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The European Parliament simulation will take place in the session hall of the Riigikogu between 9.45 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. and can be followed online.
The young participants have been divided into six committees that have been discussing important topics for the society since last Friday. Every committee has drafted a resolution to resolve an issue they have previously identified, and will be defending it in front of the plenary assembly today.
The topics of resolutions include the inadequate transport infrastructure in Eastern Europe, EU-USA relations, hight cost of living and increased prices, development of defence industry, and new challenges to education posed by AI.
While drafting the resolutions, the students got to met local decision makers, who this year included MEP Urmas Paet, Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller, and Members of the Riigikogu Riina Solman, Raimond Kaljulaid, Eerik-Niiles Kross, and Martin Helme. The simulation was opened by the Minister of Energy and the Environment Andres Sutt.
For the first time, the programme includes a media team tasked with writing news articles, filming video stories, reporting on the work of the delegates, and organising a press conference. Nearly ten students get the chance to embody journalists from news outlets such as ERR, CNN, BBC, Politico, Fox News, or the Guardian.
The students who stand out the most will be able to take part in the Estonian delegations to the international and Baltic Sea countries’ model European Parliaments. The first international simulation with Estonian participants will take place soon, in March 2026 in Hungary.
European Parliament simulations have been organised in the session hall of the Riigikogu since 2023.
Photos (the photo gallery is updated throughout the day, author: Erik Peinar / Chancellery of the Riigikogu)
Riigikogu Press Service
Merje Meisalu
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Link uudisele: Students play Members of the European Parliament in the Riigikogu
Source: Parliament of Estonia