Presentation of the European Youth Parliament Republic of Moldova

Parlamentul European al Tinerilor European Youth Parliament
Chişinău, Republica Moldova Chişinău, Republic of Moldova
www.eyp.md ; office@eyp.md www.eyp.md ; office@eyp.md

Presentation of the Non-Governmental Organisation

“European Youth Parliament”
Under the honorific patronage of Chief of the European Union Delegation
in Republic of Moldova, Mr Dirk Schuebel

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CONTENT

 EXECUTIVE SUMARY

 OBJECTIVES

 ACTIVITIES: What makes an EYP session?

 TESTIMONIALS

 PARTENERS

 DEDICATED TEAM

 HOW DO YOU FIND US?

 ANNEXES:

1. Letter from the President of European Parliament, Mr Martin Schulz,
confirming invitation to become member of the Honour Committee of
the European Youth Parliament.

2. Certificate from European Youth Parliament international confirming
the statute of our NGO “European Youth Parliament Republic of
Moldova” as an officially recognized National Committee with full
membership rights within EYP international.


I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Dear Sir / Madam,

Non-governmental organisation “European Youth Parliament” wants to
thank you for the opportunity to present you our organisation and we hope
to establish a fruitful collaboration beneficial for both counterparties.
European Youth Parliament Republic of Moldova is a republican non-
governmental organisation which was founded on the 20 th April 2011 by a
group of enthusiastic and motivated teenagers regarding the creation and
development of an EYP National Committee in our country under the
umbrella of EYP International.
Initially, we started our activities as an EYP initiative group and
afterwards with the support of Slovak AID, we successfully planned and
organized 2 Local Sessions which gathered together 75 and respectively,
100 young people from Republic of Moldova, including Transdniestria.
After few group discussions and debates, youngsters managed to
identify multiple innovative solutions towards the problems and challenges
faced by our country and the whole Europe. After all the Committee
members agreed on the solutions provided by EYP-ers, these were
compiled into resolutions which will be presented to specific institutions
and interested counterparties in the form of a Booklet which was made by
EYP-ers, themselves.
Success of our activities has recommended us not only as credible
partners in Republic of Moldova but as well as towards our international
partners, and thus in May 2012, we became the 37th National Committee
with full membership rights within EYP family, due to fulfilling all the
requirements and unanimous vote of the Board of National Committees.
This opens new opportunities not only for the development of our
organization but for all the Moldovan Youth as well: this means we will be
able to delegate a group of 5 most active teenagers to EYP International
Sessions which will be young Ambassadors of our country with other 250
pupils and students from other 37 European countries.


Moreover, we will be able to organize National, Regional and
International Session where the activity of European Parliament will be
simulated.
Beyond all the above mentioned, we would like to indicate that in July
2012 we negotiated the partnership with the Delegation of European
Union in Republic of Moldova and we are proud to announce that from
now on, all our activities will take place under the honorific patronage of
Chief of European Union Delegation in Republic of Moldova, Mr Dirk
Schuebel.
The EYP represents a non-partisan and independent educational project
which is tailored specifically 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 people have taken part in regional, national and international
sessions, formed friendships and made international contacts across and
beyond borders. The EYP has thus made a vital contribution towards
uniting Europe.
Today the EYP is one of the largest European platforms for political
debate, intercultural encounters, political educational work and the
exchange of ideas among young people in Europe. The EYP consists of a
network of 37 European associations and organisations in which thousands
of young people are active in a voluntary capacity.


II. OBJECTIVES

Objectives of the European Youth Parliament are:

 Raise awareness of youngsters regarding economic and
socio-political problems and challenges faced by Republic
of Moldova and Europe, encourage active citizenship and
motivate and empower youngsters to involve in Politics at
national and European level.

 Promote international cooperation and intercultural
dialogue as well the diversity of ideas and practises.

 Create a complex platform of non-formal education in order
to contribute to personal and professional development of
young European generation.

 Develop a forum where teenagers will be able to express
their opinions without reverting to role play.

 Lobby the interests and rights of teenagers, pupils and
students by writing youth public policies, presenting EYP
resolutions to authorized institutions.

 Create a community of future leaders.

 Inform young citizens about the European History,
European Union, and European Union Institutions by
organizing informing sessions, study visits as well as
present diverse opportunities for youth offered by E.U.

 Contribute to the harmonisation of the Republic of
Moldova society with the European principles and values
for easier integration in the European Union.


III. ACTIVITIES:
The EYP involves well over 20,000 young people at more than 100 regional,
national and international events through 37 national organisations every year.
The flagship events of the EYP are its three annual International Sessions. Each
of these sessions brings together about 270 young people from 37 countries for 10
days in different European countries.

