Resolution booklet of the 9th National Selection Conference of EYP-Ukraine.

RESOLUTION BOOKLET 9th National Selection Conference of EYP-Ukraine

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P ROGRAMME OF THE G ENERAL A SSEMBLY OF THE 9 TH N ATIONAL S ELECTION C ONFERENCE OF EYP-U KRAINE 10:00 – 10:15

Opening of the General Assembly

10:15 – 10:45

Preparations for debates

10:45 – 11:30

Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:30

Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)

12:30 – 13:15

Committee on International Trade (INTA)

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:45

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

14:45 – 15:30

Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)

15:30 – 16:15

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

16:15 – 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 – 17:15

Committee on Human Rights (DROI)

17:15 – 18:00

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)

18:00 – 19:00

Closing Ceremony

19:00 – 19:30

Pictures time

19:30 - …

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D EBATING M OTIONS FOR A R ESOLUTION Each passage is organised as follows: Announcement of the motion for a resolution The procedure starts with the President reading the committee name and topic.

Presentation of any eventual friendly/unfriendly amendments The President then announces any eventual amendments.

Presentation of the motion for a resolution The President calls upon the proposing committee to present its motion for a resolution. This is done by a member of the committee reading out the operative clauses from the rostrum during a maximum of two (2) minutes (the modified version in case of friendly amendment(s) made).

Defence of the motion for a resolution The President calls upon the proposing committee to defend its motion for a resolution. A member of the committee is thus called to make a defence speech from the rostrum during a maximum of three (3) minutes.

Attack of the motion for a resolution The President asks the Assembly whether any committee would like to attack the motion for a resolution that has been presented and defended. The time allotted to this speech is a maximum of two (2) minutes.

Two attack speeches will be recognised.

Response to the Attack Speech The Board will recognise a member from the proposing committee to respond to the attack speeches. It will be delivered from the floor and will last for no longer than one minute.

Open debate The President submits the motion for a resolution to an open debate for the rest of the time available per resolution, approximately thirty (30) minutes. The President will make tours between the proposing committee and other committees. Only the board can grant the right to speak and the right to reply.

Sum-up After the open debate is closed, the President asks one or two members of the proposing committee to sum up the debate for a maximum of three (3) minutes. The sum-up permits the committee to show what the debate has brought to the resolution and to re-affirm its position.

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON S ECURITY AND D EFENCE Degraded security environment: Arms control and non-proliferation agreements are an important part of Europe's post-Cold War security order, now looking increasingly fragile due to the Ukraine crisis. Twelve years after its adoption: how should the European Security Strategy (ESS) be changed and adopted to face current security challenges in the world?

Submitted by:

Viktoria Bilenko (UA), Julia Demianchuk (UA), Saba Karanadze (GE), Daryna Kostiuchyk (UA), Roman Krasiuk (UA) Mariam Kunchuliya (UA), Diana Lepka (UA), Valeriia Nikitenko (UA), Anastasiia Novobranets (UA), Anastasiya Paranich (UA), Karina Sulim (UA), Viacheslav Troshchenko (UA), Amin Oueslati (Chairperson, AT), Yuliia Tsytsyliuk (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. Large differences in Member States’ interests in security affairs, B. That insufficient revisions of the European Security Strategy (ESS) harm the EU’s ability to adequately react to changes in the security environment, C. That the EU’s security policy is shaped by a soft power approach, D. That all security conflicts cannot be solved solely through soft power, E. The Council of the EU’s reluctance to launch civil missions and military operations in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), F. That launched CSDP missions and operations could have a greater impact, G. A 14% drop in Member States military expenditures since 20071, H. The absence of effectively implemented treaties regulating arms control and military transparency in Europe, I.

That Nuclear Weapon States (NWS) tend to modernise and increase weapon stockpiles, thereby violating the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT);

recommends: 1. The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to initiate a revision of the ESS once a year;

2. The EU to consider a hard power approach in security conflicts, if all soft power measures proved ineffective;

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1!The!European!Union!Institute!for!Security!Studies!

