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Experience y Passion
Yes he can: Revealing the secrets of President Hall Potluck:
Tasting European specialities
The universe within: Find out more about cultural shocks and sterotypes
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6th National Selection Conference European Youth Parliament Spain
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Editorial
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Dear Readership,
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First impressions
It is now 06:37 and we are almost done editing this issue. While working on this magazine we basically forgot all the important words and advice we wanted to give you.
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There and back again
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Opening Ceremony
A glimpse at the real 6 world Eurovillage 7
Remembering the beginning of the day quite well, we believe that it must have been a bit awkward for some of you. We observed you lining up, playing games or simply crawling between each other’s legs because your chair told you to beat another committee. All those aspects made you bond and become stronger as a team. We hope that you enjoyed this first stage of the session, which now is unfortunately over.
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Fasion and Fame
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Yes he can
Your next stop is called Committee Work. This is the point where you will push the committee to it’s limits and get into heated and stimulating discussions with your fellow delegates. Debating, arguing, exchanging ideas and considering other’s points of view will be the adequate terms to describe these two days. By the end your very own product will be all that counts: your resolution.
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The universe within
We hope that you will enjoy reading this magazine, which will accompany you during the next days.
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Don‘t stop the music
It is now 07:00 am, time to go to bed. We shall see each other after we got some sleep.
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Chairs‘ secrets
Alex Narayanin & Max Karpf - Editors -
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About teachers
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Partners and sponsors
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First impressions Lara Lindlahr Your expectations, hopes and fears while arriving. > “EYP is about Europe and the different pro- understand and to address current European blems – How can the EU solve European is- problems, so they can understand the EU in a sues?” - Member of the Committee on EMPL II. better way. However, most of all delegates are very excited Being Official at this session is not only inte- about the session and want to enjoy it. Most resting, but also important to determine how of us have neither English nor French as our much experience a delegate gained during the mother tongue, this is why it is important for session. As delegates are going to travel home our delegates to improve their English skills after only four days, officials want to make sure throughout the session to express themselves. that no participant will regret his or her atten- Besides improving language skills, delegates dance. also want to improve debating skills during GA and learn more about the EU. Delegates also The first day of the session is coming to an expect to meet lots of new people and to make end. Before starting Teambuilding and getting new friends that are from different cities and to know most of the people, some delegates countries. expressed their first impressions and feelings Losing shyness during Teambuilding or dealing about this EYP session. with one’s own excitement about the new experience might be exhausting at some point, but My survey resulted in the following conclusions. experiencing personal challenges while having Most of the delegates believe, that the core of lots of fun is another essential part of EYP. EYP is being part of the European future. They would like to take this opportunity to be able Overall it is obvious that delegates participating to achieve more in life. Delegates also think, in this session are motivated to find solutions that EYP is about communicating with dif- and figure out new ways to solve complicated ferent people and communities without being situations within the EU, which is why I am very afraid of expressing one’s own opinions. Young much looking forward to Committee Work. < people are eager to get involved in various pro- L.L. jects, which is why it is important to them to
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There and back again
> “As Madrid is the capital of Spain, there are many ways to get there: train, buses, car, planes, subway …etc. And every shipping has its own story” As you might have already noticed, Madrid is quite European, fairly big and full of life. Getting here is pretty easy and if you’re from Spain it doesn’t take too much time. There has been two main ways of traveling, as you may guess, by train and by plane. Traveling by train is comfortable, and it can be less frightening that traveling by plane. It’s more relaxing, because you can see real landscape through the window, and it doesn’t shake as it does in planes. Furthermore you can get the big luggage and you don’t have to worry about your packing and the restrictions you could find while flying. We have the attestation of Ana Fernandez (LIBE) who told us that she got locked in the bathroom of a train because she is not used to travel this way. She first tried to pull the knob, and it didn’t work, then she pressed a big green button that made the bathroom become a tropical storm with water and wind so she became nervous and called a friend from outside that simply slid the door. Planes are faster and cover bigger distances but it’s also annoying having to remove liquids, to pass controls or to wait hours in airport’s queues. We have the testimony from our fellow journo Susie. She tried to get to Madrid four times until she finally managed and this twelve hours later. Her flight from Larnaca, Cyprus was cancelled, so she had to wait for the next one to Heathrow. In the mean time, she fall asleep and missed the second one and then, finally the third attempt was the right one and she made it to London. From there she still had to get to Madrid. In Heathrow her flight to Madrid got cancelled, so she had to take another one to make it to the session. So as you have seen, an easy travel could turn into a nightmare, either a short one like Ana’s or a twelve hours disaster, which happened to Susie. < L.A.
