SEVILLA

REVIEWED

EDITORIAL.

DEAR DELEGATES!

Since your arrival in Sevilla, there has been a lot of talk about “the roots of European issues”, “re-consideration” and “re-eva-luation”. The session theme was deliberately chosen to open a debate around what is currently working well in the European Union and what still needs improvement. The deliberation on that couldn’t be more relevant to young people like us - as we are the generation that will live with the consequences of the foundations that we will set now. Therefore, your journalists, too, have been dealing with issues of which they think that they deserve to be changed - from the European Youth Par-liament España itself to the importance of arts in our society to an new perspective on bullying. Now it is on you, the delega-tes, the readers of this issue, to read the articles, review what you’ve learnt and reconsider what you think.

Your editor Britta Thiemt (DE)

TABLE OF CONTENT

CONFESSIONS OF A BULLYHAPPY BIRTHDAY, EYPE!

POWER TO THE PEOPLEECONOMIC OR SUSTAINABLE?

DO WHAT YOU LOVE

THE EU - A TRUE UNION?

WHAT ARE YOUR ROOTS?

HAPPY

EYPE!BIRTHDAY,

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It’s your birthday. It’s your anniversary with your sig-nificant other. It’s been exactly 5 years since you bou-ght your goldfish. A weird combination of things, is it not? They are all dates we commemorate, they are all marked on our calendars so we can remember them. Well, as I’m sure your calendar also knew, this is the 10th National Selection Conference of EYP Spain. Once again, we celebrate, we commemorate the fact that we’ve had a full 10 years of sessions like the one you are attending right now.Now, when trying to think about why this seemingly arbitrary value was being celebrated, I started thin-king about why we celebrate things like these in ge-neral. I could give you the classic reasoning. I could tell you celebrating this is about celebrating the fact that we’ve been involved in this great project ten ti-

mes now. I could tell you about the great conferences EYP Spain has seen. I could even tell you about that one time when the whole of a session was dictated by Actimel. In essence, I could tell you about the past about EYPE.

But I won’t. We EYPers think differently. I would like you to look at this anniversary with a different pers-pective: now that we’ve done 10, what will happen? How will we feel when we’re celebrating our 20th? Let’s talk about our future. Let’s celebrate what is yet to come.

The first factor that I am sure will affect our collective future as EYPE will be one that many of you will be able to relate to, our brand new asset in EYPE: our

Regional Selection Conferences. For those of you that don’t know, we oldies such as old me here didn’t go to Regional Selection Conferences. Instead, we were selected at GA Days. GA Days were (and still are this year in certain regions), a very condensed form of an actual EYP session, as they only include Team-building and GA. There is no committee work, and therefore less thoughts and opinions go into the final resolutions. This year, we have changed, and instead of very condensed GA Days, we’ve mostly had “mi-cro” sessions, Regionals that included Teambuilding,

Committee Work and GA. You’re probably asking yourself, what does this mean? Why is it relevant for EYP? The truth is, this has been a major change for EYPE, and a great leap in the right direction. We now have people that are more prepared for National Se-lection Conferences (yes, you are those people! yay!), but we are also able to give all of the participants of an EYP session great experiences and memories to take home with them, even if they’re not selected for a National Selection Conference. In this way, Regio-nal Selection Conferences not only are improving the delegates that National Conferences host, but they also offer “the EYP experience” to a wider audience, and allow more of us to enjoy a session. It’s crazy to think that some people voted against them, they must now see that they were wrong, and Regional Selection Conferences have been something of great benefit for EYPE (I must confess that I am one of these people who were proven wrong).

The second thing I would like to mention in my litt-le ode to the future is about EYPE is about the way in which EYPE itself is run. Think about your offi-cials. Picture them in your mind. Maybe some of you knew them before coming here. The point is, all your officials were once delegates. They were, sometimes a long time ago and sometimes very recently (I know I am no EYP oldie) like you. They thought Teambuil-ding was awkward. They didn’t understand the inside jokes officials made. Some of them I’ve heard, didn’t even like debating so much… The point is, once upon a time even Mr Albert Reverendo himself or Ms Kha-moyan herself were sitting in your seat once. This means that in a couple of years you could be sitting in their places. Yes, dearest delegates, the beauty of EYP is that it is made by us. This same session was made by a group of people that were selected in 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011. If you think about it, that is just 4 years ago.

