Dublin Regional Session Resolution Booklet final

THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

IRELAND

RESOLUTION BOOKLET

PROGRAMME

Order

DEBATE 1 AFET DEBATE 2 SPACE DEBATE 3 FEMM BREAK DEBATE 4 JURI DEBATE 5 ENVI DEBATE 6 PECH LUNCH DEBATE 7 LIBE 1 DEBATE 8 ITRE DEBATE 9 LIBE 2 DEBATE 10 LIBE 3 BREAK CLOSING CEREMONY

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Given the recent decision by Sweden to guarantee automatic asylum to Syrian asylum seekers, and comments by Tanaiste Eamonn Gilmore that Ireland and other countries should follow suit, it is clear that the current policy of the European External Action Service on Syrian Refugees is insufficient. With 2 million Syrians living as refugees, and another 4.25 internally displaced within Syria’s borders, what should the EU do reform the existing policies on supporting Syrian refugees to better contribute to

easing the plight of the displaced? .

Submitted by: Caoimhe Bonehill (King’s Hospital), Dearbhaile Collins (Loreto High School, Beaufort), Julie Davis (St. Joseph of Cluny), Isabelle Geraghty (The High School), John Kerr (St. Colmcille’s), Kate Kinsella (Mount Sackville), Theodora Manea (Santa Sabina Dominican College), Cormac Meagher (St. David’s), Catherine Murray (Dominican College), Julie Ryan (Alexandra College), Riordan Ryan (Mount Anville), Codie Skully (St. Dominic’s College), Gráinne Hawkes (Vice-President, IE), Mari Frostad (Chairperson, NO)

The European Youth Parliament,

A. Recognising that a unified approach towards Syrian asylum seekers in the European Union is necessary,

B. Alarmed by the suffering of Syrian asylum seekers due to the disparity in asylum statuses granted by Member States,

C. Deeply concerned by the extra strain on certain Member States caused by unevenly distributed Syrian asylum seekers,

D. Believing that an incentive is necessary to encourage Member States to take on the burden of those granted the Syrian Asylum Status (SAS),

E. Observing a disproportionate number of Syrian asylum seekers entering and remaining in Member States such as Bulgaria and Greece,

F. Convinced of the necessity for integration into Member State communities for those granted the SAS,

G. Aware the integrity of the quota system depends on those granted the SAS remaining in their assigned Member States until otherwise examined by the special committee on Syria of the European Asylum Support Office,

H. Expresses its appreciation for the existing EU humanitarian aid programme in Syria;

1. Calls for the establishemet of a specialised committee on Syria of the European

Asylum Support Office (EASO) to: a) manage Asylum seekers’ issues in Member States, and

b) annually review EU policy on Syrian Asylum Seekers; 2. Calls upon the EU to create a special Syrian Asylum Status (SAS) for all Syrian

asylum seekers that enter the EU comprising of a: a) right to education, b) right to basic health care, c) right to shelter, d) right to work, e) right to a subsistance allowance;

3. Declares accordingly that Member States grant automatic SAS to individuals with legitimate asylum claims from Syria;

4. Endorses the establishment of a SAS Fund with an annual, mandatory contribution from each Member State to be set by the EASO;

5. Recommends all Member States charge an extra 5% income tax for all workers granted the SAS with the aim of finincing the SAS fund;

6. Authorises the establishment of a quota for Syrian Asylum Seekers for each Member State based on the following criteria: a) Member States’ Gross Domestic Product, b) population density, c) unemployment rate;

7. Approves the provision of a grant from the SAS Fund to Member States which is directly proportionate to their given quota for Syrian asylum seekers;

8. Designates Syrian asylum seekers to Member States in accordance with assigned quotas and financed by the SAS fund taking into account applications based on the following grounds: a) family reunification, b) individual country preferences;

9. Condemns the deportation of any individuals granted the SAS, save in relation to criminal convictions in accordance with individual Member States’ domestic law;

10. Affirms that first and secondary level education is mandatory for those given SAS;

11. Recommends that Member States offer culture and language of the host country to those individuals granted SAS attending school;

12. Supports the continuation of the existing EU humanitarian aid programme in Syria.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON SPACE

“We’ll go into orbit. We’ll go to the moon. This business has no limits.” -‐ Richard Branson: Given the growth in space policy development, how can

the objevtives of civil and security purposes best be achieved?

