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Brought to you by TRACE - the media team of the 25th National Selection Conference of EYP Germany: Elif Aydinlandi (DE) | ENVI I Natasha Antalaki (GR) | ENVI II Toni Dirlinger (AT) | EMPL I Max van der Stelt (NL) | EMPL II Molly McKeagney (IE) | DEVE Eduard Kele (RO) | TRAN Kira Lange (DE) | ITRE I Magnus Sletfjerding (NO) | ITRE II Endre Haugland (NO) | LIBE Olya Budinskaya (UA) | ALL Editors: Alex Coates (UK) Oliver Kötter (DE)

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25TH NATIONAL SELECTION CONFERENCE OF EYP GERMANY IN PASSAU

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HELLO AND WELCOME TO TRACE.

As outlined many times our goal was to bring you visually stimulating content fit for such a wonderful event. This can be found elsewhere throughout our Media Team’s journey. However, with all good projects comes balance and th-erefore we very much look forward to you gaining knowledge about sustain-ability across Europe, the EYP process in Germany as well as the fantastic photos taken over the entire session by your incredible Media Team. We salute you, for without you there would be no us: Elif, Natasha, Toni, Max, Molly, Edu-ard, Kira, Magnus, Olya & Endre.

ALEX COATES & OLIVER KÖTTER

EDITORIAL

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SESSION NATIONALITIESBY MAGNUS SLETFJERDING

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Grow sMartha,go further.

WHAT DOES EYP MEAN TO YOU?At the moment EYP for me means Passau 2015. My team of organisers, a bunch of wonderful delegates and officials and a lot of fun and great moments.

WHAT HAVE YOU PERSONALLY GAINED FROM EYP?

I have gained a lot of friends and com-petences, especially in organising and in leading a team. EYP offers new ways to think about Europe and at the same time is a platform to get to know peop-le. It broadened my horizons.

WHAT DO ORGANISERS DO DURING THE SESSION?

Organisers are busy folk. During the session they have various little tasks to do, such as setting up coffee breaks, guiding delegates to lunch and making sure the whole program works smooth-ly.

WHILE ORGANISING THIS SESSION, WHAT WAS THE MOST REWARDING EXPERIENCE?

The most rewarding experience was when when my organising team was complete, at our first organisational meeting in February here in Passau. Everyone was just so very happy, thank-ful and enthusiastic about the session. It was not only me but a bunch of other people that would help to create this session.

DID YOU EVER (EVEN FOR A SPLIT-SE-COND) REGRET TAKING UP THE TASK? IF YES, WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT?

Well, I had moments where I regretted

taking up this task. For example mo-ments where my inbox was flooded with E-mails which I knew I had to ans-wer within one or two days. Sleepless nights of organising and writing E-mails sometimes made me question if it is re-ally worth it putting this much energy into the session - looking at it now, it definitely was and still is.

WHY WAS PASSAU CHOSEN AS THE HOME FOR THE 25TH GERMAN NSC?

Passau was chosen because it is just wonderful. The beautiful town in southern Bavaria is quite small which is nice because you can do all the trans-fers by foot which for the organisers is very cool. For the delegates? Maybe not so much. There is a big connection to the city of Passau with EYP Germany because many great EYPers study here, just like myself. Of course, this means that the process is easier because I know my way around.

„I have gained a lot of friends and

competences.“

BY ELIF AYDINLANDI

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Grow sMartha,go further.

WHAT WAS SURPRISINGLY EASY/HARD?

Putting Organiser meetings on flip charts was surprisingly hard. It takes so much more time than I thought. On the other hand creating team spirit was surprisingly easy. During the Open Stage night I was really amazed by the ener-gy of the delegates which just suddenly appeared from the very beginning.

HOW MUCH TIME PER WEEK DID YOU PUT INTO IT?

On average I think from 20 hours, most probably. Sometimes even up to 50 hours.

HOW DID THE SESSION MOTTO COME TO EXISTENCE?

