Model Council of the European Union debate

The Model Council of the EU debate is a simulation of a meeting of the Council of the European Union.

Each of the 27 EU Member States is represented by a team of two students from a secondary school.

The theme of the 2023 debate is Energy.

Students will debate a mock legislative proposal to set the EU renewable target to 45% by 2030.

Participating schools have been encouraged to research and adopt the 'real life' position of the assigned Member State.

Following a welcome from the Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, Barbara Nolan, the event will be opened by Maria Walsh MEP, Midlands-North-West.

Martina Fitzgerald, CEO of Scale Ireland and former RTÉ political correspondent will chair the debate.

The debate judges are:

• Noelle O’Connell, CEO of European Movement Ireland,
• Mary McCaughey, Head of Information and Communication at Eurofound: the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
• Seán Murphy, Senior Manager, Public Affairs, ESB.

The winning team will win a Euroscola trip to Strasbourg in autumn 2023, where they will become an ‘MEP for a day’. This prize is sponsored by the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland and will be presented by Maria Walsh, MEP for the Midlands-North West constituency.

This event is not streamed live but will be available to view on our YouTube channel at a later date.

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If you have any queries about this event please contact: Nicola.Clavin@ec.europa.eu