Motion  for  a  Resolution  by the  Committee  on Culture  and  Education (CULT)    

The  fight  for  fair  play:  in  the  light  of  the  review  of  the  World  Anti-Doping  Code,  how  can  the  EU   best  contribute  to  decreasing  the  use

of  doping  in  both  professional  and  recreational  sports?    

The  European  Youth  Parliament,          A. Believing   that   the   health   of   the   athlete   is   the   athlete’s   doctor’s   main  

responsibility,  B. Recognising   the   role   that   drug   manufacturers   have   in   the   doping  

issue   by   releasing  new  performance-enhancing  substances,  C. Convinced   that   the   influence   of   international   criminal   organisations in   the

doping  issue  is  the  main  reason  for  Member  States’  failure  to effectively address this  issue,  

D. Deeply concerned by the low amount of blood tests that are carried during and outside sports events due to the high costs of transport of blood samples;

1. Calls upon the EU Expert Group on Anti-Doping (XG AD) to include proposals for equal sanctioning for athletes and their doctors, such as disqualification or long-term ineligibility, in its contribution to the revision of the World Anti- Doping Code;

2. Encourages Member States to financially reward pharmaceutical companies whose products have, for a period of one year, not been verifiably used in doping practices in sport;

3. Urges the XG AD to include the possibility of declaring doping tests invalid, in case they are not examined within 24 hours, in its contribution to the revision of the World Anti-Doping Code;

4. Supports research by WADA on the possibility of using lie detectors as a mechanism for doping control.

Motion  for  a  Resolution  by  the  Committee  on Employment  and  Social Affairs (EMPL)

Pensions  under  pressure:  as  Europe’s  population  is  getting  older  and older,  what steps  should   the  EU  take  to  reform  pension  systems  and

guarantee  a  good  standard  of  living  for  the   youngsters  of  today,  once they  reach  their  retirement?

The  European  Youth  Parliament,    A. Concerned  by  the  European  Commission’s  (EC)  projections  of  fertility  rates

in   2060,   which   stand   at   1.68   in   comparison   to   a   population   replacement   level   of   2.10,    

B. Recognising  the  need  for  the  youth  to,  next  to  pensions  provided  by   the  state  and   their  employer,  build  up  an  additional,  personal   pension,    

C. Emphasising  the  need  to  promote  demographic  renewal  in  the  EU  by improving   the   balance   between   professional,   private   and   working   life,   as suggested   by   the   European  Commission,    

D. Noting  with  deep  concern  the  immense  growth  in  healthcare  costs  of   4.6%  per   year   between   200   and   2009   for   the   EU   as   a   whole,   whereas   in   2010,   only   3%   of   the  healthcare  budget  was  spent  on   the  prevention  of  diseases;    

 1. Encourages  Member  States  to  create  special  personal  pension  plans  for

people  in   employment   under   the   age   of   25,   enabling   them   to   start   saving   for   their   retirement  under  favourable  tax  conditions;  

2. Recommends   Member   States   to   invest   in   family   friendly   policies   and   childcare   services;  

3. Supports   a   policy   switch   in   healthcare   towards   measures   which   emphasise   that   taking   care   of   the   elderly   is   a   shared   responsibility   between   the   family   and   the   state;  

4. Calls   upon   Member   States   to   spend   at   least   10%   of   their   total healthcare   expenditure  on  prevention.

Motion  for  a  Resolution  by  the  Committee  on Environment,  Public Health  and  Food  Safety  (ENVI)

With  natural  disasters,  such  as  floods,  droughts  and  storms,  occurring regularly  in  the  EU,   what  role  should  the  EU  play  in  preventing

these  disasters  and  providing  aid  to  the  affected   areas?

The  European  Youth  Parliament,        A. Fully  aware  of  the  threat  that  natural  disasters,  as  a  result  of  climate  

change,   increasingly  pose  to  the  safety  of  citizens,  B. Emphasising  that  it  is  a  responsibility  of  all  Member  States  to  support  

Member   States  that  are  most  vulnerable  to  natural  disasters,  C. Concerned  by  the  fact  that  many  EU  citizens  are  unaware  of  the  risks  

of  natural   disasters  and,  as  a  result,  are  insufficiently  insured   against  them, D. Believing  that  cooperation  between  local  governments  across  the  EU   is  

crucial  to   successfully  adapt  to  climate  change;  

1. Recommends   the   European   Commission   to   establish   a   European   Climate Adaption  Fund  (ECAF),  that  will  invest  in  long-term climate adaption measures   for  private  companies;  

2. Suggests  that  the  contribution  of  each  Member  State  to  this  fund  be based on  the   likelihood  of  natural  disasters  occurring  in  this  Member State;  

3. Calls   upon   Member   States   to   implement   policies   that   oblige   citizens   to insure   themselves  against  all  forms  of  natural  disasters;  

4. Calls   upon   the   Council   of   European   Municipalities   and   Regions   (CERM)   to   establish   partnerships   between   municipalities   and   regions   that face   similar   challenges  when  it  comes  to  climate change.