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Luis Algeciras
Opening Ceremony Susannah Karatzia
> The atmosphere was tense and het up when all the delegates gathered in the Museo de la ciudad de Madrid for the Opening Ceremony. Not only did this event introduce most important officials but also welcomed the delegates to the 6th National Selection Conference of EYP Spain.
some hard work and preparation which made it possible for us all to be here today. They both expressed their hope for all the participants to leave with an amazing experience and a lot of memories as well as the urge to continue their EYP paths further all around Europe.
Finally, our president Chris Hall took the stage The first speaker - a member of the Madrid City for the official opening of the session. Having Council - explained the importance and the at- visited and loved as well as attended EYP sestractiveness of the city, including the changes it sions in Spain before, Chris is truly the person undertook after entering the EU, such as living to look up to. Along with his words of wisdom conditions, business opportunities and infras- â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyday do something that scares youâ&#x20AC;?, he tructure. Underlining Madridâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dynamism and gave advice about nervousness. Once a nerefficiency he referred to Madrid as one of the vous delegate himself, he assured our newmost important cities of Europe. comers that nervousness always comes before greatness. His final piece of advice and proHolding a National Session in Madrid was bably the most important was that all delegates always a dream of EYP Spain and it was down to should voice opinions, as this is what you are our head-organisers, Josep Roca i Camps and here for. < S.K. Aniol Quer Casacoberta to realise it. Along with
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A glimpse at the real world The Libyan conflict When we turn on the television we see people protesting in the streets, and shouting for their freedom in Libya and Egypt. But what is really going on? This revolution, mostly led by young people, grows with the lack of freedom the Libyan people have to suffer of for now more than 40 years, under Colonel Gaddafi reign. These people have a look around and see that in their neighbouring countries people are free to express themselves. They are fighting for what they, and every single person in this world, should have: proper human rights.
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Earthquakes in Lorca
Sport - La Primera Division
Recently there has been two earthquakes in Lorca, Murcia, the May, 11th a 5.2 earthquake on the Ritcher’s Scale happened at 18:47 and then a 4.4 earthquake was felt too, three minutes later. The earthquakes took 10 human lives, over 290 individuals got injured, and more than 20000 inhabitants have been evicted. “Everyone is out of their homes, people are frightened, and everything is in ruins” said an earthquake’s victim.
The end! As Josep Guardiola said “the FC Barcelona now has an obligation to enjoy retaining La Liga title”, after leaving their rival Real Madrid behind. This victory was preceded by a long period of hard challenges. When Barca won against Levante, they took the lead and mathematically guaranteed bringing home the championship. Of course, this motivated them before competing in the Champions League final in London. Meanwhile, Real Madrid defeated Getafe massively: 4-0 was the final result on Tuesday. Nuri Sahin, a Turkish midfielder currently playing for Borussia Dortmund signed for “Los Blanquillos”.
Eurovillage Susannah Karatzia
Potluck Tasting European specialities.
> It was 9:07 pm and as my body had entered in starvation mode, I decided to hop down to the floor below the press room to check out what the delegates had to offer. Eurovillage is a special EYP presentation of national traditions and culinary specialties of the different countries. In this session’s case, each school was allocated a country to represent. They each brought along food, drinks, flags, postcards and posters, and some even videos. Upon entering the small room on the 2nd floor, the waft of lovely food creped ups my nostrils and I paid a visit to each table to find out exactly who they were and what they brought. There was a selection of countries but the first that caught my eye was Switzerland and it’s cheese fondue! Alongside their fondue was Milka chocolate but they had a stiff competition with
the opposite table: Belgium its food! Next door to the had a huge amount of tasty Brits were the French. They chocolate as well. say that every French meal should be accompanied by Escola Thau Barcalona was cheese to make it tasty and representing Ireland and so they provided us with did so very successfully with camembert. If you were lootheir Bailey’s drink, traditio- king for a delicious meal, the nal cake they bought from an Greek table was the place to Irish pub, peanuts and garlic be! With homemade tzatziki, bread attracting lots of people olives and mousaka you were and their table was constant- not going to leave hungry. ly crowded. Apart from food, Nuria Adrian Caupbell from they also dressed the part too the Dutch table also guided with Guinness hats and their me through their selection greenness brought a new of cheese, salad, bread and light to the room. The playing especulos biscuits. video was a traditional Irish music most often linked to My only disappoint was that Irish tap dancing. There was for us international officials definitely a true Irish feel and there was no Spanish table it gets my vote for the best and so therefore we could table. not taste the real culinary experience of Spain. NeverAnother table that was well theless I can sincerely say represented with Baked the Eurovillage was a success Beans, ham sandwiches, as everyone’s appetites were crisps and sausages was the filled with different food from United Kingdom table. Being around Europe. < S.K. British, it certainly made me miss my motherland and
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Fashion and Fame Anna Borrell & Teresa Lascorz > As you know, the 6th National Session of EYPE started and we prepared ourselves for the occasion. We put into practice our detective skills and started a full research on new fashion icons present at the session.