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3. A close cooperation between the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in European security architecture;

4. Strengthening the framework of CSDP missions by: a. Continuing to partially cover the costs for civil missions through the Common Foreign and Security (CFSP) budget,

b. Covering the costs of military operations in the same way, c. Encouraging joint operations between the EU and NATO based on the Berlin Plus agreement, d. Using media campaigns to spread information about CSDP missions in the civil society; 5. Member States to spend at least 1.5% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on military expenditures; 6. The Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) to analyse the causes for the de facto annulment of the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) and publish their findings in an official report;

7. The OSCE to initiate a renegotiation of the CFE, considering its official report; 8. The United Nations (UN) to ensure the enforcement of the agreements in the NPT. !

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European Security Strategy (ESS) ESS is the strategic document, which determines common objectives in the EU’s security and defence policy, and serves as basis for decision-making in the EU’s external affairs.

Soft power Soft power is an approach in security policy emphasising diplomacy rather than conflict.

Hard power Hard power is an approach in security policy that uses military and economic means (sanctions, embargos) to influence the behaviour or interests of other political bodies.

NATO The organisation constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.

Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) CFSP is the organised, agreed foreign policy of the EU for mainly diplomacy and actions in the field of security and defence.

Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Being an integral part of the CFSP, the CSDP co-ordinates the EU’s common efforts in defence, allowing Member States to participate in joint military or civil missions.

Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, achieve nuclear disarmament and promote the peaceful use of nuclear power.

Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) OSCE is an intergovernmental platform for political dialogue in Europe with the goal to promote peace.

Berlin Plus Agreement The Berlin Plus Agreement refers to a comprehensive package of arrangements between the EU and NATO that allows the EU to make use of certain NATO assets and capabilities for EU-led crisis management operations.

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON C ULTURE AND E DUCATION Education comes first: With the Pisa Report 2012 revealing a worrying disparity between educational performances across Europe, how can the EU support its Member States to alter this inequality and to provide for a more equal and comparable educational foundation for young people in Europe?

Submitted by:

Daniel Aganren (UA), Polina Berezina (UA), Veranika Fiodorova (BY), Liyudmyla Khrystenko (UA), Ostap Komaryanskyy (UA), Kate Kuzminska (UA), Juliya Matviychuk (UA), Olha Nizhnyk (UA), Nadiia Tailko (UA), Dmytro Shumilo (UA), Ewa Vusotska (UA), Veronika Zadontseva (UA), Konstantin Zakudraev (UA), Zurab Giorgobiani (Chairperson, GE), Franziska Hülß (Vice-President, DE)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. Disparities between Member States with regards to students’ educational performances shown by the PISA 2012 Report2, B. An insufficient popularisation of international educational programs, C. That 20% of 15 year-olds in Europe have low levels of basic skills such as literacy and numeracy3, D. A lack of intellectual curiosity and motivation to study amongst youth, E. That in 2014 17,7% of young people between 20-24 years in the EU did not complete the higher level of secondary education4, F. Low academic achievement in educational institutions in rural and suburban areas, G. Poor academic performance of children from families with a low socio-economic background, especially in mathematics and reading, H. Although that although the number of citizens of a migrant background in OCED countries has increased from 9 % to 13%, there is a necessity to tackle their low educational performance,5 I.

That digital gap causes inequality among students,

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The limited access to kindergartens because of high tuition fees;

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2!The!Pisa!Report!is!a!3;year;ongoing!test!that!helps!the!EU!and!Member!States!to!set!its!own!goals!and!enables!

it!to!strategically!plan!its!activities!concerning!education.!

3!European!Commission’s!Press!Release!on!education!and!training.!

4!Eurostat!statistics!on!School!enrolment!and!early!leavers!from!education!and!training.!

