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v MEDIA TEAMSabrina Ariana (DE, Video Editor)

Oliver Kötter (DE)

Hakan Madenci (TR)

Stefanos Mantzarlis (GR)

Almuneda del Moral (ES)

Oriol Rotja Morgó (ES)

Ariadna Romans (ES)

Iria Sobrino (ES)

Milica Starinac (RS)

t EDITORSMarilou Pelmont (FR/UK)

Lewin Schmitt (DE)

y DISCLAIMERThe views and opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the EYP network or EYP Spain.

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EDITORIAL: Dear Reader,So here we are. Mallorca 2016, the session that we have all been expecting

for so long. The warming feeling of the sun on our faces, the calming sound of

mediterranean waves, the tricky sand stuck between our toes… All of this, added

to EYP, is a combination that is very likely to be remembered for ever. However,

let’s not get distracted and remember the reason why we are all here today.

The media team, constituted of the eleven of us, arrived in Palma a couple days

ago, armed with a bundle of ideas and plans. We put our heads together and

came up with quite a few ideas that you will have the opportunity to discover

throughout and after the session. Above all, you delegates remain our main source

of inspiration and energy! You hold in your hands the first issue of Mallorca 2016, a

product that we’ve been working on for the past days and that is dedicated to you!

On the following pages, you will dive into the topics that are to be discussed at this

session, as well as a variety of funny faces and welcoming words. Most importantly,

our beloved journalists wanted to show you different angles and enrich the

debates and your overall experience of this amazing adventure Mallorca 2016. Get

excited!

With lots of love,

Your Editors Marilou and Lewin

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ILIR AnD DARYAHakan interviewed our President and Vice-President and captured their reactions.

DELEgATO DIARYIn this column, Ariadna is putting herself in your shoes and reports on the session from the delegates’ perspective.

EnVI: SCHIzOPHREnIAIria took a more personal approach to the topic, interviewing a person living with the condition.

SHARIng IS CARIngAs FEMM will discuss leave arrangements for parents, Milica reflects on one inspiring pioneer.

DULLnESS->CREATIVITYAriadna from CULT explores the risks and potentials of unconventional ways of learning.

LIBE1: BEYOnD gEnDERIn this analysis, Oriol sheds light on the debate concerning gender neutral bathroom facilities.

nEW nAPOLEOnIC CODEJURI is dealing with new technologies, which made Oliver wonder about the need for new regulations.

21ST CEnTURY DIgITAL BOYStefanos explores the relationship between new technologies and policy making.

I WAnnA BE A BILLIOnAIREAlmu explores the committee topic of ITRE II, which is dealing with start-ups and entrepreneurs.

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?Based on her academic experience, Sabrina examines the psychological aspects of motivation.

HOW DID/WOULDILIR AnD DARYAREACT... ... when you learned that you

would be presiding this session?

... when your second VP had to cancel last-minute due to illness?

... if you had Ilir’s beard?

Created by Hakan MadenCi

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The President of the session is Ilır Kola from Albania, 23 years old, and currently doing his masters on artifical intelligence. His favourite ice cream flavour is chocolate and he’s been involved in EYP for 5 years.

Darya Savishcheva from Belarus, our Vice-President, is also 23 years old and currently doing her masters on internation-al business and sustainability. She likes ice cream a lot, her favourite flavors being pista-chio, cream caramel, yogurt cherry, malaga. Just as Ilir, she started EYP 5 years ago.

... if delegatos were only speaking Español throughout

the session?

... if you were King of Mallorca? ... if you could go to the beach right now?

... if you were captured on

Mallorca for the rest of your life?

... if you were kidnapped by the Mallorcian mafia?

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At that point, they were already gone and tanning in the sun. They deserve it, as they put a great effort into making this session unique.

DELEgATO DIARY In this column, Ariadna is putting herself in your shoes and reports on the session from the delegates’ perspective.

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#justeurovillagethings

After having to deal with my horribly snor-ing plane neighbour and the uncomfort-able seats in the train, we finally got into the hostel, where all those weird peo-

ple with blue and white T-shirts were waiting for us. They looked awful: red skinned because of the Sun, purple eye bags as if they hadn’t had a nap in a decade and being super stressed, welcoming participants and carrying random packages Later on, they told us that they were “the officials”. From their expressions I could perceive that they have worked a lot in order to create what is going to be unforgettable.