Secondly, for the girls, we chose our brilliant model from Zaragoza, Nuria. We absolutely fell in love with her style. Nuria decided to wear high heels, quite a risky option as we had teambuilding right after the Opening Ceremony. For the General Assembly, we think she will look spectacular in a dress.
This morning as we got to ‘’El Museo de la ciudad’’ we gave our best and ended up choosing four fantastic and fashionable delegates to look up to. They agreed to share their incredible style with us, so that we can provide you with some great tips for the GA. We are sure that they will be an excellent source of inspiration for everyone, so feel free to go and ask them for advices!!! Firstly, we have our model Francesc who chose an appropriate look for the Opening Ceremony. We love his waistcoat as well as his white and simple shirt; sometimes it is better to wear a non-risky outfit. However, for the General Assembly he should avoid wearing jeans and decide to wear We are very eager to meet some other wonsomething smarter, as the dress code is derfully dressed delegates, so don’t be shy different from the Opening Ceremony. and take out the smartest clothes that you have in your huge suitcases. We want to be impressed! < A.B. & T.L.
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Yes he can ... Carmen Guzman & Susannah Karatzia
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As teambuilding comes to a halt during coffee break, we took the chance to harass our president and ask him some relevant and less relevant questions so that you can get to know him. > Firstly, there is a rumour that you are 35 years old?
What is your favourite saying?
Where and what are you studying?
Well I say ‘Cool beans’ quite a lot, which is annoying, I must stop. A favourite phrase would be “The glory in a man is not how many times he falls but how many times he gets up again”.
Politics at the University of Southampton.
Tell us some fun facts about yourself…
What has been your most memorable session? Last summer session in Frankfurt was 11 magical days as I was editor alongside Katie, one of my best EYP friends.
Well I’m quite the sportsman, playing hockey and cricket mostly but I have recently found an interest in Ultimate Frisbee. I’m also terrified of nail files… And when I was younger I used to sing.
An embarrassing EYP moment is…
What is your ambition in life?
Euroconcert at my first International Session… ask Joss! (Later on we did ask Joss, he said Chris sang opera with a very high-pitched voice from a lyrics sheet!)
To be remembered. < C.K. & S.K.
NO! I know I look older than I am. (20 by the way).
What does EYP mean to you? EYP is about meeting amazing people and seeing things I never thought I would see. The people I have met have become genuine friends not just EYP peers. What is your role as president of the session? To inspire all around me and assure if anyone needs advice or help, and also to make sure that my chairs are doing their jobs comfortably and efficiently.
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The universe within Anna Borrell & Luis Algeciras > Maybe in your “normal” life you are not used to be with people from outside your region or even your city, but in EYP this is one of the things that make it special. And as for everything there are advantages and drawbacks: it can enrich you or get you into a fight.
know that the most relevant thing about them is that they are amazingly stubborn.
This difference can be better observed at an International Session: for example, if you are Spanish you can find people from Serbia or Russia that see the world in a very different We are now in a National Session and you can way than you do – may it be in matters of polieasily notice that even between regions you tics, social affairs or even human rights. This can find a “shock of cultures”. We are pleased is perfectly normal, and it doesn’t have to be to have delegations from Barcelona, Valencia, negative: hearing other points of view from Sevilla, Madrid, Zaragoza, Tarragona, Huesca people all around Europe widens your mind. and Girona, so we can enjoy quite a variety of You don’t have to change your ideas because regional cultures. Just by looking at a random we all know that the world would be quite bodelegate, you might be able to tell where he or ring if everyone was the same! < A.B. & L.A. she comes from - mostly based on stereotypes. One would easily say that a delegate from the South of Spain lays on the beach the whole day, listening to and dancing flamenco while eating tapas and drinking “rebujito”. But if you look at someone from Catalonia you will picture him supporting Futbol Club Barcelona, always speaking in catalan and with a bag of money under his arm, keeping always an eye on it, so that no-one steals it while of course always arguing with people from Madrid. The latter always dress incredibly formal (preferably with a pink jumper) and use tons of hair gel, and have a vey posh manner of talking. Last but not least, people from the North. People usually get confused “They are the ones that speak basque, aren’t they?” No! There are more Spanish people in the North, and yes, maybe you will picture them on a green meadow with cows in it, but we all
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Don‘t stop the music Clara Otín > Music is a very important part of everybody‘s life. This article is dedicated to it. Most of us only listen to and sing along commercialised music such as pop, dance or house. In this section we want to introduce you to some different styles. The Press Team interviewed some EYPers. One thing is for sure. Their taste of music is not mainstream. All of them have one thing in common, though: stereotypes need to disappear. < C.O.