Submitted by: Shane Murray (Clonkeen College), Dara McWade (St. Michael’s College), Marco Balbona (St. David’s Holy Faith), Richard Murray (Templeogue College), Abigail MaDonnell (Santa Sabina), Karly Mullen (St. Dominics), Ciana Brady (Loretto College Crumlin), Gráinne Hulton (St. Mary’s Killester), Jack Kyle (The King’s Hospital), Hugo Donnellan (St. Andrew’s), Kate Doyle (Mount Anville), John McGuinness (Chairperson, IE), Gustaf Danielsson (Vice-President, SE)


A. Noting with concern the potential danger of space based weaponry,

B. Supporting the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Space (commonly known as the Outer Space Treaty) in banning Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space,

C. Emphasising the various standards on privacy and data collection by private companies that affect European citizens, taking into consideration: i) the limited scope of existing data protection laws, ii) the lack of data protection licencing,

iii) the lack of transparency surrounding data collection companies,

D. Alarmed by the increasing danger posed by the build-‐up of debris in outer space,

E. Realising the lack of transparency of both public and private organisations involved in space related activities,

F. Noting that there is no official boundary defining where outer space begins, G. Bearing in mind the rules of ownership of space laid out by the Outer Space

Treaty,

H. Convinced that it is necessary to regulate private organisations activity in outer space;

1. Calls upon the UN to amend the “Outer Space Treaty” to include: a) a blanket ban on outer space to celestial body weaponry, b) a blanket ban on non-governmental ownership or possession of offensive

weaponry in outer space; 2. Requires that any weaponry brought into outer space be officially declared; 3. Encourages the expansion of data protection laws for European citizens to

include: a) the licencing of data collection companies, b) the drafting of terms and conditions by the European Commission for

transparency on data collection; 4. Calls for the establishment of an international organisation with the objective of

removing existing space debris from Earth orbit; 5. Further recommends that this organisation be part-funded by contributions from

space-faring organisations, based on the number of launches into outer space they make in a given time period;

6. Authorises the implementation of an EU-wide system for preventing the creation of future space debris by: a) fining companies that leave decommissioned satellites and other vessels in

orbit at 115% of the cost of safely returning the debris to Earth or safely destroying it,

b) designates the funds raised by these fines to be allocated to the aforementioned organistion;

7. Calls for the creation of international legislation requiring govenments and private organisations to: a) declare all devices going into outer space, b) issue licences for all outer space activities that affect EU citizens as long as

they respect the transparency conditions; 8. Defines outer space as beginning at the Kármán line, being 100 kilometres above

the Earth; 9. Considers extraction rights for resources discovered on meteors and other celestial

bodies to belong to the country or organisation that discovered them; 10. Authorises the extraction of resources discovered on meteors or other celestial

bodies if: a) it has been declared to the international community, b) the extraction is done in accordance with environmental and sustainability

guidelines.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER

EQUALITY

With the proposed Directive on improving the gender balance among non-‐executive directors of companies still not in force, are gender quotas the most effective way of improving women's representation in decision-‐

making roles?