I felt really excited about all the scenario, despite the chaos that seemed to be at first. After unpack-ing, we went to a club, where we did “Eurovillage”, a kind of EYP celebration where schools are assigned a random country and have to prepare food from it. Of course, being Spain or UK was easy, but I think we should have a round of applause for those who had difficult-to-find-food-in-Spain countries, such as Estonia or Belarus. We had a great time there, eating as if there was no tomorrow and dancing in order to lose the kilos we gained thirty minutes be-fore. We all had a great time.

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We spent the night talking to our “fellow” delaga-tos , and absolutely forgot about the time. Next day, we seriously regretted staying up so late, because teambuilding activities required a lot of energy and self-devotion. However, we managed to act as if we were so happy about it, at least in front of the camera. Oh, yes! We had lots of cameras around us and taking pictures of us all the time. At first, I have to admit it was annoying, but when we got used to them, it was very amusing!

We played a lots of games during teambuilding and, when we overcame the initial pressure and discomfort, we can say we had a great time. Af-ter the games and running more than Usain Bolt in the Olympics during the transfer, we moved on to Opening Ceremony, where we listened to speeches of very important people, such as the president of the parliament of the Balearic Islands, the head organisers and the president of the session. They tried to encourage us about the session, and when they said “The session is

officially opened”, we knew something awesome was about to start, despite the fact that we felt it had already started a day ago.

After eating this exquisite food that our lovely sponsors provided us, we moved to hostel to prepare the school presentation. Of course, after that, we moved to The 2, the coolest bar in all Mallorca where we had the Eurovillage, and we introduced our school to the

other fellow and beloved delegates. After that…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Oh, sorry guys. I felt asleep and could not end the report. I now have to go to Committee Work, where the chair and my fellow committee are waiting for me. I will tell you more about my ex-perience in the second issue, which is going to be given to you soon.

XOXO, Delegato

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FIRST DInnER: fOOD fOR THOUGHT

When night takes over the city

and stars look at Palma with pity,

in a white bar, EYPers

gather happily with their peers

and share their love for European food

– everyone is in the best mood!

Estonia, Denmark, Ireland, France

spread around in a funny dance

providing sausage rolls and crepes

to all delegates and their mates.

Thus, as bonds are forming

up to each other we start warming,

and partying to the best of hits

we laugh in joyous fits.

- Oriol

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MY LIFE WITH SCHIzOPHREnIA

EnVI: corpore sano in mens sana

Hello everyone! I’m here to tell you my story. When I was about 15 years old I was diagnosed with schizophrenia. This is not your typical illness: it makes it

more difficult for us to be an active part of society.

People suffering from schizophrenia tend to avoid social atmospheres. If you are not interested in so-cialising, you won’t do it – and believe me, I wasn’t interested at all. Luckily, my family played a vital role in getting me involved in society. They were always trying to include me in my family and social life, and worked hand in hand with my psychiatrist to make me progress and improve.

After my diagnosis, I didn’t see anyone in a long time. However, at the age of 40 I got in a relation-ship, and left my parents’ home to live with my partner. That was a huge challenge for me, and I only overcame it thanks to my family.

Because of our illness, a lot of us are unable to work and have problems in our relationships. That’s why we are in our nearest friends’ hands. In my case, my family was my bastion and my only real support. When I think about the hundreds of people going untreated, a shiver runs down my spine: shouldn’t everyone get the opportunity of being helped?

For someone with schizophrenia, the world is a jumble of confusing thoughts, images and sounds.

In most cases, those struggling with this disorder do not get the appropriate treatment, and moreover

face discrimination in their workplace. Our Journalist Iria talked to a person diagnosed with

schizophrenia and recorded his story for you.

Every single person suffering from a mental illness deserves support from healthcare and social services.

My story does not end there. When my girlfriend and I broke up, I moved back to my parents’ home. It wasn’t easy for me but what I had learnt from it was life-changing.

If you ask a member of my family to de-scribe what it is like to live with me they may answer something such as “you need to be patient with him” or “he may be rude”. And it is the sheer truth. For me, it is really difficult to develop emo-tional intelligence, but does that mean I’m not able to play a role in society? I don’t think so. I graduated from school and got my baccalaureate, and nowa-

days I am working in the family business. It is an enriching experience because it forces me to socialise and at the same time makes me feel useful. And if I’m able to do this, others suffering from schizo-phrenia can do the same – granted the appropriate treatment from society, their family, and friends.

