Leopolis - Issue 3 by EYP EdiT

The Flying Georgian Country presentations

Cross Committee Crowd Sourcing, Dialogue, Exchange

Around Dnister Eating in your hood

ukrainian special photostory Lviv | 28 Oct 2010 | Issue 3 TH

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Rage against the machines Jonáš Jančařík & Martin Hoffmann on behalf of the media team

During the last day, which was scheduled for the producing of these wonderful pages, we encountered serious issues with our systems. As you might have noticed we have based our spread of media and news on new media platforms. The coincidentally broken internet connection in the afternoon did not support our process. Therefore we are very sorry that you can hold this paper in your hands only this late. However, after our two previous issues we are very happy that we can actually present you a very vivid and sturdy issue in which we have taken all your comments and feedback into account. We hope you’ll enjoy it. As there is still one issue to come we are very much looking forward to your feedback this time as well. Whilst we have struggles with technology to make things happen, some people don’t need anything special to fly. Irakli, the Flying Georgian, is one of them. You might remember him from his amazing performance during the Country Presentations. In general we were amazed by this evening and thus decided to feature it in a complete double page. And furthermore we felt that all of you deserve a win, so additional awards are given. (Un)fortunately most of your time here in Lviv is not filled with exchange and fun but hard working. To ensure a smooth progress in your committees there are of course the organisers, setting the framework, and Seamus, giving the directions. But there are also other people who do play an important

role. We took the three Vice-Presidents, aka Seamus’ Angels, aside and asked them investigative questions. You are also used to asking questions, as seen during the conciliation session. We have followed one committee through this process and protocol on that. And completing our theme of cooperation we feature a very interesting expert talk we had the chance to listen to and will again see what you think about each other’s topics in the Topic Cross Check. Utopia and vision do play an essential role in the production of your resolutions. However, everything has two sides, so our EUtopia feature might support your controversial thinking. And as we already have you there, pushing you further outside the box is our pleasure. We asked delegates how EYP would work if we would put into another context. While the media team is already used to working with analogies, your answers were surprisingly interesting. We will again surprise you with the next episode of our Hitchhiker‘s story, he’ll now cross back through Central Europe. Furthermore we’ll expand our music corner to a jukebox, and we are very happy that you all contributed with your musical wishes. And of course there is much more stuff coming up, practical, Ukrainian and funny. We wish you a lot of fun!

Content Rage against the machines 2 The Flying Georgian 3 Country Presentations 4 Séamus’ Angels, the VPs 6 Roomies for Dummies 6 EUtopia 7 Talking Human Rights 8 A problem shared is a problem halved 9 Economics for Dummies 9 EYP in a different light 10 Topic Cross Committee 2 11 Lviv 2010 Jukebox 14 2

Hitchhiker’s guide 15 Those with fruit and those with dill… 16 Food criticism 17 How to make a Koca 17 Eat your way around Dnister 18 Urban legends 20 Recipe for a perfect corridor party 20 Polling for Science 21 Parties: Dnister vs Irena 22

The Flying Georgian Tom Palinic

A country proud of their traditions remains unknown to many. But this hidden gem offers a whole lot of exciting and rich content for every curious traveller, even every EYPer. The best showcase for this thrilling ride was the Eurovision night. What happened there amazed everyone and left them longing for more. Half a meter high, a meter maybe, this man managed to leap continuously, present his country and amaze everyone. His name is Irakli, but maybe we should start calling him Air Georgian. »» How is this dance called and what’s the story behind it? Irakli: It is called ‘Acharuli’ and it describes a relationship between a boy and a girl. Since most dances require special national folklore clothes, this one is characterized by some colourful motives. What is special about it generally, but as well representative of other Georgian dances, the boy and the girl aren’t supposed to touch each other so this whole flirtation idea really could come to life. This way we’re showing respect for the girl. Only in one dance are they allowed to touch, but then their hands are covered by sleeves, so there is no actual skin contact. »» Where does this kind of performing arts stand in Georgia? Irakli: People of Georgia are really proud of their dancing culture. I’ve started dancing during high school, but most people start learning really early. School provides dancing classes so it’s really easy to join. There are as well ensembles which I’m a proud member of. It has helped me to travel a lot, visit different countries, meet people, learn different traditions, and even get paid for it! »» Any prizes involved? Irakli: Actually we won many prizes on various folklore festivals, so I can say that many people have recognized our true effort to present Georgia in the best light possible. But I need to stress out that winning is never our primary goal.

»» I couldn’t help but noticing how proud Georgi (AFCO chair) was. How long did it take you to prepare? Irakli: We wanted to rehearse already in Georgia but weren’t really able to do so. All in total we’ve rehearsed for less than half an hour. It was really hectic, we started screaming at each other in the corridor and got really depressed because we thought we wouldn’t make it. But something happened on the stage, and it felt wonderful, especially when everybody started clapping and shouting. »» One of many reasons you guys stood out were your clothes. And since the motto of our media team is “Fashion first, then politics”, I would really like to hear you expand on that. Irakli: The clothes boys wear is called ‘Chokha’ and it represents one of many editions of this kind. Every man is supposed to have a couple of them, preferably six or seven and use them for various occasions.

For instance, black is for going to war, red is for any kind of occasion, but possibly for ceremonies as well. Recently it became more popular, and people have started wearing it more often, they even use it for weddings. My chokha actually has space for bullets on the upper part of the jacket, and a sword is supposed to go with it as well. »» No need for any bullets or swords on EYP, right? What characteristics are representative of your country? Irakli: I’d have to go with dance, of course, because it really means a lot to us and represents our spirit thoroughly. Wine tastes wonderful, and our geographical diversity enables you to go from skiing to sunbathing in three hours. With this dance and with Eurovillage, I’d have to say our presentation was perfect. I just kind of feel bad for not bringing Georgia with me.

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their choreography. Seriously, Seamus on you! I wonder if he does Carey.

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Country Presentations

Portugal then gets the Portugese award. Sorry guys but we really are running out of good ideas for awards. Sweden recieves the IKEA Award for their ABBA performance. They only have to build it themselves. Spain definitely deserves the Torrerro Award for giving us the best impression of a how a bullfight works. Many thanks to the teachers at this point for their contribution to the event.

Jasmin Wachter & Floris Lauwers

Norwegian Delegation wins Eurovision Songcontest Belgium and Georgia on the podium

Greece gets no award. You sort out your economy and we find you an award. Meanwhile you’ll get the Not-Getting-An-Award Award. Romania then recieves the Bloodiest Murder Award, their entire delegation was viscousely murdered by Dracula in front of everyone. Delegates, get some garlic – the vampires are coming.