Submitted by: Ifedayo Akinsuli (The High School), Clara Barry (St Mary’s Holy Faith, Killester), Rob Behan (Clonkeen College), Adaobi Ezenwa (St Dominic’s College, Cabra), Alex Fagan (St Colmcille’s Community School), Mariam Ibrahim (Loreto College Crumlin), Catherine Kelly (Dominican College, Griffith Avenue), Róisín O’Donnell (Alexandra College), Saoirse Pagel (Dominican College, Griffith Avenue), Grace Preston (Mount Sackville), Katie Shields (Loreto Beaufort), Joanna Siewierska, (St. Mary’s Holy Faith, Killester), David Briscoe (Chairperson, IE), Shíofra Clare O’Toole Jey (Chairperson, IE)


A. Alarmed by the exceptionally low representation of women in decision-making roles in Member States of the European Union,

B. Deeply convinced of the importance of gender quotas as the most effective method of empowering women against societal prejudice in the workplace,

C. Noting with regret the lack of participation in the European Commission (EC)’s Women on the Board Pledge for Europe,

D. Bearing in mind that implementing the above quotas can lead to negative discrimination towards the over-represented gender,

E. Taking note of the positive impact of existing corporate gender quotas in non-EU countries on female representation in the political sphere,

F. Aware that the burdens of work and the demands of childcare often result in women having to choose between their career and family,

G. Deeply disturbed by the continued existence of negative stereotypes of women in society and the consequent impact on how they are perceived in the workplace,

H. Noting with concern that gender discrimination continues in the workplace, despite existing legal safeguards,

I. Realising the negative role played by the media in the development of young children’s perception of gender roles;

1. Declares accordingly that all publicly listed EU companies with over 250 employees and an annual turn-over of over €50 million be required to subscribe to the EC’s Women on the Board Pledge for Europe;

2. Authorises the imposition of sanctions on the above companies if they fail to subscribe or meet the targets of the Pledge;

3. Reaffirms that companies which fail to meet the targets of the Pledge but can demonstrate that they have made all the necessary provisions deemed sufficient by the EC to achieve these targets shall not face sanctions;

4. Urges other Member States to introduce a parental leave scheme in line with the existing Swedish model1;

5. Encourages Member States to provide free childcare for children under three for those parents who wish to return to work;

6. Calls upon each Member State to appoint a national Gender Equality Ombudsman, if one does not already exist, in order to work towards the eradication of gender discrimination in the workplace;

7. Draws attention to the need for advertisements within the EU, aimed at young children, to be gender neutral;

8. Further recommends all Member States indicate whether or not commercially-released films pass the Bechdel Test2.

1 480 days of paid leave, shared between both parents. 60 days are reserved for each parent, whilst the remainder can be split at the discretion of the couple. Single parents are entitled to the full 480 days for themselves. Parents of twins receive an additional 180 days. Adoptive parents of children are also entitled to the full 480 days. 2 A film passes the Bechdel Test if it contains: a) two named female characters who b) have a conversation c) about something other than a man

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AFFAIRS

With sparsely differing European views about the legality and suitability of the use of drones for surveillance or air strike purposes surrounding the US military’s drone strikes on Afghanistan, and, given Europe’s untapped technological, economic and industrial potential for cooperation in drone

manufacturing, what stance should the European Union take?

Submitted by: Ali Anshasi (Templeogue College), Daniel Broghan (St David’s), Kate Bruton (Dominican College), Amy Burgess (St Andrew’s), Ruth Corby (Mt Anville), Conor Dunne (St Colmcilles), Leah Ennis (Loreto Beaufort), William Le Bas (The High School), Sarah Meehan (Mount Sackville), Rory Murphy (Stratford College), Norbert Rebow, (St Killians) Aislinn Redbond (Alexandra College), Orna Reynolds (St Dominics Cabra), Laura Hibberd (Vice-President, UK), Craig Allen (Chairperson, IE)


A. Concerned that the EU is trailing the USA and Israel in the fields of manufacturing, research and development of drones,

B. Observing the probable benefits of drone usage in a civilian capacity3, C. Believing that the drone market has potential to grow and contribute to the

economic prosperity of the EU4, D. Deeply conscious of the lack of a pan-European policy on drone usage,

development and sale5, E. Recognising that there is no international consensus on the legality and suitability

of drone usage; 1. Authorises the provision of grants to EU companies for the purpose of producing

drones (Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems), developing drone technology and research, particularly in the following fields: a) disaster management, b) agricultural use, and c) border control;