I feel just like everyone else. Suffering from a mental disorder doesn’t make me less valuable, and this needs to be clarified. We may need help from a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but everyone has needed a helping hand some time throughout their life.

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schIzoPhrEnIa DoEsn’t MaKE ME lEss ValuablE

FEMM: SHARIng IS CARIng?One of the biggest challenges young people

face in the process of growing up and finding themselves is the liability to fulfil society’s ex-pectations.

This especially applies to young women, who are often forced to choose between building a career and starting a family. The current situation in the labour market isn’t very favourable for women who would like to be success-ful in both fields, which can result in lower birth rate or

Every young person dreams of leaving a significant mark in the world by doing what they love to do. The question is: does the world we want to improve give us all equal opportunities to do so?Milica investigates the case of an outstanding woman fighting for gender equality.

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underrepresentation of women in the labour market. The lack of proper legislation causes trouble for wom-en to return to highly paid positions after the maternity leave, which also represents one of the greatest barri-ers for reaching gender equality.

However, there are women who have succeeded in balancing parental and professional life. They had to face a lot of difficulties in order to achieve this, which encouraged one of them to raise her voice for all the women who are constantly fighting for their two basic rights: to be mothers and to be equal with men when it comes to professional opportunities.

Licia Ronzulli is a member of the European Parliament and a mother to six year-old Vittoria. When Vitto-ria was only seven weeks old, her mother took her to the Parliament with her. At that time, it was a truly significant step that reminded so-ciety that mothers need to spend time with their children and that this should not affect their ability to move forward in their careers. Another im-

portant message she sent with this gesture was that women are able to balance between being a mother and being a working woman – it is the society that needs to remove the barriers it made itself and that stop women from doing so.

The young Vittoria continued to go to the Parliament with her mother and was there as she voted on the pro-posals to improve women’s employ-ment rights. The pictures of these two were broadcasted around the world, but Licia says that her main goal wasn’t only to draw attention to the difficulties experienced by work-ing mothers, but also to spend time with her baby.

“It was not a political gesture. It was first of all a maternal gesture – that I wanted to stay with my daughter as much as possible, and to remind people that there are women who do not have this opportunity [to bring their children to work], that we should do something to talk about this”, Ronzulli said.

“raise your voice for

the working mothers”

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Improving lives of working mothers is something we all, as a society, should focus on. No woman should ever be forced to give up on her career in order to be a good mother, nor to give up on being a mother in order to build a career. The moment we understand this and start acting ac-cording to it, we will make a big step forward to achieving gender equality. Women like Licia have cracked the glass ceiling, but it is society’s duty to completely break it – and we are the society.

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FeMM during CoMMittee Work

TURn DULLnESS InTO CREATIVITY

CULT: EXPAnDIng FROnTIERSIn EDUCATIOn

Conventional is boringIt is quite boring to be sitting in a class for an hour attending a lesson, isn’t it? We all love learning, but sometimes, despite our interest on the subject, we can get distracted or bored. And it is not because the teacher is not good enough, or because the lesson is boring itself ; it is just because the method got repet-itive, and we are tired about it.

However, it is effectiveThe conventional teaching system is effective, of course it is, but sometimes it is not enough. Not enough for us to develop completely. Only by sitting on a chair taking notes,we won’t acquire all the knowl-edge we need in order to be able to face life chal-lenges. We need to acknowledge how to express our-

selves in front of a wide public, how to teamwork; how to develop our ideas in order to achieve our goals. And this is something we are not going to achieve be-ing sitting on a chair: we need to stand up and find out the way to make our learning process wider. And the question is: how are we going to do so? Simple. We just have to discuss on new methods, new ways of learning.

One possible solution: extracurricular activitiesJoining clubs, practising group sports and getting in-volved in campaigns and movements are a great way to expand our learning. By carrying out these activi-ties, learning would not only focus on academic con-tent, but rather develop complementary skills and improve other areas of knowledge, such as foreign

with the increased use of Informa-tion and communication technolo-gies and digital content in society, how should the Eu and its Member states fully exploit the potential of technological change to reduce barri-ers to education and allow more flex-ible and creative ways of learning?