On Monday, the Eurovision Song Contest was for the first time held in Lviv in Ukraine. And indeed there were extraordinary performances in many ways. Therefore we decided to serve you the highlights of this 65th Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore enjoy reading about the top three performances of the contest - who were awarded the EYP Eurovision Diploma. Norway - the Winners The talented Norwegian delegation not only sang about a fairytale, but they made a fairytale come true on stage. The vocals as well guitar and violins made the hearts of all spectators swoon. There are no doubts - the win was absolutely deserved. Belgium - A mindblowing bounding techno massive party Belgium people obviously know how to party hard and intense. And even though they had to give the first price to Norway, they kept on partying hard in the hotel until early in the morning. Georgia - the same dance as ever The jury has seen this particular dance before at other EYP sessions. However Irakli and his co-delegates have taken Georgian traditional dancing to the next level. This impressive performance is going to set an example for future sessions and we hope that we will see more of that dancing at the parties.

Poland definitely recives the Non-Patriotic Award. You are Polish, not Ukrainian. Are there no songs about your own country?

Switzerland brought us some cows. Very nice and surprisingly fluffy creatures but next time please try not to step on them or even kick them around! The Worst Animal Treatment Award goes to you. Turkey’s stunning stage performance has convinced us to donate them the Bellydance Award. Amazing how three delegates can make 300 EYPers go crazy! The next country to be awarded is the host country, Ukraine. Their dancing performance was indeed unique, especially the part where all the girls were dancing around one boy. Therefore Ukraine recieves the Polygamy Award, congratulations! During Serbia’s performance, the Croatian delegation joined their dance. After so many years of war and conflict in the balkans seeing the two delegations dance together is indeed a meaningful sign. Croatia and Serbia, have fun with your Peace Award.

To sum up, Norway won, Belgium was ranked second and followed by Georgia. Unfortunately not everyone got awarded for their efforts. For this reason we decided to organise our own award ceremony for the unlucky countries that did not recieve an award.

Hard rock, Hallelujah! The Metal Award goes to the Finnish delegation who entertained us with heavy tunes and hard screaming.

The Czech Rap-public rap-presented their nation in a very unorthodox way: yes, they were rapping. Because each of them could actually be the new Jay-Z we donate them the Gangster Award.

To see the French delegation dressed up in black and white shirts with barrets and singing Champs Ellysee was such a cliché. France, the Stereotype Award goes to your country!

For their effort Italy recieves the Most Flags On Stage Awards.

EEsstoonniiaa ggeettss tthhee Ssllooww Aawwaarrdd ffoorr tthhee sslloowweesstt ssoonngg ooff tthhee eevveenniinngg. Tthhaannkk yyoouu guuyyss. Cyprus recieves the Multilingual Award. Singing in Turkish and Greek was not only interesting to listen to, but a sign of respect towards each others culture.

Belarus definitely managed to dance truely elegantly to hard rock music. Therefore we send you the Combination Award for your creative approach. And finally Germany, you can be fond of the Best Accent Award. „LARV, oh LARV, I gotta tell you how I feel about you...“ Everyone can be a winner, you just have to pick the right category.

The Best Playback Award is sent to Latvia. The moves were well acted and the lips always synchronized. The Netherlands seem to be the only country that not only focused on singing and dancing, but also supplied us with flying cookies. Two thumbs up and the Cookie Award for you. Austria obviousely get the Lovliest Traditional Clothing Award. Cem in his leather trousers and the girls in their Dirndl just looked like the Trapp family from the Sound of Music. Just adorable. Ireland definitely deserves the Irish Award for being the most Irish people at the session. Only Seamus does not get it for abstaining from the dancing and messing up Find more photos of the country presentations online

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Séamus’ Angels, the VPs

EUtopia

Katrina Šuvajeva

1. Black or white 2. Tea or coffee 3. Cats or dogs 4. Angel or demon 5. Online or offline 6. Sparkle or still water 7. Trick or treat 8. Marshrutka or taxi 9. EYP Sessions attended 10. Séamus or Carey 11. Favourite Ukrainian food 12. Message for delegates

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Yellow Both Dogs A bit of both Online... permanently Always sparkle but still... water 7. Treat always does the treat 8. Walking 9. Bank account says too many, spirit says – too few 10. Sheshmush 11. Deruny 12. Like time; there is always time.

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Black Coffee Cats Demon Online Sparkle Trick Taxi Approximately 20 Séamus Borsch Party and work hard!

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Black Tea Cats Angel Offline Still Treat Marshruka Have stopped counting a while ago 10. Carey 11. Dumplings 12. You are the future of EYP!

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Roomies for Dummies Sofia Zafeiriou

After a week of living together, former strangers have become close friends and proper room mates. But how good do you really know the person that lives with you?

1. How often does your roommate update his/her facebook status/ tweet? a. When does he/she not update his/her status? b. Never, he/she is busy doing makeup all the time. c. When he’s not drunk.

d. He/she doesn’t have facebook or twitter. 2. Which items can you find on the floor in your room? a. Wires, cables, computers, e-readers. b. Shoes, lipstick, makeup. c. Empty bottles. d. None. Everything is steril. 3. Which unexpected incidents could most propably happen in your room? a. LAN parties.

b. Hardcore parties (room 711). c. Naked parties (room 612). d. No party. 4. How many people have slept in your roommate’s bed? a. He/she doesn’t sleep. b. Including teddy bears? c. Sixteen. d. Only him/her. 5. How often do you get to see your roommate?

a. Whenever I check his facebook profile. b. Only in the bathroom. c. Always. He/she stalks me. d. Whenever I need him/her. 6. What is your roommate’s role in the session? a. Journo/Editor b. Chair c. Delegate d. Organiser Find the solution on the next page!

Idealism is what made the EU what it is today, the vision of few for the benefit of many. The visions have become a reality. The Euro has proven to be one of the unions biggest successes, in the recent economic crisis it has actually prevented catastrophic devaluation of national currencies, the agreement that goes along with the Euro also made sure there was support for the nations that got hit harder by the credit crunch and prevented them from going bank- “The man who moves rupt.If we look at nations that a mountain begins by are not a member of the EU and even at previous economic cri- carrying away small ses we can see that the vision stones.” of a few European Politicians - Confucius have saved us, the cooperation saved us. It is clear that if we stand as one we can be far greater than any other international player. The Bologna project has assured the international validity of diplomas and the Schengen agreement has removed borders and made international travel and trade commonplace. Thanks to unified research and development projects, Europe now has some of the most well equipped laboratories, the LHC to name one, that provide new and innovating ideas and technology and have actually ensured a European presence in space. The vision of a few have improved the lives of many. It would thus be silly to think that dreaming and having visions that might seem unreachable is negative for the Union, it is exactly what keeps us going forward. As EYP we must also be visionary, think radical and produce new goals that seem unreachable. We need to think freely and unshackled, by aiming low we deny our full potential. We need a dream to make a reality.