All EYP sessions follow a similar
programme and are based on the same
methodology:

 Firstly the participants divide into
international committees and take part in
team building.

 In the ensuing committees the young
delegates start working on a current issue
of European politics and compose a joint
resolution.

 Finally, the resolutions are debated in a
parliamentary General Assembly
following the model of the European
Parliament in both English and French.

 Through a rich cultural programme with
events such as Euroconcert, Eurovillage
or the Country Presentations the
participants become active and creative
themselves and express themselves
through music, acting and dance.


What makes an EYP Session?
The basic idea of a session is that the delegates come together in
multi-national committees, each committee looking at a different topic.
Having taken part in team building exercises, the delegates participate in
committee work, producing a resolution on their topic which is then
debated in General Assembly. This summary is, however, a great
simplification and cannot begin to do justice to the experience of a session.
Each session, though with its own unique character, is largely based
on some core elements, which are detailed below. In all they help with the
session´s goal of giving the participants the opportunity to think about the
challenges facing Europe as well as the chance to get to know each other
and each other´s cultures better.

TEAMBUILDING
On the first weekend of an EYP session, between twelve and twenty
students from all over Europe get together in a committee. These people
who come from very different backgrounds and who have never met
before, need by the end of the week to be
functioning as a close-knit team pulling
together and respecting each other.
And it is this task that is the aim of the
Teambuilding. Under the direction of
experienced team-builders, in conjunction
with the committee Chair, the delegates in
committees engage in a variety of indoor and
outdoor activities, some physical, others
creative, yet others more problem solving,
but all of them fun, and all of them designed
to get this disparate group of people working
as a team.


The culmination of the teambuilding is the teambuilding
presentations, a sketch which every committee has to put together to show
to the other delegates, so bringing everyone back together at the end of the
weekend, and giving the delegates a last fun creative team exercise before
the serious business of Committee Work begins.

COMMITTEE WORK
This is perhaps the central
part of any session. The delegates
of the committee come together,
now working well as a team after
the teambuilding weekend, and
they sit down to discuss their
particular topic. Their goal is to write a resolution on this topic on which
they can all agree. This is not an easy task. They come from very different
perspectives, and will almost certainly have to reach compromises if they
are to find agreement within the time required.
To help them in this, each committee has an experienced Chair, an
older EYP alumnus or expert from our partners IDIS Viitorul and ADEPT,
who ensures that everybody´s ideas are heard and that the resolution
reflects the ideas of the group - that every member of the committee can
feel proud of it.
The discussion is always very heated, but the end result is that each
of the delegates has learnt an incredible amount about the issue, and really
thought about the implications, and have developed and redeveloped their
own views, with a flexible approach paramount. The skills they learn here,
in discussing, debating, persuading and negotiating, will stand them in
good stead for the future.


GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly reunites all
the participants of the session, to
consider the results of committee
work. Each committee presents and
defends their motion for resolution,
which is then debated for
approximately 40 minutes by the
Assembly. Thus delegates have to
be familiar not only with their own
topic but also to some extent with
all the resolutions.
At the end of each debate there is a vote - based solely on the
personal conscience of each delegate. Those resolutions which are passed
are subsequently presented to the European Parliament and National
Governments, and other such bodies. While it is true that the European
Parliament has gone on to discuss issues brought up by EYP resolutions,
the main aim of EYP is not so much to exert political influence as to
provide an educational experience for
the individual participants.

EVENING ACTIVITIES

Like all young people, the participants
at an EYP session value the chance to
relax from the very hectic pace of the
session schedule, and the evening
programme is designed with this in
mind. That is not to say that it does
not continue the emphasis of the other
elements of the session, providing
delegates with a unique opportunity to learn about each other and the
diversity of our continent in general. Beyond the time given over to
general socialising, a number of more formal events take place:


Eurovillage

Each of the countries represented puts
together a small stall with items from their
country, a flag in the background,
souvenirs and information brochures in the
foreground, and lots and lots of national
food (and sometimes drink!) to be
sampled.

Committee Dinner

Mid-way through the week, this is a chance for the committee members to
get to know each other better during a relaxed evening in one of the host
city´s many restaurants.

Euroconcert

The talents of EYP-ers are various,
and in recognition of the many
musically gifted among the delegates,
this event is a chance for these
musicians to show their abilities,
playing a variety of instruments,
singing and dancing.

Expert Debate

This evening event represents a great opportunity for the delegates to get
into the debating spirit in the run-up to General Assembly, with a number
of invited speakers making speeches on a given topical subject before
engaging in heated debate with the assembled delegates.

