The Second Issue of KH17 by EYP Czech Republic

THE SECOND ISSUE OF KH17

TABLE OF CONTENTS Humans of Kutnรก Hora

EYP Experience

A Different Take on EYP

Communication - A Basic Human Right?

The History of Kutnรก Hora

People Who Have Influenced Our Lives

Credits: Articles written by the Media Team of Kutnรก Hora 2017. Layout done by Vanda Petrak (HR)

Written by Ruxandra-Theodora Mazilu (RO)

EYP Experience

Pavel Deetoo (Jury Member):

Kuba Rech (Delegate):

“It is difficult to speak about EYP and say something that has not been repeated over and over by hundreds of people in the span of the last 30 years. That really doesn’t make it seem like the sessions or the people are as unique as they are. For me, this session was something entirely new as I put on a new role: member of the Jury. And I could not have asked for a better place to do that both thanks to the session participants in the Officials’ Team, the delegates, and most importantly Anna and the other Jury Members. This session has once again allowed me to grow a lot and that is what EYP is about for me.”

Andries Tjalma (Chairperson):

“For me, this EYP session is simply magical. It feels almost unbelievable when you realise, that those people you’re now friends with were just strangers a few hours ago. Thanks to this event I could meet so many awesome people. It made me come out of my comfort zone, to be able to present my ideas in front of someone and discuss them. And it will all end with the spectacular General Assembly. The moment of truth when we find out, whether our shared work was strong enough to persuade other delegates or not. And then a bitter goodbye. But these three days are just a beginning of my long journey with EYP.”

Linda Bollen (Delegate):

“This session so far has managed to positively surprise me in so many different ways. From the moment I set foot in the train station of Kutna Hora, I could already feel the professionalism used to organise this amazing event. They managed to bring together 150 people from all across Europe to discuss current European issues and they did so in some of the most beautiful venues I have seen so far in my EYP career. For me, that is what EYP is all about: bringing people together from different backgrounds and cultures, making them feel like they are part of a bigger picture and in the process giving them the chance to build friendships across borders. Honestly that is exactly what this session did, is doing and what EYP will continue to do.”

“RSC in Kutná Hora was my first experience with EYP, so I didn’t know what to expect from it. Everyone from my school who has already been to some session tried to explain it, what EYP really is, but noone has given me the answer, so I had to find it out for myself. The first day was a bit of ashock, because it was all new to me, but everyone was so kind to me, that the stress I had (pointlessly) quickly disappeared. And from that moment, when I opened myself to completely unknown people, it was amazing. EYP is a place where you can be your true self. The people there are so respectful and full of love. After those 3 days, I am feeling so full of love and motivated to be a better person.” Written by Maria del Carme Dominguez (ES)

Written by Maria del Carme Dominguez (ES)

Having just returned from the Regional Session in Kutná Hora, I checked my phone bill to find out how much I will have to pay for a couple of phone calls and messages, and I stood in shock. The bill was way more expensive than I have anticipated. And then I thought about all the other participants using 4G and calling their friends with no extra charge whatsoever and got extremely depressed. Why am I the odd one out? Just because my country is not in the EU, does that mean that when I travel my phone expenses should go up about ten times the usual price? I say no.

Communication A Basic Human Right?

The EU has recently (on 15th June 2017 to be precise) ended roaming surcharges for all people who travel periodically within the EU. You will not have roaming charges when travelling to another EU country from 15th June 2017. Every existing or new contract that includes roaming services will change to a “roam like at home” contract. New EU rules will cover data services, voice calls and SMS. This is amazing for all EU citizens, but what about the rest of us? Let’s see why there is no physical difference between a message travelling from e.g. Spain to Slovenia, and Spain to Serbia. Cell phone towers are linked together either with cables or sometimes through wireless connections through base controllers with the ‘central office’ (a telecom term for the location where the communication switches are located). 9

Either the central office has a direct link to the internet or it routes internet traffic to another central office for all internet traffic (e.g. email, websites). In the central office there’s also the link to the public switching telephone network for voice calls. Text messages are sent to an SMS server, which will forward the text (similar to email) to the SMS server serving the recipient (if the recipient is with another provider). Texts between phones with the same provider are delivered directly by the SMS server to the recipient.

The reality is much more complex, as cell phone infrastructure can be shared by multiple mobile telecom operators; to the cell phone user it seems they are using their own (dedicated) provider network. And it works the same for practically all network operators around the world! It’s only that they want to make major profit out of this and are becoming more and more greedy, hence the prices are still rising. I believe that the ability to communicate in the modern world has become a basic right anyone can have, and it is absurd for some greedy policies to take them away from us, just because our country is not in the EU for many different reasons having no connection with mobile providers.

Written by Jovana Kalamković (RS) 10

The History of Kutná Hora A brief overview

monks’ cowls (the Kutten) or to the word mining (in Czech kutání).

At the session we all had the ability to explore the beautiful city of Kutná Hora. But what do we know about the history of this small town, situated in the Central Bohemian Region?