2. Encourages the testing of drones for civilian use through their provision to EU Member States by European companies6;

3 RPAS used in a non-military context, for example mapping, land and wildlife management and air quality management 4 Demand for military UAVs is expected to quadruple over the next decade – E Bumiller & T Shanker (New York Times, 2011) 5 “The EU is not contemplating launching an ambitious pan-European drone program” – Baroness Ashton High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy 6 For example The Galileo SELEX and Telerion

3. Condemns the use of drones for air strike purposes in densely populated areas of Afghanistan by the US Defence Forces;

4. Believes the use of drones by the US Defence Forces for surveillance purposes in Afghanistan is acceptable;

5. Regrets that consensus on a pan-European military drone policy cannot be achieved at present;

6. Encourages the international community, particularly EU Member States, to follow international law when developing drone usage policies.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND

FOOD SAFETY

"Food for thought": The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) estimates that 12.5% of people were suffering from chronic undernourishment in 2010-‐2012, what steps should the EU take now to

avoid a future food crisis? Submitted by: Jessie Keane (St Andrew's), Matthew Tannam-Elgie (High School), Kitty Mc

Guiness (Teresians), Gemma Kearney (Santa Sabina), Charles McKeageny (St Nichael's), Sarah Giblin (King's Hospital), Henry Karssouny (St Killian's), Claire Diffley (Mt Sackville), Aoife Curtis (Mt Anville), Nicole Bolger (St Dominic's), Eimear O´Connor (Loreto Beaufort), Erin Doherty (Chairperson, UK), Rosa Douw (President, NL)


A. Alarmed that each year 1.3 billion tons of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted,

B. Deeply concerned that the developed world is exploiting developing countries’ main industry, agriculture,

C. Aware that starvation and malnutrition is caused by uneven food distribution and exchange,

D. Convinced that giving tied aid7 to developing countries is a violation of the principle of aid,

E. Concerned that charities trying to combat world hunger often only give a small percentage of their donations directly to their cause,

F. Deeply conscious of the large number of people who are suffering diseases as a result of chronic malnutrition,

G. Bearing in mind the lack of knowledge and education worldwide concerning nutrition,

H. Taking note that poor management of agriculture results in land being exploited and overused making it infertile,

I. Draws attention to large corporations controlling the amount of money developing farmers receive for selling their product,

7 Foreign aid that must be spent in the country providing the aid. A developed country will provide a bilateral loan or grant to a developing country, but enforce that the money is spent in the donor country.

A. Calls for the introduction of legislation that requires supermarkets to distribute any unwanted excess product to the financially disadvantaged;

B. Encourages the increase of fairtrade between developed and developing countries; C. Recommends the development of self-sufficeint industries in the developing

world through education and entrenpeneurship; D. Deplores all aid that is seen to inflict a negative impact on the recipient country; E. Affirms a quota that states that 75% of all donations donated to charities

combatting hunger, must be used for the cause only; F. Further requests the EU to support local developments of farms in the developing

world to: a) create self-supporting communiteis, b) reduce the quantity of imports;

G. Urges the implementation of a Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) world;

H. Encourages governments to educate their people through free lectures about: a) how to produce sustainable food sources for themselves, b) the undernourishment in developing countries, c) nutrition and about which foods they need to eat, d) different farming techniques and which foods will succesfully grow in

different climate zones, e) food conservation;

I. Requests strict regulations aiming to reduce the amount of air miles used in exportation of fertilisers and chemicals.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES

On the question of: On May 30th 2013, the European Parliament and European Council finally agreed on the main points of a proposed reform to the Common Fisheries Policy. The reform document, however, has been widely criticised and labelled “a mess” by one Parliament official. With fisheries an integral part of the economies of many European Union

Member States, what should the EU do to ensure that the fisheries policy of the Union is coherent and adequately fulfills its aims?

