FORM A CIRCLE

The circle serves as a universal symbol of inclusion, wholeness, unity, initiation, perfection and com-pletion; it is as well the favourite shape of EYP and by now you may have realised why. Welcome to

Thessaloniki and to the λ’ anniversary session; let’s- Marianna and Chrysanthi

“Demarginalising the margin: the

basement of the unwanted”, what

are the three first words that pop up

in your mind?

“Equality, discussion and team.”- Tsonas, DROI I

“Prejudice, equality, illogical.”- Ilias, DROI II

“Injustice inequality, stereotypes.”- Kyriaki, FEMM

“Homeless people, big cities, poverty.” - Ioan-

nis, ECONW

hat are

your e

xpect

ations fo

r

the sess

ion?

“Lear

n more

abou

t our co

mmittee’s

topic a

nd meet

new

people”

- Argi

ro, EMPL II

“Impro

ve my le

vel of

English an

d gain

more ex

perience

in confer

ences”

- Efstr

atios, D

EVE

“Learn m

ore ab

out h

ow

European

Union

and its

instituti

onal f

unction”

- Kiria

ki, DEVE

Do you know what the “λ’” means

in the session theme?

“It is about the city of Thessaloniki”

–Theodora, FEMM

“It comes from the word φιλια the Greek word for friend-

ship” – Nikos, EMPL II

“It’s due to the strange accent of λ in Thessaloniki” – Maria,

DROI II“We were told that it represents the 30th National Session” –

Maria, EMPL II

“Coming from the word Thessaloniki or from the strange

accent” – Agapi, EMPL I

What is your biggest fear of the session?

“Falling from the stairs.” – Sophia, LIBEII

“Afraid to talk in public, to speak up and defend my

opinion.” – Christina, EMPLII

“Nervous to see how the session goes, never attended

one before.” – Sophia, DROI I

“Afraid of heated debate.” – Mirella, DROI I

I feel a

s exci

ted as

…

“a pink h

orse r

unning in ye

llow field

s”-

Anna-Mari

a, ECON

“a dog p

laying w

ith its

owner”

- Anthi,

EMPL I

“the fi

rst tim

e I dan

ced on

a real

stage”

-

Maria-A

nastasi

a, ITRE

“a m

ulticolor

unicorn”

- Sofi

a, LIBE II

“a first

grad

er goi

ng to sc

hool” – M

aria,

FEMM

“a firew

ork ab

out to

pop up”

– Evangel

os,

EMPL I

Marianna Georgiadi (GR) Chrysanthi Koniou (GR) Dimitris Davris (GR) Katerina Stavri (CY/GR) Adi Grishaj (AL) Natasa Antalaki (GR) Nikos Avramidis (GR)

Iker Bengoetxea de Tena (ES) Panagiotis Chatzistratis (GR) Athina Firti-nidou (GR) Nikos Koukovinos (GR) Anastasia Ntracha (GR)

Kostina Prifti (AL) Einar Stefansson (NO)Kalliopi Terzidou (GR)

Hav

e you

ever

laid

your

eyes

on

a mos

aic?

This

is th

e im

-pr

essio

n yo

u ge

t whe

n yo

u lo

ok at

ITRE

. Eve

ry d

elega

te

is un

ique

, brin

ging

his

own

vibe

to th

e com

mitt

ee, e

ager

bu

t also

kin

d of

hes

itant

to ge

t evo

lved

and

bond

with

th

e oth

ers.

Onc

e you

spot

them

you

will

not

ice a

team

com

pose

d by

inte

resti

ng, c

ool a

nd co

-op

erat

ive p

eopl

e tha

t are

soon

to fi

nd

them

selv

es p

art o

f an

even

big

-ge

r mos

aic:

EYP

Like a baby bird eagerly waiting to learn how

to fly, in the first day of the anniversary session, D

EVE

comm

ittee, seems just as scared as it is passionate.