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OECD! is! an! organization! dedicated! to! economic! development! that! promotes! policies! that! can! improve! economic!and!social!well;being! of! people! around! the! world.! OECD! has! 34! members! including! 21! EU! Member!

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1. Member States to adopt pre-primary fees according to the socio-economic status of families in order to make it affordable for families with lower income; 2. The fostering of mobility of academic staff between different educational institutions; 3. The implementation of measures to increase students’ motivation and foster their intellectual curiosity by: a) Starting social advertisements on the importance of education, b) Integrating a pool of elective classes into secondary school curriculums; 4. Member States to support the integration of non-formal education methods in schools by assistants of existing platforms such as the Organising Bureau of the European School Student Union and the European Social Fund; 5. Improving the quality of teaching by: a) Raising teachers’ salaries, b) Requiring all teachers to have high specialised degrees in their subject area; 6. Supporting students with migration backgrounds by creating extra classes for them in order to decrease the disparity between nationals and citizens with a migration background; 7. The European Commission to increase the budget of funds such as the European Social Fund and the European Regional Fund; 8. Private companies to invest in education with a particular emphasis on the digitalisation process.

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON I NTERNATIONAL T RADE Given that the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements (DCFTAs) were provisionally applied in Moldova and Georgia since September 1st, 2014 and will fully step into force in Ukraine on January 1st, 2016, what measures should be taken by the EU and governments of Eastern Partnership countries to guarantee full implementation of EU standards and reduce the negative short-term impact of the DCFTA on small and medium enterprises (SMEs)?

Submitted by:

Yana Andrushko (UA), Olga Doroshenko (UA), Julia Koba (UA), Anna Koryeshkova (UA), George Kvaratskheliia (UA), Olexij Legkouduch (UA), Alina Melnyk (UA), Dariia Mokhnachova (UA), Alina Popova (UA), Artem Rozhkov (UA), Yuliia Zahorodina (UA), Iryna Politylo (UA), Anniken Katrine Knutsen (Chairperson, NO) Iryna Lukianenko (Chairperson, UA).

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. Ukraine’s failure to meet EU standards and regulations in a number of trade related areas, B. That the Ukrainian business environment is not favourable and makes the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) vulnerable in compliance with EU standards, C. That local producers might face the negative short-term impact of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), D. That current military conflicts in the Eastern regions of Ukraine affect successful exporting industries (e.g. coal and metallurgy) ability to maintain a sustainable income, E. That Ukrainian crude steel production has decreased by 5.7 million tonnes from 2012 till 2014,6 F. The Ukrainian tax policy being unfavourable for SMEs, G. The lack of governmental financing and supervision by Ukrainian institutions regarding the implementation of the DCFTA terms;

recommends: 1. The Ukrainian government to regulate distribution conditions of low-quality goods to set preferences to high quality goods; 2. The establishment of independent monetary institutions and advising groups for SMEs supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB)7 and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)8;

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6!In!2012!the!production!was!estimated!to!32.9!million!metric!tonnes,!while!in!2014!it!decreased!to!27.17!

million!metric!tonnes!according!to!the!World!Steel!Associations.!

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3. The Ukrainian government to substitute the export of coal and steel by investing in, and developing the alternatives of main exporting industries such as agriculture, chemical productions, and the automotive sector; 4. The Ukrainian government to redistribute assets from strong sectors (e.g. heavy machinery) to more sensitive ones; 5. The Ukrainian government to modify its taxation policies by: a)

Reducing tax rates for SMEs by the time the short-term impact will have been eliminated,

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Establishing a progressive income taxation9:

6. The Ukrainian government to support SMEs by giving subventions to sensitive sectors (such as agriculture, food or automobile industries) of the Ukrainian economy. !

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7!The!bank!of!the!European!Union!is!owned!by!and!representing!the!interest!of!the!Member!States.!

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EBRD! was! founded! in! Central! and! Eastern! Europe! and! aims! at! furthering! progress! towards! private! and! entrepreneurial!initiatives.!

