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Resolution*Booklet* Helsinki*2014*–*Regional*Session*of* European*Youth*Parliament* Finland* * 24th–26th*October,*2014* * *

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European!Youth!Parliament!(EYP)(–(The(EYP,(founded(in(1987,(is(one(of(the(largest( European(platforms(for(intercultural(encounters,(political(educational(work(and(the( exchange(of(ideas(among(young(people.(Its(mission(is(to(support(the(development(of( young(people(into(politically(aware(and(responsible(citizens(by(involving(them(in( European(political(thinking(and(promoting(intercultural(understanding.(Each(year,(the( EYP(involves(thousands(of(young(people(in(voluntary(roles(in(41(European(countries.( The(EYP(is(a(programme(of(the(Schwarzkopf(Foundation.( ( European!Youth!Parliament!Finland!(EYP!Finland)(–(EYP(Finland,(founded(in(2001,(is( the(National(Committee(of(the(EYP(in(Finland.(The(Regional(Sessions(are(part(of(EYP( Finland’s(annual(Your(European(Citizenship(campaign.( ! ! !

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Programme!of!the!General!Assembly! !

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Opening(of(the(General(Assembly(( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Security(and(Defence(( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Human(Rights( Coffee(break( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Industry,(Research(and(Energy( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Development( Lunch(break( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Constitutional(Affairs( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Economic(and(Monetary(Affairs(( Coffee(break( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Civil(Liberties,(Justice(and(Home(Affairs( Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Committee(on(Employment(and(Social(Affairs( Break( Closing(Ceremony(

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Procedure!of!the!General!Assembly!

General!rules!

The(wish(to(speak(is(indicated(by(raising(the(Committee(placard.(Each(committee(may(use(only(one( Committee(placard.(( The(authority(of(the(Board(is(absolute.( Procedure!and!time!settings( 1.(Presenting(of(the(Motion(for(a(Resolution( 2.(Presenting(of(the(Friendly(Amendments( 3.(Reading(of(the(operative(clauses(( 4.(Three(minutes(to(defend(the(Motion(for(a(Resolution( 5.(Three(minutes(to(attack(the(Motion(for(a(Resolution( 6.(One(minute(to(respond(to(the(Attack(Speech( 7.(General(debate( 8.(Three(minutes(to(sum(up(the(debate( 9.(Voting(procedure( 10.(Announcing(the(votes( Friendly!Amendment!

A(last]minute(modification(to(the(Motion(for(a(Resolution(by(the(Proposing(Committee.(Amendments( are(to(be(handed(in(to(the(Board(at(least(two(Resolutions(before(the(Resolution(in(question,(or(as(soon( as(possible(for(the(first(Resolutions(of(the(General(Assembly.!

Point!of!Personal!Privilege!

Request(for(a(Delegate(to(repeat(a(point(that(was(inaudible.(Failure(to(understand(the(language(being( spoken(does(not(make(for(a(Point(of(Personal(Privilege.( Direct!Response!

Once(per(debate,(each(Committee(may(use(the(Direct(Response(sign.(Should(a(Delegate(raise(the(sign( during(the(open(debate,(he/she(will(immediately(be(recognised(by(the(Board(and(given(the(floor(as( soon(as(the(point(being(made(is(concluded.(A(Direct(Response(can(only(be(used(to(refer(to(and(discuss( the(point(made(directly(beforehand.(If(two(or(more(Direct(Responses(are(requested(at(once,(the(Board( will(decide(which(Committee(to(recognise.(In(this(case,(the(second(Direct(Response(shall(only(be(held( if(it(can(be(referred(to(the(first(Direct(Response,(so(on(and(so(forth.(

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Point!of!Order!

These(can(be(raised(by(the(Chairperson(if(a(Delegate(feels(the(Board(have(not(properly(followed( parliamentary(procedure.(Ultimately,(the(authority(of(the(Board(is(absolute.( Defence!Speech!

One(member(of(the(Proposing(Committee(delivers(the(Defence(Speech(from(the(podium.(It(is(used(to( explain(the(rationale(of(the(overall(lines(of(the(Resolution(and(convince(the(Plenary(that(the(Resolution( is(worthy(of(being(adopted.(This(speech(can(last(a(maximum(of(three(minutes.( Attack!Speech!

An(individual(Delegate(from(a(Committee(other(than(that(proposing(the(Resolution(at(hand(delivers( an(Attack(Speech(from(the(podium.(It(reflects(an(individual(opinion(and(is(used(to(point(out(the(flaws( of(the(approach(taken(by(the(Proposing(Committee(and(should(propose(alternative(solutions.(This( speech(can(last(a(maximum(of(three(minutes.( Summation!Speech!