Submitted by: Paulina Kordyl (Loreto College Crumlin), Aoife Power (Teresian School), Elaine Joy (Mount Anville), Nease Mulkerrin (Alexandra College), Faye Donohoe (St. Colmcilles Community School), Alannah O’Reilly (High School Rathgar), Billy Kavanagh (St. David’s Greystones), Alex Joyce (King’s Hospital), Patrick Caulfield (Templeogue College), Eoin O’Driscoll (Chairperson, IE), Beatrice Reichel (Chairperson, SE)


A. Recognising the severe problem of overfishing in European waters caused by:

i) the overcapacity of European fishing fleets, ii) the lack of enforcement of existing European Union (EU) regulation,

B. Noting that 25% of total EU fish catches are discarded, C. Alarmed that global fish stocks fell by a third between 1996 and 2012,

D. Emphasising that the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) aims to provide long term support for fishing communities by ensuring that fish stocks are sustainably managed,

E. Noting that larger vessels and improved fishing technologies do not ensure greater fish yields due to the strain placed on finite fish stocks,

F. Welcoming the proposed European Commission reforms of the CFP and its move to decommission surplus capacity of its fishing fleets,

G. Deeply conscious of the fact that the fishing industry forms an integral component of many European economies providing 335,000 livelihoods,

H. Aware that the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) has allocated €4.3 billion towards reform and modernisation of fishing fleets,

I. Affirming that measures of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) should inform policy makers of how to allocate national fish quotas,

J. Seeking to balance the interests of the fishing industry with environmental constraints;

1. Recommends the reduction of non-‐environmental subsidies under the CFP;

2. Further recommends that the EU withholds funding to Member States who fail to implement their obligations under the CFP;

3. Calls for the designation of conservation areas to facilitate the replenishment of fish stocks;

4. Encourages EU support for the development of the aquaculture industry;

5. Supports the provision of grants to reskill fishermen in an effort to improve economic mobility;

6. Urges the renegotiation of the terms of The Hague Preferences8 in order to reduce conflicts over Member States’ territorial waters.

8 The Hague Preferences outline the sharing of quotas among Member States in order to safeguard the livelihood of local populations particularly dependent on fisheries.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES I

In an age where photo, video and social media are all at our fingertips, the latest examples are surely not the last victim of the “viral virus”. In light of such recent videos and photos taken of minors and subsequently posted and shared by third party indviduals, how best can Europe ensure the privacy and security of its young social media and internet users?

Submitted by: Daniel Cosgrave (St. Andrew’s College), Pauline Keane (The King’s Hospital), Orla Kelly-‐Murtagh (St. Colmcille’s), Katherine Landy (The High School), Caroline Lavelle (Loreto Beaufort), Hannah Lyons (St. Dominic’s College), Cian Milofsky (Ashfield College), Ellen O’Reilly (Mount Anville), Oisin O’Sullivan (St. David’s), Eleana Skelly (Alexandra College), Nada Suliman (The Teresian School), Julia Fahy (Chairperson, IE)


A. Recalling that the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights states that all individuals have the right to: i) privacy, ii) bodily integrity,

B. Noting with deep concern that 56% of young people believe it is easy to control their privacy settings on social media sites, however most of them admit that they have posted something on the internet that they now regret is public,

C. Deeply regretting that many young people are unaware that once their data is online it can never be deleted;

D. Recognising that many young people are unconcerned about third parties accessing their information, with only half of parents concerned about this fact,

E. Deeply concerned that Terms and Conditions are neither concise, nor accessible to minors,

F. Alarmed by the speed at which the personal information of viral video victims is being found and spread,

G. Taking into consideration the EU Safer Internet Action Plan 1997;

1. Recommends that a full scale “Think before you click” campaign, encouraging parents to recognise and get involved in their children’s actions online, be fully functional by 2016;

2. Further requests the introduction of a European education scheme aimed at first and second level institutions, to make students and parents more aware of the potential dangers of sharing information on the internet;

3. Calls for the reformation of the way in which Terms and Conditions are presented, to include:

a) a concise and readable summary, b) visual and auditory aids;

4. Endorses the option of anonymity when reporting or flagging potentially inappropriate material on social media sites;

5. Further invites that an individual be notified when material concerning them is downloaded or uploaded to or from the internet, using facial recognition;