9!A!progressive!tax!is!a!tax!in!which!the!tax!rate!increases!as!the!taxable!amount!increases.!

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON C IVIL L IBERTIES , J USTICE AND H OME A FFAIRS Considering the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-131/12 on the control of search engines over personal data and Opinions issued on the same topic by the Article 29 Working Party, How should the EU balance the protection of personal data and the freedom of search engines to provide services that are part of most citizens' everyday life?

Submitted by:

Snizhana Diachenko (UA), Alexandra Dulich (UA), Mykhailo Hasiuk (UA), Kate Lazarchuk (UA), Leonardo Noci (IT), Yana Novikovska (UA), Veronica Petrushka (UA), Anastasiia Popravko (UA), Valerii Shkuropat (UA), Maria Titova (UA), Tetiana Tokarchuk (UA), Andriy Yuzov (UA), Inna Shcherbyna (Chairperson, UA), Maryna Titarenko (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. That hiding personal data fulfils the right to privacy, but goes against the right to information, B. That interconnection between different rights (e.g. the right to be forgotten with the right to expression, and the right to information with the right to privacy) makes it debatable whether certain information should be deleted, C. The absence of procedures for deleting personal data10 from search engines11 if requested by the data subject12, D. That deleted information by one search engine still can be found on other search engines, E. That over 67% of EU citizens believe they have partial or no control over personal information, while only 15% are totally confident with it13, F. That cookie-based mechanisms14 collect personal data, G. The need for clear definition of data controller15 by identifying the responsible person for the information of the data subject;

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10.!Personal!data!is!any!information!concerning!a!person’s!private,!professional!or!public!life.!!

11.!Programs!that!search!documents!for!specified!keywords!and!returns!that!information!in!the!form!of!a!list.

12!Data!subject!is!an!individual!whose!identity!is!known!or!may!be!identified,!directly!or!indirectly,!in!particular!

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13!Data!according!to!the!Eurobarometer!

14!Cookie;based!mechanisms!tracks!small!pieces!of!data!sent!from!a!website!and!stored!in!a!user’s!web!browser!

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15!Data!controller!is!a!person!who,!either!alone!or!jointly!or!in!common!with!other!persons,!determines!the!

purposes!for!which!and!the!manner!in!which!any!personal!data!are!processed.

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recommends: 1. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)16 to set up guidelines for search engines to take into consideration when deleting personal data of EU residents that is considered by them to be inadequate, irrelevant, obsolete or excessive; 2. That data subjects are provided with the opportunity to limit access to the information they insert in websites by being provided with individual consent forms; 3. The launching of an educational campaign in schools and universities; 4. The creation of a media campaign targeting adults about data protection, data legislation and data protection authorities in the EU; 5. That data subjects have the possibility to request to search engines to remove their personal data; 6. That search engines are obliged to remove a data subject's personal data if requested; 7. That data subjects are able to track the source of a cookie being used to select the online advertisement provided to them; 8. That the proposition of the European Court of Justice (ECJ)17 to define a data controller as ‘someone who operates a search engine by processing the personal data in it inserted’ is officially recognised. !

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16!The!EDPS!is!an!independent!supervisory!authority!devoted!to!protecting!personal!data!and!privacy!and!

promoting!good!practice!in!the!EU!institutions!and!bodies

17!The!ECJ!is!the!body!responsible!for!enforcing!laws!on!the!European!level.!!

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON F OREIGN A FFAIRS Peacebuilding in conflict regions of Eastern Europe and South Caucasus: In light of frozen conflicts in Transnistria, how can the EU best support Eastern Neighbourhood countries to promote sustainable peace, stability and democratic development, and ensure fulfilment of international agreements and international law?