My organisers, we as a team started to think about it during our first organi-sers’ meeting. Grow smarter, go further is closely linked to our overall session theme. So we thought about how to put

this session topic into nice words, that stay in the mind.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU PERSO-NALLY ?

The session theme is very important, as in I find it very important to think in those three dimensions; economy, en-vironment and society. We have to link these topics and issues together in or-der to create a sustainable long-lasting future.

HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE OTHERS?Every Organiser meeting begins with all of us stretching. Additonally, we wrote a session song. I think that was a really bonding moment for our team. So that really motivated each and everybody. I think motivation comes with team spi-rit and special moments. One of those was yesterday when we had ice cream together.

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO-WARDS YOUR WORK?

My philosophy is to find a way to struc-ture processes and details of the pro-gram beforehand while at the same time offering space for the Organisers to be creative and realise their own ideas. I make sure of the framework of it all but also enable my Organisers to step into this process.

WHAT DOES YOUR TEAM SAY IS YOUR BEST QUALITY?

They have told me that I stay calm. May-be that is a good quality? I guess they like my laugh.

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ANNIVERSARYOF EYP GERMANY

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JUNE 2014

JULY 2014

AUGUST 2014

SEPTEMBER 2014

OCTOBER 2014

NOVEMBER 2014

DECEMBER 2014

JANUARY 2015

FEBRUARY 2015

MARCH 2015

APRIL 2015

MAY 2015

JUNE 2015

Head Organisers (HOs) of the Regional Selecti-on Conferences (RSCs) are selected

Annual General Meeting of EYP Germany -> first collective brainstorming

HO of National Selection Conference (NSC) is selected

Individual work on programmes & project descriptions

First collective Skype call of all HOs-> development of new logos begin

RSCs‘ Organisational Teams selected

HO Training in Hamburg

EYP Academy -> inofficial Organiser Meeting

RSCs‘ Presidents announced

NSC‘s Organisational Team selected

Organisational Meetings for RSCs Hamburg & Münster

Development of Committee Topics for RSCs

RSCs‘ Officials‘ Call

Organisational Meeting for RSC Leverkusen

Board Meeting of EYP Germany + HO Training

Organisational Meeting for NSC Passau

NSC‘s President announced + Officials‘ Call

RSC Hamburg

RSC Leverkusen

RSC Münster

25th National Selection Conference Passau

End of the National Selection Process 2015

BY KIRA LANGE

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Lobbying in Brussels is a booming business. At this very moment an aver-age of 3000 lobbying entities are trying to influence European politics (Trans-parency International, 2015). In a de-mocratic political system, it is essential to have everyone’s opinion heard and taken into consideration. Therefore, next to the European elections, interest groups have the opportunity to repre-sent their interests through lobbying, which is commonly accepted. Howe-ver, the current way of lobbying has its problems. It is not crystal clear where the European Parliamentarians receive their information from and who they spend their lunch breaks with, which make the Parliamentary decisions both muddy and democratically illegitimate. The voluntary transparency register for lobbyists, which was created in 2008, lacks the capability to push European lobbying on the right tracks. It is es-sential to fix this problem and pave the path to a transparent, legitimate Euro-pean decision-making process.

In order to tackle lobbying at its roots, we have to know who the enemies are. Brussels deals with two kinds of inte-rest groups, civil society and industrial lobbyists (Eising and Lehringer, 2013). Civil society interest groups, such as Amnesty International and Greenpea-ce, strive for legislation that improves the wellbeing of the overall populati-on. Industrial interest groups, such as the Federation of European Employers (FEDee) and the European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), have the ambiti-on to increase their own clients’ profits. These industrial groups try their very best to dismantle and block every piece of legislation that forms a bottleneck against their interests. These groups are the enemies that should be dealt with. Let’s have a look at the impact they can have.

