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Farewell and goodbye, over and out, the final cut: The session is as good as over. All the while, your involvement in the EYP does not have to be. In a joint ef-fort, the amazing Press Team of the session will show you a cou-ple of the many further opportu-nities. We in the editorial team have gotten to sit down for a coffee with very few of you as we have spent most of our time with

Editorial

The Nerd’s Corner Evaluation of Projections on the Session, Theme Party Peace

Out, Interview Who said Germans were cold-hearted, Committee Topics The magic

of number twenty, Ice-cream land, Sitting down for a coffee with Jirí Stehule, Jakub

Caloun, General Assembly Going to parliament, An apology, Goodbye Getting over

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the personalities of this ses-sion we love most: The Press Team itself and our laptops. The journalists have contribut-ed endless energy and enthu-siasm, admittedly with the help of an Energy Drink called “Big Energy Shock.” They were the angels of the session when they were with you and the devils when playing pranks as Bad Carl and they opened up to you with their personal pas-sions. Anna, Dario, Fredrik, Ju-lia, Kristýna, Martin and Voky have blown us away. It is time to take a bow be-fore the curtain falls - before the journalists just as much as before the organisers for their month-long planning, sleep-less nights and nerves of steel, the chairs for their reflection, empathy and genius minds and, finally, you: For filling this session and Bad Carl with eve-rything that it has been. Thank you.Your Editorial Team,Franzi & Leo

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Total number of participants: 60Did you understand the graphs in the first issue? YES: 84,2% Did you like them? YES: 94,4%Did you find the predictions accurate? YES: 85,1%Would you call yourself a nerd? YES: 20.0%Do you like nerdiness? YES: 59.1%

The Nerd’s Corner Dario Feliciangeli and Martin Neumann

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Kristián Kraevski stood out during the school presentations with his charming guitar solo. Holding a guitar, we know that he would be able to charm anyone, as he certainly managed to charm us, which is why he was named the Carl of the Day on Friday. When an Organiser’s cell phone breaks, the session stops. It is for-tunate then that the Delegates are prepared. One Delegate had even brought an extra cell phone to the session and he was more than happy to lend it to the Organiser. Such kindness and forethought must be rewarded somehow which is why our next Carl of the Day is Robin Semrad.

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Peace outPEACE OUTAfter a day full of work and hard-ship it is finally time for the long-awaited Hippie Party. Everybody moved back to the mid-1960‘s era. Now let‘s get the party started!Being all dolled up with flowers and batik cloth, I must fully reckon that our Delegates and Officials are really pretty. After getting our tummies filled with an awesome dish of goulash we are now rea-dy to party hard! But before that, the winner of the Carl of the Day award had to be announced and for today it is the amazing guitar boy

from Gymnázium Nad Kavalírk-ou – Kristián Kraevski who made a hilarious speech for his grandma. Congratulation and enjoy the gor-geous prize! After the fancy ceremony, it is time for what? Of course dance time. And the winner in the category Best Hippie Dancer, based on an in-dependent survey, is Jakub ÿaloun from the committee of ITRE. Way to go, Jakub!Hope you all enjoyed the party as much as I did and remember – Make love not war! Yippie!

Julia Huong Lan To

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3Interview Dario Felicioangeli

Even though you are still new to the European Youth Parliament, probably you already noticed that EYP sessions tend to slightly ali-enate the participants from their own lives. The EYP is definitely like a parallel universe in which we merge, oblivious of our eve-ryday life. Thus it often happens that you get to know an incredible amount of people in a blink of an eye, still you only know few basic facts about most of them. You get to meet the EYPer, but you often miss meeting the person behind. As any worthy journalist we, the members of the Press Team, are ceaselessly seeking truth. That is why we could not bear the thought that some of you could leave wit-

hout getting to know the real per-son behind the President of the ses-sion: Benjamin Gradhand.Benjamin, who is called Benny by many of his friends, 22 years old, was born in Hamburg and is now living and studying in Friedrichs-hafen, a rather small city in sou-thern Germany on the banks of Lake Costance. Even though Benjamin is actu-ally having some time off from university in order to have an in-ternship, he will get his Bachelor‘s degree in Public Management and Governance with a specialisation in Communication and Cultural Management in December. He is very passionate about what he is studying especially because as an

Who said Germans were cold-hearted?

