Annual Report 2009 - European Youth Parliament
Annual Report 2009 - European Youth Parliament
Annual Report 2009 - European Youth Parliament
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Europeiska ungdomsparlamentet Sverige<br />
The National Committee of the <strong>European</strong><br />
<strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Parliament</strong> in Sweden<br />
Founded in 2005, the <strong>European</strong> <strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Parliament</strong> Sweden is one of the fastest expanding national<br />
committees in the EYP, engaging over a thousand youths in Sweden yearly. In <strong>2009</strong> EYP Sweden<br />
had two main priorities. Firstly, organising the 60th International Session in Stockholm, the<br />
biggest international youth project in Sweden that year and, secondly, to capitalise on the attention<br />
and energy boost of the session by creating four regional committees to meet the increasing interest<br />
and engagement from the members. EYP Sweden grew from approximately 150 members in<br />
2008 to over a thousand members by the end of <strong>2009</strong>. In 2010 the organisation will continue to<br />
develop and support the regional committees’ many various local activities as well as organise the<br />
annual National Session, held in the city of Stockholm.<br />
Activities in <strong>2009</strong><br />
60th International Session<br />
From April 17 - 26, 320 international particpants<br />
met with 200 local young people in<br />
Stockholm as part of the 60th International<br />
Session of the EYP. The board of patrons<br />
included H.R.H Crown Princess Victoria<br />
of Sweden (chairperson), Margot Wallström<br />
(First Vice-President of the <strong>European</strong> Commission),<br />
Cecilia Malmström (Minister for EU<br />
Affairs), Christian Lundberg (CEO Fortum<br />
Sweden), Lasse Gustavsson (Secretary General<br />
of the WWF), Professor Christian Azar (Chalmers<br />
University in Gothenburg), Professor<br />
Thomas B Johansson (International Institute<br />
for Industrial Environmental Economics).<br />
Guest speakers were H.R.H Crown Princess<br />
Victoria of Sweden, Margot Wallström (First<br />
Vice-President of the <strong>European</strong> Commission),<br />
Cecilia Malmström (Minister for EU Affairs,<br />
Bo Bladholm (Lord Mayor & Chairman) and<br />
Per Westberg (speaker of the Swedish <strong>Parliament</strong>).<br />
Other Events in <strong>2009</strong><br />
«Tomorrow’s world - Today’s challenge».<br />
<strong>European</strong> Debate Day<br />
April 22<br />
Stockholm<br />
Debate day at Kärrtorp gymnasium<br />
October 20<br />
Kärrtorp<br />
Europe Day Celebration<br />
May 9<br />
All of Sweden<br />
Contact<br />
c/o Helena Landelius, Täljstensvägen<br />
1 A, 752 40 Uppsala,<br />
Sweden<br />
Contact: Helena Landelius<br />
Tel.: +46 70 110 60 70<br />
Email: helena.landelius@eup.se<br />
Web: www.eup.se<br />
<strong>European</strong> <strong>Youth</strong> <strong>Parliament</strong> - <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2009</strong> - www.eypej.org<br />
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