One(or(two(members(of(the(Proposing(Committee(deliver(the(Summation(Speech(from(the(podium;( the(microphone(can(only(be(passed(once.(It(is(used(to(summarise(the(debate,(respond(to(main,(selected( criticism(and(to(once(more(explain(why(the(chosen(approach(is(the(most(sensible.(This(speech(can(last( a(maximum(of(three(minutes.!(

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& S ECURITY&AND& D EFENCE & &

With&post:Cold&War&borders&in&Europe&challenged&by&recent&events&in&Ukraine,&how& should&EU&Member&States&respond&to&guarantee&Europe’s&territorial&integrity&and& address&growing&concerns&in&the&EU?& Submitted(by:(

Andreas(Aalto((Gymnasiet(Lärkan),(Nea(Isolähteenmäki((Tampereen( Yhteiskoulun(Lukio),(Jana(Jarck((GE),(Roosa(Käsmä((Jyväskylän( Lyseo),(Elina(Laakso((Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Milla(Lehtimäki( (Tammerkosken(Lukio),(Kaisu(Leppänen((Tapiolan(Lukio),(Barry( Philip((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Edvin(Pohto((Mattlidens( Gymnasium),(Fredrik(Rönnberg((European(Schooling(Helsinki),( Tommi(Salmi((Martinlaakson(Lukio),(Emil(Sievinen((Mattlidens( Gymnasium),(Samuel(Sinikallio((Munkkiniemen(Yhteiskoulu),(Linda( Turpeinen((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteinkoulu),(Joonas(Valjus( (Järvenpään(Lukio),(Sara(Kalkku((Chairperson,(FI),(Teresa(Artjoki( (Chairperson,(FI)( ( (

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Deeming(the(required(unanimity(of(the(European(Council(and(the(Council(of(the(European(Union( in(decisions(regarding(the(Common(Security(and(Defence(Policy(not(efficient(enough(to(guarantee( an(immediate(response(in(case(of(territorial(aggression(against(EU(Member(States,( B. Alarmed(by(the(absence(of(a(reliable(military(response(strategy(in(case(of(a(Member(State(being( subject(to(a(military(offensive,( C. Noting(with(concern(how(Member(States(sharing(stronger(historical(and(economic(ties(with( Russia(are(in(greater(danger(to(meet(military(aggression,(( D. Bearing(in(mind(that(the(recent(violations(of(international(law(in(Ukraine(and(the(apparent(lack(of( its(enforcement(contributes(to(the(growing(concerns(of(several(Member(States,( E. Recognising(that(ever]increasing(sanctions(on(the(EU’s(behalf(diminish(the(possibility(of(a( diplomatic(solution,(( F. Noting(with(regret(the(insufficient(communication(between(Member(States(on(providing(a(unified( response(to(security(issues;(

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1. Requests(the(introduction(of(simple]majority(voting(instead(of(unanimity(in(decisions(on(the( Common(Security(and(Defence(Policy;( 2. Calls(for(the(Council(of(the(European(Union(to(re]assess(its(criteria(in(the(deployment(of(the(EU( Battlegroups(when(the(territorial(integrity(of(a(Member(State(is(compromised;((( 3. Authorises(the(Mutual(Defence(Clause((Article(42/7)(in(the(Treaty(of(Lisbon(to(be(interpreted(as( North(Atlantic(Treaty(Article(51;(( 4. Emphasises(the(need(for(decreased(energy(and(economic(dependence(on(Russia;(( 5. Endorses(a(common(European(identity(by(promoting(integration,(communication(and(education( concerning(geopolitical(and(national(values.( (

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(Each(Member(State(is(to(consider(an(armed(attack(against(one(Member(State(to(be(an(armed(attack(against(them'all.(

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& H UMAN& R IGHTS & &

With&military&conflicts&in&the&EU’s&neighbourhood&unresolved&and&increasing&numbers& of&refugees&seeking&asylum,&what&policy&should&the&EU&adopt&to&ensure&the&integrity&of& its&borders&whilst&maintaining&its&commitment&to&human&rights?& Submitted(by:(

Hristiyana(Angelova((Turun(Normaalikoulu),(Borbála(Szücs(Bártfai( (Ressun(Lukio),(Jimi(Forsman((Martinlaakson(Lukio),(Otto(Hanski( (Luostarinvuoren(Lukio),(Mirkka(Ikonen((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),(Hanna( Kansanen((Jyväskylän(Lukio),(Saaga(Lamusuo((Kallaveden(Lukio),( Olivia(Melaranta((Ressun(Lukio),(Jooa(Mustonen((Gymnasiet(Lärkan)( Hermela(Nadew((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Olli( Puumalainen((Järvenpään(Lukio),(Renata(Rouvinen((European( Schooling(Helsinki),(Ellen(Wenman((Mattlidens(Gymnasium),(Hanna( Haavisto((Chairperson,(FI)(

