Force Magazine Issue 2

Issue 2Hässleholm 2012

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Weronika M

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George R

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Andrea M

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Christin

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rg Newm

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Kateryna

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LukeTho

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Victor G

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Dear Participants of the 2nd Regional Session ofEYP Sweden South,

has been flying by so quickly I have not even got the time to get to know any of

you. Never the less I hope your time at the Session has been well spent!

This time we have all we would like to day goodbye to you with - Paper full of

your Committee Memories! On top of that little help for the GA - article

explaining decision making in the EU, tribute to our incredible organisers, and

as previously something to keep you busy in case you are not busy (or for the

way back home!).

Make most of the end,Weronika

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4. EU Decision Making Process

Interview6. Meet the Head Organiser

Officials8. Organisers

Committee Articles11 . EMPL I12. DROI13. AFCO14. LIBE

15. EMPL II16. AFET17. ECON

Travelling18. Important Knowledge, useless Information

Entertaining19. The Daily Corner19. Laughter with Luke

20. Victor Explaining the World

21 . Our Partners and Sponsors

EU Decision Making Process

Teambuilding with games,

committee work with chairs and

coffee breaks with questionable

coffee – all natural elements of

an EYP-session. But is that how

it works in the real European

Parliament? Do they also cut in

the middle ofthe debate for

some cookies and a bit offresh

air?Victor here gives you a

deeper insight into the decision

making process ofthe EU.

Dear reader,

welcome to the EYP. You might

have heard about us and you

will definitely hear more

during the following two days.

As the framework ofour

educational program we are

trying to give our participants

an insight into the work of the

European Parliament. Amongst

other things our aim is to

provide our participants with

the knowledge about how

decisions in the European

Union are made. Of course

many interests and influences

come together within a

decision but in order to

understand why and how these

decisions are made we all have

to know the legislative

procedure of the EU.

How the European Union

decides – The mystery

revealed.

1st – Who decides?

The European Union consists

of seven main institutions.

These institutions are the

European Parliament (EP), the

European Commission (EC),

the European Council, the

Council of the European

Union, the European Court of

Auditors, the European Court

of Justice and the European

Central Bank (ECB). All these

institutions are supposed to

work together in order to

decide upon European issues.

However there are only three

institutions that are in fact

relevant to the usual decision

making process or the

“ordinary legislative

procedure.” These institutions

are the European Parliament,

the European Commission and

the European Council.

2nd – What can they decide?

Since the treaty ofLisbon

became binding the legal acts

of the EU have been reduced

from fourteen to five. These

five acts are a regulation, a

directive, a decision, a

recommendation and an

opinion. Each of these acts can

be applied to whatever

concerns the EU might have at

the moment. Although not

everything in Europe is actually

concerning the EU. Of course

an opinion can always be given

but the legal act of a regulation

or a directive can only be

applied to a specific field of

competence within the EU.

The EU distinguishes three

areas of competence. Firstly

there is the exclusive

competence in which the whole

sovereignty of the decision lies

in the hands of the EU. Fields

with an exclusive competence

are the rules for the internal

market, the custom union, the

Common Commercial Policy,

monetary policy for the

Eurozone and the common

fishing policy. Secondly there is

the shared competence in

which the Member States and

the EU are both authorized to

decide upon a policy. This

applies to social policies,

environment, transport, trans-

European networks and much

more.

Thirdly there is the supporting

competence in which the EU

can decide upon supporting

the legal act of a Member State.

The competences are defined

in the Treaty of the

Functioning of the European

Union, in article 4.

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3rd – How do they decide?

The ordinary legislative

procedure always starts with a

proposal by the European

Commission. At the moment

the European Commission has

the exclusive right to propose a

legislative act. However this

will change in 2013 when the

European Citizen Initiative

comes into effect. When the

European Commission has sent

in its proposal the European

Parliament and the European

Council then consider it and

vote upon it. If a qualified

majority can be found in the

first reading the proposal

passes and comes into effect at

the earliest twenty days after it

passed. If a qualified majority

cannot be found the proposal

goes to a Conciliation

Committee which consists of

delegates of the three

institutions. When they have

found a consensus upon the

topic the amended text goes

back to the Parliament and the

Council to get to a third

reading. If the majority still

cannot be found the proposal

has officially failed. Usually a

proposal passes in the first

reading though. This process is

called Co-decision Procedure.

