The participants: 65 to 70 young delegates aged 13 to 16; 15 facilitators aged 18 to 30 (in charge of co-running the workshops and facilitating their national delegation participation) and 5 technical facilitators; chaperons, experts and intervening adults. As for the facilitators, Monde Pluriel and ASPEA, in collaboration with Cristina Gonzalez Torrents are elaborating a two-days training which will take place in Oeiras from May 19 to 21.

The countries involved: Denmark, France, Georgia, Italy, Belgium, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and Turkey.

The themes of the conference are inspired from the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations on September 2015 :

-        Well-being, good health and air quality

-        Water and sanitation

-        Clean energy

-        Responsible production and consumption

-        Climate change

-        Biodiversity and natural resources

-        Solidarity and citizenship

The conference in a few words: activities to raise awareness of socio-environmental and climatic issues, strengthen active European citizenship, encourage taking action… The youngsters will have reflection, make and give value to shared commitments, discover the functioning and diversity of Europe and its stakes.

Take a look on the last Step by step guide for 2017/18 school year to learn more about the process leading to the European Conference!