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Thanks to increasing demand, we will be conducting more than 5 InSchool Sessions in January and February 2023. These will take place especially in the regions of Switzerland we would like to increase our presence in, namely the Romandie and Ticino. Naturally the East and North won't be left out, with sessions taking place in Basel Bern and Zurich.

The 27th National Selection Conference of EYP Switzerland will take place in Ticino, under the theme "Finding strength in (re)connection" and is Head Organised by Raya Giger and Maximilian Behrendt. Check out the event on our members platform or follow us on Instagram for regular updates and open calls.

EYP Switzerland will be hosting a holiday dinner and you are cordially invited! Our fondue-dinner will be taking place in Zurich and will be followed by some festive activities! For those of you who cannot eat fondue, we will of course, have an alternative option. Sign up on our instagram account @eyp_switzerland  by the 27th of November.

  The call for delegates for the 25th National Selection Conference of Biel 2021 is finally open! The session is taking place under the session theme of “Shaping tomorrow through today’s initiative” from the 3rd to the 7th of September 2021. The deadline for the call is the 1st of July at 23:59 CEST! As always, the session is open to all students from high schools or vocational schools that are interested in politics and keen on debating. Please note that the session will be held in English, however, our sessions are an opportunity for students to improve their English…

Given the concerning increase of Covid-19 cases in Switzerland over the past months and based on EYP Switzerland's “COVID-19 Guidelines for the NSC Basel 2020” issued on the 1st of October 2020, the Board of EYP Switzerland and the Head Organisers of the NSC Basel 2020 have decided to cancel the 24th National Selection Conference of EYP Switzerland Basel 2020​. We would like to thank the Head Organisers Valérie Cafaro and Christian Dimitrov and the Organising Team as well as all of the Officials teams for their continuing dedication and work and our partners for their support in these difficult…

It is our greatest regret that we have to inform you that we have to cancel all Regional Sessions of EYP Switzerland 2020 as of right now. This includes the Regional Session Bern, Geneva and La Chaux-de-Fonds. With the further expansion of the COVID-19, the Swiss Confederation introduced new protective measures including the closure of all schools until the beginning of April. Schools are a fundamental part of our Sessions - participants- and infrastructure alike. We also see it as our responsibility to minimise the passing on of the virus. Therefore the cancellation of those events is the only appropriate…

Yesterday, the Members of EYP Switzerland elected the new Board of our organisation. Therefore the Board of the Term 2020 looks as follows: President: Miriam Aitken Vice-Presidency & International Coordination: Jana Bühler Regional Coordination: Xavier Gonzales Communication: Mia van der Merwe Finances & Membership: Nicolas Zazzali National Coordination: Nina Steffen National Events and Member Coordination: Stanislaw Zytynski Congratulations!

We are pleased invite our members to Annual General Meeting (AGM) according to § 18 of our statutes. The AGM will take place on Saturday, 22nd of February 2020 at 14:00 at the Pavillon CEVI Region in Bern (please find details and the registration form here, deadline: 15th of February, 23:59 CET). The AGM is an ideal opportunity to engage with the Board and other Members and ask any questions you might have concerning our work and projects. Furthermore, it is your chance to vote on a new Board of EYP Switzerland in 2020. This year, the elections will be especially interestingas four current Board Members are not running for re-election…

As mentioned here, our members will elect a new national board for our organisation at the AGM. As five current Board Members in total are not running for re-election (portfolios are: Presidency, Vice-presidency, Communication, National Events & Alumni Coordination, National Coordination), we depend on newer members to step up to the task! If you are interested, have a look which portfolio entails which tasks here. Download our manifesto template, write down your ideas and plans and submit your manifesto until Sunday, 2nd February 2020, 23:59 CET to President Patricia Azevedo at patricia.azevedo@eyp.ch! All information can be found in the two documents. Note that this year the Board of EYP Switzerland is…