From 5 till 13 April 2025 The Hague is hosting the 101st international session of the European Youth Parliament.
This event will bring around 300 young Europeans from the network together in the international city of peace and justice for a week of intercultural exchange and political dialogue. The program consists 8 days of core activities, with the help of 15 committees, 60 volunteers and 35 European countries represented.
Four thematic pillars will be discussed:
- Peace and Remembrance
- Defence and Conflict
- Democracy and Participation
- Economic and Internal Security
With a focus on one of the thematic pillars and an exploration of a related subject, participants will investigate how institutions, the media, and education contribute to enabling, preserving, and advocating peace.
“My hope for our time together is that we not only get to share and learn, but listen. Our session will bring together youth from all corners of Europe, coming with all different ideas of what is normal and what is right and wrong. Some might have more similar experiences to you than others, but I think everyone will be able to surprise you if you let them. Thus, I will ask a few things of you when you embark on this journey with us: be curious and interested, and remember to ask, rather than assume.”
About the European Youth Parliament
The European Youth Parliament is one of Europe’s largest youth platforms for civic education, intercultural encounters, and the exchange of ideas – run by young people, for young people. Their mission is to inspire and empower a young generation of informed, open-minded, responsible, and active citizens that shape society and drive impact.
EYP flagships events take place three or two times a year in different countries. Since 1988, over 100 International Sessions have been organised in more than 29 countries and 70 different cities, allowing over 20,000 young people to experience the #EYP spirit and learn how to collaborate across borders.
Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe
The European Youth Parliament is one of the projects of the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe. This non-partisan foundation strives to empower young people from all backgrounds to be active European citizens who contribute to a pluralistic, democratic society of mutual understanding, solidarity and peaceful collaboration in Europe. By empowering young people, they aim to promote a pan-European understanding and combat right-wing extremism, anti-Semitism and racism.
Annual THIMUN Conference
Within the international city of peace and justice young people engage in meaningful discussions about the future more often. Every year the city hosts the THIMUN Conference. This years edition of The Hague International Model United Nations was the 57th edition and it is one of the world's largest and most prestigious Model United Nations events held in the World Forum Convention Centre. This four-day simulation of the United Nations brings together over 3000 secondary school students from more than 200 different schools in 100 different countries around the world.
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