6. Approves the current EU Data Protection Reform, and urges further inclusion of a regularly updated reviewing process for, but not limited, to photos and videos that have been flagged or reported;

7. Requests that the EU Safer Internet Action Plan 1997 be reviewed and modernised every 3 years or when deemed necessary.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, RESEARCH AND ENERGY

“We have been forewarned – there is no doubt these risks are increasing. We must now arm ourselves with risk management strategies that will prevent

water shortages and pollution and protect against the droughts and floods that are endangering human lives, ecosystems and economies.” What could the EU do

to ensure a more sustainable use of water?

Submitted by: Nicole Baskerville (St Dominic’s College, Cabra), Hayley Blair (The High School, Rathgar), Hannah Collier (Santa Sabina Dominican College), Alice Drayne (St. Andrew’s College), Shannon Eichelberger (Loreto College, Crumlin), Gabrielle Fitzpatrick (The Teresian School), Maisie Hourihane (Jesus and Mary College), Leah Keogh (Dominican College), Alice McKiernan (Alexandra College), Nicole O’Sullivan (Sancta Maria College), Niamh Plunkett (St. Joseph of Cluny), Sophie von Rohr (The King’s Hospital, Palmer St.), Zoë Boland (Chairperson, IE), Anthony McKee (Chairperson, UK)


A. Aware of the merits of the Water Framework Directive9 in addressing water quality, whilst recognising its limitations in not being developed further,

B. Expressing its satisfaction with the objectives of the 6th World Water Forum of 2012 in Marseille,

C. Deeply regretting the wastage of water by European citizens,

D. Alarmed by the fact that fresh water is being wasted by various industrial sectors, such as:

i. the agricultural industry, which wastes 70% of fresh water in Europe; ii. textile and power generation industries, which waste an extreme amount of

fresh water, E. Recognising the impact of climate change on the frequency of extreme weather

conditions, resulting in flood and drought which diminish water supply and quality,

F. Shocked that 20 to 40% of available drinking water is lost through leaking and faulty pipes,

G. Affirming the importance of repairing existing water systems and the development of new technologies regarding water provision;

9 The Water Framework Directive is an EU directive which commits European Union member states to achieve good qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies by 2015.

1. Encourages the implementation of ‘pay-as-you-go’ water meters in homes across the EU;

2. Endorses the privatisation of water provision in the EU, regulated by individual government contracts;

3. Urges Member States to levy a tax on the aforementioned privatised water companies, a percentage of which will go towards the rejuvenation of water systems;

4. Requests that Member States incorporate the risk of flooding in future environmental impact assessments10 (EIAs);

5. Further requests the creation of an educational programme aimed at primary level students that addresses:

a) domestic water conservation,

b) European water scarcity; 6. Recommends the publication of an agricultural information booklet regarding

water wastage and the benefits of water preservation; 7. Calls for the establishment of a water efficiency certificate for the agricultural

and textile industries; 8. Authorises tax incentives to companies who reduce their water usage over a

set period of time; 9. Designates grants for research projects with the aim to developing water

systems. 10 An environmental impact assessment (EIA) is an assessment of the possible impacts that a proposed project may have on the environment, consisting of the environmental, social and economic aspects.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME

AFFAIRS II

“Once bitten twice shy?”: Following the revelations that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on EU agencies and governments, and

given the EU-US co-operation on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, should the EU reconsider its data protection policy with regard to the transfer of

information for the purpose of law enforcement?

Submitted by: Paul Begley (The Kings Hospital), Leanne Bronsnan (Mount Sackville), David Cell (St.Colmcilles), Conor Clery (St. David’s Greystones), Ryan Collins (Templeogue College), Laura Dunne (Santa Sabina Sutten), William Eddershaw (Wesley College), Sean Mahon (Templepgue College), Patrick McBean (The High School), Adam McQuillan (St. Michael’s College), Róisin O’Keffe (Alexandra College), Roxanna Pedan (St. Dominic’s College Cabra), Trisha Fitzpatrick (Chairperson, IE), Valeriya Boyko (Chairperson, UA).


