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Official Magazine of the 2nd Regional Session of EYP Sweden South
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Issue 2Hässleholm 2012
Edito
rial
2
Media Te
am
Weronika M
yck(PL)
George R
ingström
(SE)
Andrea M
ontanari
(IT)
Christin
a Daubje
rg Newm
an (DK)
Kateryna
Baskenov
a (UA)
LukeTho
mas(UK
)
Victor G
utgesell (
CH)
Editor
Editoria
l Assistan
t
Video Ed
itor
AFET
DROI
LIBE
EMPL II
AFCO
ECON
EMPL I
Dear Participants of the 2nd Regional Session ofEYP Sweden South,
has been flying by so quickly I have not even got the time to get to know any of
you. Never the less I hope your time at the Session has been well spent!
This time we have all we would like to day goodbye to you with - Paper full of
your Committee Memories! On top of that little help for the GA - article
explaining decision making in the EU, tribute to our incredible organisers, and
as previously something to keep you busy in case you are not busy (or for the
way back home!).
Make most of the end,Weronika
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t
ContentKnowledge Bank
4. EU Decision Making Process
Interview6. Meet the Head Organiser
Officials8. Organisers
Committee Articles11 . EMPL I12. DROI13. AFCO14. LIBE
15. EMPL II16. AFET17. ECON
Travelling18. Important Knowledge, useless Information
Entertaining19. The Daily Corner19. Laughter with Luke
20. Victor Explaining the World
21 . Our Partners and Sponsors
EU Decision Making Process
Teambuilding with games,
committee work with chairs and
coffee breaks with questionable
coffee – all natural elements of
an EYP-session. But is that how
it works in the real European
Parliament? Do they also cut in
the middle ofthe debate for
some cookies and a bit offresh
air?Victor here gives you a
deeper insight into the decision
making process ofthe EU.
Dear reader,
welcome to the EYP. You might
have heard about us and you
will definitely hear more
during the following two days.
As the framework ofour
educational program we are
trying to give our participants
an insight into the work of the
European Parliament. Amongst
other things our aim is to
provide our participants with
the knowledge about how
decisions in the European
Union are made. Of course
many interests and influences
come together within a
decision but in order to
understand why and how these
decisions are made we all have
to know the legislative
procedure of the EU.
How the European Union
decides – The mystery
revealed.
1st – Who decides?
The European Union consists
of seven main institutions.
These institutions are the
European Parliament (EP), the
European Commission (EC),
the European Council, the
Council of the European
Union, the European Court of
Auditors, the European Court
of Justice and the European
Central Bank (ECB). All these
institutions are supposed to
work together in order to
decide upon European issues.
However there are only three
institutions that are in fact
relevant to the usual decision
making process or the
“ordinary legislative
procedure.” These institutions
are the European Parliament,
the European Commission and
the European Council.
2nd – What can they decide?
Since the treaty ofLisbon
became binding the legal acts
of the EU have been reduced
from fourteen to five. These
five acts are a regulation, a
directive, a decision, a
recommendation and an
opinion. Each of these acts can
be applied to whatever
concerns the EU might have at
the moment. Although not
everything in Europe is actually
concerning the EU. Of course
an opinion can always be given
but the legal act of a regulation
or a directive can only be
applied to a specific field of
competence within the EU.
The EU distinguishes three
areas of competence. Firstly
there is the exclusive
competence in which the whole
sovereignty of the decision lies
in the hands of the EU. Fields
with an exclusive competence
are the rules for the internal
market, the custom union, the
Common Commercial Policy,
monetary policy for the
Eurozone and the common
fishing policy. Secondly there is
the shared competence in
which the Member States and
the EU are both authorized to
decide upon a policy. This
applies to social policies,
environment, transport, trans-
European networks and much
more.
Thirdly there is the supporting
competence in which the EU
can decide upon supporting
the legal act of a Member State.
The competences are defined
in the Treaty of the
Functioning of the European
Union, in article 4.
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3rd – How do they decide?