More Ds - The Responsible Roommate Your roommate cares for you and does not cause any trouble at all. He/she might be a little be boring, but this is what makes him/her more charming. You are very lucky to experience this symbiosis; he/she always tries his/her best to make you feel comfortable and help you with everything you are up to, proofread your speeches and wake you up when late.

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In EYP every single resolution is written to achieve the impossible. Some try to have zero unemployment rates, some try to become best buddies with every country they want, some try to have a community which is keenly interested in media campaigns but only when it comes to EU benefits like forming a ‘homophilic’ society. Think for a second, can it really happen? It is unbelievable how many people think that they can change the world by being unrealistic. Imagine, EYP resolutions which are passed are sent to EU institutions and decision makers. Yours was sent and was read with high expectations and hope. The EU however doesn’t have enough supplies to cover all the things you wrote there.

The idealists struggle to get there but it can never happen with possible conditions. That’s what we are missing in EYP, everyone thinks that the world is going to be flawless and just a few can see the picture as a whole with all details, with all the brush strokes, with all the colours. La vie n’est pas en rose et jamais d’être comme ça. “EYP has endless supLeaders must look at the plies, not the EU” -Trisha problem as a whole with all Fitzpatrick (delegate, IE) the realistic details and think of every possible difficulty that can occur. The great leader does not think that he has endless supplies and leave everything related to money or education to others. EYP’s Utopic view would have no effect on the European Union but it would create a youth looking at the world through pink glasses.

More Bs - The Posh Bitch Roommate Your roommate is has a very superficial character. He/she has brought shoes in at least five different colours. His/her 4 suitcases were definately overweight and when he/she removes the makeup weights two kilos less. However, look at the bright side; if you happen to wear the same size you can always share clothes and some of the sixty pairs of his/her shoes.

Eric Katskowski

The European Union was founded about half a century ago from the premise of 'No more war'. Nations that had been warring for centuries signed an agreement and years of peace and cooperation ensued. That all sounds wonderful, but is it perhaps not overly optimistic? Are we really working together. Is it even a good idea? Or to phrase it in a nice question: Is EYP's view of the EU a utopian dream or a fact?

More Cs - The Party Roommate There is a huge possibility that you stay at room 26, 612 or 711. Your roommate is always good company for fun and of course parties. This person is possibly a little bit messy and has a natural tendency to get drunk and practise nudity. He/she throws the best parties ever (in your room, even if you do not want it) and for sure is the last person in the hotel to wake up in the morning. However, he/she is very sociable and will always find food and drinks to provide you.

Maria Manolescu

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involved in EYP for such a long time, they deserve some additional attention from everyone. Without them, the session itself would definitely not be the same. We are also grateful for the support they have given to the Media Team. VPs – making our lives a little bit more easy, funny and worthwhile. To get to know them a little bit more, we asked them twelve questions to help you get to know their real personalities better.

More As - The Geek Roommate Your roommate is apparently always in front of a computer. He/she rarely socialises offline and has brought at least one laptop, one smartphone, one tablet PC and a USB Star Wars alarm clock. The best way to handle him/ her is to send him a direct message on twitter. However, he will always be there to fix your cellphone or help you with some additional online research for your topic. Beware for the geek alert!

Still wondering what ‘VP’ stands for? Well, we think it is high time for you to find it out. We all know the story of our ‘Cinderella’ already, but let us admit, it would not be a real fairytale, if there were not other three very special people; not only for Séamus, but for us as well. They are the VicePresidents – ‘the VPs’. We can only admire the experience, appreciation and passion for EYP these young and beautiful people have. Having been

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Talking Human Rights Jasmin Wachter

A conversation about working conditions between DROI I and members of other committees. You might have realised that at this session a great focus is put on interaction between committees – also during committee work. Therefore during the conciliation session all committees had the chance to invite members of other groups to discuss about their topic. DROI I also seized this chance to get input from other delegates and thus get fresh ideas or even a new perspective about their topic. Read what your fellow delegates were discussing about and get yourself an opinion. A globalised supply chain: what strategy should Europe adopt to ensure that products and parts sold on the EU market have been produced to proper labour and environmental standards?

Julian, DROI I: We as the committee on human rights think that the key question of this topic is to ensure good working conditions in this world. We have achieved this in the European Union already. In a globalised world however, where trade is strongly interconnected, we cannot limit ourselves only to the European market concerning this issue. To give a concrete example, we want to ensure that when a company produces in China, that the basic workers rights are respected there as well. This means that good must not be manufactured by children or under substandard working conditions and that environmental standards are kept. The only question is how to encourage other countries to set according regulations. Dicle, EMPL I: I personally believe that education and awareness could be the answer to this problem. If more people would be informed about the bad working conditions in certain countries, they would most likely stop buying the products. On the long-run companies would then have to react to the decrease in demand and therefore change the condition that led to it – in our case the bad wrking conditions. Frederico, ENVI II: Yes but bear in mind that you can’t tell where all products come from. It is impossible to find out in which country the individual components of a good were produced. Companies usually outsource their production plants of all the DROI I

components regarding in a certain criteria, namely… Villy, DROI I: …the price. Firms want to make profit and therefore strive for expenditure minimisation. What we have to do is deal with the companies themselves that do not keep up the standards due to profit maximisation. Therefore we have to set standards for those firms. The problem however is that companies which outsource their production to, let’s say, China cannot be controlled by Europe. Frankly, we just cannot interfere in another countries issues. Every country has its own laws and instances to enforce them. Tom, LIBE: It is true, we cannot adapt a law about working conditions and tell other countries to enforce them. Though we could set an embargo on products that do not meet our standards. But again, we also cannot check the working conditions there and set embargos on products. That would once more mean interfering into another states issues. Furthermore, the EU just does not

have the financial resources to control every company, rate the working standards and then decide, whether we should import the product or not. We could only recommend other countries to improve the situation for the workers. Martina, ENVI II: Yet we can just recommend changes. We cannot force them to improve working conditions. This is just not practical. Frederico, ENVI II: True. However the population of a country can force them to upgrade the standards by protesting for their rights. We could encourage the work-

