[3] The European Youth Parliament was founded by Laurent Grégoire (FR) and Bettina Carr-Allinson (NL), initially, as a school project at the Lycée François-Ier in Fontainebleau, to the south of Paris.

The organisation experienced enduring growth for the next ten years, its network counting an increasing number of National Committees and its activities becoming both larger and more numerous.

On 4 November 2004, however, the European Youth Parliament was reborn due to a mutual agreement between representatives of EYP's Board of National Committees, alumni and the Heinz-Schwarzkopf Foundation.

In 2022, Pauline Chetail (FR) was made acting Executive Director as Anya went on temporary leave.

Each country's national committee selects a delegation to participate in each session, the size of which depends on various factors.

During this time the delegates discuss a problematic topic on current European political matters and write a resolution on how to deal with the issue.

A member of the European Parliament or some alternative expert will generally visit once to answer questions and quickly discuss the topic with the Committee.

General Assembly is usually held in some honorary or prestigious location, such as the host country's Houses of Parliament or the main hall of the City Council.

These sessions are shorter, normally lasting three days and do not invite a member of the European Parliament to the committees.