Model European Union Strasbourg chambers. Each year the conference is organised by a different group of young people with different nationalities and backgrounds which voluntarily contribute to the conference in teams with a certain field of tasks. The organising team is selected primarily by the Director General and the Deputy Director General of each year's MEUS which are appointed by BETA France (Bringing Europeans Together Association), the main organiser of Model European Union Strasbourg since 2018: until 2017 Model European Union Strasbourg was organised by BETA e.V. The organising team for the 2018 version consist of 60 volunteers from over 25 countries. Bringing Europeans
European institutions in Strasbourg that the multi-cultural, multi-confessionnal aspect of the city as well as its geographic situation in the heart of (western) Europe were the criteria on which it was chosen, he privately gave a completely different reason: "Strasbourg? Perfect, no one will go there." The Council of Europe has eight buildings in the district; its main building used to be shared with the European Parliament. The first building to be completed was the House of Europe, inaugurated in 1950 but torn down in 1977 when it was replaced by the current Palace of Europe. The Palace of Europe and the Art Nouveau