Submitted by:

Bohdana Fedun (UA), Vitaliy Koshitsky (UA), Olena Kuznetsova (UA), Olena Leonchuk (UA), Max Navrotskiy (UA), Tetyana Ostra (UA), Karina Prokopchuk (UA), Tomasz Pytko (PL), Myroslava Savisko (UA), Olexander Syrota (UA), Yulia Vavryshchuk (UA), Maria Viushyn, (UA), Anastasia Vorobiova (UA), Sherbaz Ahmed (Chairperson, UK), Olga Budinskaya (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. The decision of a country to recognise an independent state is a matter of individual states and not the international community, B. The debate on reintegration of conflict areas to their initial sovereign countries being one that is complicated due to the nature of the principles of territorial integrity and self-determination under the Charter of the United Nations18, C. That external influence in frozen conflicts in Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhazia initiated the conflict and continues to be the primary reason for the on-going situation, D. The militarisation of conflict areas by external parties as damaging to any resolution of the conflict, E. The complexity of the Russian breach of international law in their involvement with the current conflicts, F. That the position of the Russian Federation as a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)19 is problematic to any solution of the frozen conflicts, G. A danger of conflict escalation in frozen conflict areas, which is of great concern to neighbouring countries, H. That support needs to be given to Eastern Neighbourhood Countries in order to resolve the conflicts internally, I.

De facto Sovereign states are not represented in international organisations leading to: i.

A lack of civil representation,

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Exclusion from decision making processes,

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18!The!Resolution!on!Respecting!the!Sovereignty!of!Nation!States!and!Article!1!and!Chapter!1!

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Economic issues such as poverty, economic exhaustion, low investment, poorly developed infrastructure and economic isolation in frozen conflict areas as key roles in the exacerbation of conflicts and hinder resolutions on the situation,

K. The problem of judicial integrity and law enforcement in conflict areas, resulting in corruption, crime, inefficient government policies and a general inability to progress out of the situation, L. A need for educational improvement and reform in order to increase awareness about the conflict situation, M. Public sentiment issues such as resentment and national self-identification leading to an escalation of conflict amongst individuals living in frozen conflict areas, as well as their neighbouring countries, N. The low involvement of people in civil society contributing to a lack of civil engagement, O. The significant influence of propaganda involving frozen conflict situations, P. A lack of a sustained mediator to hold negotiation talks between independent states and their original sovereign nations;

recommends: 1. No UN Member State to recognise the existence of the independent areas; 2. Individual Member States to: a)

Disregard their own political or economic relationship with the Russian Federation,

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Support further sanctions in order to isolate Russian involvement in the conflict;

3. The United Nations Security Council work further with the Russian Federation in order to reduce the use of the Veto in situations involving the conflicts; 4. The EU to bring the issue of poverty within frozen conflict zones to the attention of the Committee Work of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)20 and at the next Eastern Partnership Summit; 5. The next Eastern Partnership Summit to develop its strategy in assisting with the economic development and reconstruction of frozen conflict countries; 6. That the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) National Commission of the Republic of Moldova along with the assistance of the EU further develop its educational programmes by21: a)

Introducing an international training and staff exchange programme between Moldova and EU Member States,

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Supporting non-governmental programmes within frozen conflict areas,

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20!The!OSCE!offers!a!forum!for!high;level!political!dialogue!on!a!wide!range!of!security!issues!and!a!platform!for!

practical! work! to! improve! the! lives! of! individuals! and! communities.! As! an! inclusive! regional! instrument! for! early! warning,! conflict! prevention,! crisis! management! and! post;conflict! rehabilitation,! we! help! bridge! differences!between!states!and!build!trust!through!co;operation.!!

21! The! mandate! of! the! OSCE! Mission! to! Moldova! focuses! on! conflict! resolution.! Of! which! building! confidence! between! both! sides! of! the! Dniestr/Nistru! River! is! important! for! creating! conditions! for! resolving! the!