4th – Qualified and simple

majority

In the European Parliament a

proposal passes with a simple

majority. This means that at

least fifty per cent of the

members of the European

Parliament have voted in

favour of the proposal.

The European Council on the

other hand has a more complex

system. It requires a qualified

majority for a proposal to pass.

A qualified majority comes

together when at least fifty-five

per cent of the represented

countries vote in favour of it.

These fifty-five per cent of the

represented countries in turn

have to represent at least sixty-

five per cent of the population

of the European Union.

5th – European Citizen

Initiative

As mentioned before in 2013

some things will change for the

legislative procedure. The

biggest change will be the

European Citizen Initiative

(ECI). The European Citizen

Initiative gives the population

of the European Union an

opportunity to initiate

legislative procedure of their

own. In the ECI the people

adopt the function of the

European Commission and

propose legislative acts. For

doing so the proposal has to be

signed by one million EU

citizens from at least one

quarter of all the EU member

states.

Once this is done the

Commission will consider the

proposal and evaluate whether

it is a public concern and

whether it concerns the

European Union as a whole. If

the answer to these questions is

yes, the proposal comes into

the same voting and legislative

procedure as any other

proposal.

However the Commission has

the right to reject a proposal if

they do not find it relevant to

the Union.

6th – More changes up ahead

The ECI will definitely not be

the last change in the legislative

procedure of the European

Union. In the near future there

are quite a few changes yet to

come. With the entry of

Croatia in the European Union

the seats in the European

Parliament will be adjusted.

Most probably the European

Commission will be subject to

some changes as well. The co-

decision procedure of the 3rd

reading is another thing that

will change. It will simply be

removed from the program in

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Interview

They made it happen!Who is in fact responsible for everything going on at this Session? Who do you address with all your

questions? Who was it that met you at the station? And who are those people who constantly seem to wear

a smile on their faces? You might have guessed it by now, and probably you are right. We are ofcourse

talking about the Organisers. Kateryna could not but admire these wonderful people for their incredible

efforts. One article is not enough to sufficiently describe what they mean to a Session.

I was invited two weeks before the session, received a visa three days before the it, and bought plane tickets

two days before it, circumstances makingme all the more happy to be here. I am very grateful for the

organisers being so nice and helpful, continuously smiling even ifthey have not slept for more than a few

hours the previous night. Here follows briefintroductions ofthem all.

Luke has been given the

privilege ofhaving a chat with

the head organizer ofthis

Regional Session. In this article

read all about an odd night in

Latvia, Filippa’s kung-fu skills

and why she has chosen to take

on one ofthe most difficult

things and EYPer can do.

Similarly to the President, the

Head Organiser of a European

Youth Parliament (EYP)

Session arguably holds the

most important position of

them all. A Head Organiser

(HO) is responsible for the

overall management of a

Session. When the Session

eventually closes, the HO will

be congratulated for its success.

Whilst the President is the

extrinsic symbol of a Session,

Head Organisers hurriedly go

about their work out of sight.

Here, we have the pleasure of

getting to know our very own

Head Organiser for this

Hassleholm Regional Session.

Name: Filippa Bengtsson

Nationality: Swedish

Number of Sessions Head

Organised: First time

Years ofEYP involvement:

One

Outside ofEYP, what do you

do at the moment, Filippa?

I am 18 years old and in my

third and last year ofhigh

school. I study an International

Course at HTS, which is the

school we are based at for this

Session. I also practice kung-fu.

Christian (Organiser) often has

girls coming up to him in clubs

so I protect him and fight them

off.

What was your first EYP

Session like?

I was overwhelmed. Everyone

knew everything about the EU

but I didn’t. But after this I

applied for the EYP Sweden

board and got on it. Now,

Hässleholm is my sixth Session.

What will you bring to this

Session?

It is my job to overview

absolutely everything that goes

on. I am responsible for the

Session. One of the most

complicated tasks I have is the

timetabling of the whole

Session. This is very difficult.

What are your expectations

for the Session?

I hope there will be a good

mood all the time. I want

everybody to be open minded,

talkative and funny. The most

important thing about EYP is

being happy and having fun, so

this is big for me. I saw people

queuing outside the canteen for

lunch earlier on and was

worried they would be angry

and complain. But it was okay,

they were still happy.

