Melky Way Issue 1

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Issue 1

Topic Articles:

Introducing:

YOUR MOM:

What the journalists have to say about your topic

People that will be making Melk 2014 an event to remember

what everyone will be talking about and will be doing

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Topic Article XXXX

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TOPIC ARTICLES Hรถnle

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Samuel

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Veronika Wilhelmovรก

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Florian

Schinnerl

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Teresa

Gisinger

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Riccardo Passarella

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Emre

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Teresa

Gisinger

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EYP

Austria

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A clamorous whisper in the ivory tower Are we the lost generation?

Carbon tax? The right solution!

Freedom vs. Multiculturalism Safeguard of the sexual rights

Melky Way - An unforgettable journey Your Melky Way to Membership!

This issue was brought to you by the Melky Way Media Team: Teresa Gisinger // Samuel Hรถnle // Moira Lanters // Emre ร rendil // Riccardo Passarella // Florian Schinnerl // Veronika Wilelmovรก

Catching up in the space race

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Topic Article ITRE

Catching up in the space race Space fascinates throughout all demographic groups.

But there is more to space than the beauty of the stars or the man in the moon. Space research has a high impact on our daily lives. With Europe being hesitant in the space race, measures have to be taken to establish and maintain Europe’s place in space. Therefore, the field of goals set up by the EU has to be reached as fast and as well as possible.

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What do satellite navigation, satellite TV and satellite phones have in common? The same that weather forecasts, the mapping of earth and space and an agency’s hunt for a suspect in a movie share: satellites. Their impact on our lives is immense, yet they stay invisible to the human eye.

All these services that we’ve already gotten used to required years of planning, and a multi-million budget, and foreign governments or even militaries control many of them. So the question is not if Europe should increase its role’s importance and its activities in space, but how.

Space provides a wide range of research opportunities. The most prominent may be geography and meteorology. Speaking for myself, I use both the service of satellite maps as well as weather forecasts each and every day, and I’m sure many people do. Exploring the universe’s “geography” significantly increases our understanding of it. Also, many experiments with living creatures and space’s impact on them are carried out, mostly at the ISS. All these things are already in place, but often the public’s access to the results is limited.

By Samuel Hönle It’s the EU’s responsibility to gain new data and intelligence from research and to make these results publicly available. This way it guarantees that universities as well as agencies, companies and civilians are always up-todate and can directly benefit.

Space programs require a huge budget – but according to the figures, it pays off. Many employed people in sectors like science, manufacturing and logistics are needed to successfully carry out a space mission.

With budgets ranging in the billions, enormous amounts of money are at stake, but the estimated benefits from the resulting business activities rise up to € 10 billion p.a. in 2030. That’s quite a lot of money. The environmental impact on the other hand is less than you might’ve expected with less than 1% of CO2 and around 1% of ozone-destroying materials, but it is estimated to significantly increase if left uncontrolled. Finding “green fuel” will be important in the future, as well as a way of properly disposing space debris.

The current goal of the EU has to be the successful implementation of Galileo, to provide a non-military

owned satellite navigation system.

With the first position fix already received a year ago, chances are high that the goal of functionality before 2020 can be reached. Additionally, when Copernicus becomes fully operational later this year, additional resources can be allocated to Galileo to increase the speed of implementation. But there is no point in setting up such a system if it isn’t used by the public. The problem is that most citizens don’t have a clue, neither about Galileo nor about the fact that GPS is controlled by the US army. Because Galileo is compatible with GPS-enabled devices, switching instructions have to be provided. Additionally, manufacturers must give the user the opportunity to switch between systems. People just have to know how and why.

When thinking of space and space agencies, the first things that pop into everyone’s mind are the US and their agency, NASA, and Russia. Hardly anyone thinks of the EU and ESA, and I bet many people don’t even know it exists. The reason for this is that Europe hasn’t shown much innovation and independence as of now.

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Most of Europe’s projects were based on models of American projects.

