The Assembly of European Regions (AER) is organising the second edition of competition, which gives young people the opportunity to explore for themselves what it means to be a part of Europe. ‘Do You Speak European?’ is a public speaking and personal expression contest which gives teams of young people between the ages of 14 and 18 the opportunity to prepare and present their views on the question: ‘What does Europe mean to you?’. Last year, the competition was very successful and attracted 36 regions from 11 countries. The best team 2008 was from Dolj Region (R) that won the award during the Grand European Final organised by Brussels Capital Region and the AER in December 2008.

Film from the Competition 2008

The second edition of the competition will start together with scholar year, in September 2009 and will finish with a Grand European Final in Brussels in Spring 2010 at the kind invitation of the Region Brussels-Capital.

The competition is taking place all across Europe on three levels: regional, national and European. Each participating region organises its own regional-level competition, which will take place in Autumn 2009. The winners of each regional competition will go on to represent their region at national level, in a competition that will take in Winter/early Spring 2010. Finally, the winners of each national competition will go on to compete at the European level, at a grand final to be held in Brussels in Spring 2010.

Deadline to register: 15th June 2009