So what is the future of EYPE? Where is it going? Where are WE going? In these cases it is customary to say that “Only time can tell”. Personally, in this case, I disagree. With EYPE, time won’t tell. We will tell. We are an organisation that is all about democracy, and we will practice what we preach by deciding what we do of our organisation and of ourselves.So how will the celebration of the 20th National Se-lection be like? I personally don’t know, but I cannot wait to find out.

What about you?

CONFESSIONS

OF A

BULLYby Keda Bamber

I do not agree with everyone.As crazy as this idea might seem, that does not make it less true. Sometimes I have disagreements, sometimes friends fall out. These things happen and don’t usually last long, but whilst they are happening, they seem as if they could never be solved, and of course, where there are arguments there are negative feelings towards each other.This means that people comment, they say things that wouldn’t be appropriate at other times and make jokes at the other persons expense. It is only ever something small, a comment or reference made about the person, perhaps even to their face. Something sarcastic and funny about their stuck-up attitude or the way they talk in a weird voice that makes all your friends laugh; after all, it feels good to get one over on them, even if it only lasts a second.

The comment itself was nothing, nothing was meant se-riously and everyone knows that. The subject of this little show may not laugh but your friends still will. Laughing at others expense is something we all do from time to time. It is simply harmless fun.And it really was funny, so another re-ference is made, and then another imi-tation, another joke and another badly drawn picture. Many more soon follow. As long as it resulted in laughter you ha-ving made the first reference has ope-ned up the doors for new ones until it is turned into a type of running joke or a trend among the whole group.

Everyone talks, Everyone laughs. It is just a joke, the one comment that was just made will never hurt anyone, nei-ther will the joke, it never does, it is only one small joke. Some may take things too far but it was never meant to be serious.Now just take a step back.Take a deep breath.And look at the situation again:

Two friends fall out and a snide comment was made. Peo-ple do this all the time, no one is properly offended, its nothing but a joke. But the joke starts a trend and inspires new harsh comments and complaints. The same negative idea is repeated and repeated and repeated by everyone. There is no escape for the victim and soon, the “little jokes” gain an actual effect on their reputation. What started out as an innocent comment suddenly becomes very real and very harmful.Suddenly looks a lot darker, doesn’t it?

Sometimes it’s hard to step out of a situation that seems so familiar to us all, so completely normal, and see what it could really mean to the one on the other side of it all. One person being ridiculed and demeaned by a whole

group of people? That’s bullying, and not the textbook ste-reotype that we’ve all heard in every school assembly since the age of three, or the typical “Give me your lunch mo-ney” beefy child that they show on television, but real life bullying. The type that goes unnoticed by nearly everyone.

So we stop this, right? We stop the bully, but who in the situation is the bully? Is it the few kids that took the joke too far, because some will, or perhaps those who started spreading the joke, perhaps even the slightly peeved per-son who made the first joke?Although the latter seems the obvious answer at first, I would hate to think making one comment makes a person a bully, certainly as I myself know that I have done this before. I have never had bad intentions towards anybody but during disagreements and arguments I know I am not kind about my adversary.

However, we as people need to acknowledge the effects of our words. The original comment probably never hurt

the former friend, nor did it even bo-ther them. However those who heard the comment are affected greatly. To them, you have just given the go ahead to make another joke. By lau-ghing along they are encouraged to take the joke further, you have com-municated to them that it is okay to continue this, that it is funny to carry

this joke on – and in the end it was you who started this.

One comment made in the midst of a fallout does NOT make me a bully, nor does it you.Making one comment, and watching it grow to more, le-tting it develop into a running joke, sitting back as others take it to the level of bullying, just might.

So why do we not step in? We had the influence and power to start the trend so we must have the power to stop it? Why do we let this happen? Well, perhaps this is what we really wanted all long. It could be that in the end we wanted to see the other person su-ffering, if only to see them hurt like they hurt you with the argument, or could it possibly be the power felt knowing there is a team of people supporting you in the fight, and accepting you more for being part of it.

Most probable of course, is the case of simply not realising at all. The comments are all so separate and far apart that you cannot feel the blow of the full conversation until they are talking about you.Hopefully, the next time you find yourself in a similar si-tuation after having read this article, you´ll think twice be-fore jumping in on the joke.

“Sometimes it’s hard to step out of a situation that seems so normal, and see what it could mean to the one on

the other side of it all.”

