“Armenia Model European Union Conference 2012” to be held in Yerevan

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: “Forum of European Students in Yerevan” and the delegation of EU will launch “Armenia Model European Union Conference 2012” conference.

As Armenpress was informed from the “Forum of European Students in Yerevan” this new interactive youth program is a simulation of the activities of the European Union (EU) bodies. The project in autumn of 2012 will bring together 120 Armenian students from all regions of our country, as well as international participants and will give a unique possibility to get acquainted in details, with the activities and structure of the European Union. For three weeks, starting from October 20, 2012 the selected participants will have a unique opportunity to learn about the activities of the EU, about its policies namely, the policy in the field of European integration and enlargement as well as the development and history of the political parties represented at the European Parliament. The topic of the Conference is "“EU Policy towards the Eastern Partnership Countries: Advantages and Challenges”.

The main purpose of the conference is the simulation of the EU's decision-making process and imitation of the activities of the EU institutions, particularly European Parliament.

100 participants were selected from 250 applicants from Armenia, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia and Luxemburg.