European space missions are also highly dependent on non-European resources. Currently, Russian rockets launching from South America carry European satellites to space. Due to this lack of innovation and independence, the other agencies are not ready to collaborate on an equal basis. In order to achieve a good negotiation and collaboration position, Europe has to come up with something truly innovative and original to gain the other agencies’ attention and respect.

Although Europe is highly motivated and on the right way to establish itself in space, there is still a long way to go. Professionalism, innovation and assuring of civil control have to be the key aspects when competing in the “space race”. The combination of satellites and earth-bound systems opens up many opportunities for companies and institutions. Satellites always there, but remain unseen. Because they’re not our heroes. They’re silent guardians. Watchful protectors.

Our dark knights.

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Topic Article LIBE I

A clamorous whisper in the ivory tower Space fascinates throughout all demographic groups.

But there is more to space than the beauty of the stars or the man in the moon. Space research has a high impact on our daily lives. With Europe being hesitant in the space race, measures have to be taken to establish and maintain Europe’s place in space. Therefore, the field of goals set up by the EU has to be reached as fast and as well as possible.

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In the turmoil of World War I, many great world powers had a civilian espionage system in order to protect themselves from foreign nations. Since the second worldwide warfare, the use of espionage has increased dramatically, especially between the United States and the former USSR. The Soviets have created the KGB, the US have introduced the CIA. World War II was basically fought on the basis of intelligence and espionage tactics. And with the increase of modern communications and technology, it has become much easier to gather erenow well-guarded information.

Today, even after more than 20 years since the end of the Cold War, hostilities and wars still continue to take place in many parts of Eastern Europe, the former USSR, the Middle East and Africa. Consequently, it remains indispensable for nations to have some sort of intelligence organisations as a survival tool in a world where dangers and uncertainties still exist. And it is the technological advances such as radio-signal interception, high-altitude photography, surveillance equipment, effective code-making and code-breaking,

By Veronika Wilhelmová which can protect nations in cases of attacks. But what has caused today’s society to begin questioning the use of government espionage systems, its means and role? On what grounds have we started cogitating on something that was perfectly commonplace in the last century?

Penetrating into today’s role of government espionage, we realise that the formerly used procedures are far more different to those we experience now. Recognising a shift from war espionage to mass surveillance, numerous issues keep rising up in discussions and concerns lack an end. The aforementioned compulsion to contemplate about this change is howbeit, greatly dependent on our own valuing of freedom and privacy rights. In the present-day situation, in the process of the so-called “mining metadata”, emails and telephone calls in the US are passed over to the National Security Agency, being scanned with their patterns to reveal actual or potential terrorist activity. Any elements in communication between someone outside and within the US evoking suspicion are kept track of, continuing with anyone else communicating with the preceding, thus vir-

tually including the entire population.

Thereupon, the government argues its proceeding with “the protection against international terrorism”.

On one hand, the most frequent goals of (inter)national terrorism are shot through with efforts to arouse fear by violence or threat of aggression. Successful terrorist attacks seize civilians, destabilisation, concessions, more fear. And such threats call upon the government to mount up distrust – distrust towards all. Consequently, the threat of foreign espionage and attacks is widely used as an excuse for internal suppression and the breach of civil rights all over the world.

However, some people tend not to give weight to this privacy invasion.

The level of naiveté to think that once collected information will not be used or stored is striking. Independent thought, secured private information of individual citizens, freedom from the fear of governments as well as government transparency are critical components of democratic societies.

In a rapidly evolving world where technology advances by leaps and bounds, are democracy and human rights experiencing a stopover on this account?

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et ipsos custodes? ““ SedBut quiwhos custodi watches the watchmen?

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An arduous issue of security and privacy evoking a wild debate has definitely come up to the surface.

Which is more important? How much privacy are you willing to give up for security? Albeit such questions emerge, could the core of the issue lie somewhere else? Could the question possibly be “liberty versus control”?

