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The COMMITTEE ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY had a spirited team-building sessmargiion. With a dominant female composition, the team has only one boy – Shqiperim. FEMM is chaired by the charming Monika from the UK. The personalities in in the most feminine committee of the session are as diverse as they are interesting. Edona for instance likes science and the way she
committee on women’s rights and gender equality Chairperson: Monika Ghosh (UK) Journalist: Julian Kuci (AL)
describes herself is quite fascinating: “I am not smart. I just like to observe how millions of people saw the apples falling, but only Newton asked why.” A very competitive self-description comes also from Bjondina: “Challenge yourself as much as you can and you will get to know yourself better.” Dafina, whose nature seems very relaxed, sees herself in the quotation: “Don’t be a maybe, be yourself.” A simple
and beautiful motto comes from Blerina: “Simplicity is beauty.” FEMM hosts two sweet international delegates. Anja from Albania gives the committee an immediate challenge: “Try to think of as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” A very philosophic passage comes from Swiss delegate Lara: “Today is tomorrow’s yesterday”. One of the most easy-going characters
is Egzona, who believes everything happens for a reason. Including the session? Finally, Shqiperim likes taking a leaf out of Einstein´s book. He finds one of his connotations particularly significant and realistic: “Two things are infinite: the universe and the human stupidity. And I’m not even sure about the universe.” Let’s see whether FEMM will be able to overcome human stupidity in the coming days.
committee on consumer protection and internal market Chairperson: Evelin Jürisson (EE)
In the coming days every member of the COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL MARKET AND CONSUMER PROTECTION has to face a difficult question: do I want the adverts to be tailored to my wishes or should I keep my privacy and try to survive the avalanche of unfocused advertising? The people facing this question are from all over Europe. Well, technically from Sweden, Germany and Kosovo – which makes quite a diverse group. NATHALIE represents the Northern way of thinking in the committee but is not at all a cold person. She loves laughter and dancing, but wouldn’t hesitate to silence those screaming infants in public transport once and for all. She is aware of the decreasing amount of privacy in our world but not afraid of it.
Journalist: Jan Janouch (CZ)
SPRESA – whose name means hope – has been to the US and is heading there again soon. Different social sites’ gathering too much information about their users concerns her. NORI, the tall basketball player, has taken over the role of a comedian in the committee. His dream is to live in Italy because of the lifestyle there. He admits that being a part of a social network is almost obligatory nowadays. GEZIM was born to be a politician and now he’s working hard to become one. The first step is studying political studies. He’s a calm person, loves listening to the sound of flowing water and the question of internet privacy leaves him cool – he knows how to guard his virtual privacy. EGZONA is a student of financial studies
and sees her future in the financial sector. One of her greatest joys is listening to the spring birdsong. She views Facebook and other social media as trading a bit of our privacy for the comfort of easier sharing and communication. ALBERT loves the roar of fast cars and the dynamics of football. Unlike Ezgona, he’s not scared of disclosing his personal data because he pays attention to what he
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shares about himself. KASTRIOF sees himself as an author in the future. He loves silence – something he may have to reconsider since he wants to be the father of a big family. However there is no point in being worried about the plurality of all the different points of view. They will help make the upcoming debates more challenging but also more rewarding.
committee on security and defense Chairperson: Anar Kučera (CZ)
The COMMITTEE ON SECURITY AND DEFENSE is without doubt a diverse and spectecular group of people. They are not only interesting people but also very knowledgeable. Almost half of the committee is studying law, while the others are pursuing economics, engineering and other types of studies. The future looks bright for SEDE. One of the law students, Rreze, wants to become a lawyer so that she has frequent opportunties to wear nice
Journalists: Henriikkaa Hannula (FI), Marie Storli (NO)
clothes. Quite a peculiar reason. Nevertheless, law is undoubtedly always an ambitious choice of career. Equally ambitious is the youngest delegate, Kandelina, who wants to study aviation engineering. Surprisingly though, she is not the only one to look above the clouds since Lorenzo is already a licenced pilot. Flying definitely is an impressive way to spend your spare time. SEDE also has a future economic analyst, Besnik, who promises to personally solve all the economic prob-
lems the EU suffers from. Apart from being intellectually gifted, the committee members are also active in other areas. When he is not travelling around the world, Leutrim plays football. The most heroic character of the committee is perhaps Bujar – in the best “Security and Defense” manner, he helped the police catch a burglar. One can say this is a committee of many talents, although their chair, Anar, claims to be surpassingly normal. We don’t quite believe him – you have three days to find out!