The process of experim

entally flapping their w

ings, trying to figure out how to fly turned

out to be an entertaining and rewarding ex-

perience. Everyone seems to enjoy the

games and im

patiently wait for

what is about to com

e.

When looking at LIBE II, what

come to my mind are the ingredients for a tasty nut cake. The ten gorgeous girls will make the cake

itself; the two boys will be the crispy hazel nuts on the top. Yet, before the cake is ready, the ingredients all have to be mixed together

thoroughly, the nuts need to be chopped and the cake needs to be baked. I am sure though, that I will be able to smell a won-

derful nut cake at the end of the GA in just about two days!

LIBE I is like a big old university library,

full of old, dusty books. These delegates com

e in all kinds of sizes and colors and, just like all books, they

have an interesting content. Each of them has a different and unique

message to deliver and they are so cool that they can com

municate w

ith their chairs in tw

o languages, both in English and Ancient G

reek. I am

confident that today they will form

a perfectly bonded team, and

that tomorrow

they will unravel all the know

ledge hidden in those yellow

pages of them

.

Goo

d pe

rfum

es co

me

in sm

all b

ot-

tles,

but F

EMM

is th

e ex

cept

ion.

This

even

ing

thirt

een

girls

from

diff

eren

t bac

kgro

unds

cam

e to

geth

er

to fo

rm th

e pe

rfec

t for

mul

a, ju

st li

ke th

ose

we

smel

l in

fanc

y pe

r-fu

me

stor

es. Th

at sc

ent o

f fem

inism

left

its m

ark

upon

Ann

mar

ie a

nd R

ea

and

will

acc

ompa

ny th

em fo

r the

nex

t thr

ee d

ays o

f the

sess

ion.

The

choi

ce is

you

rs; e

ither

you

dec

ide

to p

ut o

n th

is pe

rfum

e an

d fo

llow

the

tren

d of

the

sess

ion

or ig

nore

thos

e flu

ores

-ce

nce

adol

es-

cent

sEMPL I

could well be compared to a fruit salad. It may sound rare, but once you meet them, the

similarities become too obvious. As in the aforementioned dessert, in this adorable committee one can find the most variable ingredients: from

Spanish-speaking Greek and Kosovan chairpersons, to delegates doing taekwondo and gymnastics; of course without forgetting about people who describe them-

selves as ridiculous or vicious. However, probably due to their diversity, the taste sticking to your mouth after being with them is so unique

that will be unfor-gettable.

DROI I,

is like a colorful garden full

of life. Each delegate blossoms th

rough

teambuilding games and reveals his o

wn unique-

ness and beauty. Th

e chairs, as th

e gardeners, nurture and

help each little flower to

grow with their wisdom and experi-

ence. They gently remove the thorns st

ripping off any insecuri-

ties and fertilizing their w

illingness to

cooperate in order

to form a beautiful bouquet. A

true symphony of

colors and scents,

united in diversity

My committee looks like...

If you

first meet DROI II you will

probably notice what I did: quiet, shy,

but also friendly and talented individuals. They are

simple natural elements, like the hydrogen, which under

favorable circumstances can evolve into an atomic bomb, ready

to shock the whole world with its hidden power. In a similar way

and with the proper motivation, these unique teenagers

will unleash their hidden power, surprising the whole

session, with their strong and unique

personali-

ties.

ECON

looks like a magician’s box.

To the outsiders it might seem like a sim-

ple construction, an unsurprising black box. How-

ever, once you open it a whole new image appears full of

colors and surprises. There are 10 tricks inside, different from

one another which, when combined, create a powerful result.

Whether these tricks include rabbits appearing from hats,

card games or disappearances, ECON’s performance

will definitely take your breath.

Having

Teambulding with EMPL II

today, I had the chance to meet so

me new

and fresh faces. Th

is committee, sm

art and unique

as it is, c

an find ingenious ways to deal with any kind of

trouble. Like a bumblebee, they can fly, hide, escape fro

m their

enemies and manage to survive, while at the same tim

e stay ele-

gant and through their effort sh

ine with pride in the dark.