European Youth Parliament, Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org

The 76th International Session of the EYP will be held in Barcelona, Spain between July 25th and August 3rd 2014 under the theme ‘Walking towards a common European spirit‘.

The Session President will be required to arrive a few days in advance and work on many aspects of the session, from teambuilding to topics, to be involved in the selection of the session’s chairs team and to provide leadership for the whole session and its participants. The Session President will also be in-volved in the development and preparation of the Chairs’ Academic Training together with the Govern-ing Body. Participating in this training is compulsory. The CAT will take place in Berlin, either May 23rd - 25th or May 30th - June 1st 2014. The date is to be decided upon together with the selected president.

For your information, please note the dates for the calls for officials: Vice-presidents, chairs and editors: 21st March - 7th April ,Editorial assistants and journalists: 25th April - 12th May

For more information on the session, please check their official website and Facebook page.

SESSION PRESIDENT

76th International Session, Barcelona 2014

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Message from the NOC

The session

The 76th International Session of the European Youth Parliament will be held in the Mediterranean city of Barcelona. For the first time in our National Committee’s history, EYP Spain will have the honour to host an International Session of the EYP.

The theme of the session will be ‘Walking Towards a Common European Spirit’. This will have a great influ-ence in both the content of the topics to be debated and the rest of activities of the session. With the current European Union (EU) in crisis, there is an increasingly negative public discourse towards the European pro-ject. The latest Eurobarometer (EB) results show that from 2006 to 2013 the percentage of population who sees the EU as a ‘total positive’ image has declined from 50% to 31% while the amount of people who evaluate it as a ‘total negative’ image has raised from 15% to 28%. The raise of Eurosceptic parties entering national parliaments in Europe, a certain democratic deficit in the EU institutions and a lack of common European public sphere for discussion of societal issues between citizens and policy-makers are some of the problems that our community has been facing for the past years in order to make citizens feel close to the European Union.

European Youth Parliament, Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org

CriteriaAll EYPers who have served at least once as Vice-Presidents of International Sessions are welcomed to apply by using the specific application form that can be found on the event’s page. Applications will be available only to the selection panel who will give priority to those who have applied when making the decision. The Panel will look for applicants who have been recommended and been given feedback to preside internationally and whose application form demonstrates both enthusiasm for the project and a proven record of leadership in EYP.

The selection panel is to select the best candidate to act as President of an International Session according to the standards and criteria listed below:

i. excellent English language skills (French desirable) ii. academic ability to engage with a wide variety of current European Issues iii. high sense of responsibility, strong motivation and commitment to further EYP’s objectives iv. extensive relevant EYP experience and a solid understanding of EYP v. excellent planning and organisational skills vi. excellent leadership skills and advanced understanding of group dynamics as well as abil ity to provide feedback vii. ability to work as a member of a team and with individuals from various cultural and so cio- economic backgrounds viii.ability to facilitate and work together with different teams ix. a strong personal vision for the Session and role and motivation to preside the particular session x. extensive training experience: ability to plan, run and evaluate training modules xi. ability to represent EYP in an official capacity xii. a sense of awareness of one’s own strengths and weaknesses in the role

You can check your recommendations and individual feedback forms with your previous Chair(s)/President(s) or by contacting the Human Resources Officer for the International EYP at hr@eyp.org.

The Panel will follow guidelines given by the GB. It will consist of one of the Head Organisers of the session Sandra Castaner – (NOC), past session president – Jari Marjelund and a member of the Governing Body – Dmytro Honcharenko.

However, it is easy to claim that European unity should be based on common values and ideals, such as peace, human rights or democracy. In this sense, it seems that a common European identity appears as the solution that can bind us all together both through good and bad times. In line with this, we believe that the multicul-tural city of Barcelona possesses a strong bond with the construction of a common European spirit.

The National Organising Committee would like to welcome an experienced candidate, who will be able to find the right balance between the academic and social aspects of Barcelona 2014. We hope for a President who knows well and/or has closely followed the growth of the Spanish National Committee, someone willing to help the NOC provide the Session with the warmth, yet professionalism that characterises Spanish sessions.

Best of luck to all the applicants!

European Youth Parliament, Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany. www.eyp.org. info@eyp.org

If you are available and interested in attending, you should fill in the application form to be found on the event’s page on the alumni portal and send it to president@eyp.org:

http://alumni.eypej.org/events/76th-international-session-of-the-eyp-in-barcelona-spain

All officials are also asked to make sure they are aware of the relevant policies of the EYP as listed in the official EYP Policy Compilation at http://alumni.eypej.org/governance/general.

All applicants will be informed individually of the outcome of their application. For any questions regarding the application procedure, please contact the HR Officer at hr@eyp.org.

The deadline for submitting your application is Monday February 10th at 12h (noon) CET.

How to Apply?