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Assisting in the development of long term governmental strategies that aid in establishing institutional framework,

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Enlarging exchange projects currently in place under the Erasmus Program;

7. That countries affected by frozen conflicts give freedom to religious institutions, psychologists as well as governments and international organisations in: a)

Providing support to individuals struggling with psychological resentment issues,

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Setting up mission activities to target individuals who can become victims of frozen conflicts,

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Supporting trade,

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Establishing social stratification reduction education programmes;

8. Countries affected by frozen conflicts to encourage the support and development of media pluralism and transparency by: a)

Allowing full freedom of the media within the country,

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Streamlining the process of which official media can be published;

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON I NDUSTRY , R ESEARCH AND E NERGY (ITRE) The gas crisis of 2009 and Russia’s energy dominance: with the recent events in Ukraine highlighting the dangers of overdependence on imported energy, what steps can the EU take to limit its reliance on external energy sources and protect consumers from price shocks?

What steps can the EU take to ensure energy security doesn’t deteriorate already heated relations?

Submitted by:

Kateryna Bila (UA), Kateryna Hlebova (UA), Oleksii Kosobutskyi (UA), Anastasia Laznya (UA), Olha Havrylyuk (UA), Nadin Martynets (UA), Roman Mazur (UA), Kate Petrenko (UA), Liza Pylypenko (UA), Jakub Roslewski (PO), Alina Solovei (UA), Bohdan Suiunbaiev (UA), Nataliia Senatorova (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. The current negative impact of over-dependence on external energy suppliers, B. That 53,2%22 of the overall energy consumption in the EU is covered by energy imports from a limited number of suppliers, C. That full dependence of 6 EU Member States23 on gas import from Russia may affect the stability and quality of gas supplies within the EU, D. The inability to provide an immediate response to the energy supply disruptions caused by: i.

The week energy grid within the EU,

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Inadequate usage, storage and transportation of imported energy,

E. That the low percentage of domestically produced energy24 causes a need for importing energy from outside the EU; F. The importance of research and development to be done in the fields of nuclear power, shale gas and renewable energy sources;

recommends: 1. The promotion of the European Energy Union creation as a single internal energy market, and with common standards in energy transportation system;

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22!The!EU!energy!production!and!imports!in!2013!

23!6!EU!Member!States!;!(Bulgaria,!Estonia,!Finland,!Lithuania,!Slovakia!and!Latvia)!

European!Commission:!Questions!and!answers!on!security!of!energy!supply!in!the!EU.!!

24!Oil!production!within!the!EU!covers!only!12%!of!need,!gas!;!35%!

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2. Member States to further develop the internal energy supply infrastructure through: a) The construction of missing pipeline links, especially in Balkan and Baltic regions, b) The increase of internal gas and oil storage capacities, c) The introduction of the reverse gas pipelines within the EU, d) The implementation of European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI); 3. The encouragement of private entrepreneurships to invest in R&D in further research of nuclear energy, shale gas and renewable resources; 4. The European Commission to issue an Opinion encouraging citizens and private individuals to use renewable energy and to promote energy-efficiency by providing subsidies and supporting programmes in this field25; 5. The development of the nuclear energy sector by encouraging Member States to build new nuclear plants; 6. The European Commission to conduct further negotiations with non-EU countries, such as Middle Eastern, Central Asian, North Africas countries and China in order to diversify energy supplies by participating in mutual partnership programmes; 7. Member States to proceed with further import of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from Oman, Qatar, Nigeria and Algeria; 8. Member States to build new harbours capable to receive LNG supplies as an alternative to the current gas imports; 9. The European Commission to encourage further research in the field of renewables production.

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25!For!example,!Green!Building!Programme!(GBP)!is!a!voluntary!programme!started!in!2005,!aiming!to!the!

enchance!the!realisation!of!cost;effective!potentials!by!adopting!energy!efficient!measures!in!non;residential! buildings.!

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F ACTSHEET European Energy Union The European Energy Union is a project of the European Commission to coordinate the transformation of European energy supply, launched in February 2015, with the aim to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy.