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languages or self-awareness. That would allow stu-dent to develop particular talents that they weren’t aware of, which could really impact our life expecta-tions Who knows, perhaps by an extracurricular ac-tivity you would find out what your dream job is! The best example could be EYP...

Second possible solution: Internet’s advantagesVia social media, webpages and online forums, com-munication can be enhanced, by contacing people abroad, or learning can be expected by watching documentaries or tutorials, take part of online move-ments… All those elements can contribute to further our education. However, the potential advantages of these new technologies are still unknown. Their pow-er and capacity to produce positive outcomes still re-mains a big question in our society, and sometimes faces disapproval. Some of us show sceptic positions in the debate, arguing that the youth would get dis-

tracted from it, even worst, arguing that it would en-courage them to give up their studies or take part in illegal activities. Nevertheless, despite the current scepticism about the power of e-learning and it is im-portant to broaden our perspective on this topic in order to close doors to potential opportunities.What next?Conventional teaching methods had been proved not to be sufficient, but there is still room for improve-ment in order to help teachers, parents and students in learning and development process. Introducing non-conventional teaching methods, such as taking part in extracurricular activities or Internet resourc-es, is a good initial idea. However, there is still a lot of work to do.

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2006FOUnDATIOnOF EYP SPAIn

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2014EYPE TO HOST BARCELOnA IS

2016MALLORCA nSC

10TH AnnIVERSARY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EYP SPAIn

tonight we are going to celebrate the 10th anni-

versary of EyP spain, an organisation that has

grown quickly to great success.

the Media team would like to congratulate all

alumni involved into this fantastic story and express their gratitude

for making Mallorca 2016 and countless other

events happen.

Written by ariadna

thE bEst ExaMPlE of ExtracurrIcular

actIVIty coulD bE EyP.“

LIBE I: Beyond genderOriol writes about the fight on transgender rights, which has never been as active as it is now. With the discussion about gender neutral bathrooms in its peak, it is high time we plunge in the depths of this topic.

The fight on bathroom rights

North Carolina, United States of America (“land of the freedom”), 2016. A bill is passed by the conservative partyforcing transgender people to use the bathroom that matches the gender they were assigned at birth. Effec-tively, what this does, is criminalise gender expression, and thus, the us of

bathroom facilities!The goal is avoiding the sexual harassment that they think would stem from transgender individuals using their bathroom of choice.

It is relevant to note that North Carolina is not alone. Similar measures have been implemented throughout the US and other countries. While some label them as transphobic and discriminatory, others state that they ensure people’s privacy and safety. The latter hold that if transgender people can access the bathroom of their choice, then sexual assault will be far easier. Or, as Mike Huckabee put it, boys will say they’re transgender to sneak into girls’ locker rooms. However, there is evidence from a study carried out by Media Matters, that allowing transgender individuals to access the bathroom they choose does not increase the number of incidences of inappropriate behaviour.

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DIscrIMInatIon or EVEn harrassMEnt

In anothEr stuDy, 35% of transgEnDEr

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Found in the Topic Overview:

From the bathroom fight to gender neutrality.

A possible solution to the problem outlined above is the implementation of gender neutral bathrooms. The idea behind them is to provide a hygienic space that does not depend on one’s gender or sex. This would not only al-low transgender individuals to access the facilities without worrying – it would also be easier for mothers or fathers taking their children to the toilet, senior people with care-takers of the opposite sex... Even women waiting in a long line while the men’s stalls are vacant!

The problems of gender neutral facilities

But alas!, the idea of gender neutral areas also has its de-tractors. Of course, the concern that is raised regarding the should-trans-people-choose-their-bathroom topic still applies here, but now it is magnified. People fear that, by making bathrooms accessible to whoever wants to use them, regardless of their gender or sex, sexual assault will increase exponentially because men and women will be sharing the space. Thus, once again, the concern is that men could take advantage of women more easily.

The practical implementation of gender neutral facilities

The response to these concerns revolves around the lack of reliable statistics about sexual violence in such situa-tions. Not only that, but it also propels the option of build-ing individual, gender-less stalls, instead of communal bathrooms, as a means to ensure safety.

There are examples of gender neutral facilities in the European Union. A primary school in Iceland (one of the happiest countries in the world according to World Hap-piness Index 2015) eliminated gender signs from the toi-let doors. Similarly, in Sweden there are several so-called “gender-neutral school”. They started in 1998, and since then have blossomed as prime activists against gender discrimination.

