of the role of the European Parliament,
followed by an hour of questions and discussions, along
with a questionnaire on the students' plans and knowledge
of Europe, during which the European Parliament's electronic
voting system is used.
Lunch is an opportunity for great interaction, with
participants forming smaller teams, consisting of four
different nationalities, to take part in a game set
out in the official languages of the EU.
After lunch, the students rejoin their five respective
working groups, each of which appoints a chairman and
spokesman. Each working group adopts a resolution that
its rapporteur defends in plenary. The final text adopted
by all the participants is the Euroscola resolution
of the day. A representative from the European Parliament
concludes the debate.
The day finishes with the final of the quiz on knowledge
of European culture and a closing ceremony at the end
of which the European anthem is sung. A European flag
is given to each school and participants all receive
a certificate signed by the President of the European
Parliament and a group photo.
On arrival at the European Parliament at 08.30, 500
young people (16 - 18 years old) meet each other over
breakfast, during which the programme details are explained
to them.
Following this initial meeting, the participants, who
have already been assigned to multinational groups (to
avoid any political confusion, these are designated
by geometric shapes), make their way to the hemicycle
where they take the seats of the MEPs. The session begins
with an overview of the role of the European Parliament,
followed by an hour of questions and discussions, along
with a questionnaire on the students' plans and knowledge
of Europe, during which the European Parliament's electronic
voting system is used.
Lunch is an opportunity for great interaction, with
participants forming smaller teams, consisting of four
different nationalities, to take part in a game set
out in the official languages of the EU.
After lunch, the students rejoin their five respective
working groups, each of which appoints a chairman and
spokesman. Each working group adopts a resolution that
its rapporteur defends in plenary. The final text adopted
by all the participants is the Euroscola resolution
of the day. A representative from the European Parliament
concludes the debate.
The day finishes with the final of the quiz on knowledge
of European culture and a closing ceremony at the end
of which the European anthem is sung. A European flag
is given to each school and participants all receive
a certificate signed by the President of the European
Parliament and a group photo.
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