The ordinary legislative
procedure always starts with a
proposal by the European
Commission. At the moment
the European Commission has
the exclusive right to propose a
legislative act. However this
will change in 2013 when the
European Citizen Initiative
comes into effect. When the
European Commission has sent
in its proposal the European
Parliament and the European
Council then consider it and
vote upon it. If a qualified
majority can be found in the
first reading the proposal
passes and comes into effect at
the earliest twenty days after it
passed. If a qualified majority
cannot be found the proposal
goes to a Conciliation
Committee which consists of
delegates of the three
institutions. When they have
found a consensus upon the
topic the amended text goes
back to the Parliament and the
Council to get to a third
reading. If the majority still
cannot be found the proposal
has officially failed. Usually a
proposal passes in the first
reading though. This process is
called Co-decision Procedure.
4th – Qualified and simple
majority
In the European Parliament a
proposal passes with a simple
majority. This means that at
least fifty per cent of the
members of the European
Parliament have voted in
favour of the proposal.
The European Council on the
other hand has a more complex
system. It requires a qualified
majority for a proposal to pass.
A qualified majority comes
together when at least fifty-five
per cent of the represented
countries vote in favour of it.
These fifty-five per cent of the
represented countries in turn
have to represent at least sixty-
five per cent of the population
of the European Union.
5th – European Citizen
Initiative
As mentioned before in 2013
some things will change for the
legislative procedure. The
biggest change will be the
European Citizen Initiative
(ECI). The European Citizen
Initiative gives the population
of the European Union an
opportunity to initiate
legislative procedure of their
own. In the ECI the people
adopt the function of the
European Commission and
propose legislative acts. For
doing so the proposal has to be
signed by one million EU
citizens from at least one
quarter of all the EU member
states.
Once this is done the
Commission will consider the
proposal and evaluate whether
it is a public concern and
whether it concerns the
European Union as a whole. If
the answer to these questions is
yes, the proposal comes into
the same voting and legislative
procedure as any other
proposal.
However the Commission has
the right to reject a proposal if
they do not find it relevant to
the Union.
6th – More changes up ahead
The ECI will definitely not be
the last change in the legislative
procedure of the European
Union. In the near future there
are quite a few changes yet to
come. With the entry of
Croatia in the European Union
the seats in the European
Parliament will be adjusted.
Most probably the European
Commission will be subject to
some changes as well. The co-
decision procedure of the 3rd
reading is another thing that
will change. It will simply be
removed from the program in
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Interview
They made it happen!Who is in fact responsible for everything going on at this Session? Who do you address with all your
questions? Who was it that met you at the station? And who are those people who constantly seem to wear
a smile on their faces? You might have guessed it by now, and probably you are right. We are ofcourse
talking about the Organisers. Kateryna could not but admire these wonderful people for their incredible
efforts. One article is not enough to sufficiently describe what they mean to a Session.
I was invited two weeks before the session, received a visa three days before the it, and bought plane tickets
two days before it, circumstances makingme all the more happy to be here. I am very grateful for the
organisers being so nice and helpful, continuously smiling even ifthey have not slept for more than a few
hours the previous night. Here follows briefintroductions ofthem all.
Luke has been given the
privilege ofhaving a chat with
the head organizer ofthis
Regional Session. In this article
read all about an odd night in
Latvia, Filippa’s kung-fu skills
and why she has chosen to take
on one ofthe most difficult
things and EYPer can do.
Similarly to the President, the
Head Organiser of a European
Youth Parliament (EYP)
Session arguably holds the
most important position of
them all. A Head Organiser
(HO) is responsible for the
overall management of a
Session. When the Session
eventually closes, the HO will
be congratulated for its success.
Whilst the President is the
extrinsic symbol of a Session,
Head Organisers hurriedly go
about their work out of sight.
Here, we have the pleasure of
getting to know our very own
Head Organiser for this
Hassleholm Regional Session.
Name: Filippa Bengtsson
Nationality: Swedish
Number of Sessions Head
Organised: First time
Years ofEYP involvement:
One
Outside ofEYP, what do you
do at the moment, Filippa?
I am 18 years old and in my
third and last year ofhigh
school. I study an International
Course at HTS, which is the
school we are based at for this
Session. I also practice kung-fu.
Christian (Organiser) often has
girls coming up to him in clubs
so I protect him and fight them
off.
What was your first EYP
Session like?
I was overwhelmed. Everyone
knew everything about the EU
but I didn’t. But after this I
applied for the EYP Sweden
board and got on it. Now,
Hässleholm is my sixth Session.
What will you bring to this
Session?