Farewell Party

This is the party that marks the end of an incredible week, the last act of
the session. Inevitably it is both a happy and sad occasion, happy because
the delegates have had so much fun, but sad in the knowledge that the
morning, after, they all return to their home countries, changed people
nonetheless.


What do we offer?
Participants (youth aged 16-22 years old) Institutional partners:

 Non-formal education which facilitates  Establish a strategic collaboration, beneficial for all the
learning of basic social, personal and involved counterparties in order to plan and organise
professional skills which will contribute to common events and activities.
the development of teenagers as  Promote reciprocally our activities, values and ideas in
order to develop the Corporate Social Responsibility
personalities.
concept in our country.
 Debate forums on diverse actual economic  Pool together our human, logistic and financial resources
and social-political issues which Republic of in order to achieve common statutary objectives.
Moldova and Europe faces, aimed to provide  Establish and extend the professional network of partners
feasible and innovative solutions. in order to provide public utility services of a greater
 Opportunity to participate within quality.
International Sessions (250+ participants  Contribute to the European integration of the Moldovan
society.
from 37 countries) and be Young
 Promote active citizenship.
Ambassadors of Republic of Moldova–
multicultural experiences.
 Possibility to understand the working Private companies:
processes and practises of the European
 Contribuite to fulfilling the gap between the
Parliament by simulating MEP`s activities.
abilities according to employers` candidate
 Networking at the regional, national and profiles and those provided to students and
European level. pupils within educational institutions by
 Get to know the European principles, values contributing to youth personal and
and practices. professional development.
 Participation within study and  Organize team-buildings in order to
develop team spirit within your company.
documentation visits within European Union
 Promote your brand as a credible partner
Institutions as well as informing sessions, which is concerned and socialy involved by
specialised trainings. developing the concept of Corporate Social
 Possibility to accumulate extracurricular, Responsibility Policy.
voluntary and leadership experiences that  Promote your products and services by
could be enough to make the difference at offering and/or presenting them to our
employment. participants.
 Promote social entrepreunership and
 Contribute to the European integration of the
innovation.
Moldovan society.

Republic of Moldova society:

 Contribute to European Union integration of Republic of Moldova by promoting a society based on
European, democratic principles and values.
 Offer the opportunity of personal and professional development to youngsters by creating a complex platform
which offers non-formal education, youth exchanges, debates, as well as promotes active citizenship.
 Create a community of future leaders with entrepreneurial spirit who will contribute to the lobby of the
national interests at European level as well as prosperity of the country.


IV. TESTIMONIALS

“Within Local Session which took place in Chișinău, many wonderful things happened to us. One of
them was the experience of developing and defending our resolutions in front of other colleagues,
which certainly improved our public speaking skills. The second thing which is as significant as the
first one is actually the people that I met here which later became my friends, especially because of
the fact that I was part of a group where I was the
only boy.

I am motivated to get involved in the nearest future in
other sessions, including international ones.”

Gabriel Diaciuc
Participant, 2nd Local Session of EYP Moldova

„EYP Session left me only with great impressions;
everybody was active at expressing their interesting
and innovative ideas. Moreover, I liked the topics of
resolutions.

Irina Trancalan

“As a delegate within EYP Session, I had an experience which I am quite sure will be very useful for
my future. I was delighted with how the session and how things went for the whole three days. It is an
interesting and very useful activity. I think that such sessions should carry on in the future.”

Cristina Novac

"I am pleased that I managed to discover such motivated people within this project, to actively work
in a team, and actually feel like a delegate with full responsibilities as well as broaden my views on
issues which our society faces. I enjoyed working with different young people who see things, which
are happening in our country, from different perspectives. This is what united us, and helped us to
create complex resolutions. If more young people involved in finding solutions towards these
problems and if these resolutions would be considered and implemented, then I am quite sure, that the
society we live in would be a better, more beautiful and peaceful place. "

Victoria Raţă


V. PARTENERS
At international level:

At national level:


VI. DEDICATED TEAM

Preşedinte: Prim-vice-Preşedinte:
Butmalai Ion Taran Alexandr
E-mail: ionbutmalai@eyp.md E-mail: taranalexandr@eyp.md

Vice-Preşedinte: Şef managementul proiectelor
Butnaru Constantin Valentina Andronic
E-mail: butnaruconstantin@eyp.md E-mail: andronicvalentina@eyp.md


HOW DO YOU FIND US?

European Youth Parliament of Republic of Moldova

Address: Alexandru cel Bun, nr. 7, office 305, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova

Telephone: +373 22 22 49 65

E-mail: office@eyp.md

Website: www.eyp.md

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