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interdisciplinary degree, it gives him the opportunity to focus on the big picture. This is the first time Benjamin is presiding a session but you can bet he is hugely experienced, es-pecially when it comes to chairing and organising. His favourite role in EYP is being a chair because that is the best way to be close to the de-legates who are the real core of and reason for a session. Apart from studying to save the world and the EYP, Benjamin is also very passionate about music. He loves it so much that some-times when he has nothing to do he starts doing random things like cleaning his room or driving to the next supermarket just to have the

chance of pumping some music out of his loudspeakers. He even started an independent internet radio together with some friends where he also worked as a DJ. Final analysis: A total music addict. Benjamin left us a special piece of advise for all of you: Try to imagi-ne that the experience we are ha-ving here in Carlsbad can be multi-plied by the possibility of attending sessions with participants from all over Europe. You should keep up your engagement in the European Youth Parliament because you would be a great addition to any session. I do not know if you agree but I would be very flattered when receiving such a compliment from such a passionate, great EYPer.

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3Committee Topics Kristýna Stejskalová

Facing the biggest problem in the history of mankind, we tend to trust in numbers instead of our-selves. At the beginning, there was just innocent human and pure na-ture. Now there is Superhuman and the remainders of nature. How did it all happen?Since we discovered crude oil and other fossil fuels, we took the big-gest step forward in history. We de-veloped unbelievably and proved that we are more than animate be-ings. Now facing one of the greatest challenges ever, we are wondering where we went wrong. The answer is quite simple - as we evolved, we forgot to care about a very impor-tant fact. The European 20-20-20 plan is a good idea. We need to cut energy consumption through improved energy efficiency as well as in-creased use of renewable energy in order to lower greenhouse gas emissions. And why the number 20? It is nice number, so why not?But we need to realise that there is more to do than just reduce the con-

sumption of fossil fuels and replace them with renewable resources. We need to change our minds. We need to realise that the biggest problem is our constant and unsatisfiable demand for more.Surprisingly, there still is hope for the future. And paradoxically we have to do the same thing we did in the past. We must continue to evolve. We must improve our tech-nologies. We must consider our-selves as Superhumans because we achieved incredible progress. All we need to do is make a small but necessary change – bear in mind the fact that we will never be happy while nature suffers. Why? Because we are part of it and if nature suf-fers, so do we.

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Everything has got two sides - a coin, a paper and even the question of the integration of a new country into the EU. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) has a difficult task to solve. They should come up with their opinion on the future enlargement of the Union in order to answer the question of the integration of Iceland.On the one hand, it is necessary to consider all pros and consequenc-es for the EU that result from the integration. The European Union would benefit from an Icelandic membership particularly with re-gards to the Arctic region with its rich energy and mineral resources. And Iceland has got a lot more to offer, for example to the European labour market. On the other hand, the euroscep-ticism within Member States is getting higher every day. And al-though the economic situation of Iceland has registered an improve-ment after its crisis in 2008, it is still weak. Would it even be possible for the EU to support one more finan-

cially weak country? Wouldn’t an integration of Iceland take more from us than it would bring? You also have to think about this problem from the point of view of Iceland’s inhabitants. Of course be-ing a member of the EU would be good for them in some aspects, but it would change a lot. Obligatory regulations of the EU in environ-mental policy, rural development and especially fishery, which is so important for the country of ice and fire, could be the big reasons for Icelanders to decide not to be a member of the Union. According to research, almost 51% of questioned inhabitants were against the integration of their country, whereas only 26% were in favour of it. During all the discussions, you would have to empathise with the situation of the EU and its inhabit-ants and just as much think about the people from Iceland and the point of view of their politicians in order to come up with the best so-lution.