THE

A TRUEUNION?

by Diego Azanza

EU

We are currently being flooded with anti-European movements. It seems as if the feelings of brotherhood and harmony upon which the Euro-pean Union was originally founded are fading away, and politicians are starting to debate if even staying in the union is the right choice at this moment. How did we get to this point and what caused this ideo-logical shift? The truth is: we must delve deeper into the topic to truly understand its complexity. Whi-le some claim that the root of this issue is the lack of communication between Member States, others think that the cultural differences between the peoples and their ways of life are intrinsic problems that we will never be able to truly overco-me. Are we not as compatible as we thought?We can observe euro-sceptical sen-timents in Member States such as the United Kingdom, where “Ukip”, a party advocating for anti-Euro-pean and anti-immigrant policies is gaining up on the more “traditio-nal” parties, specifically during local elections. Another “euro-problema-tic” country is Greece: because of its debt, Greece had to diplomatically move towards Russia, given the re-luctance of the rest of the Eurozone to provide the country with further financial help. These examples sug-gest that the European Union revol-ves solely around economic coope-ration and is therefore dominated by wealthier Member States.Another problem regarding this topic is the lack of a common Eu-ropean spirit, a lack of belonging

to the union among citizens. After all, the EU was built on the idea of political and economic cooperation, and despite its great advantages, such as the existence of a common parliament and a common curren-cy, that does not necessarily mean that the entire union acts as one as well. It seems like over time we have come to the realisation that ins-tead of protecting and helping each other, the differences between us are making us grow further apart, given the increasing dominance of weal-thier Member States in Europe.If we were a true union, countries such as Greece would not have to take the extreme step of seeking help with countries such as Russia, given its latest conflicts with the EU. On the contrary, in a real union, Greece would have had access to the needed loans so that its membership in the Eurozone or the EU would never have been questioned. Without any interest rates and by paying back the money in reasonable installments, Greece should be able to make up for its debt once it starts generating employment again. But interest ra-tes that are on an unmanageable le-vel and austerity measures only ser-ve to keep the country poor. A true union would be one in which there policies were really directed at en-suring all the Member States’ wealth and prosperity, not one where coun-tries’ sovereignty is impaired by the dominance of economically more successful countries. This is why I sincerely hope that at some point, this union will be reality.

POWERTO

THEPEOPLEby Ariadna Romans i Torrent

It seems like political affairs have flown away from people and landed somewhere in a parallel space. A significant part of our society has long stopped caring about politics: citizens feel disappointed, de-frauded, deceived. At the same time however, po-liticians still have the same importance: we are go-verned by them, which means that their decisions determine the way we live.Our “politicians” right now do not fit the initial concept of a politician anymore: The fact is that, as odd as it may seem, they were not created to scam, steal, play with us or ruin our lives. The politician is a figure that appears in the first human settlements after the agricultural revolution. Back then, it was considered an admirable role for the community. The first politician was responsible for organising the group, applying justice, solving conflicts and helping the community develop. In EYP words, the first politician would be called Head Organiser: he was no different from the others and was chosen for the good of the community in order to guarantee its health and well-being.

Plato demanded that only the best men would be able to be active in politics: “Only the one who knows what justice is will be able to apply it”. I think he would be utterly disappointed to see that, right now, the opposite is the case. Currently, politicians are in charge of issues they have no qualification for and take over important tasks without the neces-sary knowledge. To me, it almost seems as if you just need to have lots of ideas about how to scam, steal and become rich in order to succeed as a po-litician.

Another political philosopher who attempted to reconsider the role of politicians was John Locke.

His theories painted the politician as a figure simply appointed by the people to carry out governmental and administrative tasks. In return, people deeply trusted in his capacity to act to benefit of the com-munity and not only for his own benefit, as they do today. Unfortunately, his theories were never fully applied to reality.

Instead, if we think about the current situation of politicians in our society, we can view two absolute truths: firstly, people do not trust them. And secon-ly, politicians do not even see this as a problem. So, the relationship between the politician and the peo-ple is inherently flawed. Of course, we do not need people to be “best friends” with their presidents but there has to be a connection between them. If poli-ticians showed people that they really stick to their promises, act for a common cause and refuse corru-pion in any way, people will start believing in their representatives again and hence, they will also want to get involved in politics and democracy. The fact is that people need a change. We are ti-red of the current situation - but nobody is doing anything againt it because they are afraid of the possible negative consequences. But what is worse than the risk of ideological repression? People must take action. Sitting down and discussing is fantastic for EYP, but not for the real world. Citizens need to create new organisations that include their expec-tations for the ideal politician and new ideas and solutions for the world. We don’t need new laws, new ways of avoiding crisis or racing duels between countries. What we need most is politically active citizens who care about the good of the community and who will change the future now.