It is my job to overview
absolutely everything that goes
on. I am responsible for the
Session. One of the most
complicated tasks I have is the
timetabling of the whole
Session. This is very difficult.
What are your expectations
for the Session?
I hope there will be a good
mood all the time. I want
everybody to be open minded,
talkative and funny. The most
important thing about EYP is
being happy and having fun, so
this is big for me. I saw people
queuing outside the canteen for
lunch earlier on and was
worried they would be angry
and complain. But it was okay,
they were still happy.
How long has this Session
been in the making?
I’ve been planning since April.
Meet the Head Organiser...
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Interview
We hired a band for the
Euroconcert we have. We have
spare money for the Session so
you delegates may have a sort
of surprise at some point. A
good thing about Hässleholm is
that it is very accessible for all
Europeans even though it is
small.
How is the Session going so
far?
It is going well. There have
been a few scary moments but
these moments have all been
solved at last. The fluency of
the Session is very good so far.
Why do you take part in EYP?
I enjoy meeting new people. I
find the different cultures and
perspectives that you come
across in EYP very interesting.
For example, there was once a
debate about sex education.
One person from Poland and
one from Italy had very
different perspectives on this
topic.
Finally, what has been your
greatest EYP experience?
It was in Latvia a year or so
ago. Again, I was with
Christian, but after a night out
this time. At 4pm the next day
Christian woke up calling for
breakfast. We ate what we
thought was a nice breakfast,
but it was actually gone off
milk and really old eggs. Then
we started eating uncooked
meatballs. In the end we gave
up and just went to a bar until
8pm.
It started when I and Christian
had to do a school project, and
Head Organising a Session was
suitable for the project. Things
have changed since then but
that was the start. It’s really
cool to have my international
friends in my hometown and
school. I’ve been able to meet
old friends like Mike (Chair),
who I first met at the April,
2011 International Forum in
Stockholm.
How did you get to the
International Forum?
Well, I have never actually been
to a Regional or National
Session as a Delegate before.
My school’s team qualified for
the International Forum, but
one of the team members
pulled out and I took their
place. I think this shows how
there is more than one way to
progress in EYP.
What would your advice be
for this Session’s Delegates?
There is nothing to be
embarrassed about. You’re
allowed to express yourself and
have fun. That is important to
remember; take the time to
have fun. Making it to a
National Session is not the
main goal of going to a
Regional Session. Fun is the
main goal. Just look at me, I
didn’t even go to a Regional or
National Session. Sophia
(Chair) didn’t make it to her
National Session. Just have fun.
How does this Hässleholm
Regional Session differ from
other Sessions?
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. . .and her Team
This lovely lady willingly hosted 3 officials before the Session. By the way
she decorated her house all by herself! I can call her a quite experienced
EYPer. Her first Session was in January 2012 but by now she has already
participated in no less than five Sessions. She is proud ofherself for finding
sponsors. For example she negotiated with Bergendahls Food, which is the
company providing us with breakfasts and cookies for the coffee breaks.
When I asked her why she is organising the Session a smile appeared on
her face. The reason is Filippa who is her best friend and someone she
shares classrooms with every day in school.
Klara found the greatest challenge to be recruiting new schools at the last
moment. Apparently the ex-president ofEYP Sweden South left the
country some time ago without electing a new board, creating a minor
chaos and making the preparations for this Session rather stressful. Klara
remembers a funny moment from this rushed period before the Session.
One evening they had a meeting, which pulled out on time much more than expected. Several of the Organizers wanted to end it
and go have dinner at some restaurant, but the others asked for the teachers permission to make use of the school kitchen instead.
After having received it they went grocery shopping and cooked a delicious meal in their own school kitchen!
Do you know who got the true Italian coffee for the coffee breaks? Alex did. That is her personal contribution to the
session. She has family in Italy and they proudly provided the Session with true Italian coffee.
Alex remembers one meeting that was held while she was in France. In order not to miss it she sat down outside of
the hotel, logged on to Skype and joined the discussion. People passing on the street were quite baffled by the sight of
her Skypeing in the middle of the street.
According to Alex a great difficulty of being an organizer to keep all the tasks sorted in her head. One may wonder
then why she has accepted such a challenging position. Well, she wanted to try something that would hopefully
broaden her outlook and help people. Even though we are all young, partaking
in a Session means sharing ideas and thoughts with so many intelligent
people. And the part of broadening her mind is something Alex surely has
done within one area in particular. Even though she lives in the Swedish city of
Malmö, she speaks no less than five languages: English, French, Italian, Polish
and Swedish!
