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The Delegates are in charge of representing their assigned role (country or EU parliamentary member) while addressing the main topic. They will be asked to defend arguments and discuss certain issues from the country's or the party’s political position, depending on whether they take part in the Council of the EU or in the European Parliament.

The role of a lobbyist is to advocate for specific interests while navigating the policymaking process in order to achieve favorable outcomes for the organizations they represent. During meetings and consultations between lobbyists and policymakers, lobbyists will make speeches defending their interests with the aim of influencing MEPs as well as answering questions posed by decision-makers. Lobbyists will engage in direct communication with MEPs, in doing so, they will be able to influence the way in which legislation is amended and they will try to maximize the outcome of the organizations they represent.

The chairs are the moderators of the debate regarding the legislative proposals coming from the Commission of the European Union. Within a Model of the EU the chairs’ position changes depending on whether they are part of the European Union Council- the president of the European Union Council-, or the European Parliament- the president of the European Parliament or the president of each committee related with the topic being discussed-. Overall, their role is to provide a proper environment throughout the development of the debate.

Journalists are a vital part of any political act even if they dont act directly in the debates, so in this model journalists are expected to be an active actor that follows closely the debates, searches for necessary information, makes press conferences and releases publications like articles after the debate, news from different viewpoints, interviews...