How long has this Session

been in the making?

I’ve been planning since April.

Meet the Head Organiser...

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Interview

We hired a band for the

Euroconcert we have. We have

spare money for the Session so

you delegates may have a sort

of surprise at some point. A

good thing about Hässleholm is

that it is very accessible for all

Europeans even though it is

small.

How is the Session going so

far?

It is going well. There have

been a few scary moments but

these moments have all been

solved at last. The fluency of

the Session is very good so far.

Why do you take part in EYP?

I enjoy meeting new people. I

find the different cultures and

perspectives that you come

across in EYP very interesting.

For example, there was once a

debate about sex education.

One person from Poland and

one from Italy had very

different perspectives on this

topic.

Finally, what has been your

greatest EYP experience?

It was in Latvia a year or so

ago. Again, I was with

Christian, but after a night out

this time. At 4pm the next day

Christian woke up calling for

breakfast. We ate what we

thought was a nice breakfast,

but it was actually gone off

milk and really old eggs. Then

we started eating uncooked

meatballs. In the end we gave

up and just went to a bar until

8pm.

It started when I and Christian

had to do a school project, and

Head Organising a Session was

suitable for the project. Things

have changed since then but

that was the start. It’s really

cool to have my international

friends in my hometown and

school. I’ve been able to meet

old friends like Mike (Chair),

who I first met at the April,

2011 International Forum in

Stockholm.

How did you get to the

International Forum?

Well, I have never actually been

to a Regional or National

Session as a Delegate before.

My school’s team qualified for

the International Forum, but

one of the team members

pulled out and I took their

place. I think this shows how

there is more than one way to

progress in EYP.

What would your advice be

for this Session’s Delegates?

There is nothing to be

embarrassed about. You’re

allowed to express yourself and

have fun. That is important to

remember; take the time to

have fun. Making it to a

National Session is not the

main goal of going to a

Regional Session. Fun is the

main goal. Just look at me, I

didn’t even go to a Regional or

National Session. Sophia

(Chair) didn’t make it to her

National Session. Just have fun.

How does this Hässleholm

Regional Session differ from

other Sessions?

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. . .and her Team

This lovely lady willingly hosted 3 officials before the Session. By the way

she decorated her house all by herself! I can call her a quite experienced

EYPer. Her first Session was in January 2012 but by now she has already

participated in no less than five Sessions. She is proud ofherself for finding

sponsors. For example she negotiated with Bergendahls Food, which is the

company providing us with breakfasts and cookies for the coffee breaks.

When I asked her why she is organising the Session a smile appeared on

her face. The reason is Filippa who is her best friend and someone she

shares classrooms with every day in school.

Klara found the greatest challenge to be recruiting new schools at the last

moment. Apparently the ex-president ofEYP Sweden South left the

country some time ago without electing a new board, creating a minor

chaos and making the preparations for this Session rather stressful. Klara

remembers a funny moment from this rushed period before the Session.

One evening they had a meeting, which pulled out on time much more than expected. Several of the Organizers wanted to end it

and go have dinner at some restaurant, but the others asked for the teachers permission to make use of the school kitchen instead.

After having received it they went grocery shopping and cooked a delicious meal in their own school kitchen!

Do you know who got the true Italian coffee for the coffee breaks? Alex did. That is her personal contribution to the

session. She has family in Italy and they proudly provided the Session with true Italian coffee.

Alex remembers one meeting that was held while she was in France. In order not to miss it she sat down outside of

the hotel, logged on to Skype and joined the discussion. People passing on the street were quite baffled by the sight of

her Skypeing in the middle of the street.

According to Alex a great difficulty of being an organizer to keep all the tasks sorted in her head. One may wonder

then why she has accepted such a challenging position. Well, she wanted to try something that would hopefully

broaden her outlook and help people. Even though we are all young, partaking

in a Session means sharing ideas and thoughts with so many intelligent

people. And the part of broadening her mind is something Alex surely has

done within one area in particular. Even though she lives in the Swedish city of

Malmö, she speaks no less than five languages: English, French, Italian, Polish

and Swedish!

