Mandoulides Schools, with the approval of the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs F15.1/159008/D2/25/09/2018, are holding the “Simulation of the European Parliament Plenary” for students of 10th Grade of all schools in Greece on Thursday and Friday, January 17 and 18, 2019.
During the plenary, the students were divided into eight committees (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety; Culture and Education; Human Rights; Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs; Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Opportunities; Transport and Tourism; Industry, Research and Energy; Employment and Social Affairs). With the guidance and suggestions of the Chairs of each committee, they had the unique opportunity to be informed, exchange views, reflect, propose resolutions, and provide solutions to current issues of global interest.
The first day of the students’ works was addressed by Dr. Charis Kountouros, Public Relations Officer of the European Parliament Office in Greece. The opening ceremony was honored by the presence of Mr. Leonidas Antonakopoulos, Head of the European Parliament Office in Greece.After the completion of the works, awards were presented to the students who excelled by Mrs. Maria Spyraki, MEP, Mr. Kostas Gkioulekas, MP of Thessaloniki and Mr. Giannis Demirtzoglou, Principal of Zografeio Lykeio in Istanbul.
