Since 2001, more than 460 young people from more than 30 different countries have come together at the Convention of Young European Citizens in Cluny. This year’s themes will be threefold and interconnected : The first one, ‘The Environment’, will be dealt with along with Energy Resources.

The second one, ‘Economic Development’, will take into account the economic crisis we are currently experiencing. The last one, ‘Social Progress’, puts a particular emphasis on the current circumstances regarding social issues. We will propose food for thought and will suggest a few proposals on each topic separately and on the whole issue.

Working principles:

• Participative method
• Theoretical lectures : conférences and interventions
• Hands-on teaching : negotiation and mediation training
• Intercultural and interdisciplinary exchanges
• Active participation through dialogue and Open Space debating techniques
• Experts are available on site
• Participants are guided through the process by an experienced team of Cluny alumni

PARTNERS AND SUPPORT:

The Convention of Young European Citizens has been awarded with the label “European Summer School” every year since 2001 by the Ministry of Youth, National Education and Research. The partners called for the Convention of 2009 are, among others:

Many well-known politicians support the Convention of Young European Citizens: Jan Sokol, Ex-minister of Education in the Czech Republic, Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner, Bronislaw Geremek(†), European Deputy, Michel Rocard, European Deputy, Rolands Lappuke, Ambassodor of Latvia in France, Pavel Fischer, Ambassador of the Czech Republic in France, Viviane Reding, former member of the European Commission, Pascal Lamy, Member of the WTO, Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic, Elmar Brok, European Deputy, Pervenche Berès, European Deputy.

 

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