Resolution Booklet | 34th National Selection Conference of EYP Greece

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Programme of the General Assembly

07:30 - 08:00 Arrivals 08:00 - 09:00 Opening of the General Assembly 09:00 - 09:45 Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality 09:45 - 10:30 Committee on Constitutional Affairs 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 11:45 Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety II 11:45 - 12:30 Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs 12:30 - 13:15 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 13:15 - 14:15 Lunch Break 14:15 - 15:00 Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety I 15:00 - 15:45 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs II 15:45 - 16:30 Committee on Security and Defense 16:30 - 17:00 Coffee Break 17:00 - 17:45 Committee on International Trade 17:45 - 19:15 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs I 19:15 - 19:45 Coffee Break 19:45 - 21:30 Closing Ceremony 21:30 -

Departures


The Chairs’ Team

Evanthia Kasiora (GR)

President of the Session

Panagiotis Papanagiotou (GR)

AFCO

Valentina Moles (IT)

Kelly Sakorafa (GR)

ECON

Despina Dimitrakopoulou (GR)

Ilias Mavromatis (GR)

EMPL I

Elena Odysseos (CY)

Eirini Daliani(GR)

EMPL II

Riccardo Pagnan (IT)

Stefanos Mantzarlis (GR)

ENVI I

Ekin Su Yilmaz (TR)

Konstantina Kasiora (GR)

ENVI II

Orestis Collins (CY)

Vayalena Drampa (GR)

FEMM

Christopher Nölte (DE)

Ilias Pagkozidis (GR)

INTA

Margarita Samouridou (CY)

Triantafyllos Kouloufakos (GR)

LIBE

Robin Bucher (FI)

Sofia - Xeni Kathareiou (GR)

SEDE

Geny Sukhov (PT)


Procedure of the General Assembly

General rules The wish to speak is indicated by raising the committee placard. The authority of the board is absolute. Procedure and time settings Presenting of the motion for the resolution by the board Reading of the Operative Clauses by the proposing committee 3 minutes to defend the motion for the resolution 2 minutes to attack the motion for the resolution 1 minute answer to the attack speech 25 minutes of general debate 3 minutes to sum-up the debate Voting procedure Announcing the votes Point of Personal Privilege Request to repeat a point that was inaudible. Point of Order A delegate feels that the board has not properly followed parliamentary procedure. The placard is used by chairpersons after a request from a delegate. Direct Response Once per debate, each committee may use the Direct Response placard. Should a committee member raise the Committee Placard together with the “Direct Response� placard, the board may recognise them immediately. A direct response has to contribute to the point made directly beforehand.



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Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organisation, 2011. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece


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FUSIONS EU, Estimates of the European food waste levels, 2016 FUSIONS EU, Estimates of the European food waste levels, 2016 3 FUSIONS EU, Estimates of the European food waste levels, 2016 4 The Circular Economy Package comprises revised legislative proposals that will boost global competitiveness and foster sustainable economic growth. 5 Goal 12 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals refers to halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. 6 The platform aims to define measures needed to prevent food waste; share best practice; and evaluate progress made over time. 7 The Guardian, EU drops food waste and marine litter reduction targets, leak reveals, 2015 December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece 2


The Guardian, “Almost half of the world's food thrown away, report finds”, 2013 One Green Planet, “Methane vs. Carbon Dioxide: A Greenhouse Gas Showdown”, 2014 10 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers. 11 The European Federation on Food Banks aims to contribute to reducing hunger and malnutrition in Europe by supporting and developing Food Banks in countries where they are most needed. 12 Second Generation Biofuels refers to fuels derived from plant materials but can also include animal materials and food waste. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece 8 9


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A hard Brexit involves the UK leaving the European Single Market and trading with the EU as a third country, based on the rules established by the World Trade Organization. 2 The GDP is the market value of all goods and services produced within an economy over a period of time. 3Automatic stabilisers are economic policies and programmers designed to offset fluctuations in a nation's economic activity without intervention by the government or policy makers. 4 Passporting rights allow businesses to offer financial services to the European Economic Area without needing further authorisation in each country. 5 The Capital Markets Union is an Action Plan to mobilise capital in Europe. 6 The Single Market refers to the EU as one territory without any internal borders or other regulatory obstacles to the free movement of people, goods and services.