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the European Union’s policy in combatting climate change, by reducing industrial green-house gas emissions cost-effectively

(European Commission, 2015). Laun-ched in 2005 as the world’s first CO2 emissions ‘cap- and trade system’, it sets out to lower the covered emissi-ons by 21% in 2020 and by 43% in 2030. The industrial interest groups obviously did not agree with the existence of the ETS. In 2013, the so-called backloading proposals, which further lower the ma-ximum amount of CO2 emissions, came to a vote. After intensive lobbying by industrial interest groups, such as the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and BusinessEurope, the pro-posals were rejected by the European Parliament. This caused the functioning of the ETS to be delayed by eight full months. The ETS lobby is just one out of many cases that affect the European sustainability, but it perfectly shows the results and shortcomings of the current legislation on lobbying. Some kind of outcome to the vote, or if there was an official/unofficial inquiry

Now that we identified lobbying as a crucial problem, the question rises what measures should be taken in or-

Lobbying within the European Union:

the road to an adequate solution

BY MAX VAN DER STELT

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der to resolve this issue. I believe there are three possible solutions that could be implemented. Firstly, a mandatory transparency register for lobbyists at the Parliament, which already exists for the European Commission. A date here would be nice and perhaps some indi-cation on success (short part 1-2 sen-tences) Expenses, income and previous lobbying activities will be made public once a company or organisation regis-ters. Accreditation will be necessary if lobbyists wish to have access to the Eu-ropean institutions. However, this solu-tion only deals with one side of the pro-blem. The Parliamentarians themselves would still have all the freedom they could wish for. Therefore I propose an additional solution, an inter-institutio-nal agreement that would force both the Parliamentarians and Commissioners, as this solution does not exist for the Commission yet, to be fully transparent with regard to their out-of-office acti-vities. All of the meetings and conver-sations will be publicly available, which will allow the electorate to evaluate and

criticise their policy-makers, eventually resulting in a more democratic decisi-on-making process. Is there a danger of over-transparency? Perhaps the po-liticians would be less willing to share such publicised opinions and it could in fact increase corruption in other areas. However, this solution is politically hard to realise, as it will affect the freedom of the Parliamentarians and Commis-sioners. As a third, back-up solution I would suggest a mandatory ‘legislative footprint’. This would make it obligatory to list every source of information used in the legislative process. This measure would, politically, be easier to achieve, as it focusses on the legislation itself instead of the general actions of the Parliamentarians and Commissioners.

In conclusion, the problems concer-ning European lobbying are evident, so we should take action. If the EU is to continue its road towards a transpa-rent, democratically legitimate union, changes must be made. A combination of a mandatory transparency register

and the inter-institutional agreement would be one small step for the decisi-on-making process and one giant leap for the European Union.

List of sourcesTransparency International (2011). EU Lobbying.

http://www.transparencyinternational.eu/focus_areas/lobbying-the-eu/

Eising, R. & Lehringer, S. (2013). The European Com-mission. In: M. Cini & N. Perez-Solorzano Borragan (red.), European Union Politics (pp. 129-141). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

European Commission (2015). The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets/index_en.htm

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The President of the 2015 National Selection Conference Session of EYP Germany is Kati Pärn from Estonia. She is 24 years old and currently studies European Studies in Maastricht. Kati is one of the busiest people at the sessi-on, but nevertheless found time to sit down with us for an interview.

WHAT HAVE YOU GAINED THROUGH EYP?

I have gained the experience to cope with various situations, for example by being able to small-talk at any occasi-on, by working in a group, or by mode-rating or picking up the most important things of a debate or discussion. EYP has also given me the ability to ques-tion opinions, positions, the way things function, and whether there is a right or wrong and to what extent. Through EYP the filter of taking everything for gran-ted has gone.

HOW DO YOU INTERPRET THE SES-SION MOTTO “GROW SMARTER. GO FURTHER.” AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU PERSONALLY?

There are so many ways to interpret that theme and I do think that the theme is highly important, because it is one of

the aspects that people don’t really pay attention to. Unfortunately, there is the opinion that we can do nothing about sustainability. But eventually it comes down to whether we know if there is something to do about this or not. So I think that this session raises a lot of awareness, when it comes to questions like: what will the world be like in 50 ye-ars, with regards to natural resources, etc. In my opinion this session has gi-ven the delegates a lot of input and de-tailed understanding of the topics they are dealing with.

WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY TO-WARDS YOU WORK OR YOU WORK ETHIC? HOW DO YOU APPROACH YOUR TASKS?

Over the past years I stopped focusing too much on details but instead on the bigger picture. So my work ethic is that if people around me are satisfied then I’m satisfied. It’s as easy as that! So if there are no major problems, if the people are enjoying themselves at the session, if there is something me-morable that they will get from the ses-sion then, I think, my job is done. Then I have accomplished what I came for.

“ISMILE

ALOT“

BY TONI DIRLINGER

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…AND HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE THAT?We have been training the chairpersons and I do have a lot of trust in my team and trust their judgement. So my team is the greatest tool to gaining that satis-faction. Concerning the other officials: I try to be present and approachable and will take action if need be – if not, I’ll make sure they have their space to try out new things, even if it does not go hand in hand with my strict vision.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF WI-THIN THE CHAIRS’ TEAM? WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR ROLE IN THIS GROUP?

I generally want to be someone they

can turn to, someone they can trust, someone they can share their success with or a shoulder to cry on.

HOW DO YOU MOTIVATEYOUR CHAIRS?

I put things into perspective. It’s as simple as that. They actually motivate themselves. But they usually don’t re-ally know that. If they need someone to talk to, I’ll talk. I am very much oriented towards their needs. So, I’ll be there for them no matter what needs to be di-scussed, or what needs to be fulfilled. But motivation comes through realising what you are doing, how you are doing it, so if they do that and if they see that

there is a solid logic behind that, this is already a success. So I want to guide them to understand that their motiva-tion comes from within and what they are doing already, the fact that they have taken the challenge to chair, is ab-solutely fantastic. I think the fact that they are enjoying themselves motivates them.

WHAT DO YOUR CHAIRS SAY IS YOUR BEST QUALITY?

I hope approachability – being there for them and being open-minded towards absolutely everything, towards whate-ver they want to share. This is what I am striving for.

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What should the EU do tomorrow? What should the EU do next year? How will the EU solve the problems of our upcoming generation? How will the EU develop to meet the demands of the fu-ture? These questions are being asked every day through debates on current events. Every new solution takes the union a tiny step in a new direction, and it is important to have an overall direction on where we want to end up. This should be even if we are going for regression in the form of a U-turn back towards a previous model, or progres-sion in form of improvement and new solutions.

In general, there are five ideas on the European development.

REFORM AND REGRESSION: The sug-gestion involves taking the EU back to “the previous fully functioning state”, and focusing on its core values, such

as the single market and free flow of goods and services. This will typically include a drastic change or even abo-lishment of the monetary union, as the euro scepticism has spread from coun-tries such as UK throughout the EU. As UK has exceptions on several EU regula-tions, and in practice is making its own way, it represents the idea of devoluti-on of power and more local governing.

TRUST AND PATIENCE: The existing measures are sufficient to tackle the crisis, but they will not work if they are not given time to function. Also we must accept the fact that not all member sta-tes are willing or able to further expand its common policies concerning taxati-on, budget and labour markets. Big re-forms can backfire and end up further decreasing the trust in the Union, thus entering an evil circle ending in further failure.

How do you see the future of the Union?

BY ENDRE HAUGLAND

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REFORM AND PROGRESSION: The cur-rent measures are not sufficient to take the union out of its depression, and more power is needed in the central government. For instance, the ability to veto national budgets if they do not live up to EU standards, or for EU Treaties to be implemented even though they are not ratified by all member states. This way, the EU will be able to implement key changing measures to increase its credibility, thus further unifying the union and start positive thinking.