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She is the most experienced EYPer among the organising team as she has

attended eight Sessions. Moreover, she is a board member ofEYP Sweden South.

She was mean to just stop by and say hello, but got stuck when realizing all the

fun she was missing out on. The hardest thing for her is to get all the information

she needs and to find in this maze-like building that is the HTK-school.

Adina is from Lund. Her first Session was in 2011 . An interesting fact about her

is that she has really strange skin and that she sleeps in her socks during the

winter. When she meets people she is trying to hide the fact that she is clumsy but

people soon find it out anyways. She is really proud of the Spider Web that she

made for the Teambuilding.

This blond is a board member ofEYP

Sweden South. He has attended five

Sessions. His first one was in 2011 . The

hardest challenge during preparation of

the session was to remember all the people he had to call.

Oskar's goal is to speak ten languages fluently. As ofnow he is

already speaking six, so less than half left!

We haven’t seen him much, because he is

responsible for the teachers’ program. This does

not him any less of a nice guy though. He has

taken part in two sessions so far. The most

challenging thing during the session has been to get in touch with different

people whilst organising the teachers’ program. He is doing it all because Filippa

is in his class and he wanted to help her. Wanting very much for Filippa to

succeed in her task further motivates him as well as wanting to try something

different. A strange fact about Sebastian is that he is keen on different interesting

hats e.g. cowboy hats or the Turkish fez.

This handsome man looks like Justin Bieber. I find it

adorable and inspiring to write about him while he is

performing alive on the stage. He has attended four EYP

Sessions, the first one being in 2010. Why he is organising

a Session? It is somewhat a question ofproving himself to the rest of the world. He has so far in

life mostly been associated with being a good-looking but foolish guy. Being part of the

Organising Team ofan EYP Session surely changes that view. Although not everything in the

preparatory work has gone smoothly. At one point Christian had been given the responsibility

of sending out a large amount of invitational letters. After mailing the letters Christian, to his

great fear, realized that the envelopes had been marked with the

wrong companies.

Christian does more than being involved in the EYP. He is also the

lead singer in the soon-to-be very famous band “My remorse”. They

were actually even followed by TV and broadcasted in a series of

episodes.


All ofyou most definitely know what your Committee

did during the first day ofthe Session. Butwhat have

your fellow Delegates been up to? And who are they?

Ofcourse you already now those from your own

school delegation, butwhat about the rest?Maybe

somebody special has sparked your interest a little bit

extra! In the followingpages you will be able to read

capturingarticles about each and every one ofthe

different Committees.

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You thought you had already

had enough ofPSYand his

Korean pop songs. But that was

until EMPL I was given a

chance to refine it. Apart from

remixingK-pop with EYP-songs,

the committee has also done

some serious work. Victor tells

you about it all in his article.

The wonderful Committee on

Employment and Social Affairs

I, chaired by Pieris and Ciara,

has had a very busy day. After

the delegates’ arrival the

session kicked offwith the

Opening Ceremony, followed

by a panel debate. The topic of

the panel debate was directly

linked to the topic of the

Committee. Both regard the

alarmingly high rates of youth

unemployment throughout the

Union, which indeed is a big

problem in today’s Europe.

It is evident that the members

of the Committee came well

prepared to the session. With

great interest they embraced

their topic. Effortlessly they

worked together in order to try

and come up with some

solutions to the issue of youth

unemployment. And it seemed

as though nothing could stop

them once they had begun –

just like a shark scenting blood.

In Teambuilding the

Committee members got to

know each other. But more

than just exchanging names

they were all given a chance to

share some of their

imagination, thoughts and

ideas. Together Jeffrey, Jacob,

Saga, Jaspar, Ellen, Annellie

and Sofia also managed to

introduce the Gangnam-Funky

Chicken and developed their

own “In Committee we trust”

philosophy.

Letting go ofGangnam-Funky-

Chicken EMPL I moved on to

more serious Committee Work.

Games and exercises from

earlier in the day seem to have

served their purpose as the

Committee was very successful

in developing a variety of ideas

on how to solve the problem of

high youth unemployment. No

matter what EMPL I ultimately

regard as the best

interventions, be it corporate

tax reductions, increased

education or higher import

taxes, we look forward to their

resolution and the following

debate in the General

Assembly.