“I don’t trust you and you don’t really care about me”, said the citizen to the politician. – Journalist Ariadna takes a look at how the popularity of politicians in Europe is constantly decreasing and why we should not turn our heads from this phenomenon.

“I don’t trust politicians. I’m sorry about that because I’m a member of a party, but I just can’t understand why they steal people’s money and the government and the King accept that. Instead, they could give the money to businesses, so they can contract people and reduce unemployment. I hope they are kicked out of the country soon. “ - ASUNCIÓN

I expecthonesty,initiative and genuinerepresenta-tion.

-ALBERT

I expect selflessness. As an elec-ted representative, I believe it’s any politician’s duty to put their

own interests aside and consider perspectives that are beyond

their own everyday perception of society.

- BRITTA

WHAT DO WE WANT

FROM OUR

POLITI-CIANS?

1. Real representation of citizens;2. Ability of conviction and com-munication; 3. Close, integral and with moral values; 4. Citizen’s server, not their boss.

- OSCAR AND ITZIAR

Leading researchers´ findings and statistic data prove that the rising pollution levels are becoming an in-creasing concern, which has had diverse responses. The first reaction has been the call for the restraint of principal polluters, such as coal mines, factories which release GHG (greenhouse gases) or further control on oil plants. Other counteractions face the problem from a different perspective: instead of res-training potentially negative impacts, they propose alternatives that suit our economic situation best with

regards to the environment. These alternatives often include the substitution of traditional energy produc-tion methods, which later derives into a thorough transformation of industry, including transportation and architecture, into more sustainable ones.

These ideas may seem ideal from many environmen-tal points of view, as they support sustainability and consequently drive our society to have a lesser impact on the environment. But the fact is, these concepts

ECONOMIC

SUSTAINABLEOR

?by Lucia Matamoros

Lucia explores if the concepts of sustainibility really are

contradictory, and why thisis particularly relevant to our session.

also appear utopic, as they are unable to be applied in our current society. The current economic cri-sis places us in a position in which changes of such magnitude are unable to be delivered. These refor-ms of the general energetic infrastructure have re-percussions in many other areas, which means that although these are great measures, they require an economic stability we don’t currently have. In addi-tion, there is also a downside in measures concer-ning the restraint of polluting energy sources; the fact is these energy sources are the main ones in Eu-rope (as seen in figure 1) making them an essential need to fuel our society, as renewable energies have not yet evolved enough to supply what traditional energy sources currently do.

The solution may seem clear: to continue using and depending on traditional energy sources, without minding a threat with future long-term consequen-ces on our environment. This, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. From the short-term pers-pective, oil fuels and similar may offer an instant and effective solution, especially economically, as they’re the energy source we have adapted to. However, this point of view does not take long-term consequences into account. The excessive use of fossil fuels we as a society are causing is transforming the environ-ment in a way which will soon cease to be suitable for humans. Pollution modifies the air to the point that it seriously threatens human health, changes the biosphere, and decreases the use we can make of it, this without taking into account the values of a healthy biodiversity. These consequences will have to be fixed in a not so far away future, a future in which the regain of economic stability is not gua-ranteed, and is even threatened by the measures that will have to be taken to protect ourselves from the pollution we produced. Therefore, we can see our current way of life is not at all sustainable, and that it actually threatens our future.

On the other hand, smart sustainable alternatives are rising into consideration. These are not substan-tial changes but rather small implementations with little effect on the current way of life, but with lar-ger variations in their operating ways: they deliver the same results through different ways. The main problem is these alternatives are seen as a waste of money, especially on the short-term perspective. Nevertheless, I would like you to consider these as an investment, in which we as a society can gain improvement towards future impacts. For instance, sustainability becomes closely related with self-suffi-

ciency; a scenario in which said self-sufficiency was a reality, there would not be a need for dependence on energy sellers, and therefore our economy would be less dependent on other countries or private ener-gy producers. This means a greatly positive impact on economic stability, adding to the environmental and health upsides of this scenario.

But, where do we see these changes? Lately there has been an increasing amount of pro-jects promoting sustainability and self-sufficiency on a lower scale; for instance, sustainable architec-ture. This concept is directed towards individual self-sufficiency and general sustainability. Biocli-matic buildings, sustainable venues and other, are becoming more and more common these days, as their smart engineering signifies important savings in energy without sacrificing comfort, design or co-rrect functionality.