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Noting(with(regret(that(measures(by(the(European(Union((EU)(and(its(Member(States(to(guarantee( the(respect(of(refugees’(fundamental(rights(have(been(insufficient,( B. Having(studied(that(national(asylum(legislation(differs(across(the(EU,( C. Deeply(concerned(that(Member(States(lack(resources(to(provide(staff,(adequate(facilities(and( funding(for(refugee(reception(centres,( D. Aware(of(the(uneven(obligations(of(Member(States(in(supporting(refugees(currently(living(on(and( entering(EU(territory,(( E. Recognising(the(discrimination(refugees(suffer(from(in(Member(States(due(to(racism,(xenophobia( and(stereotypes,( F. Believing(that(refugees(face(major(difficulties(to(integrate(into(society,(( G. Alarmed(by(the(dangerous(attempts(of(refugees(to(reach(Europe(by(crossing(the(Mediterranean;( 1. Recommends(replacing(Member(Statebspecific(asylums(by(introducing(an(EUbwide(asylum(status;(( 2. Calls(for(the(harmonisation(of(asylum(granting(criteria(across(the(EU(to(simplify(the(asylum( application(process;( 3. Suggests(an(increase(in(the(Member(States’(annual(payments(to(the(European(Refugee(Fund;(

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4. Encourages(the(European(Commission’s(DirectoratebGeneral(on(Culture(and(Education(to(develop( common(EU(guidelines(for(educational(programmes(on(actively(integrating(asylum(seekers(into( society;( 5. Requests(the(maritime(operation(Mare(Nostrum(to(be(moved(under(the(authority(of(Frontex(plus( to(ensure(effective(sea(surveillance(and(reliable(financing(of(its(operations.(

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& I NDUSTRY , & R ESEARCH&AND& E NERGY & &

Recognising&volatile&and&increasingly&tense&relations&between&the&EU&and&Russia,&how& can&the&EU&increase&the&reliability&of&its&energy&supply&whilst&still&advancing&its&2030& framework&for&climate&and&energy?&& Submitted(by:(

Noora(Ahokainen((Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Uchenna(Emelonye( (Turun(Nomaalikoulu),(Aleksi(Heininen((Tampereen(Klassinen(Lukio),( Aapo(Keinänen((Tapiolan(Lukio),(Aapo(Kiiso((Martinlaakson(Lukio),( Joel(Oksanen((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Rasmus( Parkkonen((Munkkiniemen(Yhteiskoulu),(Joonas(Paukkunen( (Järvenpään(Lukio),(Ellen(Pellosniemi((Gymnasiet(Lärkan),(Atte( Räsänen((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),(Topias(Vainio((Mattlidens(Gymnasium),( Rebecca(Kiiski((Chairperson,(FI),(Jesper(Thunström((Chairperson,(SE)(

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Deeply(concerned(by(the(European(Union’s((EU)(lack(of(self[sufficiency,(due(to(its(dependence(on( imported(energy,(predominantly(from(the(Russian(Federation,(( B. Recognising(the(unreliability(of(Russian(energy(imports(due(to(the(current(hostile(political( situation,( C. Taking(into(account(the(economic(constraints(on(the(implementation(of(renewable(resources(that( lead(Member(States(to(sustain(their(use(of(fossil(fuels,( D. Concerned(by(the(neglect(of(investment(in(research(and(development(in(renewable(energy,(( E. Aware(of(the(potential(increase(in(energy(prices(caused(by(the(diminishing(abundance(of(natural( energy(resources,(such(as(fossil(fuels,(( F. Recognising(the(lack(of(diverse(energy(suppliers,(leading(to(the(sole(dependency(on(a(limited( number(of(importers,( G. Noting(with(concern(that(the(EU(does(not(foster(an(attractive(atmosphere(for(foreign(investment,( H. Observing(the(lack(of(incentives(for(Member(States(to(meet(the(aims(of(the(2030(framework;(( 1. Supports(the(EU’s(current(sanctions(towards(Russia(to(achieve(long[term(political(results;( 2. Suggests(the(European(Energy(Community(to(implement:(

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electrical(smart(grids,(

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upgraded(pipeline(systems(for(both(way(flow;(