Committee Topics Martin Vokálek

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Having written a kick-ass resolution, you are ready and set for the General Assembly, commonly known as GA. The GA will follow the same model as it did in the Preliminary Round to the National Selection Conference.First the proposing committee (the committee that has written the reso-lution) will be invited to read out the Operative Clauses before the other committees can make Points of In-formation. A Point of Information is a question regarding the definition of words, phrases and acronyms in the resolution. For example, if it is unclear what the abbreviation “the EU” means, one could make a Point of Informa-tion in order to learn the meaning of

the term. But remember that other questions, like for example “What do you mean by wanting to invest more in education?”, must be posed during the General Debate. A Point of Infor-mation could be “What does the acro-nym the EU mean?”. And make sure that you have read all of the footnotes in the resolution before making any point. The Points of Information will be fol-lowed by the Defence Speech by the defending committee and one or more Attack Speeches by the other commit-tees. The defending committee will then be allowed to respond to the At-tack Speech. Bear in mind that the at-tack speech is supposed to be a coher-

Dear Mr. President, honourable Mem-bers of the Board, distinguished guests, fellow delegates,

What is success? Success is reaching your aims and fulfilling your dreams.What do we aim for and what do we dream?We, as the European Youth Parliament, want to provide a platform for political debate and intercultural and intellec-tual exchange among young Europe-ans.To this end, we hold sessions and if the delegates leave having gone beyond themselves and remembering us fond-ly, we shall call a session successful.

Ladies and gentlemen, this success is in danger. Over the last few days, re-juvenation has been grossly neglected in favour of perfecting the session through hard work and the establish-ment of contagious enthusiasm. This behaviour is not sustainable! To main-tain this high level, we need to intro-duce an instrument that allows simple, time-efficient re-energising.This instrument is coffee. With its well-understood properties it is a safe way of solving the problem. It is reliable, it is cheap and it has little to no side effects. Therefore, I urge you to vote for coffee today because a vote for coffee is a vote for success.

Going to ParliamentFacts and Truths about the GA

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ent speech, not a brief mentioning of clauses that you disagree with. After the speeches the Open Debate will begin during which everyone is free make a Point of Debate, whether it is a question or a statement. Points of Debate should preferably be some-thing that adds to the resolution, so be constructive. You can also use the so-called Direct Response. If someone is saying something related to what you wanted to say, you could – by using the sign – cut in line and make your point straight away. At the end of the General Debate, one or two persons will go up to the podi-um to answer the last round of ques-tions and do a brief sum-up speech.

They may not use more than three minutes.Some things that are important to re-member are: Be respectful during the debate (even if you disagree), do not use any curse words, speak clearly and try to use the Direct Response during the General Debate.At the end of each debate, there will be a vote on the resolution. You can then either vote in favour, vote against or abstain. Abstaining is equal to being completely unable to make up your mind. So use it sparingly, and remem-ber that most people want to know what people think about their resolu-tion – the result of a weekend of hard work.

Fredrik Hultman

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For me the Hippie Party last night was one of the highlights of the session so far. Not only did I get to dance and have fun, there were also some really interesting peo-ple to talk to. One of them is Jiʼní. He is 17 and goes to school in Pilsen. Carlsbad is his first EYP session, but it hopefully will not be his last. He had never heard of EYP until one of his friends ap-proached him and asked him if he did not want to join their delega-tion. And we can be very grateful that he did, because Jiʼní has some interesting things to talk about.Jiʼní is very passionate about sing-ing and is already doing it profes-sionally. He started singing when he was only five years old and is currently performing in a choir, solo in a band and in theatre. Ad-ditionally, he takes singing class-es twice a week. He sings both

classical and modern music, but prefers the latter more because it has more emotion. He loves the heady feeling of standing on a stage in front of a rambunctious audience. That’s why he dreams of either becoming a professional singer or an actor one day. Jiʼní is also a huge Lady Gaga fan and admires Mother Monster a lot. He has yet to see her live but it is high up on his bucket list. Indeed, he would actually travel to Vienna or Berlin just to experi-ence one of her concerts. His fa-vourite song is – of course – ‘Born This Way’. He even says that the anthem changed his whole per-spective on how he sees the world.Therefore, you might really want to get to know Jiʼní , because after what he told me, I am sure that he has a pretty high chance of achieving his dreams.