A perfect example of a smart sustainable building is our impressive session venue: Loyola University Campus. Its architects, Richard Rogers and affilia-tions such as Luis Vidal, are famously known for winning prizes such as the Pritzker for design, cons-truction and sustainability. The building’s design allows it to produce 66% of the energy it consumes, positioning it really close to self-sufficiency. This is accomplished mainly through the building orienta-tion and disposition throughout the whole campus: it is strategically positioned in order for buildings to shade each other, so that little solar protection is re-quired, but combining this with its glass façade and specific orientation, solar light is also used to fill the inside of the campus with natural light, thus saving loads of energy that would go to waste on electrical lighting. Moreover, the campus is also fitted with se-veral energy generators: the photovoltaic panels and its trigeneration plant produce as much as 66% of the energy the building consumes. Finally, to wrap it up, the energetically efficient design is created so as to reduce as much as possible CO2 emissions, lowe-ring the overall environmental impact of the buil-ding even further.

As you can see, sustainability and comfort are not too far apart, and can even be combined, with eco-nomic balance, as these three factors constantly in-fluence each other. Just a small time investment for smart designs that take full advantage of natural re-sources can save us from using up the vast majority of energy sources we currently depend on (such as gas and oil).

by Nuria Sans Duran

DO WHAT YOULOVE -

Have you chosen arts as a subject in high school? Oh well, it looks like you messed up your future then.This is the general assumption in society nowadays: if you focus on art-related subjects, you will never get a job, earn enough money or be happy. Following this assumption, many teenagers end up choosing subjects they are not really interested in, to prepare themselves for careers they don’t really have a talent for. As a result, some teenagers lose motivation in school, which is part of the explanation for the high amount of students failing in or even dropping out of school in the EU.

The hierarchy of subjects existing in secondary edu-cation continues to rate mathematics, science and other subjects like literature at the top, devaluating others such as art, music and theatre. Since our first years of secondary school, we are taught that these subjects are the ones leading to “success”, as they are the ones we need to study ‘proper’ degrees at univer-

sity and to find a ‘real’ job. However, not everyone has the same talent for these kinds of subjects, putting them at risk of failing school altogether. This leads to another problem: if certain subjects are considered to be less important, less time and effort are going to be put into them. The curriculum of those subjects will be less developed, so students who are truly interes-ted in them will not receive the education they deser-ve to develop their talents. Instead, the focus of their parents and teachers will remain at the other subjects that they really struggle with.

Bearing in mind the fact that many evaluating systems only care about three types of intelligence amongst the nine we have proven to have, it is counterproduc-tive that everyone has to be educated the same way and evaluated using the same criteria. At school, stu-dents are forced to take science, language and litera-ture or humanities, but what about those who may have a special talent for sports, music, media or art?

LOVE WHAT YOU DO ?

Even though there is the arts baccalaureate, it is highly questionable if young students are actually animated to choose it as the focus of their studies They are not encouraged to do what they like-, instead, they are forced to sit for hours in a room having to learn a whole load of information that they will eventually forget and never use. Eventually, they lose interest en-tirely and might even not be able to complete their se-condary education and suffer from being judged and further restricted by others´ expectations.

These observations suggest that the current education system is flawed in general: as it makes us memorise certain facts rather than teach us how to think outside the box and react to practical situations in life, driving to a pre-manufactured way of thinking and working. It does not matter if you are studying science, langua-ges or arts – creativity is essential to come up with new ideas and keep developing no matter which sub-ject. At the same time, students basically spend such a large amount of time learning unnecessary things that they will never use in life and are judged based on this knowledge. Wouldn’t it be better if we spent more time studying subjects at a fundamental level, but at the same time offering students a more practical lear-ning experience? A high-quality education with this kind of priority certainly would be much more be-

neficial than the ‘sit down and memorise’-approach. Students would be much more interested and hence, achieve better grades, as well as being able to find and develop their real talents thanks to a wider variety of well-taught subjects.

