For the best delegates of each National Session the experience as M.E.P. delegates does not end: they have the amazing experience of the International Session, which takes place twice a year, every time in a different European city. They meet with other M.E.P. delegates coming not only from the Member States of the EU, but also form the “Candidate Countries” (Turkey, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia) and the “Potential Candidate Countries” (Albania, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Kosovo).
An International Session is very similar to the National Session delegates have already experienced, with just two differences: delegates have to use English to debate and to write the Resolution Booklet; the preparation level of the delegates is even higher, having they been selected with great accuracy.
Although only a limited number of delegates takes part in an International Session, the extension of the M.E.P. net in Europe makes it possible for thousands of students to get involved in this project in at least one Session.
THE M.E.P. INTERNATIONAL SESSIONS IN ITALY
In 1997 the International Session was organised in Carpi, Modena, and Bologna (Oct 18th-26th). It was honoured with the Alto Patronato (High Patronage) of the President of the Italian Republic, and the President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro himself received at Quirinale the delegations of the young European students and the Members of the M.E.P. Italia Association.
In 2007 Roma was chosen as the hosting-city for the International Session, which lasted from Nov 24th to Dec 1st.
The last International Session taking place in Italy was organised in Napoli (Mar 21st-28th, 2015) and received the High Patronage of the European Parliament.
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2019 Spring Session: Parigi/Strasburgo – France
2018 Autumn Session: Madrid/Toledo – Spain
2018 Spring Session: Tallinn – Estonia
2017 Autumn Session: Helsinki – Finland
2017 Spring Session: Arnhem/Maastricht – The Netherlands
2016 Autumn: Copenhagen – Denmark
2016 Spring Session: Budapest – Hungary
2015 Autumn: Berlin – Germany
2015 Spring Session: Naples – Italy
2014 Autumn Session: Luxembourg – Luxembourg
2014 Spring Session: Vienna – Austria
2013 Autumn Session: Vilnius – Lithuania
2013 Spring Session: Norwich – United Kingdom
2012 Autumn Session: Madrid – Spain
2012 Spring Session: Ljutomer / Ljubljana – Slovenia
2011 Autumn Session: Skopje – FYROM
2011 Spring Session: Tallin – Estonia
2010 Autumn Session: Istanbul – Turkey
2010 Spring Session: The Hague – The Netherlands
2009 Autumn Session: Bonn – Germany
2009 Spring Session: Nicosia – Cyprus
2008 Autumn Session: Bratislava – Slovak Republic
2008 Spring Session: Stockholm – Sweden
2007 Autumn Session: Rome – Italy
2007 Spring Session: Sofia – Bulgaria
2006 Autumn Session: Ljutomer/Ljubljana – Slovenia
2006 Spring Session: Vilnius – Lithuania
2005 Autumn Session: Madrid – Spain
2005 Spring Session: The Hague – The Netherlands
2004 Autumn Session: Budapest – Hungary
2004 Spring Session: Warsaw – Poland & Luxembourg – Luxembourg
2003 Autumn Session: Athens – Greece
2003 Spring Session: Helsinki – Finland
2002 Autumn Session: Dublin – Ireland
2002 Spring Session: Ljubljana – Slovenia
2001 Autumn Session: Rotterdam – The Netherlands
2001 Spring Session: Copenhagen – Denmark
2000 Autumn Session: Vienna – Austria
2000 Spring Session: Lisbon – Portugal
1999 Autumn Session: Luxembourg – Luxembourg
1998 Autumn Session: Madrid – Spain
1998 Spring Session: Stockholm – Sweden
1997 Autumn Session: Carpi/Bologna – Italy
1997 Spring Session: Stowe/Oxford – United Kingdom
1996 Autumn Session: Dublin – Ireland
1996 Spring Session: Paris – France
1995 Spring Session: The Hague – The Netherlands
1994 Spring Session: The Hague/Maastricht – The Netherlands