The discussion, however, is not near its end. There are hundreds of laws to be changed, and millions of minds to be opened. And there is much more to this topic than what was just briefly outlined here. That’s why we encour-age everyone to engage with LIBE 1: thus we can learn, and grow, and live happily by allowing each other to ex-press their gender freely.

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A girl who has a crush on Ilija

New technologiesWith the flourishing high-tech industry today, our lives are rapidly changing. New technologies create possibilities of which we could have only dreamed 10 years ago. Namely, the rise of smart devices which are connected to the internet (Internet of Things), the increasing interest in autonomously driving vehicles and the technologic breakthrough in the field of drones which can be used for various purposes. All of those constitute an unprecedented challenge to legislators. Al-though mankind is always striving for progress, it is of outmost importance to keep a clear view on the current situation in order to not get carried away by a naive belief in progress.

What are the advantages?Surely there are immense advantages. Just like our generation cannot think of a life with-out computers and smartphones anymore, the ones to come would maybe never want to return to a life with incredible dangerous traffic due to “unpredictable” human drivers; or immensly long delivery delays because the package service still uses Stone Age style trucks using fossil energy sources. Or even living in energy-inefficient houses because the heating is not automatically adapted to their behaviour and their needs. The potential is unimaginable and sky is the limit.

Where there is light there must be shadow…Opposite to the technic lovers amongst us there as well those who still use their Nokia 3200 and complain about daily life becoming too fast. And there is a right to exist for those thoughts as well: the legal framework is developing slower than the technology it is meant for. Privacy and safety problems linked to the increasing application of drones for various purposes are of concern. Who has to be held accountable if an autonomously driving car is involved into a crash? Who is coding the software of such cars concerning its behaviour in an inevitable crash? furthermore, the very personal data created and collected by many devices of our everyday life and the protection of consumers’ rights is also important to keep in mind when discussing about the ever increasing market for the devices summed up under the term Internet of Things. This market will probably exceed 1 trillion Euro by 2020.

Staying attractive as a high-tech siteIt is now upon the national governments but especially upon supranational associations such as the EU to come up with a legal framework in order to find the right balance be-tween a progressive society and the protection of common security, consumer protection and privacy. All this should be taken into account while making sure that Europe stays an attractive high-tech site and doesn’t go under in comparison to countries which are not hesitant at all and adapt new technologies regardless their negative sides.

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A nEW nAPOLEOnIC CODE OLLI EXAMInES OnE OF THE CASES

THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED BY JURI

UnDER THE HEADLInE OF

“gIVIng SHAPE TO THE FUTURE”

1804: Under Napoléon, a mile-stone in the legislative histo-ry was introduced: the Napo-leonic Code; a general law for

his empire at that time.

2016: A similar legislative milestone is required

nowadays when it comes to new technologies.

21ST CEnTURY DIgITAL BOY

Internet 101

One of the inventions that have had a sig-nificant impact on the way societies op-erate is the Internet. Originally designed as military tool by the US Army to im-

prove their intercommunication and knowledge sharing, Internet has gone through many phases and has gradually become a vital part of our lives. More and more people make a living in the digital world and more and more person-al information is being uploaded online and getting out of the individual’s control. Thus, the two major issues of the internet world today would be: data sharing and in the same time protection of personal data. In an attempt to gain a deeper understanding of the situation, Iñaki from the ITRE committee has provided some insight to the committee’s topic which tackles these very issues.

Internet culture and oplicy making The web has developed a culture of self initiate, knowledge and code sharing that has brought a rev-olution to the way people work, carry out projects, and are educated. Therefore, it is important for

states to enhance that unique culture by increasing the accessibility to such sources of shared data to provide more opportunities to people to improve their life status and broad their hori-zons; equal chances for everyone to start something from the same point. The European Union is in that sense a

major actor since policy making is progressively be-ing formed on a european level, allowing the same measures to be applied to more people on a shorter period of time, whereas nowadays different regu-lations regarding access to data and maximum size of online storage create different standards for the eu citizens. In the same light, geo-blocking, not be-

Written by SteFanoS

COMBInIng TRADITIOn

AnD UnknOWn

ItrE I coMMIttEE toPIc

IMPlEMEntIng thE DIgItal sInglE MarKEt: How should the EU tackle issues related to

net neutrality and support initiatives such as “Free Flow of Data” and “European Cloud”, thus preventing data discrimination and

creating a homogenous environment for the usage of the Internet?

ing able to purchase goods from abroad in some cases, sets barri-ers for economic activities.