Although it is true that students will spend more time and put more effort into the things they enjoy and excel at, a basic knowledge for everything is neces-sary in order to attain a holistic education. However, since eventually students will aim for different profes-sional degrees, they do not all need the same insight in all subjects. Perhaps we should re-evaluate which students to include in secondary education, as well as modifying the way these subjects are being taught in order to make them more practical. Moreover, we should reconsider the general approach of society when it comes to arts in the labour market and aca-demic environment. All subjects should be equally valued, as each and every one of them requires a spe-cial talent, and everyone should have the opportunity to do what they are passionate about without being intimidated or conditioned by the environment and the lack of potential open-minded people in society. As Albert Einstein said, “the person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with the facts”.

WHAT ARE

by Noah Schumacher

YOUR ROOTS?

Real cultural diversity results from the interchange of ideas, products, and influences, not from the insular de-velopment of a single national style.Tyler Cowen (an economist)

Immigration is a phenomenon whose causations and objectives are just as diverse as people`s views and opi-nions on the matter. In public debates, the term immi-gration is commonly used with clear negative conno-tations. But are the concerns about immigration really justified? Let us take a look at the issue to reevaluate this negative attitude. “What are your roots?” When I asked this seemingly simple question to some of the participants at Sevilla 2015, the results were quite surprising and thought-pro-voking for me. Did you know that our Vice-President George has three passports?Did you know that we have a German-Belgian delegate who lives in the Basque Country?Did you know that there is a delegate at the session who has an Ecuatorial-Guinean father? If I had had the time to speak to more officials or de-legates, I am sure I would find even more stories just like these ones. We are all here in Sevilla, taking part in the 10th National Selection Conference of EYP Spain. This cultural diversity is what differentiates EYP events as well as the Spanish National Committee from other political debating organisations but also partly a result of: immigration.

Clara Carlino De Paz, is a delegate at Sevilla 2015. Her Argentinian father came to Spain as a correspondent for a newspaper and ended up staying in the country – for Clara’s future mother. Martina’s dad had to escape from dictatorship in Ecuatorial-Guinea and also ended up in Spain because of his love for a Spaniard. Blue Noah Pfaffs mum on the other hand came here looking for a fresh start in a new environment. Finally, when my Korean grandfather once accepted a job abroad, he was smart enough to take my mother with him to Berlin - where she met my dad. To add ano-ther twist to the story of my cultural background my father later decided to take on a job in Marbella, Spain, which is why I grew up here. All of our parents might have come here for very diffe-rent reasons – but they all stayed because they felt that Spain could be their new home.So why are people har-bouring negative emotions towards immigration despi-te these stories of positive change and success? When some people hear the word “immigration”, they are worried about the following points: some think of

strangers “invading” their country and “polluting” their culture. But they do not consider the other side of the coin: it is not only people from all over the world immi-grating into Europe or Spain, it is also Spaniards and EU citizens emigrating into the world. Furthermore, there are many immigrants who are actually very interested in their new country’s culture. They show their curio-sity by learning the language, eating traditional dishes, participating in national holidays and celebrations and interacting with locals. I personally have more Spanish friends than German ones now, despite having spent ten years of my life in Germany but only six years in Spain. I even know more Spanish musicians than German ones.

Other people are concerned about immigrants “stea-ling” their jobs. However, they do not seem to consider that in most cases, their countries actually need immi-grant workers in order to maintain a stable economy. And still, these people see the right of free movement within the EU as a threat for their security. Certainly, migration into the EU from outside the con-tinent requires strict management of the Union’s exter-nal borders as well as regulated entry and residence of non-EU nationals, including a common asylum and immigration policy. But when it comes to immigration within the EU, the free movement of persons across Member States is what allowed all the aforementioned participants to be here today.Now, when Blue Noah was asked where he feels at home, he replied: Europe. For Martina and Clara and for me, too, this is the most ac-curate answer we could think of. Blue Noah and I were both born in Germany but now live in Spain. It is a privilege that we can go back for a holiday or for studying in Germany whenever we want to. A privilege guaranteed by the EU, this unique eco-nomic and political partnership between 28 European countries that together covers much of the continent that includes our two home countries.

If you move from one city to another, you want to be able to feel at home in your new city. The same happens to the people who move from Member State to Mem-ber State. Maybe you went through it yourself, maybe a friend or family member has been in this situation, however it is important to help immigrants to become integrated and feel more welcome in their new home.

As Tylor Cowen said cultural diversity enriches our european culture and is more than necessary nowadays Open up your eyes and enjoy the people around you.

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN.This page is intended for you to fill with wishes and messages from your fellow delegates and officials so that when you get home, you’ll have nice, written memories of the friends you made. Have fun!

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