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She is the most experienced EYPer among the organising team as she has
attended eight Sessions. Moreover, she is a board member ofEYP Sweden South.
She was mean to just stop by and say hello, but got stuck when realizing all the
fun she was missing out on. The hardest thing for her is to get all the information
she needs and to find in this maze-like building that is the HTK-school.
Adina is from Lund. Her first Session was in 2011 . An interesting fact about her
is that she has really strange skin and that she sleeps in her socks during the
winter. When she meets people she is trying to hide the fact that she is clumsy but
people soon find it out anyways. She is really proud of the Spider Web that she
made for the Teambuilding.
This blond is a board member ofEYP
Sweden South. He has attended five
Sessions. His first one was in 2011 . The
hardest challenge during preparation of
the session was to remember all the people he had to call.
Oskar's goal is to speak ten languages fluently. As ofnow he is
already speaking six, so less than half left!
We haven’t seen him much, because he is
responsible for the teachers’ program. This does
not him any less of a nice guy though. He has
taken part in two sessions so far. The most
challenging thing during the session has been to get in touch with different
people whilst organising the teachers’ program. He is doing it all because Filippa
is in his class and he wanted to help her. Wanting very much for Filippa to
succeed in her task further motivates him as well as wanting to try something
different. A strange fact about Sebastian is that he is keen on different interesting
hats e.g. cowboy hats or the Turkish fez.
This handsome man looks like Justin Bieber. I find it
adorable and inspiring to write about him while he is
performing alive on the stage. He has attended four EYP
Sessions, the first one being in 2010. Why he is organising
a Session? It is somewhat a question ofproving himself to the rest of the world. He has so far in
life mostly been associated with being a good-looking but foolish guy. Being part of the
Organising Team ofan EYP Session surely changes that view. Although not everything in the
preparatory work has gone smoothly. At one point Christian had been given the responsibility
of sending out a large amount of invitational letters. After mailing the letters Christian, to his
great fear, realized that the envelopes had been marked with the
wrong companies.
Christian does more than being involved in the EYP. He is also the
lead singer in the soon-to-be very famous band “My remorse”. They
were actually even followed by TV and broadcasted in a series of
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All ofyou most definitely know what your Committee
did during the first day ofthe Session. Butwhat have
your fellow Delegates been up to? And who are they?
Ofcourse you already now those from your own
school delegation, butwhat about the rest?Maybe
somebody special has sparked your interest a little bit
extra! In the followingpages you will be able to read
capturingarticles about each and every one ofthe
different Committees.
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You thought you had already
had enough ofPSYand his
Korean pop songs. But that was
until EMPL I was given a
chance to refine it. Apart from
remixingK-pop with EYP-songs,
the committee has also done
some serious work. Victor tells
you about it all in his article.
The wonderful Committee on
Employment and Social Affairs
I, chaired by Pieris and Ciara,
has had a very busy day. After
the delegates’ arrival the
session kicked offwith the
Opening Ceremony, followed
by a panel debate. The topic of
the panel debate was directly
linked to the topic of the
Committee. Both regard the
alarmingly high rates of youth
unemployment throughout the
Union, which indeed is a big
problem in today’s Europe.
It is evident that the members
of the Committee came well
prepared to the session. With
great interest they embraced
their topic. Effortlessly they
worked together in order to try
and come up with some
solutions to the issue of youth
unemployment. And it seemed
as though nothing could stop
them once they had begun –
just like a shark scenting blood.
In Teambuilding the
Committee members got to
know each other. But more
than just exchanging names
they were all given a chance to
share some of their
imagination, thoughts and
ideas. Together Jeffrey, Jacob,
Saga, Jaspar, Ellen, Annellie
and Sofia also managed to
introduce the Gangnam-Funky
Chicken and developed their
own “In Committee we trust”
philosophy.
Letting go ofGangnam-Funky-
Chicken EMPL I moved on to
more serious Committee Work.
Games and exercises from
earlier in the day seem to have
served their purpose as the
Committee was very successful
in developing a variety of ideas
on how to solve the problem of
high youth unemployment. No
matter what EMPL I ultimately
regard as the best
interventions, be it corporate
tax reductions, increased
education or higher import
taxes, we look forward to their
resolution and the following
debate in the General
Assembly.