ers to become active and give them tools to fight for their rights themselves… Julian, DROI I: On the other hand the workers who would fight for their rights would then be replaced by other workers, who would work under these conditions in order to earn money to support their families. Seriously, this topic is really tricky! And all these only happen for the sake of profit. Robbie, DROI I: Yes, even when our committee asked the expert from Deutsche Telekom, about the first thing he would ensure when it comes to working standards, the guy frankly answered profit. Sarah, REGI: But when all companies only think of profit, why not give them more money when they produce according to certain standards. Just give them incentives or subsidise these firms to improve the working conditions. Villy, DROI I: Again then we come back to the fact that the EU cannot check whether the set standards are implemented. This would be interfering in a different country’s business – and we just said that we cannot do this. I think bilateral agreements that enable the EU to check on their companies branches in other countries have to be set up. Sarah, REGI: Yes. Another idea would be to create certificates to label products that were produced under good conditions. Products with this label could then for example imported on lower toll fares. Villy, DROI I: But keep in mind that most of the countries the EU trades with are WTO members. As long as decreasing the tolls on this products is d’accord with the World Trade Organisation it would be possible to do this. [...] Interested in the topic? Do you have something to share with this or another committee? Then remember: different perspectives and fresh input is always appreciated. Just walk over to another committee and voice your opinion – it will definitely be heard.

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A problem shared is a problem halved Sofia Zafeiriou

Contribution and exchange are seen as two of the essential concepts for a sustainable and responsible future. During the expert hearing the committee ENVI 1 received an remarkable insight from a man of practice, Mr Orest Myronovych. It has been observed that more and more different actors, from private companies and governments to software develpment projects and (some) EYP pressrooms tend to try crowdsourcing methods for generating

ideas and even creative content. The open source software community (e.g. Linux or Google Android developers) is a successful example of a sustainable project based on crowdsourcing, as basically everyone interested has access to data and is free to contribute. Wikipedia as well is a huge information portal which is entirely based on user-created content. Making a problem

accessible helps making it a part of the solution. It makes things faster, cheaper and more accurate than projects ran by individuals. Currently, sustainability is an issue more important than ever. It is our responsibility to ensure a sustainable future and, in order to pursue this, inclusion and collaboration in the related processes, from brainstorming ideas to decision making and evaluating, are needed, as Mr Orest Myronovych, park director of Parkzene, also mentioned in the presentation he gave for ENVI 1 during the experts’ hearing on Tuesday. Right now, there are not many projects that involve citizens in such processes dealing with sustainability and especially urban planning, which has been the main focus of the ENVI 1 committee. “Court is just not the right place for citizens to have a say on sustainability”, as Mr Myronovych said. Crowdsourcing, including publishing public data, can enable the creation of a wider pool of skills and knowledge. However, what happens when we gather all those thousands of ideas? How do we sort things out and what makes the solutions sustainable? You might have heard of the

Orest Myronovych recent case of the GAP logo, a crowdsourcing venture that invited GAP’s customers to redesign the visual identity of GAP, epically failed and was finally cancelled, after gathering an unexpected amount of attention. Crowdsourcing does not only concern those dealing with shaping a sustainable future for Europe. iSpeak, is a project that enables every participant of the session to express ideas, opinion and feecback in any form from sentences to whole articles. Beyond this direct crowdsourcing approach, the Leopolis blog is up and running; an open space for ideas. As crowdsourcing has the potential to achieve a better, sustainable world, it is also a more democratic and inclusive approach to journalism.

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Economics for Dummies Pınar Akkor

Being aware of the latest financial crisis, EU countries and the rest of the world is in desperate need for secure and stable banking regulations. How is this connected to economic growth of a country? To develop and innovate companies need capital, which is provided by the banks in means of credits/loans. Unstable banking regulations enable banks to provide the loans and leave companies without their main source of capital. In times of tightening of credit supply, small and medium en-

terprises (SMEs) suffer first but eventually even the market giants get into trouble. Since the productivity and development of companies affect the country’s GDP, we see that the banking regulations directly affect country’s life standard.

There are several approaches, each heavily disputed. 1. Imposing a higher minimum capital reserve on the banks. This would reduce the moral hazard problem of banks and force them to better protect themselves against default loans. A new Basel III accord, successor of the 2004 Basel II, imposes the higher minimum capital requirement, which is supposed to be adopted by the G20 in November 2010, but among other UK and continuing on the next page

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continuation: Germany with their different banking models are still fighting over the regulations. 2. Change incentives for risk-taking. We need to consider that the EU is a home to half of all global banking assets and therefore European banking regulation affects global financial markets. 3. Impose a new supervisory framework. A new banking supervision framework has just been adopted called the ‘European System of Financial Supervisors’. The EU will also establish a European Systemic Risk Board to monitor systemic risks in the financial markets. 4. Change the business model of banks. Obama has proposed the ‘Volcker rule’ which would forbid banks to be involved in private equity or hedge fund investments. Although the Basel III accord assures economic growth, because of the higher minimum capital requirements it slows it down. We are aware that solving the present financial crisis is the main need, but establishing a long term solution has to be the main goal.

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Inflation A sustainable devaluation of a currency. Stress tests for the banks Test specifically designed to measure the resistance of the banks applied not as the Union but as single countries. Capital buffers means of covering the financial loss and diminishing its consequences. Credit Crunch No availability of credits. Real Economy The section of an economy where real products like coal, iron, food, labour and energy are traded. As opposed to the real economy, there is also financial economy when financial products like bonds and currencies are being traded. Assets everything that is owned by an entity. Volcker rule prohibits banks from trading and speculating with the customers/private sectors’ money. Default A situation in which someone (a bank or an enterprise) that has received a lending but cannot give the money back due to lack of money. Basel III a comprehensive set of reform measures for strengthening the regulation, supervision and risk management of the banking sector.

Topic Cross Committee 2: The Empire Strikes Back Floris Lauwers

You might have read the previous iteration of this article and thought it interesting to see what committees thought about eachother’s topic. We have thus decided to ask two other committees. DEVE on EMPL II With the number of people in the EU aged 65 and above expected to grow by at least 35% by 2050, what should be done to enable elderly persons to be full members of society for as long as possible whilst considering the impact of Europe’s ageing population? The DEVE delegates agreed that the topic isn’t exactly easy and they even thought they were a bit too young for it. They did try to solve part of the problem and saw a need for more young people to support the older generation. Their ideas on how to do this were however quite ‘creative’. They told us that if we need more people we need to create them. Taxes on condoms might not be the best way to do so however. They also proposed a few ways to make the elderly engage themselves in society. Volunteering at places that deal with children such as kindergartens or an orphanage might be a good idea for those who like children, according to them. Or cookies, they also really liked the idea of having the elderly bake cookies.

