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Student experiences European Parliament

September 17th, 2008

posted by Cptn

‘Who said that young people aren’t into politics?’ Posses the press release from Neil Parish MEP, which we will now rip off (you read it first here guys). ‘Well for one week, Jon Woodcraft, 17, an A-level student from Exmouth Community College, got the chance to see just how the European Union really works.

‘Funded by a scheme run by Connexions to give young people the chance to discover where their career interests could lead them, Jon undertook a week’s work experience in the office of Neil Parish MEP in the European Parliament in Brussels.

‘Jon spent time in high-level meetings of Parliament committees, met several ministers from across Europe and the US ambassador to the EU while also undertaking some serious data inputting!

‘Speaking on his return to Exmouth, Jon said : “It really gave me an insight into the depth and breadth of issues the EU covers.

“The European Parliament debates topics from the conflict in Georgia Russia and Georgia to how the EU should provide statistics for the crop output for all the member states, conducted sometimes in up to 20 different languages!

“I found it a very useful experience and would very much like to work there in the future as it would give me a chance to use my languages in a political setting and be involved in one of the most influential intergovernmental bodies in the world.”

‘Neil Parish, Conservative MEP for the South West commented: “I am always happy to give young people the chance to see how the EU really works and it was great that Jon seemed to get so much out of it.”‘

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