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DROINaughty games and encounters

with prime ministers –

Kateryna's day with DROI has

offered a wide range ofstories

and experiences. Read all about

it below!

Everyone will play his or her

own particular role at a session.

Fortunately the Sessions are

created for you - the Delegates

- and it is in the interest of

every Official that you have as

good of a time as possible, no

matter what role you end up

having. In visiting the

Committee ofDROI, I,

Kateryna, got to learn more

about the different roles the

Delegates within this particular

Committee had and wish to

have in the future.

Mike (The United Kingdom)

and Rebecca (Sweden) are

chairing this Committee. I am

not sure why, but Mike was

expecting to have 8 girl

Delegates. He was extremely

happy though when the

Committee turned out to

consist of three boys and five

girls. Unfortunately, delegate

Charlotta had to leave the

Session as she felt ill. Let us

hope for her to have a quick

recovery and be back by

tomorrow.

During the game of “2 truths

and 1 lie” we found out that the

Delegate Lukas met the

Swedish Prime Minister

Fredrik Reinfeldt, when the he

visited Lukas’ school.

Apparently pupils were also

given the possibility ofhaving

their picture taken with the

Prime Minister. This had

literally made Lukas’ day. I bet

it did!

During the game of “Honey,

tell me that you love me”

Delegates managed to have the

others burst out into laughter

with just one look. For those

who do not know the game, the

purpose of it is to through the

sensual line of, “Honey, tell me

that you love me” accompanied

with flirty looks and moves

make another member of the

Committee burst out in

laughter. I can tell you this:

some were exquisite at this

exercise in charm. And overall

I think we were all charmed by

the warmth and familiarity that

had spread throughout the

whole Committee.

In general, the Committee is

doing well. All members are

with precision guided through

the procedures by their

charming chairs. During the

discussions everyone actively

participated, proving the

success of the Teambuilding

and its core purpose – to build

a team.

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AFCO by Luke

Yesterday, AFCO made huge

strides forward in their

Committee work. For all

Committees, the day began

with the Delegates and their

Chairs taking part in

Teambuilding activities, before

going on to create the

resolutions that will later be

debated in the General

Assembly.

The AFCO Committee Chairs

began their proceedings by

introducing the Delegates to a

few famous EYP teambuilding

exercises. The mammoth task

of the human knot was

accentuated by the addition of

blindfolds into the

predicament. However, the

Delegates utilised all their

extensive communication skills

to negotiate a way out of the

tricky situation. Subsequent to

the task, they were asked to let

the Chairs know how

comfortable they were in

relying upon each other, and

forming an instant bond and

trust with their fellow

Committee people; every

delegate said they were very

comfortable with this trust and

reliance.

The Chairs of the Committee,

Marco and Sophia, were eager

to make sure the Delegates not

only had fun, but also

understood the reasoning for

why and how the skills they

used in Teambuilding activities

were directly transferrable to

the skills necessary to perform

well in Resolution making and

the General Assembly. With

this in mind, Anna hit the nail

on the head, saying her

mindset was, “this is a problem,

we’re faced with, how can we

work through this as a unit”.

Filip suggested that because

they were blindfolded and

unable to speak, they all had to

“learn other ways of listening”

to other peoples’ wants and

needs. The Delegates

developed coherent

cooperation skills which can be

directly translated into passing

Resolutions in the GA. Victor

added that they learned to “act

for the benefit of others, not

yourself”.

Later on in the day, the Chairs

of both AFCO and EMPL II

devised a ‘monster game’. The

two committees were to

compete and see which team

could create the quickest

moving and most effective

monster structure. The sight of

Delegates jumping on each

other’s necks in order to create

the image of a monster has to

be a comical highlight of this

Regional Session. In the end,

AFCO completely annihilated

EMPL II with a speedily

structured monster.

By evening time, AFCO were

finalising the format of their

Resolution. The Delegates were

concerned as to whether all EU

states would benefit from an

EU federation, or whether the

tyranny of a minority ofEU

states would work against the

needs of the majority. Bella

believed a “federation could

remove the languages and

cultures ofEU states”.

The Resolution was shaping up

terrifically well by the end of

the night, and we look forward

to seeing how AFCO get on in

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Kateryna has spent some time

with the LIBE-committee and

she has much to tell about

wonderful chairs and

unconventional solutions to

difficult problems.