Sitting down for a coffee Anna Diehm

Sitting down fora coffee withJirí Stehule

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Jakub Caloun

While talking to the future politi-cian Jakub ÿaloun from the Com-mittee on Industry, Research and Energy, I got to know that he is currently studying at the Gymná-zium Jana Keplera in Prague. He plays the piano as well as enjoying squash. Due to his interest in poli-tics, he would like to study political science. As we discovered last night, the impressive ability to combine dance with the elements of aero-bics also belongs to his strengths. This session of the European Youth Parliament is his first one and he told me that he is really impressed and enjoying it a lot.We also talked about the panel de-bate that took place on Saturday afternoon with three experts in the field of renewable energy: The member of the European Parlia-ment RNDr. Pavel Poc, PhDr. Pavel HlaváĀek, Ph. D., from the Univer-

sity of West Bohemia and Martin Kryl from the movement DUHA. Jakub found this discussion really interesting and beneficial while mostly sympathising with the ideas of Pavel Poc and entertained by his quotes like: “Germans are often enamoured of some idea, but as history showed us it does not al-ways have a happy ending” or “…and the Russian replied: We cannot stop exporting energy to the Czech Republic because then the Czechs will stop providing us with beer and guess who will survive longer.”Jakub is really excited about the General Assembly on Sunday, we can already see him participa-ting in the Open Debate and he is also preparing an attack speech. Are you interested to know which committee is he going to attack? I guess you are, but I will not tell you – that is a secret.

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During the upcoming week you will be feeling a sudden urge to shout “alele kita bonga” in public places, you will daydream about GA and feel a profound hollowness, as if something is missing. These are all symptoms of the well-documented Post EYP Depres-sion, or PED as it is more commonly known. It is a syndrome that appears after EYP-sessions, when one returns to the “non-EYP world”. Fortunately, there is a treatment called “Getting-Active-In-EYP-By-Applying-To-As-Many-Sessions-As-Possible” (often abbreviated as GAIEBATAMSAP). In fact, PED is not an illness, but a permanent state of being that you can only leave temporarily by participating in another session. As you have now realised, your opportunities to stay active in the EYP are vast even if you do not qualify for an international session. Your choice is not limited to applying to sessions in the Czech Republic, but can include sessions all over Europe. In brief, the only way out of the miserable state you are left in after an EYP-session is applying to another one!

We are Germans. We are always on time. We like beer, but not as much as the Czech. Our main characteristic in the EYP world is that we like or-ganising: We do it a lot and we do it well. Every year, we hold at least six sessions. This year, for example, there are going to be two European Fo-rums that you can still apply to. One of them is go-ing to take place in the beautiful city of Menden and is head-organised by Moobak, whom you have gotten to know as a chair of JURI. The other one – informally called “the Christmas Session” – is going to be held in Nuremberg in Decem-ber with the umbrella topic “Human Rights”. We would love to meet you there!

Fredrik

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Getting over PED

The EYP Czech Republic organises three sessions each year. One is a National Selec-tion Conference, where you could be cho-sen to go to sessions abroad, the second one is a Czech forum where you can go as an individual. The third one is a Regional Fo-rum where there are delegations also from abroad which were chosen by its NCs.And what to expect when you come to a Czech session? Be prepared that there will be a lot of fun and beer for everybody and that the schedule will not run strictly on exact timing (we are not Germans.) But be sure that everything will go well and every organiser will do his best to make a great session for all the participants! (So if you want to take a part in EYP Czech Republic, do not hesitate to ask somebody you know from it or just write directly to the Board Members because there are many possibilities for you if you are pas-sionate.)

The Italian national commmittee can count on the help of about one hundred members, among whom I proudly stand. Only three years ago everything was different in a bad way, for example the president of EYP Italy was a 60-year-old wom-an. Then things got better and better and now we can consider ourselves a proper national committee. Each year we are basically organising two National Selections – to which you are kindly invited to apply as Officials – and a bunch of minor regional events. Why should you come to an Italian session? Because they are well organised, the people are great – of course they are, they are Italians - and the food is outstanding. We are waiting for you and remember: Italians do it better, at least we like to think so.

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An Ode to the Press Team

Well They Say The Sky’s the Limit / And To Me That’s Really TrueBut My Friend You Have Seen Nothing / Just Wait ‘Til I Get ThroughBecause I’m Bad, I’m Bad, Come On / Bad, Bad, Really, Really Bad(Bad, Michael Jackson)

I knew it when I read the very first passion article written by the journalists before the session and was blown away: This would be good. However, the Press Team of Carlsbad 2012 managed to exceed every single one of my or anyone else’s expectations, just very simply by being some of the most wonderful indi-viduals you will meet. This I know: Until you’ve met them, you’ve pretty much seen nothing - they’re bad in the best possible way!

Thank you Franziska Maier

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