A group of 24 students from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School, Naxxar, recently took part in the latest edition of the Euroscola programme at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The participants from Malta and various other countries met in the hemicycle chamber where each delegation introduced their respective country and school. Angelica Ebejer and Gillian Grech introduced the Naxxar school.

The students were then split into their different groups to debated on topics on which they had conducted research beforehand. The topics were related to the work being conducted by the EU on issues such as the environment, Europe’s future, youth employment, security and human rights, migration and the coming MEP elections.

Some students were chosen as representatives of their respective groups, and back at the chamber, they presented their groups’ reports. This was followed by a debate where students from the plenary floor were invited to voiced their opinion. All the students were subsequently given the opportunity to vote on related resolutions through the electronic voting system normally used by MEPs. The trip also included excursions to the city of Strasbourg and the town of Colmar.

The Maltese students were chosen to participate in the event after sitting for an exam set by the European Commission Representation in Malta. The delegation of students from Giovanni Curmi Higher Secondary School were accompanied by teachers Christine Bezzina, Josephine Falzon and Elton Grech.