Your Committee will become

your family during these two

intense days that are to follow.

So please treat them carefully

and with respect. Friends that

you make in EYP different

compared to your ordinary

friends. You may not meet

them very often, sometimes

more than a year might pass

before you meet again. But

when you do, it feels like you

never said goodbye. And that is

the virtue of the EYP – it

enables you to stay in touch

with people you like regardless

ofwhere you live. For at some

point you will meet, no matter

what.

I spent some time with the

LIBE-committee and I already

see much potential in future

friendships.

LIBE consists of four beautiful

ladies and two handsome

gentlemen. The Committee is

chaired by Arnolds (Latvia)

and Jenni (Finland), both of

whom help guide the

Committee through the main

procedures.

Teambuilding was a great

success and all of the LIBE-

members bonded well. Now all

that remains to see is how they

handle the more serious

Committee Work –

constructing a Resolution. It is

my conviction though that with

such a pleasant and well-

functioning group during

Teambuilding, Committee

work will not hold any

unforeseen disruptions –

especially when the Vice

President is one of your Chairs!

Sometimes work within the

EYP can appear as complex

and quite hard to understand.

The LIBE Committee was

given a task ofpointing out five

different organizations, from a

group of 16, that they found

affect different particular

sectors of society. This rather

intricate task was effectively

solved and the lovely blond

Delegate Joel probably put it

best when reasoning about the

important role McDonald’s

plays in the food-industry. He

simply stated that, “We need

food. Food is good.” This

efficiently showed that

sometimes simplicity is the best

way of tackling difficulties of

life.

Even though it is cold and

windy outside, the atmosphere

within the Committee is warm

and nice.

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EMPL II yesterday got off to a

flying start at the Committee

stage of the Hassleholm

Regional Session. The

Committee work began with

the Delegates and their Chairs

taking part in Teambuilding

activities, before going on to

create the resolutions that will

later be debated in the General

Assembly.

EMPL II initiated the stage by

introducing themselves

through a traditional EYP

name game. The Delegates

formed a shape which over

recent years has become

synonymous with EYP; a circle.

They then said their name and

a verb which could be

combined with their name. As

the game progressed around

the circle, it became all the

more difficult as each Delegate

had to recite the name and verb

of the previous Delegates.

Soon, the Chairs, ‘kicking Kian’

and ‘waving Willem’, were

joined by a ‘jogging Jacob’,

‘sailing Sophie’ and

‘mathematician Matilda’. With

an incredible amount of effort

and surprisingly minimal

struggle, an ‘ice-skating

Isabella’ and ‘elementary

particle Emmy’ managed to

draw the game to a conclusion.

Soon after, the Committee took

part in a painful yet productive

game of coconut throwing.

Paper balls were hurled in all

directions, with each Delegate

picking up a new paper ball

‘coconut’ every so often and

forming a humorous

description of a fellow

Committee member. The final

Teambuilding game of the

morning was a blindfolded

activity. The Committee was

divided into pairs, with each

Delegate taking it in turns to

direct their partner to tennis

balls placed around the room,

whilst avoiding strategically

placed hazards. The games the

Committee ofEMPL II played

can all too easily and

incorrectly be misconstrued as

silly and unnecessary. However,

skills such as communication

and teamwork, which are

extensively brought to the force

in Teambuilding activities, can

be directly transferred to

forging a Resolution and also

presenting it in the General

Assembly.

EMPL II spent much of the

afternoon breaking down their

Resolution and simplifying its

complexity. In a brainstorming

session of the causes and

consequences of

unemployment, the Committee

effectively combined their ideas

to form a cohesive Resolution.

Jacob noted how there are “not

enough links between the

labour market and industries in

order to create job

opportunities”. Emmy and

Isabel built on this train of

thought by suggesting the

European youth of today

“cannot gain jobs if they have

no experience and can’t gain

experience if they have no

jobs”. This self-perpetuating

argument surmised the

complexity of the Committee

topic these Delegates are faced

with. In addition, Sophie put

forward the idea that the

“structure of the labour market

doesn’t allow young

entrepreneurs” to emerge and

thrive. Matilda seemed to agree

that this youth unemployment

issue revolves around

structural problems in the

European community, as

“today’s education doesn’t aim

school children at available

jobs”.

