History

The aim of the MEP programme is to develop interest and skills in addressing high level international issues jointly among Europe’s decision makers of tomorrow.

The Western European Model European Parliament is a leadership programme for youths in the Western EU member states, in candidate and applicant countries.
The aim of the MEP is to educate young people at high school level about European integration and cooperation, and to develop their understanding of common issues as well as provide them with knowledge about EU institutions. The programme develops political awareness and an understanding for Europe’s cultural diversity. MEP is:

• a place for young EU parliamentarians
• a place for new ideas
• a place for the decision makers of tomorrow
• a place to be

Set up in 1994 with a secretariat in The Hague, Netherlands in the inspiring care of Anna and Leopold van Sminia, the MEP programme since 2014 is coordinated by an innovating multi-national board with an association based in Vienna. The first edition of MEP Western Europe was organized by a team created specifically for the first WE MEP conference in The Hague under the supervision of MEP Netherlands in 2016 which also coordinates WE MEP activities and sessions. Since 2016 WE MEP conferences have been held in Lier, Koblenz, Luxembourg and The Hague.

Source: MEP Europe

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