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Issue 2

7th National Session of the European Youth Parliament Sweden


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ContentsEditorial

President on Top

Opening Ceremony

Witchcraft and Bitch

Fights

EU... what?

VeilUp?

Destination Europe

Dogs & Scientists

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StockUp presented to you by:

Aga Matyja

Alex Proctor

Karoline Follo

Mehmet Can Burdu

Sini Hyytinen

Tim Keegstra

Triin HeinlaUlrich Vlker

Elsa Horn af Rantzien

Gustaf Danielsson

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Dear Delegates,

You have played the Big Fat Pony, levitated and

solved the Human Knot. You have brainstormed,

discussed and debated. You have becomefriends with complete strangers in less than two

days. Now, sleep deprivation is kicking in and you

no longer dream of meeting a beautiful girl or be-

coming a rock star, but of the next coffee break.

Still, one of the most important elements of the

session remains - the General Assembly. Yes, you

are tired and you would probably much rather

go to sleep than write a speech or read through

resolutions. But hang in there. Giving a speechor making a well argued point in GA is some-

thing you will never forget. Dare to StandUp and

SpeakUp and you will never regret, trust us.

Remember though, EYP is not only hard work.

It is work hard, play hard. So CheerUp, have funtonight - relax, dance, score a strike. And then,

make certain to bring your game face tomorrow.

Yours truly,

Your Editors,

Elsa Horn a Rantzien

& Gusta Danielsson

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Harry Potter or Twilight?

Twilight of course. Harry Potter is so 2000 and, late.

Team Jacob or Edward?

Edward, Jacob is

just a smelly animal.

Lady Gaga or Britney?

Lady Gaga, she is more

than just a bad romance.

What is your drug?

Caffeine and pills with

a dash of LSD.

Cat or dog?

Dogs, they are intelligent.

Cats are dumb.

Beard or moustache?

Beard, especially a

3 day old one.

Number of hours slept during the session so far?

5 hours since Thursday.

President

on Top

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Name: Captain Martins Dambergs

Relationship status: In an open relationship

Age: 22

Nationality: Latvian

Sex: Male

Occupation: Lawyer

Education: Law at the University of Latvia, MA

degree

Nick name: Captain, Dam Dam

Favourite airline: KLM and British Airways

Best EYP experience?

The time I tried to t aJournalist into a mail box

slot.

Favourite part of session?

Coffee/smoking breaks.

Number of sessionsattended?

69

Favourite position at a

session?

On top

Best teambuilding game?

Suck and blow.

Triin Heinla & Karoline Follo

Take me shopping, then buy me dinner

in a 2 Michelin star restaurant and f-

nally order in a bottle o Veuve Cliqout.(Preerable suck-up methods)


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An interrupted anthem and a long story to be

continued. Ulrich Vlker presents some o the

highights o yesterdays Opening Ceremony.

Opening CeremonyYesterday morning you had all made your way to

Djursholm and the magnicent assembly hall ofViktor Rydbergs Gymnasium. All dressed up in nice

suits and chic skirts, you walked not only through

the doors of the assembly hall, but also into a new

part of your life - EYP.

Firstly, you were welcomed by the Head Organis-

ers, Ms Katarina Warg and Ms Paula Kjelln who

encouraged you to make use of all their hard work

by making something special of this weekend.

Following that, our president, Mr Martins Dam-

bergs, reminded us of our task to explore both the

world and ourselves by travelling with EYP Airlines.

By taking us on a ride through various pressing

issues of European policy, State Secretary Mr. Os-

car Wglund Sderstrm, denitely was a worthy

replacement for our Patron, Minister Birgitta Ohls-

son who was feeling ill and unfortunately had to

cancel in the last minute.

After ve speeches and almost one hour, theEuropean Anthem pointed out the diversity of our

magnicent international network. And, you shouldnot have been disturbed by its abrupt ending: You

will denitely hear the Ode to Joy many timesagain, as there is a long story be continued. This,

for all of you.


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Witchcrat

and Bitch Fights

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Friday night, 21:02. The atmosphere in the Assem-

bly Hall is tense. Suddenly, the crowd joins in for a

spontaneous countdown. Everyone is focused on

Gymnasieskolan Spyken and their presentation.

But the technical equipment is striking.

The short initial technical problems turned out to

be the only minutes of silence that the evening

had to offer. The show was soon on its way and I

was in for an evening that made me gain consider-

able insights into the world of Swedish elite educa-

tion - its self-perception, self-condence and, mostmemorably, its penchant for witchcraft, wizardry

and bitch ghting. The following performances

denitely deserve their spot in EYP history:

Bladins gymnasium had the honour of kicking off

the show. The magical rap will denitely be re-membered as a courageous and innovative crea-

tion. Enskilda Gymnasiet dared to admit that fun

and free time are mostly unknown to those poor

nerds being educated on their tiny elite school.

