The theater of Mandoulides Schools Cultural and Sports Center was transformed into a European Parliament Plenary hall on Thursday, November 12th, 2015, when 10th Grade students of eight schools from all over Greece acted as MEPs and participated in Committees that brought bills to vote, accepted amendments to individual articles, and voted for or against articles and bills.
The Simulation Session of a European Parliament Plenary, which was approved by the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs and supported by the European Parliament Office in Greece and the European Commission Representation in Greece, is part of the EP School Ambassadors program and at its launch, ”EP Ambassadors” teachers and students, who successfully participated in the pilot phase of the program in 2016, were presented with awards.
The event was attended by the First Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament Mr. Tasos Kourakis, MEP Mr. Kostas Chrysogonos and Head of European Parliament Office in Greece Mr. Leonidas Antonakopoulos.