Governments are thought to safeguard people’s private communications and financial information. Hence, we are expected to give up control of our privacy to those deciding how much of it we deserve. But isn’t that what loss of liberty looks like? Despite this, people still choose security over privacy in recent polls. It might not be surprising since security is vital to survival as Maslow’s pyramid also shows. Privacy is unique to humans, yet a social need – vital to personal dignity, family-life, society, to what makes us human – but not to survival. Howbeit, they are not opposites of a see-saw, there is no security without privacy. Besides, giving up privacy for security will likely end up with having neither and true liberty requires both.

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Topic Article EMPL

Are we the lost generation?

The european youth is in danger, and with it our whole future: While even countries like Germany and Austria have faced a slightly increased Youth Unemployment Rate, the number of unemployed young people skyrocketed in many other countries. Something has to be done about it, and it has to be done now.

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Even though Austria seems to be one of the few countries without problems concerning youth unemployment, the numbers and statistics you see in the papers are a farce. The government spends a lot of money to make statistics look better by putting unemployed people either into trainings or premature pension. This is a very dangerous downplay of a big problem: Agenda Austria states that the actual number of unemployed people in Austria is twice as high as the official number! So are they really using the budget efficiently or are they sacrificing a generation to maintain Austria’s good reputation?

The general opinion of the currently unemployed youth is that the offered trainings are completely useless. However, the real problem is the school system, and almost everyone agrees upon that too. In most European Countries, children have to make life-changing decisions starting from very young age, and unfortunately many of them make wrong decisions. After realising that they chose the wrong path, the easiest way to deal with it is to just drop out, this however, is very dangerous.

By Florian Schinnerl Of course one can attend other kinds of educational programs after dropping out, but who informs one about these possibilities? The youth needs older, more experienced people they can talk to, people who can give advices, people who care about them and try to understand them. Some might say that children have parents and teachers who do that, but is this true? Maybe those who are supposed to, simply cannot help because they themselves do not know what is good for a young person. It is true that at least in Austria there are mandatory information programs for schools.

These programs are aimed at informing the youth about their possibilies and the participation is even mentioned in the student’s record. It is however, either well intended but not well implemented or it is once again just another measure to make Austria’s reputation better at the expense of a whole generation.

Since what is actually done at school is so little that it is not even worth mentioning.

Therefore it is all about information, and this of course includes education after school: young people have to be informed

about their possibilities after graduating in what they want to study. Of

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course there are reasons to study something which is either chosen by too many students to have a good job prospect or a theoretical study with no relation to an actual job, but there are people who are simply not aware of this.

This situation could improve if it was easier to work abroad: while you might not get a job in Austria with a university degree in the studies of any Scandinavian language, you could probably work in this actual country, (for example as a native German teacher), but this would require that your degree is recognised. This would also help those who are currently unemployed, as well would the simplification of the process of becoming an entrepreneur. Both factors would not just require changes in the countries’

laws but also informational programs, promotions and specific trainings for interested people.

As mentioned above, there are numerous solutions meant to help reducing youth unemployment, such as introducing or reintroducing informational programs. These programs should not just inform about the problems of a dropout, but also help the students decide which type of school to choose and what to do after school. While this might help preventing students from becoming unemployed, a lot more is needed to help those average 24.4% of the employable youths who already are.

First of all, better mobility of workers combined

with informational campaigns and language trainings would give a greater chance of finding a job abroad.

Another measure could be informing people about the possibility of entrepreneurship as well as trainings for those who are interested in becoming an entrepreneur. Additionally unemployed youths who want to study at university should be helped to get the university qualification as well as counselling for their choice of study.

Even though all those measures are of course no guarantee for a job, it is undoubtedly a better solution than wasting money to make the statistics look better, which would indeed make us a lost generation.

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Topic Article ENVI

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Carbon tax?

The right solution!

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Whilst the European Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) faces a lot of problems, the Carbon Tax Scheme could be a solution to decrease the carbon emissions.

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In our times the question of how to tackle climate change is present everywhere. Some people have heated discussions about it, while others take action and become vegetarians or take the public transport instead of using their car. I ask myself what can and should the European Union do to prevent the scary scenarios of global warming?