Their daring honesty was greatly appreciated and

the noise from the crowd raised the already high

ceiling of the Assembly hall. Hssleholm Tekniska

Skola deserves an honourable mention by having

the most handsome and talented guitar players

of the session on their side. Lucky Skne. Despite

the technical difculties, Gymnasieskolan Spykenput on an impressive performance by presenting

their scary church ceremony to the public. Credits

for both convincing witchcraft and cinematic com-

petence. The summit of self-condence and bitchghting was denitely brought on stage by Gte-borgs Hgre Samskola. By now, everyone should

be able to name the less adorable schools ofGothenburg. My classical music soul can not hide

its special admiration for Kungsholmens gymnasi-

um, who entered the stage accompanied by a vio-

lin. Did you ever wonder why the thing foreigners

associated with Sweden the most is IKEA? Having

witnessed the presentation of Hagansskolan, all

your questions will undoubtedly have been an-

swered. And the highly coveted prize for the mostimpressive costumes goes to Hersby Gymnasium,

with their mix of cross-dressing cheerleaders and

American football playing witches.

Even Swedish pride was challenged, altough not

very seriously, a few times. The rivalling neigh-

bours from Denmark, recollecting the heritage of

H. C. Andersen; and by Finland, supported by to-

nights host, Journalist Alex Proctor, who denitely

scored some points with his northern inside jokeshitting Sweden right in its heart.

Ironically enough, the night of Scandinavian ha-

tred was shadowed by a girl with an exceptional

Mediterranean charm: Alexs female co-hostess,

Ezgi Teksoy from Turkey. Her struggle for perfec-

tion in telling the most famous Chinese tongue

twister of the problems occurring while you eat

grape seriously deserves our respect.

Ulrich Vlker gives you his impressions rom a Northern

European journey - the school presentations.


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The European Parliament is the

only European Union institution

whose members are directly

voted by the EU citizens. It con-

sists of 736 members, lead by

the President of the Parliament.The Members of the European

Parliament divide into seven

different political parties whose

opinions together vary from one

extreme to the other. Studying

the history of the EP reveals its

long development. It started out

being just a European think-tank

but has evolved into an inuen-

tial EU-institution. Now it effectsin decision making, ensures

that the standard of democracy

stays as wanted by supervising

over other institutions, and has

power over the EU budget. When

participating in an European

Youth Parliament session you go

through the same procedures as

the MEPs do in the parliament.

Actual initiatives and legisla-

tive proposals are made by the

European Commission thus the

EC has great effect on what is

discussed within the European

Union. The President of the Com-mission, who is approved by the

European Parliament, chooses

the different commissioners

from the member states and

leads the commission in discus-

sions. The Commission manages

the use of the EU-budget and

helps enforce European law. One

of its tasks is also to represent

the EU, for example at negotia-tions with non-EU-countries.

The institution that gathers the

heads of member states is the

European Council. The council

is not to be mistaken with the

Council of Europe, which, in

fact, is not even a part of theEuropean Union. The European

Council lays out the main objec-

tives for the EU and ensures

that they are discussed in the

European Commission. Each

member state has its own

representative in the European

council, usually the prime minis-

ter of the government. There are,

however, exceptions; France isfor example represented by their

president.

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EU... What?

For the last time, what is actually the

dierence? No stress - Alex Proctor

is here to help you, and himsel.

The Parliament The CouncilThe Commission


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My rst association when it comes to veils, is thedomination of men in certain cultures over wom-

en. To me it seems inhumane that women are be-ing treated as property, forced to cover their body

parts in order to live up to cultural expectations or

just those of their husbands. The veil is the sym-

bol of the power men demand over women and it

emphasises their dominative role. I reckon that we

should not accept this form of oppression.

The second important aspect of this case is the

security requirements. In todays unstable world,

veils are just too much of a risk for our own safety.If you cannot see someones face, that makes the

person unrecognisable and so the veil can also

become an ideal cover for a man. Usage of a veil

is a perfect way of changing your identity and can

be easily used as a method to go unnoticed. Never

knowing who is hidden behind, I personally ndfrightening.

Thirdly, veils are catalysts to the current segrega-

tion between Western and Muslim parts of soci-

ety, which is caused by the islamophobia followingthe war on terror. The veil acts as a curtain be-

tween Muslim women and the outside world, limit-

ing interactions to an absolute minimum. It also

does not allow any body language which causes

communication problems.

Another issue worth considering, more precisely

at school, is that of the problems that veils cause

communication-wise. Teachers are not capable of

making eye contact with the student, which cancreate communicational and bonding problems for

both. The student might not benet from the les-son sufciently and the teacher can never be sureif the student is paying attention to what is hap-

pening in class. A person wearing a cap in class

is usually requested to take it off due to rules and

I just do not see any reason why Muslim women

should be treated differently from others. The

rules applied in society should be holistic.