EMPL IbyVictor
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DROINaughty games and encounters
with prime ministers –
Kateryna's day with DROI has
offered a wide range ofstories
and experiences. Read all about
it below!
Everyone will play his or her
own particular role at a session.
Fortunately the Sessions are
created for you - the Delegates
- and it is in the interest of
every Official that you have as
good of a time as possible, no
matter what role you end up
having. In visiting the
Committee ofDROI, I,
Kateryna, got to learn more
about the different roles the
Delegates within this particular
Committee had and wish to
have in the future.
Mike (The United Kingdom)
and Rebecca (Sweden) are
chairing this Committee. I am
not sure why, but Mike was
expecting to have 8 girl
Delegates. He was extremely
happy though when the
Committee turned out to
consist of three boys and five
girls. Unfortunately, delegate
Charlotta had to leave the
Session as she felt ill. Let us
hope for her to have a quick
recovery and be back by
tomorrow.
During the game of “2 truths
and 1 lie” we found out that the
Delegate Lukas met the
Swedish Prime Minister
Fredrik Reinfeldt, when the he
visited Lukas’ school.
Apparently pupils were also
given the possibility ofhaving
their picture taken with the
Prime Minister. This had
literally made Lukas’ day. I bet
it did!
During the game of “Honey,
tell me that you love me”
Delegates managed to have the
others burst out into laughter
with just one look. For those
who do not know the game, the
purpose of it is to through the
sensual line of, “Honey, tell me
that you love me” accompanied
with flirty looks and moves
make another member of the
Committee burst out in
laughter. I can tell you this:
some were exquisite at this
exercise in charm. And overall
I think we were all charmed by
the warmth and familiarity that
had spread throughout the
whole Committee.
In general, the Committee is
doing well. All members are
with precision guided through
the procedures by their
charming chairs. During the
discussions everyone actively
participated, proving the
success of the Teambuilding
and its core purpose – to build
a team.
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AFCO by Luke
Yesterday, AFCO made huge
strides forward in their
Committee work. For all
Committees, the day began
with the Delegates and their
Chairs taking part in
Teambuilding activities, before
going on to create the
resolutions that will later be
debated in the General
Assembly.
The AFCO Committee Chairs
began their proceedings by
introducing the Delegates to a
few famous EYP teambuilding
exercises. The mammoth task
of the human knot was
accentuated by the addition of
blindfolds into the
predicament. However, the
Delegates utilised all their
extensive communication skills
to negotiate a way out of the
tricky situation. Subsequent to
the task, they were asked to let
the Chairs know how
comfortable they were in
relying upon each other, and
forming an instant bond and
trust with their fellow
Committee people; every
delegate said they were very
comfortable with this trust and
reliance.
The Chairs of the Committee,
Marco and Sophia, were eager
to make sure the Delegates not
only had fun, but also
understood the reasoning for
why and how the skills they
used in Teambuilding activities
were directly transferrable to
the skills necessary to perform
well in Resolution making and
the General Assembly. With
this in mind, Anna hit the nail
on the head, saying her
mindset was, “this is a problem,
we’re faced with, how can we
work through this as a unit”.
Filip suggested that because
they were blindfolded and
unable to speak, they all had to
“learn other ways of listening”
to other peoples’ wants and
needs. The Delegates
developed coherent
cooperation skills which can be
directly translated into passing
Resolutions in the GA. Victor
added that they learned to “act
for the benefit of others, not
yourself”.
Later on in the day, the Chairs
of both AFCO and EMPL II
devised a ‘monster game’. The
two committees were to
compete and see which team
could create the quickest
moving and most effective
monster structure. The sight of
Delegates jumping on each
other’s necks in order to create
the image of a monster has to
be a comical highlight of this
Regional Session. In the end,
AFCO completely annihilated
EMPL II with a speedily
structured monster.
By evening time, AFCO were
finalising the format of their
Resolution. The Delegates were
concerned as to whether all EU
states would benefit from an
EU federation, or whether the
tyranny of a minority ofEU
states would work against the
needs of the majority. Bella
believed a “federation could
remove the languages and
cultures ofEU states”.