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EYP in a different light Pia Spiesmacher, Pınar Akkor

Most often we perceive EYP as a political debating organisation. But what if you put those elements that make EYP special into another setting? Using analogies sometimes helps to find new ideas and perspectives. If EYP was a soup

What if EYP would be a tree?

If EYP was the sky

Séamus is the spoon, that makes us stir around. Teambuilding is the cutting and mixing of ingredients. The orgas are as essential as the water in a soup is. Today’s soup has its spot in lovely Ukraine. The time during committee work is comparable to the cooking of the soup. Resolutions are like old soup, you don’t know has it gone off or not General Assembly: You can’t see the ingredients but you can taste them and you know that there are lots of them in there Euroconcert and Eurovillage (partying) are represent by different spices of the soup. The temperature is important as well. You have to drink the soup right away, otherwise it will cool down and you have to heat it up again.

sponsors: roots orgas: trunc chairs: branches delegates: leaves journos: bees president: the sun board: light team building: flowers Committee Work: fruits GA: autumn parties: summer breaks: wind closing ceremony: winter opening ceremony: spring

Sun: President Clouds: Productivity Rain: The feeling that you get after finishing your resolution-typing Moon: Parties Stars: Delegates Birds: Euroconcert Planes: Eurovillage connecting different cultures Thunderstorm: General Assembly Kites: Teambuilding Constellation: committees Lightening: Journos Center of the Universe: Chairs Angels: Orgas making everything happen Northern Lights: Theme-Parties

EMPL II on DEVE 2010 – The year of the Haitian earthquake, floods in Pakistan and fires in Russia. How should Europe organise itself to react most appropriately to future humanitarian crises? EMPL II’s first advice was for Europe to run away! Not really possible so they quickly had to come up with another idea. Not an easy task as the topic is a very broad one. After some very silly suggestions involving boats and massive loss of life, they actually started to makes sense. They stressed the importance of cooperation with locals to make sure that the aid sent is actually the aid that is needed. Or to say it more poetically: ‘Work with, not for’. They also mentioned the importance of quickly rebuilding the economy and especially the tourism industry.

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Hitchhikers guide through Europe

Lviv 2010 Jukebox

Banana shakes in Krakow, meat queue in Prague and a bubbles in Amsterdam!

Ezgi Ince & Theresa Kleih

Pınar Akkor & Theresa Kleih

Why do we listen to music? Is it because it makes us have such a good time, have a ball? Or is it because we are ready for the laughing gas, we are ready for what’s next? Maybe sometimes it is simply because we want to dance with somebody? Mostly because it reminds us that for what it’s worth, it was worth all the while. In this section of Leopolis, it is a way to express our feelings. Here is how the participants of Lviv 2010 feel about each other:

From EMPL Ladies to Ezgi (TR): Single Ladies – Beyonce

From AFET I to Roshan (NL): Hit Me Baby One More Time – Britney Spears

From Olexandra (UA) to Yulia (UA): Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You - Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

From Darth Wachter to the Editors: The Star Wars Theme

From the handsome boy a.k.a Mikkel (NO) to Andreas (NO): Fairytale – Alexander Rybak

From anonymous to organisers Max (UA) and Alexandros (GR): Alors on Danse - Stromae

From Jeroen (NL) to the Norwegian guy with the violin: The Devil Went Down to Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

From Villy and Julian to Noah and Jonas from DROI 1: YMCA The Village People From Noah Nefezy Adjonyo to all the people I love at the session: Seasons of Love - Rent

From Nicola (FR) to all the girls in the session: Lady Marmalade Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Pink

From anonymous (from the bottom of his heart): Fuck you - Cee-Lo

From Dunja (UK) to UK people: 7 Things – Miley Cyrus

When I finally arrived in Kraków, it took me some time to understand the way the city is arranged. After a while I realised that the Main Square and the Kazimierz district could be considered as the two ‘hearts’ of Kraków. On my way to Poland, I decided to try out a new strategy: first culture, then a lot of eating and drinking, followed by a walk through the streets and shopping districts. Thus, firstly I went to the Sukiennice Museum. It is an incredible Renaissance building and the central feature of the Main Marked Square in the Old Town. In the upper floor of this newly renovated Cloth Hall, there is the Gallery of 19th-Century Polish Art. I wanted to spend more time there, it was incredible. However, the hunger forced me to leave the place in the end and I went to Tomasza street because some locals told me to. I found a beautiful Café called Relax where the food was just amazing. I also liked the music there, it really was just the perfect place to “relax”. I felt like I found my favourite Café in this town already, but I still wanted to try out the others.

From some of the EMPL Ladies to the President: Sex Bomb – Tom Jones

From Irish Delegation to Trisha and Robbie: Let’s Get It On - Marvin Gaye

From the girls to Cecilia (CH): Cecilia – Simon & Garfunkel

From anonymous to Jessy (hottest delegate and proud member of our Swedish family): I Like the Way You Move - Bodyrockers

From anonymous to Jindrich (CZ): Rape Me – Nirvana

From Taryn (UK) to Germany (Marko): We Will Rock You Queen

From Finland and Norway (through Anna and Nora) to Sweden: Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word – Blue

From Natalia (GR) to Anastasiia (UA): Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones

From Alexandros (GR) to the Ukranian organisers: Session Song

From Caleb (SE) to Karl (EE): I’m Too Sexy - Right Said Fred

From Darija (UA) to the loveliest HOs ever: Strong Enough – Cher

From Lily (AT) to Cem (AT): Around the World – Daft Punk

From Filipa (PT) to Roshan (NL): Sweet Dreams – Marilyn Manson

From Meadhbh (IE) to Patricia (IE): Patricia the Stripper - Chris De Burgh

From Cecilia (CH) to Andrew (CH): Jesus is a Friend of Mine - Sonseed

From ITRE I (with love) to Anastasiia (UA): Sex Bomb – Tom Jones

From Lessi to Carmen (ES): Oliver y Benji (Nieje!) From Kaja (NO) to Nick: Alla Som Inte Dansar - Maskinen From Violeta (GE) to Rieka: Anti Anti – Bonaparte

From anonymous to the people in Room 612: We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes - Jermaine Stewart From Tea (CR) and Theresa (DE): Show Me Your Genitals - John Lajoie From Emilie Tilstram to Agnes Török: Imagine - John Lennon From the Editors to the Media Team: The Imperial March performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Kraków After the best music, I found the best hot chocolate – go to Manekin Café in Tomasza Street if you want to feel hot and happy! After all the hotness in my stomach I felt like tasting something else and went to get an incredible banana shake at Camera Café in Wiślna Street which proclaims itself as Kraków’s first chocolate bar. In the evening I met random people playing guitar on the streets and we decided to start a party tour in the city. Unfortunately the Cien in Jana Street was closed, I heard it is a really famous and great place. Still we had enough to do – the Wielopole 17 hosts four freakin clubs in one building! Since we still wanted to go on partying, we went to a really cool and fancy place in Florianska street called Łódź Kaliska. In Poland, people obviously still haven’t had enough of partying at four in the morning… I love it! We continued our tour and started the After Party at “Piekny Pies” in Slawkowska street.

