Just to list some of the benefits of an own institution over quotas or an Youth Parliament with solemnly consultative rights:

• A simple quota for young people in the parliament doesn’t work. (There is a voting system.)
• Quotas for voting lists don’t ensure that young people become members of the EP – there are few ways for them to achieve a voting list position with a realistic expectation of getting elected. Reserving a discrete number of seats for young people does.
• One of the few ways is internal popularity, which is mostly achieved by adapting to the consensus and promoting established topics. To guarantee constant development of the EU we need individuals thinking out of the box. This is not the case here – instead, young people accomodate inside the box. An individual institution prevents this, simply because the young don’t need to compete with established parliament members there.
• A body with consultative power only won’t arouse the youth’s interest in European politics. In addition to that politicians shouldn’t have the opportunity to ignore the points the youth has to make. This concept provides them with the same rights ordinary MEPs have.