The strategy of the European Union's Energy Union is made up of 5 dimensions, including: ; Supply security; ; A fully integrated internal energy market; ; Energy efficiency; ; Emissions reduction; ; Research and innovation.

The European Electricity Grid Initiative (EEGI) The EEGI is one of the European Union Industrial Initiatives under the Strategic Energy Technologies Plan (SET-Plan), which strategic objectives are: ; to transmit and distribute up to 35% of electricity from dispersed and concentrated renewable sources by 2020; ; to integrate national networks into a market-based network, to ensure high quality of electricity supply; ; to anticipate new developments.

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON H UMAN R IGHTS A graveyard at sea: Taking into consideration the tightened refugee and migration situation due to political and humanitarian crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the internal EU differences regarding migration management, how should the EU reconsider its migration policy in order to adequately respond to new demands and challenges of both legal and illegal immigration into Member States?

Submitted by:

Anna Karlash (UA), Dima Kharakhai (UA), Ilya Koshytsky (UA), Vladyslaw Kozachuk (UA), Tetiana Lavrichenko (UA), Polina Medviedieva (UA), Sofiia Shevchuk (UA), Victoria Vlasenko (UA), Valeria Yudina (UA), Yuliia Zhuravel (UA), Anastasiia Samliukova (UA), Ivan Severin (UA), Katsiaryna Kopets (BY), Michal (PL), José Eduardo Feio (Vice President, PT), Aleksandra Sawa (Chairperson, PL)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. The total refugee population in Europe has exceeded 3 million, with an influx of 74.3% in 201426, B. The number of deaths of asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea is increasing, with an estimate of 3,419 deaths only in 201427, C. The Dublin Regulation28 currently in place, leading to an unbalanced distribution of refugees among host countries, adversely affects Southern Periphery States of the EU (e.g. Greece and Italy), D. The difficulties that the EU has been facing in establishing a Common European Asylum System since 1999, E. The ineffectiveness of procedures currently in place, referring specifically to: i)

Red tape29 surrounding Member States' asylum systems, causing excessively long waiting periods for asylum to be granted,

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The integration systems for refugees,

F. The shortage of resources essential to provide asylum seekers with adequate living conditions, especially in the Southern Member States,

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26!The!United!Nations!Commissioner!on!Human!Rights,!2014!

27!Ibid.!

28!The!Dublin!Regulation!establishes,!among!others,!that!the!Member!State!responsible!for!the!examination!of!

the!asylum!application!is!the!primary!country!of!arrival!of!the!asylum!seeker.!!

29!‘The!collection!or!sequence!of!forms!and!procedures!required!to!gain!bureaucratic!approval!for!something,!

especially! on! oppressively! compressed! or! time! consuming.’! American! Heritage! Dictionary! of! the! English!

Language,!2011!

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G. A xenophobic atmosphere that has a negative influence on the process of integration of refugees within Member States' societies, H. The intolerance of local residents towards refugees is related to: i)

Higher crime rates among refugees,

ii)

Higher unemployment rates among refugees,

iii) Refugees' reliance on social welfare benefits;

recommends: 1. The reinforcement of the European quota system for refugees, allowing the Member States the freedom to opt for directing financial compensation to another Member State, should they decide against fulfilling set quota; 2. The Member States to strengthen the cooperation with North African and Middle Eastern countries of origin of asylum seekers; 3. Further supplementation of trained staff working with refugees and asylum seekers by: a)

Member States establishing expert committees in their Parliaments to stimulate discussions on refugee and migration policy,

b)

Employing social workers on the ground;

4. The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)30 to open a call for tenders for designing a model of a more sustainable and energy-efficient refugee shelter; 5. Member States to subsequently implement this model when constructing refugee shelters; 6. Member States to cooperate with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), educational institutions, and the private sector in fight against xenophobic discrimination among refugees, through: a)

Launching anti-xenophobia media campaigns,

b)

Granting tax deductions for the period of one year to companies which permanently employ refugees,

c)

Urging higher education institutions to establish scholarships for refugees;

7. The creation of social platforms in all Member States, aiming at improving the integration process of refugees through cultural exchange and educational projects (e.g.lectures, workshops and trainings).