SKA
REGGAE
Nuria (ITRE I) is a fan of ska. Ska bands aren‘t popular and it‘s hard for them to take off. For Nuria, Ska is music is very danceable, likable, and simply different. She also stated that commercial songs are good when you go to a party. Nuria‘s approach to making people‘s minds more open: “We should make people listen to other kinds of music for a week, instead of listening to their favourite“
Luis (ITRE I) loves Bob Marley. He doesn’t smoke and he is not a hippie. Though reggae usually encompasses a certain lifestyle, not every listener follows it. Luis listens to a lot of different styles, but reggae is his favourite. It makes him happy and helps him to relax. He considers commercial music to be mainstream. It sounds good at any time and that‘s why most of the people like it.
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“I love metal a lot”, declares the energetic Javi (ITRE II). He thinks that people usually relate metal to alcohol and satanism, but that isn‘t always true. He thinks that we have to break with this stereotype because it doesn’t make sense. He listens to different kinds of metal, from the softest to the hardest one, such as hardcore. One of his favourite bands is Deathclock.
Claudia and Clara (EMPL I) listen to indie music because the lyrics are meaningful. They have a connotation other styles don’t have. Also, the lyrics and even the names of the bands have two different meanings and convey various messages. Commercial music is good when you go to a party. They say that some people that listen to indie are bohemian, but not everybody.
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Chairs’ madness Ali Kerem Araboglu A revelation about the chairs’ marriage desires. Laura Mont (ES) - 19
Pati Garcia (ES) - 19
Adriana Diaz (ES) - 20 Chris Hall. We’ve known each other for 2 years now. He’s like a teddybear and it would be good in bed.
Valeriia Cherednichenko (UA) - 23 Obviously Chris Hall. He’s the president and the God of the session!
Marijke Saenen (BE) - 19
Silvia Susach (ES) - 19
Patricia Garcia. We’re already like a couple.
Laura Mont. She knows why…
Probably Chris, the president. He’s just like a teddybear. And he’s from the UK.
I think, Chris. He’s so gentle.
Maria Chalhoub (SE) - 21
Silvia Susach. She really has a dirty mind.
Chris, because he is the only one not judging me for wearing flip-flops. Georgina Ansaldo (ES) - 18
Alex, there is no stronger love than burgers.
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Lluis Solervicens (ES) - 22
Chris Hall (UK) - 20 Lluis, because it’s legal in Spain. After giving it a thought, rather Adriana because she’s the niceset person
About teachers Carmen Guzman
You were wondering about the impact of the teachers at EYP sessions? You are hereby provided with an overview on their activities during the session.
What should be avoided: prevent their pupils to attend a session or leaving them alone while the session is taking place. This could discourage students during the session and make them feel quite uncomfortable. A model to follow would be being a teacher who is involved with the students, talks to them, helps them with Eurovillage, country presentation and deal with any concerns they may have during the session. During this session the help that teachers can offer their students is very important because teachers > From the very first session of EYP, teachers have accompa- are going to be their support for the nied delegates and have been there during the whole session, rest of the session. but what is exactly their role in a session? Those people coming with deleAfter doing a short survey, some teachers think that it is very gates from all over Spain are surely important to motivate students, help them to feel comfortable doing their work always carrying a and encourage them to be talkative during Committee Work, smile on their faces and cooperateambuilding and the session in general. On the contrary, ting not only with students but also some others think they are only here to accompany them and with every single person involved in they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a proper role because they cannot be with the session. < C.G. them during Committee Work or teambuilding. What makes a good teacher in EYP: be completely involved in the session, for instance the country presentation is a good time for teachers to join their delegation and show their talent as actors or singers, as well as the Eurovillage is great to show their skills as cooks.
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