The Resolution was shaping up
terrifically well by the end of
the night, and we look forward
to seeing how AFCO get on in
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Kateryna has spent some time
with the LIBE-committee and
she has much to tell about
wonderful chairs and
unconventional solutions to
difficult problems.
Your Committee will become
your family during these two
intense days that are to follow.
So please treat them carefully
and with respect. Friends that
you make in EYP different
compared to your ordinary
friends. You may not meet
them very often, sometimes
more than a year might pass
before you meet again. But
when you do, it feels like you
never said goodbye. And that is
the virtue of the EYP – it
enables you to stay in touch
with people you like regardless
ofwhere you live. For at some
point you will meet, no matter
what.
I spent some time with the
LIBE-committee and I already
see much potential in future
friendships.
LIBE consists of four beautiful
ladies and two handsome
gentlemen. The Committee is
chaired by Arnolds (Latvia)
and Jenni (Finland), both of
whom help guide the
Committee through the main
procedures.
Teambuilding was a great
success and all of the LIBE-
members bonded well. Now all
that remains to see is how they
handle the more serious
Committee Work –
constructing a Resolution. It is
my conviction though that with
such a pleasant and well-
functioning group during
Teambuilding, Committee
work will not hold any
unforeseen disruptions –
especially when the Vice
President is one of your Chairs!
Sometimes work within the
EYP can appear as complex
and quite hard to understand.
The LIBE Committee was
given a task ofpointing out five
different organizations, from a
group of 16, that they found
affect different particular
sectors of society. This rather
intricate task was effectively
solved and the lovely blond
Delegate Joel probably put it
best when reasoning about the
important role McDonald’s
plays in the food-industry. He
simply stated that, “We need
food. Food is good.” This
efficiently showed that
sometimes simplicity is the best
way of tackling difficulties of
life.
Even though it is cold and
windy outside, the atmosphere
within the Committee is warm
and nice.
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EMPL II yesterday got off to a
flying start at the Committee
stage of the Hassleholm
Regional Session. The
Committee work began with
the Delegates and their Chairs
taking part in Teambuilding
activities, before going on to
create the resolutions that will
later be debated in the General
Assembly.
EMPL II initiated the stage by
introducing themselves
through a traditional EYP
name game. The Delegates
formed a shape which over
recent years has become
synonymous with EYP; a circle.
They then said their name and
a verb which could be
combined with their name. As
the game progressed around
the circle, it became all the
more difficult as each Delegate
had to recite the name and verb
of the previous Delegates.
Soon, the Chairs, ‘kicking Kian’
and ‘waving Willem’, were
joined by a ‘jogging Jacob’,
‘sailing Sophie’ and
‘mathematician Matilda’. With
an incredible amount of effort
and surprisingly minimal
struggle, an ‘ice-skating
Isabella’ and ‘elementary
particle Emmy’ managed to
draw the game to a conclusion.
Soon after, the Committee took
part in a painful yet productive
game of coconut throwing.
Paper balls were hurled in all
directions, with each Delegate
picking up a new paper ball
‘coconut’ every so often and
forming a humorous
description of a fellow
Committee member. The final
Teambuilding game of the
morning was a blindfolded
activity. The Committee was
divided into pairs, with each
Delegate taking it in turns to
direct their partner to tennis
balls placed around the room,
whilst avoiding strategically
placed hazards. The games the
Committee ofEMPL II played
can all too easily and
incorrectly be misconstrued as
silly and unnecessary. However,
skills such as communication
and teamwork, which are
extensively brought to the force
in Teambuilding activities, can
be directly transferred to
forging a Resolution and also
presenting it in the General
Assembly.
EMPL II spent much of the
afternoon breaking down their
Resolution and simplifying its
complexity. In a brainstorming
session of the causes and
consequences of
unemployment, the Committee
effectively combined their ideas
to form a cohesive Resolution.
Jacob noted how there are “not
enough links between the
labour market and industries in
order to create job
opportunities”. Emmy and
Isabel built on this train of
thought by suggesting the
European youth of today
“cannot gain jobs if they have
no experience and can’t gain
experience if they have no
jobs”. This self-perpetuating
argument surmised the
complexity of the Committee
topic these Delegates are faced
with. In addition, Sophie put
forward the idea that the
“structure of the labour market
doesn’t allow young
entrepreneurs” to emerge and
thrive. Matilda seemed to agree
that this youth unemployment
issue revolves around
structural problems in the
European community, as
“today’s education doesn’t aim
school children at available
jobs”.