EXTREME INTEGRATION: Going for a political and financial union, with a strong legislative and executive power in form of a common European gover-nment, president and parliament, is a way to solve the crisis and prevent new ones from occurring. This includes total implementation of the Euro, the forma-tion of a more powerful European mo-netary fund and a much bigger Europe-

an budget with decisions being made on a central level. A single European position representing the union as a whole in international organisations such as the world bank and the UN se-curity council. This idea is commonly known by academics as the United Sta-tes of Europe.

A NEW WAY OF THINKING: This idea states that the regression/progressi-on and more/less integration line of thought is out-dated, and a new Eu-ropean Union is needed. It includes a bigger aspect of public involvement, through for instance regional referenda on EU legislation, and the formation of consultation groups and NGOs with ex-perts guiding political decisions.

Are you aware of where your resolu-tion would take us? How would you like the EU to stand in your every day life?

How do you see the future of the Union?

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As the young people of tomorrow, we are facing many new struggles that generations before us didn’t have to tackle. Issues such as global warming, renewable energy, sustainable develop-ment, and the realisation of the goals set by our politicians, such as Horizon 2020. This is a daunting task to face. We as the “youth of tomorrow” can only achieve all that we need by being en-gaged with the world around us. Poli-tics are a large component of the wider world, on both a European and national level.

Engagement within local politics be-gins when we turn 18, by registering to vote. Local politics do not only co-ver the issues of your region but your country as a whole. A shining example of how young people broke the stereo-type of a lack of interest in national politics was the Referendum that took place last September in Scotland. Eighty five percent of the total Scottish popu-lation cast their votes in September. Of that number a large majority was young people over the age of sixteen.

By lowering the age of eligibility, more young people can be targeted and encouraged to cast their vote. This is because education programs can be used within the school systems to in-crease social awareness. This was im-plemented in Scotland, which was a success in terms of voter turnout.

Lowering voter age is not the only way to achieve a more engaged society. We need to reduce the barrier between citizens and their government. Let us not only focus within our own homes to also look outwards, to Europe, with the European Union and its institutions. Organisations such as EYP are models for reducing these barriers. Yet it is not the only way of getting engaged in poli-tics. Youth branches of political parties

are another way to discuss, and engage with political issues.

Politics need to change too. Currently within many European countries, akin to my home land of Ireland, most of the politicians are in on average in their late fifties. This causes alienation between the youth of society and those in pow-er. Why? Because the youth believe that the “old” politicians do not understand their needs, which causes them not to truly engage in the issues that are being debates, as they feel that nothing will change. We need to increase the num-ber of role models within politics that young people can connect with. This connection would result in a common belief that politics are for us all.

To become the “youth of tomorrow”, we need to become more active citi-zens. We need also to have a common belief that is worthwhile - that by our engagement within politics we will make a positive impact on our society.

How do we become the “Youth of Tomorrow”?

BY MOLLY MCKEAGNEY

„We need to reduce the barrier between citizens and their government.“

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What not to miss, when travelling to attend a session of EYP Germany.

#1 SCHLOSS NEUSCHWANSTEIN - Located above the village of Hohen-schwangau in southwest Bavaria, the Neuschwanstein Castle is a Romanes-que Revival palace. The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king Ludwig II of Bavaria. The architecture of the building combine fashion known as castle romanticism and the king’s immoderate enthusiasm for the operas of Wagner. The castle’s idyllic location in the Alps is a must see as it creates a romantic fantasy from the age of chivalry.

#2 THE OLD TOWN HALL OF BAMBERG - Bamberg is located in Upper Franco-nia, in Bavaria. Legend has it that the bishop of Bamberg did not grand the citizens any land for the construction of

a town hall. Therefore the Old Town Hall of Bamberg was built on an artificial island into the river Regnitz. The histo-ric city center is a listed UNESCO world heritage site. You will not be easily di-sappointed by its spectacular frescoes and its unique trompe d‘oeil architec-ture, which have launched a thousand flushbulbs.

