Annual Report 2009 - European Youth Parliament

Europski parlament mladih Hrvatske
European Youth Parliament Croatia
The Croatian branch of the European Youth Parliament, a non-governmental and non-partisan
organisation, was established in 1994. EYP Croatia is registered as a youth NGO and operates on
a volunteer basis. Teaching young people to reason and support their opinions with concise and
relevant arguments as part of a constructive debate is an extremely important aspect of our work.
Openness to discussion and a preparedness to accept the opinions of others are core values we try
to develop. The National Committee’s priority for 2009 was the expansion of the EYP on the
local level which was achieved through the successful organisation of two Regional Sessions. The
development goal for 2010 is to raise the number of sessions to three per year. In addition to a
National and Regional Session, a small International Forum will also be hosted later in the year.
This will form part of the cross-border cooperation project with a youth organisation in Montenegro,
whose members participated at the second Regional Session held in Osijek in 2009. A
core aim of this project, along side several smaller EYP sessions in Croatia and Montenegro, is to
establish an EYP Initiative in Montenegro. EYP Croatia will host the International Session of the
EYP in 2011.
Activities in 2009
22nd National Selection Conference
The National Session took place from October 22 - 25 in Zagreb and welcomed 120 participants
including delegations from the previous two Regional Sessions and from other schools across
Croatia. The Croatian delegation for the International Session in Tromso was selected. As part of
a project in cooperation with the Ministry of Family Affairs, War Veterans and Intergenerational
Solidarity, EYP Croatia included young people with physical disabilities and visual impairment
amongst the delegates. The project was very successful and these delegates were able to participate
equally in all activities during the session. The feedback from the delegates was very positive and
some of the delegates with disabilities expressed the wish to participate in EYP sessions again.
This was a great success and has confirmed the EYP’s capacity to promote social inclusion.
Other Events in 2009
1st Regional Session
March 20 - 22
Pula
2nd Regional Session
May 22 - 25
Osijek
Contact
Donje Svetice 45 1000 Zagreb,
Croatia
Contact: Drazen Puklavec
Tel.: + 385 12308134
E-mail: info@eyp.hr
Web: www.eyp.hr
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