The quality and cooperation of
EMPL II was tremendously
impressive. Let’s just hope this
continues in the GA.
EMPL IIby Luke
Force Magazine Issue 2
AAFFEETT
Natarika, TheAunt.
She is
theaun
t, who
is very
exotic! Sh
e isam
bitiou
s very
cool.
She is
straighttothe
point, an
d ever
yone
looksup
toher
.
Märta, The Aunt. She is the super fun
aunt, that everyone wants to be around.
She is good at making people laugh and
she is always in a good mood.
Jakob,theFather
. Jakob
is the
kind o
f guy
who is
calm, ni
ce,goe
s along
with
anythin
g and is
justin g
eneral
a really
loveab
le pers
on.
Stella, the Mother. Stella is a very
organised person. She easily gains
respect, and is loved by everyone.
Emma, the daughter. Everyone lovesEmma. She is a bit of a rebel and is NOTafraid to say her opinion.
Dennis, th
e BigBrot
her. Dennis
is thebig
brother ev
ery girl dr
eamsofha
ving.He is
intelligent
, funny, goo
d in schoo
l, andthen
he has the
best style i
n allof Sk
åne.
Marianna, the Daughter. She is the wise
daughter. She is on top of everything,
keeps everyone updated and is incredibly
wise.
by Christina
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Small but lovely; that neatly
describes the Committee on
Economic and Social Affairs.
This Committee is chaired by
Julia from Ireland and
Panayiotis - the Cypriot
President of the Session. No
more than five Delegates are in
this tiny Committee, but it fits
them perfectly. Just like the
number ofCommittee
members, the number of
convergence criteria discussed
by the Committee is five. Being
so few in the Committee has
also helped creating a close and
friendly feeling.
These Delegates definitely had
a stressful day, but they seemed
to enjoy it. At least all the fun
ofTeambuilding where the
Delegates got to know each
other a little bit better. For
instance we found out that
Jacob has a rather hous’ish type
ofmusic taste and that
Gabriella comes from Spain.
Some even got to know
themselves better in
Teambuilding. Amanda was
told she could be a future pop
star and Oskar seems to already
be in the right place. He was
foretold a great future as a
politician. Tora on the other
hand was mistakenly identified
as being German. Or maybe
she has to rethink her national
identity…
The whole afternoon was
dedicated to discussing the
Committee Topic. “How can
the five criteria of the
Maastricht Treaty be fulfilled
by Member States?” Given that
the leading politicians of the
EU have great problems solving
this problem, one can be sure
this was a difficult topic. But
the Committee faced the
challenge with good spirits and
confidence. There were many
ideas circling around the room
before a consensus was reached
about which proposals to use.
Equally the Committee
identified several issues that
link to the issue – one of them
being the core question ofhow
much to give and how much to
take. I have great confidence in
the Committee’s final
resolution though, given the
good work during the latter
part ofCommittee Work.
ECONbyVictor
Committee
Article
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Travellin
g
Important knowledge, useless information
Did you know that. . ?
Mentioning fun facts can both
impress on friends and work as
a pick-up lines. Christina has
assembled funny facts about all
ofthe countries represented in
the officials team.
Even though all the Delegates
at this Regional Session are
from Sweden, we have an
Officials team consisting of 13
different nationalities! Join as
on a trip to all the countries
you need to know something
about!
Poland: Films in foreign
language are not dubbed on
Polish TV. They are not
subtitled, either. They have a
method called voice over in
which one person reads the
parts of all actors and you can
still hear the original voices in
the background. Sounds
terrible, right? In fact, however,
once you get used to it, most
find it more pleasant than the
artificial dubbing voices.
Ukraine: Most toilets, be it
private or public, consist of a
tiled hole in the ground.
Switzerland: No matter where
you are in the country, you are
only 10 miles away from a lake.
Sweden: After World War II,
Sweden had the fourth largest
air force in the world.
Denmark: Denmark has three
times as many pigs as humans.
Ireland: Ireland has more golf
courses than playgrounds.
Italy: Italy has roughly speaking
parted into two different
political standpoints, but when
it comes to international sports
they all join together becoming
one big happy country.