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Yes!by Aga Matyja

Freedom of expression is legal right. This means

everyone is free to express him or herself the way

they want including people who express them-

selves differently to traditional European culture.

Adolescence is a time of self-discovery. I believe

that a full ban on face veils in schools would be

outright discrimination against Islamic religion

and culture, as this would imply the Islamic youthbeing deprived of their opportunity of nding theirown religious and cultural identity. Instead, they

would be forced towards a mainstream culture

that does not represent their heritage. This, for

me, is saying goodbye to cultural diversity. An Is-

lamic veil cannot be compared with personal style;

I believe it represents a cultural heritage that

many people carry with pride.

Young women have many reasons to why theydecide to wear a veil. Some consider it cultural,

others want to respect their religion and some

wear it to keep themselves safe from judging eyes.

Of course there are cases when women are forced

to wear veils, but in the vast majority of cases they

wear them by their own free choice and while forc-

ing women to wear a veil is oppression, forbidding

them from wearing them is oppression just the

same.

When asked about their veils, Muslim women

answer that they consider it as a shield from the

outside world. When asked about the repressionthey experience from having to wear a veil, they

point out the similar repression they see us experi-

encing when we feel like we have to wear sexy and

revealing clothes. The difference between the two

is that western women would feel covered if they

had to wear full veils, Muslim women would feel

naked without.

The lesson we want to teach in school is a lesson

of cultural diversity, open mindedness and accept-ance of other different to us. If Islamic veils are

banned, the lesson following would be the com-

plete opposite.

No!by Sini Hyytinen


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D

estin

ation

Europ

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Europe, a continent

to discover - in many

dierent ways. Feeling

the urge to travel?

Tim Keegstra and AgaMatyja give you their

best advice.

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StockUpWhen it comes to the European Youth Parlia-

ment - traveling is it, and young and adventurous

as we are, now is the best time to explore Europe.

As there is so much to be seen, we would like to

recommend you some places and events that we

consider essential to get a better understanding of

other European cultures.

First of all, you should denitely visit Holland. Theremight not be much going on there, but the weather

is pretty nice. And there are lots of tulips. OK, truth

is that Tim the Journalist lives there and this is

probably the most interesting aspect of the country.

From Holland we can proceed to Belgium, the land

of creative people. As they did not have any idea on

how to design a ag they just borrowed it from the

Germans and messed it up a bit. You can buy somechocolate and then quickly leave without looking

back.

Our next stop is the British Isles, where a challenge

awaits all of you. Play Honey tell me that you loveme with royal guards at the Buckingham palace,

but remember not to cross the line. The British have

a long history of torture and they still keep their

medieval tools in the London Tower.

After rushing out of London, you should y to Spainto attend La Tomatina, the biggest tomato ght in

the world. Make sure you do not confuse tomatoes

with apples though, because using the latter will

not earn you any knew friends. The only thing worse

than facing angry Spanish people is ending up in

the middle of the bull-running esta.

On the way back to Sweden, make sure the captain

of your ight avoids the biggest Jesus statue in the

world - situated in Poland. Once you are nally backon familiar soil, go to lmhult to visit the rst everIKEA before they go bankrupt due to nes from their

tax evading activities. Enjoy!


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A Finnish ofcial:

When it comes to their hair, Swedish guys are ob-sessed. They like touching their hair and brushing

it like females. If they get the chance, they will bor-

row multiple hair products from their girlfriends.

A Norwegian ofcial:

Well, not being good at sports must be one oftheir main characteristics. After all, we always beat

them in the Olympics

A Turkish ofcial:

There is a clich in Turkey involving Swedish sci-entists. Very often, you can nd an overly enthu-siastic piece on the news like Swedish scientistsdid it again! The cure to gravity! These Scandina-

vian scientists also happen to be quite the experts

on dental hygiene in Turkey, as in many toothbrush

commercials there are phrases like Developed bySwedish scientists this brush just does it all! Clean

your tongue, brush your teeth and iron your shirtat the same time!

A oreign student studying in Sweden:

Swedes like their dogs more than actual people.There are nearly more dogs in the subway than

homo-sapiens. Instead of greeting you in the sub-

way, Swedes will greet your dog.

A Polish ofcial:

Swedish women are so tanned, as if they have

recently stepped out of a sizzling solarium. Theyalso dress extremely well.

A Dutch ofcial:

Are not all Swedish girls supposed to be blondand hot?

Mehmet Can Burdu

&Tim Keegstra

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Within the European Youth Parliament you tend

to do a lot of travelling around Europe. However,

every now and then, you nd out that the ideasyou had about the country of destination are

completely wrong. In other words: prejudices.

Turkey is not a dessert, the Netherlands grow

things other than marihuana, and oh yes, other

than tulips as well. It is not always forty degrees

in Spain and there are no Polar Bears in Sweden.

We interviewed some foreign ofcials to nd outwhat prejudices they brought with them in their

luggage to Sweden.


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