The already existing Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is the EU’s main environmental project, which was created to boost innovation amongst European industries and to lower carbon emissions. In theory, the European Union allows every involved facility to emit a specific number of carbon dioxide. The companies who emit less sell their spare allowances to companies who emit more.

However, in reality this systems is insufficient, because of the oversup-

ply of allowances, which lead to the fact that companies have more permits than they actually need and to a ridiculous carbon price. The European Union often blamed the economic crisis as the reason for this phenomenon.

This summer the European Parliament adopted a proposal of the European Commission, called “black-loading”, which postpones the auctioning of 900 million permits. Although, it has a positive impact on the carbon price, experts believe the EU has to do more in order to meet the goals they have set for 2050 to tackle climate change.

Now the price for one tonne of carbon is 6€, but experts estimated that the price should be 150€ for a tonne, so that the EU decrease their carbon emissions efficiently with using their current system.

By Teresa Gisinger

The EU always tried to show the rest of the world that their environmental policies do not hinder their economic growth. However, their Emission Trading Scheme is now facing a collapse and the European Union has to fight to keep its reputation. In this time more people than ever are in favour of implementing a centralised carbon tax, which levies a tax on the production, distribution or use of fuels based on how much carbon their combustions emits.

In contrast to the emission trading the tax sets a stable and predictable carbon price. Therefore industries and consumers know the price from the start and can act accordingly.

As the tax is not only oriented on production, but also consumption it can change the behaviour of both industries and consumers.

In the EU there are already coun-

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tries, especially the nordic ones, who have this tax. Sweden, for example, implemented the carbon tax in 1991. Sweden not only decreased their carbon emissions about 12% from 1990 until 2008, but also increased their gross domestic product (GDP) about 48%. This shows, that the carbon tax do not hinder the economic growth and leads to the fact that Sweden counts to the countries with the least carbon emissions within the European Union.

Although the carbon tax has many advantages there are a lot of difficulties when it comes to implementing it. Taxation, especially in times of crisis, is always a very sensitive issue within the EU. The disparity between the 28 Member States has grown dramatically in the last years and therefore reaching the unanimity is more difficult than ever. As

nearly everyone knows, the UK and Ireland are sceptical towards every centralised European tax and will never vote in favour. Also Germany and Poland question the carbon tax.

Only Sweden and Finland strongly support this tax.

Another fear is the damage the carbon tax will do to the European industries, which already suffer from the economic crisis. Levying such a tax could be the reason why companies and production centres leave Europe. This would cause more economic troubles and therefore will affect Europe’s competitiveness.

I believe that it is important that the EU finds an adequate way to meet their goals and therefore prevent us from the global warming. It is a hard way to implement a new tax on a european level therefore I

think the EU should focus on restructuring and carefully managing their existing system. In my opinion the carbon tax does not work on a global level, only on a national one.

But now it is the decision of ENVI which path they want to choose.

Do you want to stay on the safe side with the Emission Trading Scheme or do you want to efficiently tackle the climate change by levy the carbon tax? Whichever path you take there are many problems, so choose wisely and think it trough.

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Topic Article LIBE II

By Riccardo Passarella

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According to the harm principle by Mills, an individual’s actions should only be limited in order to prevent harm to other individuals. Limiting multiculturalism could be vital to preserve national identity, but it could also end up being the violation of this exact principle.

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Since the end of World War II, Europe and the world have been experiencing a constant increase in migration fluxes and the relocation of different ethnic groups. Economic centres that were mainly populated by people who shared the same or a more similar culture got acquainted with new ethnicities.

One of the aspects that cannot be overlooked when discussing multiculturalism is the freedom to decide about one’s own religious beliefs. It often happens that natives oppose the idea of understanding why a group of individuals behaves in a certain way and will try to limit its freedom to determine and express what its members want to be. Take the recent case of the condemnation (not a strictu sensu one) of circumcision in Germany, the burqa ban in France or the minarets one in Switzerland.

