Sixteen youngsters politically active members of Cyprus communities pay, as from today, a five-days information visit to European Parliament, invited by the euro-MP Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis (EPP, Nea Dimokratia). For the realisation of the project and the selection of the young Cypriots, Mr. Hatzidakis has worked closely with the Fulbright Foundation and the Youth Organisation of Cyprus, as the communication links between the two communities is still very difficult.
The young Cypriots will have the opportunity to follow seminars on the European Union and the functioning of its institutions and they will held meetings with the President of the European Parliament Mr. Gil Robles, the president of the EPP group Mr Wilfried Martens, the president of the Socialist group Ms Pauline Green. On Thursday (December 4) afternoon the visitors will meet with the European commissioner Mr. Hans van den Broeck.