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The ESM provides financial assistance to Eurozone countries experiencing or threatened by severe problems.


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Pew Research Center, 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe, July,2016 Article 21, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: “Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, shall be prohibited”.Article 22, ibid: “The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity”. 2

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Directive 2011/24/EU on patients' rights in cross-border healthcare aims to guarantee patient mobility and the free provision of healthcare services on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare. 2 The National Contact Points (NCPs) are national structures providing guidance, practical information and assistance regarding cross-border healthcare by giving personalised support on the spot and in the applicant's’ own language. 3 The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) enables access to medically necessary, state-provided, unplanned healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the Member States under the same conditions and at the same cost as insured in the country of affiliation. 4 The Consumer, Health and Food Executive Agency (CHAFEA) implements the EU Health Programme.


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The eHealth Network consists of representatives from all national authorities in the EU drawing up guidelines on the functioning of electronic health systems. 6 The Third EU Health Programme is the main instrument that the European Commission uses to implement the EU Health Strategy.


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European Commission, European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 [COM(2010) 636], November 2010. The European Disability Strategy focuses on eliminating barriers, and identifies eight broad areas of joint action for the EU and its Member States: accessibility, participation, equality, employment, education and and training, social protection, health and external action. 3 The European Union Accessibility Card is a system of mutual recognition that ensures equal access to certain specific benefits, mainly in the areas of culture, leisure, sport and transport. 4 The Access City Award recognises and celebrates a city's willingness, capability and efforts to ensure accessibility. 5 Eurostat, Disability statistics - labour market access, 2011. 2


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The ESF is the main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States The DID was established in the UK and can be used as proof that the disabled person is in receipt of an eligible benefit and therefore entitled to gain entry at concessionary rate. 7


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Malta Independent, One in 88 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean in 2016 - UN Refugee Agency, 2016. 2 The European Border and Coast Guard, was established in 2016 with the aim to monitor the management of external borders, consolidate the area of freedom, and support the development of technical and equipment standards in border control. 3 The Dublin Regulation [Regulation (EC) 604/2013] establishes the Member State responsible for the examination of the asylum application. 4 The EU Visa Code [Regulation (EC) 810/2009] establishes the procedures and conditions for issuing visas for short stays in and transit through the territories of EU countries. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece


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The Internal Security Fund (ISF), set up for the period 2014-2020 and with a total budget of EUR 3.8 billion, with the aim of promoting the implementation of the Internal Security Strategy, law enforcement cooperation and the management of the Union's external borders. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece


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Adopted in February 2016, the Action Plan consists of 32 measures, which fall under its 3 main priorities; enforcement, cooperation and prevention of illegal wildlife trading. 3 Interpol is the largest police organisation, with 190 member countries 4 EIA is a non profit organisation which investigates and monitors 5 Organisms that cause ecological or economic harm by being introduced in environments where they are not native. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece


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A New Start for Social Europe, NotreEurope, February 2016. OECD 2015 Forum, Income Inequality in Figures, 2015. 3 Unemployment statistics, Eurostat, December 2016 4 Unemployment statistics, Eurostat, December 2016 5 Social Protection Statistics -pension expenditure and pension beneficiaries, Eurostat, October 2016 6 Income distribution statistics, Eurostat, February 2016 December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece 2


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The European Social Fund (ESF) is the main instrument for supporting jobs, helping people get better jobs and ensuring fairer job opportunities for all EU citizens. It works by investing in Europe’s human capital – its workers, its young people and all those seeking a job. 8 The Youth Employment Initiative is one of the main EU financial resources that aims to support young people living in the regions where youth unemployment was higher than 25% in 2012. 9 The Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) programme is a financing instrument at EU level to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and poverty and improving working conditions. 10 A new health programme to help EU countries respond effectively to economic and demographic challenges facing their health systems and enable their citizens to stay healthy for longer. December 2016, Thessaloniki, Greece



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