It should be considered if the path to follow ought to be one of strong safeguarding of the values of a country or one of inclusion and opening up to what is different. Of course a State should not blindly accept every possible tradition, like female genital mutilation, which is punished by many European countries (e.g. Art. 124 StGB, in the Swiss case), but it should not persecute actually harmless procedures either, like male circumcision. In this case, a German court considered the practice as affecting the child’s physical integrity, which, to a certain extent, is an acceptable point. However, circumcision is also a hygienic measure and

can prevent conditions like phimosis and reduces the risk of contracting HIV. The harm is obviously reduced to the imposition of a religious initiation, without the expressed consent of the child. If you apply the same reasoning to baptism in a Christian context, it appears that the rite is on a similar level, since it’s still imposed without the child’s conscious acceptance. It is true that in this case no stigma is left on the child’s body. Nonetheless a purely symbolic initiation can yet leave an even bolder sign on a person’s mind, especially bearing in mind the fact that it does not originate from an ancient practice that was conceived in the idea of safeguarding an individual’s health.

It is obvious that there is a need to clearly draw a bound between discrimination and the maintaining of public order. I have a very recent and very local example on this exact point. In September 2013, the Swiss canton of Ticino approved an amendment to its constitution that forbids the dissimulation of the face in any public place. The proposing committee argued that the measure served the purpose of ensuring more security on the streets. However, they introduced arguments concerning the rights of women, a comparison with the French ban and exceptions aimed at preserving local traditions such as carnival (indeed one of the most dangerous times of year). These points and the fact that the issue is not relevant in the area exposed the discriminatory nature of the propo-

sal. This attitude towards minorities brings to a necessary impossibility for them to fully integrate to the society surrounding them and thus to criticism about their incapacity to adapt.

It is a vicious circle.

In the EU discrimination based on ethnic origins, religion or nationality is banned (e.g. Article 18 or 19 TFEU), thus showing the commitment of the Union to protect the value of multiculturalism. In order to fight discrimination, two directives were issued in 2000, in which the European Union set goals for Member States to achieve. It left the choice of form and method of implementationto the latter. This takes us to 28 different ways of coping with the issue and even though they share the same end, effectiveness may resent from this situation. On the other hand, MSs would never accept a deeper intervention of the EU (i.e. via a regulation), as it would limit their own sovereignty and it might affect the protection of national identity, which is granted by Article 3 §3 TEU. The question of competences

is tricky to answer when multiculturalism is concerned. An intergovernmental solution is more welcomed

by MSs but flawed, whereas a more supranational one, currently excluded

by Article 19 §2 TFEU, would fix the issue at the expense of National autonomy and alleged identity.

Take a minute to Consider the dominance of globalisation and the difficulty in finding purely national features in individuals. It should appear clearer that multiculturalism cannot be separated from our society and what someone might see as a threat could actually be the so called “progress”.

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Topic Article FEMM

Safeguard of Sexual Rights

With the rise of strong conservative voices in Europe, the European Union has been alarmed by the anxiety of the possible growth in disparities regarding the standards of sexual education among the Member States.

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Sex, sexual, sexuality… These innocent words are sometimes perceived so evil that some cultures avoid referring to them. Which one is more contemptful; talking about human nature or ignoring the source of your existence? As intellectual and open minded people, we should not listen to any taboos but should go beyond the borders. Only then, mankind will not be a slave to his narrow mind anymore. The importance of sexual education and rights has been an ongoing dispute for decades and no permanent solution has been found yet. However it is not that difficult to prevent negative effects with the contribution of all people eager to diminish this inequality.

There are already quite some agreements between countries on the importance of sexual rights, they have however yet to prove their worth.

Universal Declaration of Sexual Rights which was adopted by World Association for Sexology (WAS) in 1999, proposed 11 fundamental sexual rights including the rights to

sexual freedom, sexual equity, sexual autonomy, comprehensive sexuality education, sexual healthcare and emotional sexual expression. Also, one of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) aims to achieve universal access to reproductive healthcare. A recent research has shown that 13 states of the United States got F- on reproductive healthcare, on a scale of A being the highest and F- being the lowest grade. Not only the USA but also the Members States have to find adequate solutions for both the short-run and the long-run.