The quality and cooperation of

EMPL II was tremendously

impressive. Let’s just hope this

continues in the GA.

EMPL IIby Luke


AAFFEETT

Natarika, TheAunt.

She is

theaun

t, who

is very

exotic! Sh

e isam

bitiou

s very

cool.

She is

straighttothe

point, an

d ever

yone

looksup

toher

.

Märta, The Aunt. She is the super fun

aunt, that everyone wants to be around.

She is good at making people laugh and

she is always in a good mood.

Jakob,theFather

. Jakob

is the

kind o

f guy

who is

calm, ni

ce,goe

s along

with

anythin

g and is

justin g

eneral

a really

loveab

le pers

on.

Stella, the Mother. Stella is a very

organised person. She easily gains

respect, and is loved by everyone.

Emma, the daughter. Everyone lovesEmma. She is a bit of a rebel and is NOTafraid to say her opinion.

Dennis, th

e BigBrot

her. Dennis

is thebig

brother ev

ery girl dr

eamsofha

ving.He is

intelligent

, funny, goo

d in schoo

l, andthen

he has the

best style i

n allof Sk

åne.

Marianna, the Daughter. She is the wise

daughter. She is on top of everything,

keeps everyone updated and is incredibly

wise.

by Christina

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Committee

Article


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Small but lovely; that neatly

describes the Committee on

Economic and Social Affairs.

This Committee is chaired by

Julia from Ireland and

Panayiotis - the Cypriot

President of the Session. No

more than five Delegates are in

this tiny Committee, but it fits

them perfectly. Just like the

number ofCommittee

members, the number of

convergence criteria discussed

by the Committee is five. Being

so few in the Committee has

also helped creating a close and

friendly feeling.

These Delegates definitely had

a stressful day, but they seemed

to enjoy it. At least all the fun

ofTeambuilding where the

Delegates got to know each

other a little bit better. For

instance we found out that

Jacob has a rather hous’ish type

ofmusic taste and that

Gabriella comes from Spain.

Some even got to know

themselves better in

Teambuilding. Amanda was

told she could be a future pop

star and Oskar seems to already

be in the right place. He was

foretold a great future as a

politician. Tora on the other

hand was mistakenly identified

as being German. Or maybe

she has to rethink her national

identity…

The whole afternoon was

dedicated to discussing the

Committee Topic. “How can

the five criteria of the

Maastricht Treaty be fulfilled

by Member States?” Given that

the leading politicians of the

EU have great problems solving

this problem, one can be sure

this was a difficult topic. But

the Committee faced the

challenge with good spirits and

confidence. There were many

ideas circling around the room

before a consensus was reached

about which proposals to use.

Equally the Committee

identified several issues that

link to the issue – one of them

being the core question ofhow

much to give and how much to

take. I have great confidence in

the Committee’s final

resolution though, given the

good work during the latter

part ofCommittee Work.

ECONbyVictor

Committee

Article

18


Travellin

g

Important knowledge, useless information

Did you know that. . ?

Mentioning fun facts can both

impress on friends and work as

a pick-up lines. Christina has

assembled funny facts about all

ofthe countries represented in

the officials team.

Even though all the Delegates

at this Regional Session are

from Sweden, we have an

Officials team consisting of 13

different nationalities! Join as

on a trip to all the countries

you need to know something

about!

Poland: Films in foreign

language are not dubbed on

Polish TV. They are not

subtitled, either. They have a

method called voice over in

which one person reads the

parts of all actors and you can

still hear the original voices in

the background. Sounds

terrible, right? In fact, however,

once you get used to it, most

find it more pleasant than the

artificial dubbing voices.

Ukraine: Most toilets, be it

private or public, consist of a

tiled hole in the ground.

Switzerland: No matter where

you are in the country, you are

only 10 miles away from a lake.

Sweden: After World War II,

Sweden had the fourth largest

air force in the world.

Denmark: Denmark has three

times as many pigs as humans.

Ireland: Ireland has more golf

courses than playgrounds.

Italy: Italy has roughly speaking

parted into two different

political standpoints, but when

it comes to international sports

they all join together becoming

one big happy country.

The Netherlands: The Dutch

are the tallest in the world. The

average height for men is 184

cm, and 170 cm for women.