A. Affirming that blanket-searching the data of European Union (EU) citizens is unjustified without pre-existing evidence of suspicious activity,

B. Aware that certain US organisations were accessing information that they were not permitted to obtain, including monitoring EU leaders

C. Noting with regret the lack of transparency employed by the NSA and other surveillance organisations,

D. Taking into account that the NSA and the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) have had success which include preventing terrorist attacks;

1. Reinforces the need for laws restricting companies from giving out information freely and without legal consent through the European Data Protection Directive;

2. Authorises the monitoring of suspicious websites featuring keywords to help identify suspicious activity to security agencies;

3. Calls upon all national security agencies within Member States to co-operate in order to protect EU citizens’ data;

4. Further calls for additional terms of agreement on websites to permit the recording of data for law enforcement purposes;

5. Recommends a media campaign to inform citizens of their rights and responsibilities regarding data protection;

6. Authorises the creation of a Europol task force to deal with data infringement issues;

7. Encourages US surveillance agencies to:

a) adopt similar changes to those made by the EU, b) treat EU and US citizens equally;

8. Further encourages all EU citizens to take preventative measures, for example encryption when sending data, to protect their privacy.

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES, JUSTICE AND HOME

AFFAIRS III

While governing bodies in sport, as well as political institutions in Europe, have acknowledged the issue of racism and ethnic discrimination in sport, and aimed to fight against it, the focus is still on reacting to incidents of racism rather than tackling the root of the problem itself. How can the EU and Member State governments work alongside governing bodies in sport to eliminate discriminatory behaviour in sport and prevent incidences of

bigotry rather than merely responding after the fact?

Submitted by: Sophie Stephens (St. Dominics College), Rachael O'Connell (Santa Sabina Dominican College), Hannah Garvey (Alexandra College), James Corcoran (St. Michael College), Jack Scollard (The High School Rathgar), Ming Flanelly (The Teresians School), Jorden Bukspan (Stratford College), Mark Corcoran (Templeogue College), Louise Maher (Mount Sackville), Jessica Hill (Loreto Crumlin), Ciarán Whitehead (Saint Colmcilles), Catherine Leahy (Mount Sackville), James Moran (Chairperson, IE), Storm Gibbons (Chairperson, NL)


A. Affirming the lack of action surrounding the topic of racism in sport, B. Concerned that current sanctions are insufficient to tackle racism in sport in

Europe, C. Aware of the absence of common regulations regarding racism in sport in the EU, D. Deeply concerned that government bodies are not fulfilling their duties with

regard to racism in sport, E. Observing the lack of training of the ground staff at sporting events in response to

racially motivated incidents, F. Realising the lack of awareness and funding of worthwhile projects such as the

Mondiali Antirazzisti11, G. Deeply conscious of the lack of educational programmes regarding racism in

schools in the EU;

11 A yearly event that brings together all types of diversity: culture, colour, religion, social groups (ultras), sexual orientation, gender and age, FARE Network.

First Dublin Regional Session of the European Youth Parliament Ireland 2013

1. Calls upon the EU to establish the European Sports Union (E.S.U.), overseeing the activity of the respective sports' governing bodies, to implement the following regulations in all EU countries: a) higher penalties involving a ten event ban for both amateurs and professionals

and a six month suspension of wages for professionals, b) a new database, which records players history of offences, such as racism, c) a three strike policy, whereby the player is banned from competing in the

sport after their third offence, d) a mandatory sportsmanship module for all EU countries, within physical

education in schools and sport clubs, e) anti-racism training for ground staff and stewards to ensure effective and

swift combating of racism in the sports ground should a situation arise; 2. Reaffirms the importance of financing and advertising of the Mondial Antirazzisti

projects to increase awareness of racism in sport with the use of: a) regular junior and senior events throughout the EU, b) sports celebrity endorsements and involvement in the project in order to

increase momentum behind the project.

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