Since I was incredibly hungry after this whole tour, we went to an overwhelming restaurant in the morning – at Maxi burger you get a huge bread-sized burger for 2 Euros! I skipped the Casseroles at “Kedzior” (man, those guys can eat…!) and started walking around in the city to lose a little weight and to see the people and houses. I was a little sad that morning – two days can never be enough to get to know an amazing and overwhelming city like this… But still, Prague was waiting for me!

The view from the Žižkov TV tower When the train arrived to Prague I was tired but the city’s atmosphere was really impressive so I got energetic pretty quickly. The first thing that was really outrageous was the pendulum at Letná hill. As I learned from the brochure they gave me there, in the 50s there was a huge Stalin sculpture with some people behind him which indicates the meat queues of that time. However now there is a huge pendulum. After the pendulum, I went to the Žižkov Tower to watch the beautiful view of Prague. I walked over the Charles Bridge and went to the Prague Castle. I got some Becherovka and dumplings at U Zavesenyho kafe. Except for the Franz Kafka house, I visited everywhere that random Czech people on the street recommended to me. At night I went to the Cross Club, which is a truly unique place with its decoration made out of old engines and some good electronic music. I spent the whole night at the club and hit the road in the morning. Luckily a fat truck driver stopped and told me that he is going to the Netherlands to buy some herbs. We arrived in Amsterdam late at night. The driver and I slept in the truck and woke up early in the morning to go to the Leidseplein for breakfast and then continued with the Nemo museum. It was really interesting. The first floor was like every other science museum with black holes and bubbles and at the back there were old household appliances. I have tried washing and drying rags

with a bicycle and an old manual drying machine but I failed epically. Next floor was full of architecture and engineering stuff, I didn’t like that much. The third floor, oh my favourite place, it was so random and weird, I still cannot believe that it was full of information and displays about puberty and sexuality. I would never expect that in a science museum. Then I sat and after all that I went to the psychology centre and did some tests. Apparently I am a good judge of people. After Nemo I went to Burgermeester to grab some lunch. I wandered around the city centre for a couple of hours, tried to be one of the mimes at the Dam Square (second fail in one day). However, some of the guys there were really impressed with my attempt, so much that they invited me to go to Club Paradiso at night but I could not accept that because I didn’t have enough money to go to Amsterdam’s most famous bar. Hence, instead they decided to meet with me for dinner at Balie, a modern restaurant inside an old building. Fortunately, after dinner we found a budget friendly club to go, Club Up.

Amsterdam from above The only thing I really didn’t like about the Netherlands was their weird language which I don’t understand at all, so I hope my next destination will have an understandable language! Powered by: Poland: Michal Korzonek Czech Republic: Jonáš Jelínek, Jonáš Jančařík Netherlands: Oliver McManus Check out the world’s largest panorama shot from the Prague’s Žižkov TV tower http://bit.ly/7D6Jk8

Those with fruit and those with dill… Pia Spiesmacher & Andreas Heyerick, featuring Drazen Puklavec

Ukrainian Special Within the last few days you got to know various dishes of the Ukrainian cuisine. You’ve been to restaurants, tried the university-food and had some dishes at your hotel. As ten days of Ukrainian food is rather long, you might want to have Ukrainian food also at home. Therefore we added you a few fancy recipes that you can easily try when you get back. Смачного!

First you need to know that there are two categories of Ukrainian dishes: Those with fruit and those with dill. Let’s start with a dill-dish: Making dill a dough 1. Buy 3 kilo’s of dill. 2. Buy eggs, flour, water, salt, butter, yeast.

Food criticism Roshen connoisseurs Andreas Heyerick & Stefan Trifunovic

When your eyes were skimming the newspaper headlines and you decided to start reading this article, you might’ve expected it to be related to AFET I chair Roshan. Or maybe, if your brain for some reason doesn’t process read words regularly but phonetically, maybe even about a citizen of Russia. In such a case we have good news and bad news. Bad news first: you won’t find what you were looking for. The good news? The information you’re about to receive is of great practical use and related to a topic that every person should be able to list as an interest: food.

3. Make dough. 4. Add the dill.

Filling: Prunes, lemon rind, lemon juice, walnuts, sugar again

5. Eat the dill dough.

1. Prepare the filling by cutting and boiling the ingredients.

6. If you want: make some cookies (typically Ukrainian!)

2. Add the ingredients mentioned before and make a dough.

7. Dill-icious!

3. Try to put both things together and make it look like a dumpling.

Potato dumplings with prune and nut filling

4. Top with topping

Dough: Potatoes, flour, butter, egg yolk, salt

5. Add dill if you wish.

Topping: Cinnamon, fresh breadcrumbs , sugar

And to make sure that you have something “real” Ukrainian, try the recipe of our organiser Slava who really does know how to cook Ukrainian...

So why the possible confusion? To supply ourselves we visited convenience store “Roshen”, located on Stefana Banderi street, across the street and a couple of metres to the left from the Committee Work venue. To

Ukrainian Special

some, a well known source of anything from chewing gum to 5kg weighing sausages, to others untrodden territory waiting to be discovered. After feasting our eyes on all things edible, drinkable and smokable, we left the store with a small sample of some sweet, nutritious and fishy looking items that we thought would represent the huge stock best. Read what we found out next.