#3 RÜGEN - Located off the Pomera-nian coast in the Baltic Sea, Rügen is Germany’s largest island. The Jasmund National Park of Rügen has been awar-ded the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO for its vast stands of bea-ches and chalk cliffs. When visiting, one can spend the day relaxing at the popu-lar seaside resorts of the Schaabe bea-ches, as well as doing watersports, such as windsurfing and kite surfing. Its whi-te chalk cliffs are also very popular and

are known to have served as the refu-ge of Albert Einstein. Germany’s largest island remains a gentle, pastoral place where it’s easy to escape the crowds.

#4 AACHEN’S CATHEDRAL: Northern Europe’s oldest cathedral, the Kaiser-dom is a Roman Catholic church in the heart of Aachen. The wealth of trea-sures from the early medieval period, such as Charlemagne’s Throne and its golden Shrine - a golden altarpiece and the shrine of the Virgin Mary are the main attraction of the church. Its mo-saics and its gothic style architecture, together with the treasures displayed on the magnificent Cathedral Treasury are breathtaking and the church itself is a taste of Byzantium in the heart of Aachen.

Hidden Gems of Germany

BY NATASHA ANTALAKI

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During EYP sessions you meet so many new interesting people, making new fri-ends and then at the end of the session everyone goes home and you might ne-ver see some of these incredible peop-le again. You can become really upset for some period of time. This is what is commonly known in EYP as PED – Post-

EYP Depression.

In EYP you always meet a huge amount of different people who constantly come and go. Some of them are nice but some of them are just “your” peop-le and it’s much harder to let them go; PED totally covering you. In this case you should always remember that EYP is a big international group, but still somehow has a village mentality. You keep on meeting the same people over and over again at the different events. It’s unimaginable how many cool peo-ple there are in the world that you’ve never had the pleasure to meet so just go for it rather than let yourself be de-

pressed.

How to fight

PED?BY OLYA BUDINSKAYA

“Sleep for 7 days, then be awake for 7 days and you won’t believe

how quick the first week after the session will go!”

“I don’t really get PED, becau-se it’s not goodbye, it’s see

you later!”

“Keep in touch with your EYP friends and agree on co-

ming all together to the next sessions.”

“I just dive deep into work and realisation of the new projects to create new memories and

not being sad about the past.”

“Just plan the next session which you will have hopefully

soon-ish!”

“Keep on with your usual life, meet with your friends, becau-se that’s what EYP is all about

and of course dance a lot!”

“I spend hours and hours, stalking people on Facebook.”

“I fight PED by spending time with my family and friends, so that I don’t feel myself

lonely.”

“Sleeping and taking a bath to wash away all of the sad

thoughts about EYP.”

“I fight PED by thinking that I’m going to see everybody at some point again somewhere

in Europe.”

“You should get lots of sleep and look through the session

page.”

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While you all have created your re-solutions with the solutions to all the world’s problems (or so we think), the EU has its own solutions for coupling economic growth and ecological sus-tainability.

The Lisbon Strategy was in effect from 2000 to 2010, implementing key reforms in Member States to connect research, development, and innovation institu-tions with businesses, while promoting the development of environmentally friendly technologies.

Ever since, the Sustainable Develop-ment Strategy has worked in conjuncti-on to the Lisbon Strategy to outline the EU’s policy on sustainability, and identi-fies the following as the key challenges in sustainable developments.

• climate change and the producti-on of clean energy,

• sustainable transport of goods and people,

• sustainable production and consumption of goods, i.e.in ma-nufacturing,

• conservation and management of resources of natural resources,

• public health, • social inclusion, demography and

migration, and global poverty.

In 2014, European Commission pro-posed a framework that would lead the EU “Towards a Circular Economy” in its communication of the same name. The circular economy would replace our current linear economy – a take-ma-ke-use-dispose model – with a system in which waste materials are reused, repaired, refurbished or recycled. In their communication, the Commission estimated that switching to a circular economy would create at least 580 000 jobs, while boosting the EU’s GDP by up to 3.9%.

Late last year, the Commission scrap-ped a package including 80% overall reuse and recycling of packaging waste, calling for a policy that was more am-bitious . The Commission is currently developing new proposals for the cir-cular economy, and is therefore seeking information from the stakeholders that will be involved in the transition from linear to circular.

