European Youth Summit 2027 Madrid

The European Youth Summit (EYS) is the Centre for Diplomatic Advancement’s annual gathering where young people from every continent learn diplomacy by practising it. The first edition in Geneva in June 2026 brought 207+ delegates from 120+ countries into the institutions of international Geneva, including the World Trade Organization and the Palais des Nations, and closed with the adoption of the EYS 2026 Summit Declaration.

EYS 2027 brings 300 young leaders to Madrid to turn negotiation, cooperation and policy skills into funded projects that outlast the summit.

Geneva 2026 covered diplomacy, global governance, peacebuilding, negotiation and global trade. Madrid 2027 keeps that diplomatic core and adds the tools today’s young leaders are asked to use: climate diplomacy, digital governance and youth-led project delivery.

Geneva introduced negotiation skills; Madrid runs full simulations with scored outcomes

Each theme feeds the EYS 2027 Madrid Declaration, adopted on the final conference day.

The Centre for Diplomatic Advancement (CDA) is an international organisation that trains the next generation of diplomats, policymakers, entrepreneurs and activists through youth summits, diplomatic-skills programmes and cross-cultural exchange. Since 2023 CDA has convened thousands of delegates from 120+ countries across Europe.