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Crowd watches a flag ceremony with multiple national flags, including Slovakia's. Participants wear blue jackets. Emotive, formal atmosphere.

1st May 2004 – The 'Big Bang' Enlargement of the European Union

The 1st May 2004 was the day that Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia joined the EU.

Sebastian Rapley Mende

Mar 262 min read

What is a European Parliament Junior Ambassador?

Students in the EPAS programme become European Parliament Junior Ambassadors. So, what are they? And what do they do?

EPAS at USP College

Mar 254 min read

Woman in red patterned dress speaks to audience seated in blue chairs in a room with wooden floors, black walls, and stacked chairs.

Local Labour MP Jen Craft comes to USP College for a Q&A with junior ambassadors

Yesterday, local Labour MP Jen Craft visited our Palmer's Campus in Grays after being invited by our junior ambassadors for a Q&A.

EPAS at USP College

Mar 252 min read

All about the European Union and the European Parliament

All the important info and facts about the European Union and the European Parliament.

EPAS at USP College

Mar 231 min read

All about the continent of Europe

All the important info and facts about the continent of Europe.

EPAS at USP College

Mar 232 min read

Make Your Mark! Junior ambassadors help organise voting week at USP College

Ambassadors, staff and youth councils teamed up for Make Your Mark voting week, organising a student vote on national and local issues!

EPAS at USP College

Feb 221 min read

Three young men with text about their ambassadorships for USP, Palmer’s, and Seevic campuses. Backgrounds show indoor and outdoor scenes.

EPAS at USP College elects youth leadership team

EPAS junior ambassadors at USP College have elected their youth leadership team after a vote between ambassadors. There were three posts up for grabs.

EPAS at USP College

Feb 201 min read

Six people stand smiling in a large auditorium with rows of orange seats, the hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. An EU flag and various national flags are visible in the background.

EPAS at USP goes international in Brussels and Ypres

From 21st to 23rd November, EPAS junior ambassadors at USP College joined other EPAS ambassador schools on an international trip to Belgium.

EPAS at USP College

Feb 52 min read

People in a modern conference room, watching presentations on large screens. Text on screens discusses Parliamentary Acts. Mood is attentive.

Conservative MP Mark Francois visits USP College for virtual Q&A with ambassadors

On 27 January 2025, Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford Mark Francois visited our XTEND Digital Campus in Canvey for a virtual Q&A session with our EPAS junior ambassadors using USP College's state-of-the-art immersive room technology.

EPAS at USP College

Feb 12 min read