Copyrights and personal data On the other hand, the unmeasur-able influx of personal information online has resulted in people los-ing track of these data and being unaware of the means they are be-ing used and the profit others make of them without their permission. Some companies and national agencies have being making unauthorised use of such information, which put light on the issue, calling for a more

strict control over the way compa-nies handle personal data as well as the means of acquirement.Therefore, when it comes to the use of data, the right balance lays between the Right to Information and the equality in opportunities on one hand, and on the other hand, the Right to privacy and cop-

yrights over an individu-al’s work.

So for the following days all eyes are on ITRE committee and their journey to finding this fine bal-ance!!!

Living in the 21st century means com-bining tradition and unknown. While change is good – after all evolution has been the key to our successful survival – there is still a need of making sure that people won’t be thrown under the bus.

ALL EYES On ITRE I

WHAT DO BILLIOnAIRES JEFF BEzOS, MARk CUBAn AnD RICHARD BRAnSOn HAVE In COMMOn?

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ITRE II DISCUSSES START-UP CULTURE.

ALMU TOOk A LOOk AT

SUCCESSFUL EnTREPREnEURS.

They each started their busi-ness before graduating from high school.

It is really inspiring to think about how early some of the world’s most famous entrepeneurs got their start. Many of them simply had a fantastic idea and then just worked really hard to make it a reality; oth-ers hit the jackpot with a very simple concept. But remember! Great ideas don’t just knock on your door, you have to pursue them.

Building a startup is hard. That’s the reality behind the hype, success and glamour, which are the nicer face of en t rep en eur sh ip these days. If be-ing an entrepeneur is hard, being a young entrepeneur is even harder: with a lot less experience than peo-ple who have been in this field for years, youngsters have to face the uncertainty of the market. However, a young business person counts with fresh and innovative ideas, motiva-tion, the latest technologies and an

endless willingness to learn, which makes it easier when comes the time to overcome an issue.

The committee on Industry, Re-search and Energy II (ITRE II) is deal-ing with high unemployment rates, a stagnant economy and new ways of promoting innovation. We inter-viewed the delegates of ITRE II in or-der to check on their entrepreneurial escapades as active youths. Most of

them have con-sidered starting a business, but only as grown up since they feel like they lack resources.

One of the fastest growing business-es nowadays is the market of new technologies. And

ITRE II’s delegates are totally aware of it: 60% of them would create a new enterprise related to this topic – or so they say.

Whatever they do in the future, it is refreshing to hear youngsters excit-ed about strating up their own busi-nesses.

“succEss Is stuMblIng

froM faIlurE to faIlurE

wIth no loss of EnthusIasM”

– Winston Churchill

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? by sabrina ariana

What motivates you? Depending on the person, depending on the situ-ation, depending on the mood and many other variables, this question will be answered completely differ-ently. However, we think we are well informed about our own motiva-tion. Are we really?

Depending on who is asking or being asked this question, depend-ing on the situation a person is in, depending on the mood and many other variables, this question will be answered completely different.

A swimmer is motivated to swim the 100m distance faster than the last time, a new member of a school class is motivated to get to know his/her new classmates better. Due to its complexity, mo-tivation is hard to grasp. We think we are well informed about our own motivation. Are we really?

nEED for achIEVEMEnt

nEED for affIlIatIon

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nEED for affIlIatIon

The origins of motivationStarting from the crux, motivation starts with either a positive or a negative affect on a stimulus. Imagine for example that a creamy chocolate cake you love so much on one side or a insects salad on the other side. The af-fective reaction is quite obvious. Generally we have pos-itive reactions on stimuli that would diminish our surviv-al or reproduction chances. Negative affects follow the same pattern. for example, If we ignore the fact that we are injured, cold or dehydrated, this would also diminish our survival or reproduction chances. Of course it is not as simple as that, however, these examples show us that motivation is strongly linked to our evolutional de-velopment and biological needs.