On the second day of this session, May 28th, the Commission launched a 12-week consultation period in which the public is encouraged to review the current proposal for the circular eco-nomy’s action plan. The move to a cir-cular economy will require changes for every part of the economic cycle, and therefore governments, businesses, ci-tizens of the EU, and organizations are encouraged to provide input during this period.

Sustainabilityin the EU

BY MAGNUS SLETFJERDING

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BY EDUARD KELEPERSPECTIVES IN EYPParticipating in EYP gives you many chances to discover yourself and to develop.

DELEGATE

ORGANISER

CHAIR

JOURNALIST

Delegates are the main ac-tors in EYP. In Passau they have discussed many en-vironmental and sustainabi-

lity issues.

Organisers are the ones that create a friendly environ-ment for all participants and facilitate the whole session. Chairpersons are the tutors

of the session. They guide the committees and assure that there is an academic

level.

Journalists are the ones that capture the memorable mo-ments and entertain the ses-

sion.

WHY SHOULD YOU CONTINUE IN EYP?

HAVE YOU DECIDED?

THEN SEE YOU SOONAT FUTURE SESSIONS!

As a delegate you develop your team member abilities, your debating and you pass your public speaking fears.

Organisers usually become people that will be good ma-

nagers, being very careful with their time and task assign-

ment.

Chairpersons usually become people that will be good team leaders, having the ability to

create a prosper team for their task.

Journalists usually become people that will be good Public Relations representatives, pos-

sessing a creative mind and being adaptable with photo-

graphy and writing.

If yes, the process is very simple. You have to fill a form for each position when the call is laun-

ched by the National Committee.

If no, then you should explore more and see that EYP creates future leaders and for sure you will regret your decision leaving

so soon.

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31TRACE - THE MEDIA TEAM OF PASSAU 2015

WHAT? Hiber - the 4th International Forum of EYP SpainWHEN? 12-19 of July, 2015WHO? Media Team membersCALL: HTTP://BIT.LY/1CPWHKJAPPLICATION FORM:HTTP://BIT.LY/1EHCU1DDEADLINE? 7th of June, 2015

WHAT? Lemberg 2015 I 2nd Lviv In-ternational Summit 2015 of the EYP BelarusWHEN? 16-19 of July, 2015WHO? Vice-Presidents, Chairs,Editor,E-ditorial Assistant and JournalistsAPPLICATION FORM:HTTPS://GOO.GL/KIVF50DEADLINE? 12th of June

WHAT? EYP-Germanys International Summer Forum Constance 2015WHEN? 26th of July – 2nd of August 2015WHO? VP, Chairperson and EditorAPPLICATION FORM:HTTP://GOO.GL/FORMS/1NKQNROQ8QDEADLINE? June 14th, 2015

WHAT? 8th National Selection Confe-rence of EYP SerbiaWHEN? 3-7 of July, 2015WHO? VPs, Chairpersons, Head of Jury and Jury Members DEADLINE? 5th of June, 2015

WHAT? Bern2015 - 19th National Selec-tion Conference of EYP SwitzerlandWHEN? 1-6 September, 2015WHO? VP, Chairperson and EditorCALL: http://bit.ly/1HoFmRS APPLICATION FORM HERE:HTTP://BIT.LY/1EGQFUJ DEADLINE? 3 June 2015

WHAT: 9th NSC of EYP-UkraineWHEN: 11th-15th of August 2015APPLICATION FORM:HTTPS://GOO.GL/WMWTVPCALL:HTTP://ISSUU.COM/EYPUKRAINE/DOC-S/9NSC_CALL_MEDIADEADLINE: 7th of June, 23:59 CET.

SESSIONS!BY OLYA BUDINSKAYA

BY EDUARD KELE

FOR MORE INFOGO TO FACEBOOK GROUP

„SESSIONS“. IT IS THE MAIN EYP

GROUP FOR SESSIONCALLS:

WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/233076716771585

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