From the 13th to the 16th century the city competed with the capital, Prague, culturally, economically and also politically. In the beginning of the 14th century, a Czech king Wenceslaus II issued a code that specified different Kutná Hora is tightly connected aspects of administrative terms to silver mines, which have been concerning silver mines. The city a tradition here since the 10th kept developing rapidly and during century. That’s where the city got the Husit wars in the middle of it’s name as well.It all started with a small settlement of Sedlec Abbey, the 15th century it was the second most important city in Bohemia. the first Cistercian monastery Throughout the 16th century in Bohemia. In 1260 the mining Kutna Hora was a flourishing city began in the mountain miners full of wealth. Between the years called Kuttenberg. It is believed that the name was connected to the 1300-1548 one of the most famous medieval coins was mined here. It was called Prague groshnen and had the purity of silver 933/1000. Unfortunately, the future years were so happy and positive. In 1546. the richest and the biggest mine got flooded, repetitive epidemics of plague and horrors of the Thirty Years’ War had its effect on the 11

population, and in 1770. the city was ruined by fire and the mines got abandoned. Nowadays, the center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There are a lot of breathtaking historical monuments all around the city. One of the most visited is the Church of St. Barbara. The construction of the church began in 1388., but was not finished until 1905. St.Barbara is the patron saint of miners, so this name is very appropriate for the church situated in Kutna Hora, which built all it’s wealth on silver mining.

The venues - then and now Dačický House Now it’s time to take a trip into the past of the neat interior (and exterior) of the venue where the Officials’ Trainings took place. It is unfortunate that the delegates didn’t get to see it, so it would be fair to draw the Dacicky House closer at least by portraying its history.

The first mentions of the building are from 1426., but the first significant reconstruction took place at the beginning of the 14th Century. At that time, the bishop Filip Villanuova Sidonsky was staying in the house. In 1536. Ondrej Krivolacek, called Dacicky, bought the building. He and his wife were expecting a child at the time and in 1555. Mikulas Dacicky, a well-known Czech chronicler, was born. Curiously, during the Thirty-years’ War, no excessive damage to the residence was done unlike to the most of the centre of Kutna Hora. The 20th century were the years of partial destruction of the Dacicky House, but it still remains one of the most important sites inscribed on the UNESCO cultural and natural heritage. 12

The Jesuit College The Opening Ceremony of the Regional Selection Conference in Kutna Hora took place in a magnificent building of the Jesuit College. It is understandable that every participant was stunned by the exquisite interior. But let us take a closer look into the history of this venue.

was too huge to fit within the town’s borders.The rector of the college assigned the creation of the project to Italian architect Giovanni Domenico Orsi. Due to the construction being under way from 1667 until 1750, the Jesuit College is a baroque building. The left and right wing were the first to be built, however, the middle one was a project of Kilian Ignac Dientzenhofer and was finished in the year 1750. After the termination of the Jesuit order, the college was used for military purposes.

Ferdinand II out of the house of Habsburg decided to establish the Jesuit College of Kutna Hora in 1624. He supported his intention with an emperor’s edict in 1633. The site for the future college was, surprisingly, decided to be built outside of the town because the planned size of the object

Nowadays, the Jesuit College of Kutna Hora is the home of the Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region. Every delegate and official could certainly notice the exceptional cultural centre the College has become during the Opening Ceremony.

Církevní Gymnázium Every session participant must have at least for one second thought about the history of Církevní Gymnázium when looking at the doors, door-handles or windows. It is obvious that its roots date back long into the past.

1948, the Vorsilas were interned in Broumov and it took 43 years for the nunnery to be returned. Today, the Church High School (Církevní Gymnázium) of Kutna Hora has its headquarters in the former nunnery and several delegates from the session can proudly claim to be its students.

This monumental venue where the Committee Work took place is the former nunnery of the order of Vorsilas. The founding of the nunnery was initiated in 1712. by the Trauttmansdorf sisters. The project of the building was made by a wellknown architect of Kutna Hora: Kilian Ignac Dientzenhofer. At first it was supposed to have five wings, but at the end it consisted of three wings and a chapel. The sculptural decoration was chiselled by Jan Brazda. Generally, the Vorsilas devoted their lives to the education 11of young girls, however, between years 1773. and 1774. the nunnery was used as a military hospital for Prussian soldiers. Several years after, in 1807., a library for pupils was established. After the communist coup in

Written by Anna Gurariy (CZ) and Hana Grohová (CZ)

People Who Have Influenced Our Lives

Many of us take inspiration from famous people and important historical moments we learn about in school, from books, films etc. This not only helps us to find ourselves in this world, but also often influences our present and future. The majority of the Delegates are young enthusiastic individuals, that have fascinating opinions in various areas and always think outside of the box. If you ask them who they have been inspired by, you are probably going to receive very different answers. The people they have chosen as their role models had very different lifestyles, however all of them have done something that still keeps inspiring the young generation. Adam Palivec remembered Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Gandhi’s story told Adam that it is always worth it fighting for your ideas and you can achieve everything you want even though it does not look like it at the beginning. Matylda Folbergerová talked about being brave to change already existing society rules and stereotypes. As an example she mentioned Coco Chanel, who despite the society being sure of her craziness made her own fashion brand. 15

Lena Völk remembered Peter Benenson’s quote “Better to light the candle, than curse the darkness.” The meaning of this quote is very simple, as Lena explained. It is better to take action and change something than do nothing. Lena says she absolutely agrees with this quote and always tries to change things around her into something more valuable. Alžběta Vítková also shared some interesting thoughts. She admires the bravery of the Czech people during the World War II. Even though the world doesn’t know their names they managed to make significant things happen. She pointed out that fame is not important in comparison to their actions. Vojtěch Donát was influenced by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia. Vojtěch recounted that T.G.M managed to build a state of Czechoslovakia despite the circumstances of the World War and the Habsburg monarchy. He had a goal and did everything to fulfil it, that’s what inspires Vojta a lot. And who have you been inspired by? 16

Written by Anna Gurariy (CZ)

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