Presentation

The 9th Summer Forum of European Youth Parliament will take place in Reims from July the 9th to July the 16th . Reims is the most important city in Champagne-Ardenne with an affirmed European vocation. This forum will provide the opportunity to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the development of EYP-France in our region ten years after the first edition of this event at Epernay in Champagne-Ardenne in 2000.

This event which is organized by the Comité Régional Champagne-Ardenne will gather more than one hundred young people aged from 18 to 25 coming from all over Europe for one week.For 8 days these young Europeans will learn about each other and will work together in 7 committees of 15 participants to prepare resolutions on topics related to "Variable geometry Europe: what problems? what solutions?". The resolutions will be debated and voted in accordance with the rules of the European Parliament at the general assembly.

As soon as the participants arrive, they will be proposed some ‘’ communication games ‘’(teambuilding). These activities will help to make contacts easier and will create a team spirit in the group and its different committees.Emphasis will be placed on the discovery of regional heritage both historical and cultural or culinary.Tours of the city of Reims and its monuments will be organized . It also will be offered to the participants to be involved in local events : Flâneries musicales, fireworks of July 14th ‘’ a French national holiday ‘’….Meetings and conferences will be held with the participation of local, regional an European politicians.