Ignorance is bliss. This would be true if we were living in Neverland but public must be educated and informed about their sexual rights in the shortest time period possible.

This is the very fundamental provision to The first step could be to communicate with the youth, citizens of ages between 13 and 19. Teenagers should be taught how to improve their reproductive health as well as how to have safe sex, which is the major problem detected among the

By Emre Örendil

adolescents. The research conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) points out that teenagers are in the risk group with the probability of 36% being caught to any Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD).

While educating young population, massive number of elderly people cannot be discarded. Citizens, mostly in rural areas, are able to access neither sexual education nor reproductive health services. There is a huge increase in the amount of unintended pregnancies, excluding teenagers. In addition, the ones willing to give a birth are not undergoing a surgery under decent conditions. That’s why access to contraception methods should be provided and more importance should be attached to education.

What an intriguing fact is that parochial voices have arisen defending the idea of women’s inferiority against men within the borders of some Member States. From their point of view, women are considered as husband’s property. So, they firmly

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believe that a woman must fulfill all her husband’s needs, including sexual ones without considering her own will. A person with an IQ higher than 70 points can easily refute this idea and will try to eradicate discrimination against women which nullifies the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women and disrespects to their marital status. Mostly ignorant women cannot defend themselves when they encounter with such an inhumane approach. That’s why; non-governmental organizations and charities should raise awareness about the sexual rights of women.

No one can deny that the basis of today’s European culture leans on Ancient Greece, or in other words Hellenic culture. It is a shame to tell that people were able to act upon their sexual instincts more freely two thousand years ago. Nearly in each ancient and medieval culture, numerous well-known statesmen, artists or soldiers tended to have same sex relationships and sexual intercourses.

It is not our business to say a word

about anyone’s sexual preference. The meaning of “gay” is “happy” in French. So, we cannot do anything more than respecting their happiness.

As mindful people, we cannot internalize the idea of “let the bygones be the bygones”. The current attempts have not found any solution for the violation of sexual rights and inadequate sexual education. It means we must work harder since our aim is to provide an equal basis for each individual among the Member States. We also believe that this improvement studies will maintain a good example for the rest of world, including the eight-year-old Yemeni children bride, Iranian woman who was stoned to death for giving a birth to a girl and Brazilian woman with 24 children.

Without a controversy, it is explicit that standardization of sexual rights and education on sexuality is an essential requirement for a European Union with a bright future.

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Introducing the Melky Way Media Team

Melky Way an unforgettable journey Today you will go on a journey. A journey to the Melky Way. There are already seven energetic women and men of the Melky Way who have been busy with writing articles in the last days. They will not only publish their newspaper, the Melky Way, but also try to capture unforgettable moments with their cameras and participate with their work to make the session a great success.

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Today you will go on a journey. A journey to the Melky Way. There are already seven energetic women and men of the Melky Way who have been busy with writing articles in the last few days. They will not only publish their newspaper, the Melky Way, but also try to capture unforgettable moments with their cameras and participate with their work to make the session a great success.

The head of this team, the editor of Melky Way, is our lovely Moira Lanters or also known as Mo. She is from the Netherlands and started her trip to the Melky Way some weeks ago. Her first thought of EYP was:”Oh my God, these people are so cool. Pick me! Pick me!” Although she was rejected, she continued with EYP because it is the ultimate excuse to travel, to develop and to meet new people. Her best moment in EYP is the feeling she gets right before delivering a speech, when all eyes are on her and she has everyone’s attention. Moira’s childhood dream was to be a boy, but not anymore. Nowadays, she wants to learn more languages. So maybe come up to her and teach her some words in your mother tongue.

