European Youth Parliament – Armenia (EYP Armenia) () is the

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

n branch of the

European Youth Parliament The European Youth Parliament (EYP) is the youth parliament for Europe. Legally an independent educational charity, it is a politically unbound non-profit organisation, which encourages European youth to actively engage in citizenship and cultur ...

(EYP). EYP Armenia was founded in 2012 as a

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and is headquartered in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

. EYP Armenia represents a non‐partisan and independent

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

al project which is tailored entirely to the needs of young leaders.

History

EYP Armenia was founded in 2012. EYP Armenia represents one of the 40 National Committees of EYP across

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

. As of 2024, over 10,000 Armenian youth have participated in EYP programs and projects. Nareh Honarchian is the current President of EYP Armenia.

Objectives

The EYP is one of the largest platforms for political

debate Debate is a process that involves formal discourse, discussion, and oral addresses on a particular topic or collection of topics, often with a moderator and an audience. In a debate, arguments are put forward for opposing viewpoints. Historica ...

intercultural Cross-cultural communication is a field of study investigating how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate, in similar and different ways among themselves, and how they endeavor to communicate across cultures. Intercultural communi ...

exchange and dialogue, and European

civic education In the field of political science, civics is the study of the civil and political rights and obligations of citizens in a society. The term ''civics'' derives from the Latin word ''civicus'', meaning "relating to a citizen". In U.S. politics, ...

. EYP Armenia encourages youth to engage in citizenship and cultural understanding, supports the exchange of ideas between young people across Europe, and provides professional skills development and networking opportunities.

Activities

In May 2013, the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

of Armenia hosted a ceremony for EYP delegates. In May 2015, EYP Armenia hosted an event centered around democratic citizenship. Delegates from more than 50 countries participated. In August 2015, over 60 representatives of the EYP from ten countries visited Artsakh. In July 2016, an EYP international forum was held in Yerevan. Youth from 30 countries participated. Topics of discussion included conflicts in

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, prevention of

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, and migration to Europe. The European Youth Parliament organizes annual sessions hosted in member countries. The 89th International Session was held

, Armenia in 2019 with over 8,000 youth participating.

Prime Minister of Armenia The prime minister of Armenia () is the head of government and most senior minister within the Government of Armenia, Armenian government, and is required by the constitution to "determine the main directions of policy of the Government, manage ...

Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of Armenia, prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in ...

, former EU Ambassador

Piotr Świtalski Piotr Antoni Świtalski (born 2 August 1957, in Kutno) is a Polish diplomat; permanent representative of Poland to the Council of Europe (2005–2010) and ambassador of the European Union to Armenia (2015–2019). Life Świtalski has graduated ...

, and other high ranking individuals were in attendance.

References

External links

EYP Armenia
official website Armenia–European Union relations Non-profit organizations based in Europe Organizations established in 2012 2012 establishments in Armenia European integration Youth organizations based in Armenia Youth model government Cultural exchange Education in Armenia {{DEFAULTSORT:European Youth Parliament - Armenia

History

Objectives

Activities

See also

References

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