Jointly the European Youth Forum and the European Union organise a contest in order to invite four young Europeans to come to Oslo to attend the official Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. The winners will be invited by the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission and the European Parliament, to be part of the official delegation of the European Union that will travel to Oslo to receive this year's Peace Prize.

The European Union in partnership with the European Youth Forum has launched a drawing and writing contest for children and young people aged between 8 and 24 years old, with the four winners being invited to the 2012 Nobel Peace prize ceremony in Oslo. "Peace, Europe, Future: What does Peace in Europe mean to you?" This is the question put to young people from the EU and acceding or candidate countries aged between 8 and 24 years old. Children aged 8 to 12 should express their answer in a drawing, young people aged 13 to 24 in a short text of maximum 120 characters, in any of the 23 EU official languages.

The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz said in a joint statement that the 2012 Nobel Peace prize is not only a recognition of the European Union's past achievements: it also looks to the future. They stressed that this is why they want Europe's youth, who are inheriting a continent of peace and who will be responsible for Europe’s future, with them in Oslo.

The contest will be open until 25 November, and the European Youth Forum will pre-select the 16 best entries for each age group (8-12, 13-17, and 18-24). A jury will select three of the final winners (one per age group) who will win a trip to Oslo. The 16 pre-selected entries from the categories 18-24 will also be posted on Facebook for a vote by the public. The candidate with the most votes will be invited to Oslo. The names of the winners will be announced during the week of the 3rd of December. Winners will attend the official ceremony on 10 December as well as the Nobel Peace Prize concert on 11 December.