Moira wisely chose some companions to help her with her work at the Melky Way. I want to introduce the first journalist to you, Riccardo Passarella. He will be the journalist of LIBE II. His nick name is Panda and he started his journey from Switzerland. Although his first impression of EYP was that it is a huge waste of time, he continued with it and explored that it is a good reason to travel and that you always meet new people. His funniest EYP adventure was when he had to take a group of delegates into the city center of Zurich in order to find something cheap to wear for them for the Eu-

roconcert. Riccardo desires to get a hybrid luxurious car which definitely fits to his childhood dream which was to become very rich and famous.

Florian Schinnerl or Flo is the journalist of EMPL and hails from Austria. His first thought of EYP was that EYPers are super interesting people. He not only continued with EYP because of the great people, but also because of the reason that one can travel through Europe and can improve oneself. Flo’s funniest EYP moment was at his National Session in Linz when a guy stated that being gay is not normal.

As a child he dreamt of working with animals and he has always desired a life-size Lego castle.

Another journalist is Veronika Wilhelmová, who comes from the Czech Republic, she is the journalist of LIBE I. Some people also call her Veru. In the beginning Veronika thought EYP is just amazing madness. Nowadays, she loves the atmosphere of EYP and the fact that you get to live through so much with people who were strangers for you before the session in such a short time. Her funniest EYP moment was when she was playing a team building game where you have to ask quick questions and she asked a guy with an afro why his hair is so huge. Things she has ever wanted are a teleport and a never-ending ice cream machine. Veronika’s childhood dream was to become an astronaut.

Next is Samuel Hönle or you can call him Samu. He is from Austria and will be the journalist of the ITRE committee. First he thought EYP is childish and weird but his attitude changed. He continued with EYP because he got to know great people, improved many of his skills

and loves to travel. The funniest thing Samuel has experienced at EYP was that he met a childhood friend at two sessions. He always wanted a huge flick clock and his childhood dream was to become an astronaut to travel through space and time.

Emre Örendil is the journalist of FEMM. He comes from Turkey and his nick name is Lord. His first impression of EYP was that it is a wonderful world and he continued with it because EYP is a great opportunity to get acquainted with new cultures, new people and recent global problems. His funniest EYP moment was when he played the team building game Allele in the middle of a public park. As a child Emre wanted to become a Pokemon trainer but now he would love to live in the Medieval Age. The last journalist is me. My name is Teresa Gisinger and I am coming from Austria. My nick name at EYP Austria is Resl although I do not like it. My first impression of EYP was that EYPers are crazy people because of all the strange team building games they played. But my motivation to continue were exactly these people who put so much time and work into a session to make it successful. I experienced so many great things at EYP that I can’t choose which moment was the best but one of my most favorite moments was the Closing Ceremony of Graz where I was an organiser. Bearing in mind all the troubles we had at this session it was still a huge success.

A thing I have ever wanted and still want is getting a tiny pig.

Now you know the Media Team a bit better. We promise you to make the session to an unforgettable adventure for every participant.

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How to continue in EYP

Your Melky Way to Membership!

You enjoyed the sweet taste of participating, debating and mingling at the Regional Session Melk and now you are hungry for other sessions?

Luckily for you the European Youth Parliament menu in 2014 includes more than 120 events in 36 countries all over Europe – all you need is the openness for unknown experiences and new people and … to be an official member of EYP Austria.

how do i become a member??

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In order to become an official member of the European Youth Parliament Austria a fee of EUR 20.— is due annually. As an official member you can participate as an Official (Organiser, Chair, Journalist) or Delegate at international EYP events or as an Official at Austrian events. You will also receive a membership certificate, and the regular “International Newsletter” which will inform you about the international events you can apply for.

The registration is completed in two steps: 1) Sign up for membership on our Website via http://www.eypaustria.org/contact/new-member-registration/ 2) Transfer the annual membership fee of EUR 20.— to EYP Austria’s bank account: Addressee: Europäisches Jugendparlament Österreich Banking institution: BAWAG IBAN: AT341400004910800510 BIC: BAWAATWW Reference: MB 2014_Surname, Name

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