Motives and MotivationBuilding on that, we also have to separate motives and motivation. Motivation describes a current mood to do something. for instance, if you are very motivated to de-liver an attack speech that you have written the night just before the General Assembly. On the other hand, motives describe tendencies that go beyond a situation, such as recurring preferences for certain targets. for example, a very ambitious person shows its ambition in many occasions (examples? ) David McClelland stated that motivation is “a recurrent concern for a goal state or condition as measured in fantasy, which drives, directs and selects the behavior of the individual” (McClelland, 1985). Building on Henry Murray’s work , he focused on three particular motives: the need for achievement, the need for affiliation and the need for power.

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Now, by thinking of all the things that motivate you, you will probably be able to classify them into Murray’s main motives categories.

Need for achievement:If you are a person with a high motive of achievement, you usually critical in judging your own performance. That means that rather than comparing your achieve-ments with other people’s, you follow your personal norm, a goal which you have set youself. An example in

For Aida, it is making people happySelf-improvement is Maya’s motivation Success is was motivates Lujain

lIbE II

wE asKED soME DElEgatEs about

what MotIVatEs thEM

the EYP context would be your wish to be able to have a stronger participation in Committee Work than at your previous session. The need of achievement thus enables us to feel satisfied with our own achievements.

Need for power:On a psychological level, power explains the ability to deliberatly generate impact on another person’s behav-iour or feelings. furthermore, it is the ability to perceive our own influence on others as rewarding. This influence can be enbodied as manipulation or social status on one hand, but also generating strong feelings on other peo-ple, so for example, if a very self confident person makes a less self confident person a compliment, this influenc-es its feelings. The motive of power should thus not be viewed only negatively. A positive example would be a very inspiring defence speech, which might change the audience’s feelings towards your resolution.

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Manuel is motivated by his curiosityUnai wants to have a happy future Future achievements for David

ItrE II

Need for affiliation:As you might expect, we are also interested in social interactions. Most “EYPers” who have been involved in our organisation for a long time often state that the reason why they attending EYP sessions are the people. Social interaction, in the psychological per-spective, describes our aim to seek contact with peo-ple you hardly know. Both parties can entertained in satisfying, enriching and inspiring way. A subcategory of the need for the affiliation motive is the intimacy motive which focusses on intimate relationships with people. Nevertheless, the affiliation motive rather covers more or less replaceable relationships like the

people you get along with, but you would not tell your deepest secrets to. In fact, we keep very intimate con-tact to only a very few people like a partner or very close friend. Every single one of us has all of these needs, however some of us have a stronger manifestation of a certain motive. Therefore, a person who enjoys teambuilding the most has a stronger need for affiliation than a per-son who enjoys Committee Work most, which would, for instance, indicate a stronger need for achieve-ment.

25For Carlota, what matters most

is that she can make people happy and enjoy their time to the fullest.

The motivation for Laura to head-organise Mallorca 2016 was to give back after she gained so much knowledge and experience in this organisation.

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MEET THE CHAIRS by sabrina ariana

“I aM not a Man, I aM not a woMan, I aM an

InDIVIDual.”

“I bElIEVE that our futurE wIll bE shaPED by thE

tEchnologIc DEVEloPMEnts that arE about to coME.”

“EntrEPrEnEurshIP Is all about talEntED, InnoVatIVE anD crEatIVE InDIVIDuals or grouPs

of PEoPlE anD thEIr ProDucts that can sIgnIfIcantly fostEr anD EMPowEr thEIr EconoMIEs.”

“as a chaIrPErson I fInD our toPIc VEry IMPortant, bEcausE

It Is an ongoIng IssuE anD affEcts

us all, DIrEctly or InDIrEctly.”

onur can uçarer (JurI)

Ilija Jerkovic (ItrE II)

Maria granero (fEMM)

siebe geerts (lIbE I)

“wE Don’t Just IgnorE that thErE arE ProblEMs but that MEan Do our bEst to coME uP wIth InnoVatIVE

anD IMPlEMEntablE solutIons.”

“not nEcEssarIly a tEchnologIcally orIEntED PErson, I can honEstly say

thIs IssuE MattErs to EVEryonE wIthIn thE

Eu.”

“EyP Is lIKE a rEcIPE: you Don’t haVE Many IngrEDIEnts at fIrst, but thEn you coMbInE thEM anD, In thE EnD, you obtaIn soMEthIng

aMazIng.”

olya budinskaya (lIbE II)

ana nichols (EnVI)

will Eddershaw (ItrE I)

Ines bendouba (cult)

“thE hugE Inflow of IMMIgrants can also haVE PosItIVE

IMPacts.”