Some kind of meatbread: cold fried dough with minced meat inside and of course it was filled, but filled with dill (which must be the national herb of Ukraine). 4 UAH

Bread with sausage: the sausage was filled up with some kind of butter, a bit strange, but tasty! App. 12 UAH

Dried fish Morskie: to be honest the worst food we ever tried. Ukranians tend to like it. 12 UAH

Smoked cheese Sanbert: if you like smoked food: good, if not: awful. App. 20 UAH

Brownie ball: good chocolate taste. You might find a hinch of cherry. 2 UAH

Peache juice Persik: goes perfectly with the bread, sausage and cheese. Good strong juicy taste. 6 UAH

Doughnut ball: like a donut, but ball-shaped. 2 UAH read more on the blog: http://bit.ly/aHZdne

How to make a Koca Lilian Liu, Powered by: Kristina Chelmakina & Oksana Korchak

Ever since Yulia Tymoshenko became Ukrainian Prime Minister in 2005, the Koca, a traditional Ukrainian way of making a braid, has become famous all over Europe. We will teach you how to impress at the GA. 1. Form two equally big braids.

2. Wrap one braid above your forehead and stick it with hair pins to the other side.

3. Do the same with the other braid so that they are parallel to each other.

4. Use some extra hair pins to stabilise the braids – et voilà, you can now say “Kiss me I’m Ukrainian” and actually look credible.

КАРТОПЛЯ В МУНДИРАХ – coated potatos (Ukrainian way) Ingredients: Potatoes, sour cream, bacon, salt and pepper 1. Cut unpeeled, washed potatoes in halves and staple them into a baking form. 2. Put in the form into the oven and add one piece of sliced bacon per half. 3. Add salt and pepper.

Making it as perfect as Tymoshenko’s is not possible unless you use an artificial braid which is what she does.

4. Bake until bacon turns bronze and potato is ready. 5. Serve with sour cream. 6. You’d rather add some dill... Potato dumplings

7. Enjoy!

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Ukraine & Lviv

Eat your way around Dnister

Simpsons Hot Dog Place ***** Decor: Right next to the Hot Dog Place One, there lies the Simpsons Hot Dog Place. You can easily find it by the Simpsons catchy yellow decor. Food: The Simpsons Hot Dog Place does not only serve delicious Ukrainian-style hot dogs (Ukrainian-style: full of salads, beetroot, carrots, and sauces), but also some enormous Ukrainian-style burgers, all for less than 1 euro. Service: No English speakers, check.

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No matter how we all enjoy those amazing pancakes, beetroot salads and borschts the organisers kindly provide us with, there always come moments when you just need to grab a bite, fool your hunger and get some fuel.

Hot Dog Place One **** Decor: The Syvatogo Yura Sq. gathers around 3-4 cantines with typical Ukrainian street food, which mainly concerns sausages.

Food: The first one mainly offers spicy sausage rolls, pastry with quite a variety of salty and sweet stuffing. I personally chose a white cream oblong donut which turn out to be worth the 25 gryvnas it cost.

Originally inspired by Dre (NO) and Philipp (CH) from ENVI 1, who seem to need this kind of moments on a frequent basis, we managed to launch an exploration project around the Gymnazia Polytechnika and Dnister Hotel and thus introduce you a true culinary experience, available just around the corner.

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Service: No English speakers, check. How to get there: Go to the Polytechnica cantine (lunch venue) and turn left to the side of the building.

5 Zodiac * Decor: When you enter the Zodiac cafe-bar restaurant you have the feeling that their frequent customers are mafia members. The kitch interior decoration includes golden dragons, golden budhas, neon lights and colourful table clothing. Food: Zodiac (open from 11 to 23) serves typical Ukrainian dishes, but the menu also includes European cuisine specialties.

5 CIM ΠΟΡΟCRT ** Decor: This restaurant seems cute and cosy, with its multiple levels decorated with wooden statutes, traditional wall paintings and fountains.

Food: N/A. Service: Be careful here; the service is rude and unfriendly to foreigners, speaks not a single non-Slavic language and can instantly kick you out. How to get there: It is located in the corner opposite to Yya Niy.

Hotel Dnister Mateyka Str. 6 79000 L’viv

Gymnazium

Sausage Man *** Decor: The visual identity of this hot dog place in Syvatogo Yura Sq. is based on a cheesy personificated sausage that rather seems to have been copied from Clip Art. Food: However, the food smells amazing from a block’s distance and you cannot resist but to taste at least some french fries. Service: No English speakers, check. How to get there: The sausage man is located next to the Simpsons Hot Dog Place.

Yya Niy ***** Decor: This is another typical cantine with an eye-pleasuring exhibition. Food: Mainly includes pastry, usually stuffed with a variety of things of good quality proven by the fact that it had a long line of locals. We strongly recommend the pizzas with pees, bacon and onion toping. Service: No English speakers, check. How to get there: Have a five-minute walk along Bandera Street (the one right in front of the Gymnazium) to the left direction.

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People/Experience

I have a friend whose friend has a friend... Michał Korzonek & Lilian Liu

Urban Legend. Def: A modern myth. A frightening untrue story in which the storyteller insists is true, but has no evidence to back up. Also, it never happened to the storyteller but someone removed from them.

There are certain stories that circulate among our acquaintances and of which the original source is often unknown, making them almost myth-like. Named urban legends, it can be difficult to confirm the authenticity of these stories but according to the tellers they are true. It is a form of modern folklore, describing contemporary tales that spreads in various communities. Very often urban myths from different countries have many similar elements. We asked our dear delegates to share the urban legends from their home-countries. Maybe some of them will be suspiciously similar to your friend of a friend’s story? Emily Mylone, Antony Tsiftis, Danae Tsellou (GR): Our friend knows a girl who kept a snake as a pet. During the years the snake

grew bigger and bigger and one day it stopped eating. It was stretching every day. When she woke up in the mornings it would be lying next to her with its whole body stretched throughout the bed. She couldn’t understand why, so she took the snake to a doctor and even gave it some medicine. Finally, they realised that the snake was stretching so it could measure if it was be big enough to eat the girl. Conall O’Rourke (IR): In Ireland it is said that certain families are supposed to have connections with spirits of the dead, such as the Banshee. If someone in a family dies there will be a sign from the Banshee, for instance, a knock on the door or a girl’s scream. My friend’s relative died and when they called from the hospital to inform my friend’s family about this, they replied: “We already know.” They had already received a sign from the Banshee - a knock on the window... Michał Korzonek (PL): There was a party at a student dorm in Kraków on the ninth floor. One guy decided to ski down the stairs. He put on all his skiing gear – skis, ski boots, pants, jackets, helmet and googles. By the time he managed to ski down all the stairs the lady responsible for the building had woken up because of the noise he was making. She opened the doors to the corridor at the exact time as the skier came down. He crashed into her and

