The first official meeting of the founders was already held in early June 2013 with the idea to organise Model European Union (MEU) in Warsaw. Several students, who had previously participated in MEU Strasbourg and MEU Mainz realised that Warsaw, as the capital of Poland, would be a great location for the simulation. Finding other students willing to take on this idea was not too difficult and soon the team began with the process of establishing an association, finding partners and planning the first event!
Model European Union Warsaw – 2014
The first edition of MEU Warsaw was held in May 2014. 50 participants were discussing data protection regulation and payment account directive. Thanks to support from our partners they could participate in workshops at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw and debate in the venues of the Polish Senate. The conference was supported e.g. by European Commission Representative in Poland, Robert Schuman Foundation, European Academy of Diplomacy, Koło Młodych Dyplomatów UW, TEAM EUROPE, The Polish Inspector General for the Protection of Personal Data and The Polish Financial Supervision Authority and Coca-Cola.
Model European Union Warsaw – 2015
MEU Warsaw 2015 was held with great success in July 2015.
60 participants from 18 countries discussed GMO and CESL during 3 days of the simulation which was preceded by a workshop day. The whole endeavour was possible thanks to our patrons, partners and supporters. Thank you very much!
MEUW 2015 was awarded the National Winner of the Charlemagne Youth Prize (Jugendkarlspreis) 2016! It is an award given by the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen.
Model European Union Warsaw – 2016
MEU Warsaw 2016 took place in Warsaw School of Economics and Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw from 1st to 6th of September 2016.
73 participants from 20 countries discussed Security of gas supply regulation and Passenger Name Record during 3 days of the simulation which was preceded by a workshop day.
The simulation itself as well as Black tie Gala under the patronage of Slovak Presidency was possible thanks to our patrons, partners and supporters. Thank you very much!
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Model European Union Warsaw – 2017
We had an amazing opportunity to host 60 young Europeans who played a role of Members of the European Parliament, Ministers of the Council and Interpreters. Workshop day and 3 days of heated debates about current European topics (Combating terrorism and Gender Balance) showed our participants the complexity of the European process of policy-making but also the value of the compromise between all of the players in the EU.
This year edition, during workshop day we organised two debates about topics of the simulation. Prof. Ewa Lisowska (President, Międzynarodowe Forum Kobiet – Stowarzyszenie Kobiet Nauki i Biznesu MFK, Dr. hab., SGH Warsaw School of Economics) and Kinga Bloch (HR Director, Cushman & Wakefield) discussed during the workshop on “Gender Balance Among Non-Executive Directors”. As for the workshop on “Combating Terrorism” we invited Amb. Piotr Łukasiewicz (Polish Ambassador to Afghanistan (2012-2014), Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Expert, Fundacja im. Kazimierza Pułaskiego) and Dr. Michał Kuź (Expert, Klub Jagielloński – Warszawa, Dr., Uczelnia Łazarskiego).
During Opening Ceremony we were honored by a presence of Members of the European Parliament: Róża Thun (Polish MEP, EPP), Janusz Lewandowski (former Commissioner, Polish MEP, EPP) and Hannes Swoboda (Austrian MEP, S&D).
During Closing Ceremony our guests, Marek Prawda (Head of The European Commission Representation in Poland), Richard Washington (College of Europe Natolin), Wojciech Dzięgiel (Casimir Pulaski Foundation) and Aleksander Arabadźić (Akademia Kadr Europejskich, SGH) shared with participants possibilities about opportunities of educational and professional development in EU.
4th edition of Model European Union Warsaw was organised under High Patronage of the European Parliament, under Patronage of the European Commission Representation in Poland, the Patronage of Casimir Pulaski Foundation, under the Patronage of Kongres Kobiet and co-organised by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Bringing Europeans Together Association (BETA) eV.
Model European Union Warsaw – 2018
The simulation took place on August 23-28 at the Collegium Civitas. The two topics were discussed in the ordinary legislative procedure at MEU Warsaw 2018. MEUW 2018 was co-organised with Polish-German Cooperation Foundation and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. The event was organised in partnership with Robert Schuman Foundation, the European Commission Representation in Poland, Collegium Civitas, City of Warsaw as well as under media patronage of EurActiv.pl. Anniversary gala (5th edition of MEU Warsaw) was organised in cooperation with the College of Europe (Natolin) together with the Austrian Embassy in Poland.
Model European Union Warsaw – 2019
MEUW 2019 received patronage from the European Parliament, European Commission, and our main partner was the European Parliament’s Representation Office in Poland.
Model European Union Warsaw-Athens 2020
Warsaw Athens MEU 2020 (in cooperation with BETA Greece) also received patronage from the European Parliament and European Commission, as well as the Embassy of Germany in Poland since it was a German Presidency in the Council of the EU, and from the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw.
For its work, BETA PL was awarded the National Winner of the Charlemagne Youth Prize for the second time!
Model European Union Poland-Serbia 2021
Our online version of the MEU was organised in a cooperation between BETA Poland and BETA Serbia. The conference was such a success that it received a National Charlemagne Youth Prize 2022!
The Charlemagne Youth Prize is the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen, for youth-run projects which strengthen democracy and support active participation.
Model European Union Warsaw – 2022
Our first post-lockdown conference was a massive success!
MEUW 2022 was granted honorary patronage by the European Parliament, Ambassador Jacob Durr and Czech Embassy in Poland, Polish MEP Roza Thun, Polish MEP Radoslaw Sikorski, the Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski, and the Chairwoman of the city Council of Warsaw Ewa Malinowska-Grupińska. Polish MEP Professor Danuta Hubner granted the project with patronage and prizes as her books, and a fully-funded trip to Brussels.