Cyprus: Crime rates are very

low in Cyprus, making it one of

the safest places in the world to

live.

Latvia: The country that

invented the Christmas tree

Finland: They claim that Santa

Claus lives in Rovaniemi in

Lapland.

United Kingdom: A law says

that any boy under the age of

10 is not aloud to see a naked

mannequin.

Germany: As of 2012, the

Germans have won 1662

Olympic medals in total.

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Entertain

ment

Why did the EYP official never stand up? Because he’s a Chair.How do you describe an EYPer getting married? Very committeed.What do you call an EYP official who writes a diary? A journal-ist.What do you call a speech that doesn’t support either side of the argument? A sittingon Defence speech.What do high ranking military personnel like most about EYP? The General Assembly.

Laughter with Luke

THE BOX review presented by

Christina.

Dear delegates,

First, we would like to make a

little complaint. We have not

received much from you, even

though you promised that you

would write something. We

crave for juicy gossip, long for

comments and are hungry for

remarks. Although we have

been disappointed, we have not

lost our faith in you. For the

third and last issue ofFORCE,

we want to see those notes

flying down the box. Although

we have still decided to post

and answer the comments and

questions that you took the

effort to make.

How do you actually

pronounce the Presidents

name?

We still have a bit of trouble

with it as well, so please do not

worry. We think it is Pan-ayi-

otis. If this answer was not

satisfying enough, please go

and have a chat with him. He is

an extremely nice guy.

I would like to complain about

there not being tea during

Coffee Break!

On the behalf of the

Organisers, we deeply

apologise. They promise to

make up for it. On the other, it

is after all a Coffee Break.

What is the height difference

between Arnolds and Marko

(both VP’s)?

We do not actually know. We

think it is about 50 cm, but if

you really would like to be sure,

they are more than happy to

stand back to back so you can

measure. If they complain

about this, tell them that

Christina and Kate told you to

do so.

We have noticed that two guys

are chairing EMPL II. Most of

the other Committees have

both a male and female chair –

how come this is not the case

for EMPL II?

It is quite random that they

ended up together. Luckily,

they have a very loving

relationship and you are very

lucky to have two such

charming men as chairs.

The Daily Corner

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Entertain

ment


Victor Explaining the World

Once more Victor explains the mysteries ofthe

world to us. Ever wondered about the rising

sea level? Continue reading and you till find

out.

Why does a minute have 60 seconds while

there are 100 milliseconds in one second?

Time is a complex thing. Time is not easy to

understand and cannot be explained easily.

The metric system we use for time illustrates,

as well as your question shows me, that you

do not understand the concept of time. It is

not only that there are 60 seconds in a

minute, but there are 24 hours in a day and

365 days in a year.

One has to understand that it is intellectual

people making up the metric systems.

Intellectual people have to show that they are

intellectual and what easier way is there than

making everyone else not understand what

they do? This is also the reason why less

intellectual people usually are late. If you do

not understand the concept of time you

cannot be on time.

A historical example for that is the French

revolution. During the French revolution

some extremist revolutionaries tried to

introduce an easier metric system. In this

metric system an hour was supposed to have

100 minutes, a day was 10 hours and a year

was 100 days. Obviously this failed miserably

because the uneducated French society that did

not understand the old metric system did not

want to be bothered with a new one. The French

revolutionaries on the other hand had a

seemingly poor education as well. They didn’t

understand the whole metric system themselves.

Why else would they have wanted to change the

system? Within all this confusion they realized

too late that they had no friends anymore and got

killed.

Sure, what can one do about that? Simple

answers, just ask someone smarter…like me.

Why does the sea-level rise?

The sea-level does not rise. In fact it never hax

since God created the earth. The statistics which

claim to prove regularly get published just show

that we are less high above the sea level. This is in

fact true. Anyhow it does not have anything to do

with the sea-level. The reason why these statistics

say so is very simple and has to do with other

statistics.

Since God created the earth we have not been this

low over the sea level. As coincidences neither

have we ever been this many people on Earth.

Out ofAdam and Eve we became nearly 7 billion

people. That means 7 billion times the weight of

two. It really is that simple. All these people on

Earth just push the land down and therefore

make ‘the sea level rise.


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