she fell down. She hit the ground and became unconscious. The guy called the ambulance and ran away. The doctors woke her up and asked about what had happened. “A skier fell on me”, the lady replied. This caused one long day of series of mental checks... The story should have ended here but the skier’s friends were some medicine students who had the night shift at the hospital and they spread the story afterwards. Olaya Lara (BE): A couple was driving a car through the forest in the middle of the night. The guy wanted to pee, so he stopped the car and went outside. His girlfriend didn’t feel well about staying alone in the car so she locked the doors. They invented a sign so she knew when to open the car doors. He would knock three times. First knock. Second knock. After a while, the girl heard the third knock. She was now assured that her boyfriend was back so she opened the car door. However, the first thing she saw was her boyfriend’s feet in front of her face. He hung dead in a tree... Elsa Nilsson (SE): This guy from the South of Sweden had bought ketchup. When he had consumed the whole bottle, he noticed that there was something in the bottle. It was surely not ketchup. He opened the bottle and there he found a thin long object. He washed the object and realised that it was a penis...

Experience

Recipe for a perfect corridor party Comment by Conall O’Rourke (IE) & Julia Hartmann (CH) of EMPL II

Bearing in mind that we need alternatives to orgy parties, we present you our recipe for the perfect corridor party. Ingredients • 5 (or more) interesting delegates • 5,78 m² duvet covers • 1 drunk person • 1 jar of pure awesomeness • Some sexy accents • copious amounts of puns • 1/2 glass of gossip

• embarrassing personal stories • 1 person who is only there because his/ her key is broken and him/her is stranded in the corridor • 1 annoying passer-by to gossip about later • sufficient amount of snacks • 3 spoonfulls of randomness • 1 person in pyjamas • pillows (optional) Instructions Preheat the drunk person to 36.5°C. Marinate the delegates in jar of pure awesomeness and sprinkle with a few sexy accents. Bring puns to a boil to maximise amusement and allow to simmer gently for half an hour.

Lightly spread duvet across marinated delegates. Deep fat fry the gossip and bread with personal stories. Knead the person who is only there because he/she is stranded in the corridor (it happens to the best of us!) and let the person rise. Flambé the annoying passer-by, who will most likely already be drenched in alcohol. Ice with snacks to bait new party participants. Pour all ingredients into some random hotel in the middle of nowhere (preferably in Ukraine) and mix until frothy. Top with fluffy pillows and dribble with three spoonfuls of randomness. Don’t forget to decorate with a person in pyjamas.

People/Knowledge

Polling for Science Katrina Šuvajeva & Floris Lauwers

Find more survey results online on the blog http://bit.ly/9IvPTC

The last polling showed that not only the group of participants at this session is very diverse, but also that there is a high interest in getting to know more details about each other. And for some it also presents an anonymus way to talk about their secret successes. We sent our team into the field again. Running like crazy around the gymnasium and canteen, asking silly questions and taking notes of what you, dear delegates, reply to us, the Media Team. Realizing how essential it is to hear your opinion on different subjects, we decided to make a few statistics. Besides we hope it will help you to get to know the people with whom you’re living together already for 6 days a little bit more. Some of the questions required longer replies and other questions provided the chance to choose between two options. For instance, at least 70% of the polled ones answered that they enjoy Teambuilding better than Committee work. 25% said they like both and only 5% people at the sessions prefer Committee work. Similar percentage comes when we talk about one of the most popular social networks Facebook or Youtube. However, we really appreciate the honest answers from two delegates who said they better prefer “a piece of paper” or none. We were also very eager to find out, in what kind of situations you would like to have Maria Manolescu (Vice-President, Romania). The answers differ and we are sure Maria would like to know that most of you would like to have her around all the time or at the committee work.

When it comes to very smart answers, we can mention, that some delegates would like Maria to be around when troubles with police or when falling off the cliff. You see, Maria, delegates admire you!

The Media Team has also heard a lot of rumours about a very famous room at the Dnister Hotel spreading around. Since the information is unreliable, we turned to you to find out more. The statistics show that the room #711 is supposed to be very well-known among you. However, another room is keeping up with it, too. It’s room #612. We

are looking forward to hearing some secret stories from you very soon. As we all are enjoying the Ukrainian experience at the moment, we considered to be thoughtful to find out how much you know about Ukraine so far. Regarding to your answers, the most common occupation is taxi/Marshrutka drivers. The other most received answer is hat sellers. We must say, you have observed the current situation very well. As regards tech-gadgets, we are very surprised by various and brave ideas. Beginning with Gene-reader, so you could read about a particular person, what’s he/she is alike, how his/ her body is built, etc. Another fantastic idea is a phone with a hologram (ask Martin and Jonas for a detailed explanation). Other funny and sweet ideas are: a mind-reader, a hug-computer and weather-changer. We think there is no need for explanations. You can also acquaint yourselves with some other graphs and charts we have made using your precious answers. We believe, knowing the social needs and your preferences can make our lives easier and way more exciting. Enjoy!

Enjoy as part of a balanced session.

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Events

Have you ever wondered why chairs, journos and orgas seem to be so well-rested meanwhile you are still sleep deprived due to endless parties in the vibrating corridors of Dnister-Mansion? We finally found out what is going on in the party locations and we want to share our results about why the parties at Dnister are so incredible great and those “parties” at Irena’s place are just boring.

Dnister parties are cool because • crowded • naked people around • nice girls • cookies • cool bar in the hotel • people know how to rock ‘n’ roll • the party takes longer because it’s too crowded to get out • ATM in the hotel that works • when waking up in bar the next morning, breakfast will already be served • party people from soooo many countries • delegates are awesome • teachers are awesome too • you can see the skyline of Lviv • they have a beer fountain (rumours?!?) • they have a whirlpool in the room (more rumours??) • they have elevators (please note the big party potential in elevators!!) • the party takes longer as the hotel is more in the west • more fancy bed sheets • if the room is full, looooong corridor can be used for “outsourcing” of party individuals • there’s always somebody that you know • Room 612 really exists

• only officials • tired people • lack of booze • all wearing suits and dresses • only two rooms where they can party which are full of post-its and programmes • we don’t know how to party hard • nerd-alert • table cloth and a cleaning lady that doesn’t like the typically “party setting” the next morning, nor flipcharts on the walls • flu going round (less body contact) • uptight guys • officials always forget the theme-party-outfit • officials are getting old • there is no room 26 (anymore) • too many talks, too little dancing • mini-bar does not get re-filled • transport to better party venue (Dnister) is complicated • people stare at you while you enter • officials try to have fun - delegates do!

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