The Netherlands: The Dutch
are the tallest in the world. The
average height for men is 184
cm, and 170 cm for women.
Cyprus: Crime rates are very
low in Cyprus, making it one of
the safest places in the world to
live.
Latvia: The country that
invented the Christmas tree
Finland: They claim that Santa
Claus lives in Rovaniemi in
Lapland.
United Kingdom: A law says
that any boy under the age of
10 is not aloud to see a naked
mannequin.
Germany: As of 2012, the
Germans have won 1662
Olympic medals in total.
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Entertain
ment
Why did the EYP official never stand up? Because he’s a Chair.How do you describe an EYPer getting married? Very committeed.What do you call an EYP official who writes a diary? A journal-ist.What do you call a speech that doesn’t support either side of the argument? A sittingon Defence speech.What do high ranking military personnel like most about EYP? The General Assembly.
Laughter with Luke
THE BOX review presented by
Christina.
Dear delegates,
First, we would like to make a
little complaint. We have not
received much from you, even
though you promised that you
would write something. We
crave for juicy gossip, long for
comments and are hungry for
remarks. Although we have
been disappointed, we have not
lost our faith in you. For the
third and last issue ofFORCE,
we want to see those notes
flying down the box. Although
we have still decided to post
and answer the comments and
questions that you took the
effort to make.
How do you actually
pronounce the Presidents
name?
We still have a bit of trouble
with it as well, so please do not
worry. We think it is Pan-ayi-
otis. If this answer was not
satisfying enough, please go
and have a chat with him. He is
an extremely nice guy.
I would like to complain about
there not being tea during
Coffee Break!
On the behalf of the
Organisers, we deeply
apologise. They promise to
make up for it. On the other, it
is after all a Coffee Break.
What is the height difference
between Arnolds and Marko
(both VP’s)?
We do not actually know. We
think it is about 50 cm, but if
you really would like to be sure,
they are more than happy to
stand back to back so you can
measure. If they complain
about this, tell them that
Christina and Kate told you to
do so.
We have noticed that two guys
are chairing EMPL II. Most of
the other Committees have
both a male and female chair –
how come this is not the case
for EMPL II?
It is quite random that they
ended up together. Luckily,
they have a very loving
relationship and you are very
lucky to have two such
charming men as chairs.
The Daily Corner
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ment
Force Magazine Issue 2
Victor Explaining the World
Once more Victor explains the mysteries ofthe
world to us. Ever wondered about the rising
sea level? Continue reading and you till find
out.
Why does a minute have 60 seconds while
there are 100 milliseconds in one second?
Time is a complex thing. Time is not easy to
understand and cannot be explained easily.
The metric system we use for time illustrates,
as well as your question shows me, that you
do not understand the concept of time. It is
not only that there are 60 seconds in a
minute, but there are 24 hours in a day and
365 days in a year.
One has to understand that it is intellectual
people making up the metric systems.
Intellectual people have to show that they are
intellectual and what easier way is there than
making everyone else not understand what
they do? This is also the reason why less
intellectual people usually are late. If you do
not understand the concept of time you
cannot be on time.
A historical example for that is the French
revolution. During the French revolution
some extremist revolutionaries tried to
introduce an easier metric system. In this
metric system an hour was supposed to have
100 minutes, a day was 10 hours and a year
was 100 days. Obviously this failed miserably
because the uneducated French society that did
not understand the old metric system did not
want to be bothered with a new one. The French
revolutionaries on the other hand had a
seemingly poor education as well. They didn’t
understand the whole metric system themselves.
Why else would they have wanted to change the
system? Within all this confusion they realized
too late that they had no friends anymore and got
killed.
Sure, what can one do about that? Simple
answers, just ask someone smarter…like me.
Why does the sea-level rise?
The sea-level does not rise. In fact it never hax
since God created the earth. The statistics which
claim to prove regularly get published just show
that we are less high above the sea level. This is in
fact true. Anyhow it does not have anything to do
with the sea-level. The reason why these statistics
say so is very simple and has to do with other
statistics.
Since God created the earth we have not been this
low over the sea level. As coincidences neither
have we ever been this many people on Earth.
Out ofAdam and Eve we became nearly 7 billion
people. That means 7 billion times the weight of
two. It really is that simple. All these people on
Earth just push the land down and therefore
make ‘the sea level rise.
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