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committee on foreign affairs Chairperson: Johan Wallin (SE)
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Journalist: Henriikkaa Hannula (FI)
The COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS is definitely an interesting bunch of people. All the eleven delegates and their chair Johan seem to possess fascinating talents, some of which are quite peculiar. The prize for the most random talent definitely goes to Johan. He is capable of licking his elbow and he generously also demonstrated this skill to the committee. Theodor, although claiming to be lazy, plays four different instruments, one of those being the banjo. Haris, in turn, is a skilled photographer. Some committee members also have quite impressive language skills. While Jorela is able to speak seven different languages, Michela
is more or less fluent in ancient Greek. This committee will certainly not be left speechless in any conceivable situation. Egzon studies the English language but oddly enough hates English literature. Although AFET´s topic is challenging, with so many knowledgeable and well-prepared people they will undoubtedly come up with an academically sound resolution. Florian loves economics and politics, Artan studies law – very suitable disciplines for an EYPer. Ester must be very active during her free time, as she confesses loving “all activities except school”. Valton’s talent is more physical. He is a very good swimmer. Also Erblin is keen on sports; not to mention he is blond. And single. Friedrich’s secret talent is ethically a bit questionable as he is an accomplished cheater. In Kosovo he actually managed to make people believe that he was from Albania – without any knowledge of Albanian language. With those diverse and somewhat random capabilities, AFET is full of exciting people. Regrettably I, their journalist, was unable to spend more time with them today. Luckily there are still three days come!
Hopefully you know a little about me. My name is Sam, I’m from the UK and I’ll be your journalist for this session. I also know a little about you, having found out extremely personal information with my incredible investigative skills. I am in fact often compared to Sherlock Holmes – interesting considering that Arti wants to visit London for the sole purpose of going to the Sherlock Holmes Museum. Crazy, right? Considering the guy isn’t even real. Gramos should go with him though. He seems like the kind of guy who looks after people – what else
would you expect of someone whose favourite colour is “tree green”. Visar prefers more of a hardcore approach to travelling – just ask him about New York. Or don’t. The memory might upset him. Ideal wants to go to London, too, I think to go to a nightclub called ‘Arsenal.’ Or is that another type of club? I don’t get this whole sports thing. Apparently, there are different types of football? I’ll leave that up to Johan Nordhus Westarp (that’s right) who clearly knows more about the “Soup bowl” than I. My superb powers of deduction
showed me that there are only two girls in our committee – of which, I get the impression that Johanna is sportier than Arta. A simple psychological assessment based on the fact that Johanna likes lime green and Arta prefers pink. Or was it white? We are an inspiring committee, but we need to keep our eyes on the prize. Or on the flies, if we don’t want to end up like Oskar. The more you understand your committee members, the easier it is to trust them, and trust is vital for good teamwork. Get to know the people who will
committee on economic and monetary affairs Chairpersons: Max Göttler (DE), Kerstin Mathias (DE) Journalist: Sam Skalla (UK)
lead you there: Max and Kerstin. A key part of EYP is fostering new relationships, so In light of this, I want you to find out a new thing about your chairs every day. By Sunday I want to know some really private stuff. That is your challenge!
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The COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS is a small but mighty committee. What initially seemed to be a problem could prove to be an advantage, as it means that every member of the committee will get their time in the spotlight. As the only girl in the committee, Eneida will have to stand up for herself in front of the boys. The guys will have to be both flexible and open if the committee is going to make it work. Chris, their chair, will lead them safely through the process. Behind the beard, he is apparently younger than he looks, or at
committee on constitutional affairs Chairperson: Chris Hall (UK) Journalist: Marie Storli (NO)
least than most of the committee thought he was. While others were shocked that Erjan loves “dance, house and parties”, Muhammad from Macedonia doesn’t enjoy surprises so much. Perhaps that’s why he mainly reads biographies, which “are based on, at least mostly, reality.” Art prefers a bit of fiction. He likes watching movies, especially Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Seeing Angelina Jolie on screen with Johnny Depp is a nice variation, since Angelina and Brad Pitt are always together. Fidan would probably play opposite Angelina in a heartbeat, since he prefers
smart girls with nice bodies. Eneida likes boys with an interest in science. It’s important to her that they are mature, unlike most of the boys in her class. Maybe Dritjon would be a good match, as he seems intelligent and his favourite subject in school is maths. From the beginning of teambuilding it seemed like the whole committee was getting on well. Their time to shine is close and we are all looking forward to the next three days of intense EYP work. So please fasten your seatbelts and get ready for the ride.
1st International Forum EYP Kosova Initiative Pristina, 3-6 May, 2012
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