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30!ECRE!is!a!pan;European!alliance!of!87!NGOs!protecting!and!advancing!the!rights!of!refugees,!asylum!seekers!

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M OTION FOR A R ESOLUTION BY THE C OMMITTEE ON A GRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT It is projected that nine billion people will be living on planet Earth in the year 2050. With increasing economic well-being driving demand for agricultural commodities, how should Europe ensure domestic and international food security while protecting the environment and farmers’ livelihoods?

Submitted by:

Sophia Bilenko (UA), Olha Buchma (UA), Nataly Demyanchuk (UA), Olga Golovakina (UA), Lukas Harkotte (DE), Nataliia Konyk (UA), Edward Kucherenko (UA), Margaryta Kuzmenko (UA), Pavlo Odnonozdryev (UA), Ludvig Dietmann (Chairperson, SE)Julia Pustovoitova (Vice-President, UA)

The European Youth Parliament recognises: A. That agriculture is responsible for 25 % of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide31, B. That 70 % of extracted water worldwide is used for agriculture32, C. The growing scale and intensity of the agriculture sector and deforestation leading to a loss of biodiversity, D. An increased demand in agricultural products and primarily livestock products due to: i)

demographic trends at the global level,

ii)

Increased prosperity,

iii) Consequent change in consumption patterns, E. That the use of chemicals such as pesticides is threatening food safety and endangering the environment, especially the soil fertility, F. A lack of awareness regarding problems caused by malnutrition, G. Malnutrition being responsible for severe health issues and causing 300 000 deaths of children under five years old annually33, H. One third of food products being wasted annually worldwide1 due to: i)

Complicated supply chains,

ii)

Underestimation of the waste issue,

iii) Overconsumption in developed countries,

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The income support of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) being calculated based on the size of farms leads to unbalance and uneven allocation of funds;

recommends: 1. The Public Policy of the European Commission to support innovative biotechnological approaches in farming and provide farmers with advisory services in areas such as climate risks; 2. The promotion of biotechnologies and funding of food safety projects such as water-purification and sanitation systems in third world countries; 3. Local Governments to start producing food in urban areas on a big scale through the use of new technology such as: a)

‘Vertical Farming’ for crop production,

b)

Insect breeding for Entomophagy,

4. That Member States and the international community meet the emergency appeal of the World Food Programme and coordinate with this organisation in order to fight hunger; 5. Private companies to invest in biofuels and livestock feed by recycling food waste; 6. Food producers, suppliers and retailers to donate unused food to either exchange or charity funds; 7. Member States to further strengthen the signification of the World Food Day by: a)

Promoting healthy diets,

b)

Organising charity food stations and workshops on food waste and responsible food handling;

8. Member States to subsidise companies and organisations which possess advanced agricultural technologies if they sell them at reduced price to developing countries; 9. A revision of the CAP in order to base subsidies on level of innovation rather than farm size.

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Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has undergone several changes since then. It has been criticised on the grounds of its cost, and its environmental and humanitarian impacts.

Entomophagy is the human consumption of insects as food: human insectivory.

Vertical Farming is the practice of cultivating plant life within a skyscraper greenhouse or on vertically inclined surfaces.

World Food Programme (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world’s largest humanitarian organisation addressing hunger and promoting food security.

World Food Day is celebrated on 16th of October in honour of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN and is widely celebrated by organisations concerned with food security, including WFP and the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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Supported by:

Initiated by:

EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

EYP – Ukraine is a National Committee of the European Youth Parliament

The Schwarzkopf Foundation is the umbrella organisation of the European Youth Parliament