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3. Approves(financial(aid(in(the(form(of(EU(grants(to(universities(dedicated(to(research(and( development(of(renewable(resources;( 4. Encourages(Member(States(to(gradually(increase(the(taxasion(of(fossil(fuels(whilst(simultaneously( decreasing(taxation(for(energy(from(renewable(energy(sources;( 5. Urges(the(EU(to(negotiate(trade(agreements(with(new(partners(to(diversify(energy(suppliers,(as( specified(in(the(European(Commission’s(Third(Energy(Package;((((((( 6. Expresses(its(hope(to(reduce(the(risk(of(investment(in(energy(production(by(assuring(shareholders( a(partial(return(of(investment;( 7. Recommends(the(EU(to(offer(proportional(economic(aid(to(Member(States(based(on(progress( reports(issued(every(5(years.(

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Helsinki(2014(–(Regional(Session(of(European(Youth(Parliament(Finland( General(Assembly,(26(October(2014( ( (

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& D EVELOPMENT & &

Facing&drastic&human&rights&violations,&massacres&and&forced&displacements,&which& role&should&the&EU&and&its&Member&States&assume&to&project&and&assist&the&victims&of& the&“Islamic&State&in&Iraq&and&Syria”?& Submitted(by:(

Nadia(Ariad((European(Schooling(Helsinki),(Kairan(Douglas(Joed( Fernandes((Turun(Normaalikoulu),(Laura(Huhta((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),( Oula(Inkeröinen((Oulun(Suomalaisen(Yhteiskoulun(Lukio),(Kaisa( Kotkajärvi((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskuolu),(Melina(Kukkonen( (Martinlaakson(Lukio),(Lotta(Lassila((Munkkiniemem(Yhteiskoulu),( Tia(Luostarinen((Helsingin(Yhteiskoulu),(Liisa(Luukka( (Tammerkosken(Lukio),(Sebastian(Miles((GE),(Juho(Mölsä((Järvenpään( Lukio),(Henna(Rajala((Gymnasiet(Lärkan),(Julia(Suutari((Keravan( Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Déjà(WilliamsYLappi((Ressun(Lukio),(Jina( Zavareth((Turun(Normaalikoulu),(Anamaria(Olaru((Chairperson,(RO)(

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Taking(into(consideration(that(nonYEuropean(Union((EU)(countries(in(the(conflict’s( neighbourhood(have(reached(their(capacity(limit(of(accepting(refugees,( B. Realising(that(some(EU(Member(States(are(struggling(to(accommodate(the(increasing(number(of( refugees(and(double(refugees(who(are(forced(to(flee(the(Middle(East(because(of(the(attacks(of(the( “Islamic(State(in(Iraq(and(Syria”((ISIS),( C. Believing(that(the(EU(should(revise(past(actions(regarding(conflicts(and(its(own(past(in(the(Middle( East,(and(the(problems(triggered(by(a(lack(of(cultural(understanding,( D. Alarmed(by(the(violation(of(fundamental(human(rights(conducted(by(ISIS,(such(as(targeting( civilians(and(placing(them(in(open(conflict(with(armed(forces,( E. Recognising(that(the(EU’s(assistance(to(refugees(coming(from(the(aforementioned(countries(is( negatively(impacted(by(its(current(economic(situation;( ( 1. Calls(upon(the(EU(to(support(camps(in(Iraq(and(Syria’s(neighbouring!countries(to(maximise(their( capacity(to(accommodate(refugees;( 2. Asks(Member(States(to(regulate(the(number(of(refugees(present(in(each(country(depending(on( their(geographic(size,(Gross(Domestic(Product(and(population(density;((

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3. Encourages(the(European(members(of(the(North(Atlantic(Treaty(Organisation(to(provide( evacuation(convoys(to(ensure(medical(and(emergency(aid,(food(supply(and(military(protection(for( civilians;( 4. Emphasises(the(need(for(the(EU(to(reflect(on(its(past(approach(to(conflicts(in(the(Middle(East;( 5. Urges(the(EU(to(improve(its(relationship(with(conflictYaffected(states(by:( a)

equal(allocation(of(resources,(

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preventing(a(radicalisation(amongst(the(rebels(themselves,(as(in(the(case(of(Egypt;(

6. Further(requests(the(EU(to(provide(more(foreign(aid(by:(

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encouraging(Member(States(to(levy(higher(taxes,((

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directing(the(Common(Agricultural(Policy(surplus(to(the(conflict(countries,(

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collaborating(with(NonYGovernmental(Organisations(in(order(to(increase(donations(for(the( cause(and(make(use(of(their(human(resources.(

Helsinki(2014(–(Regional(Session(of(European(Youth(Parliament(Finland( General(Assembly,(26(October(2014( ( (

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& C ONSTITUTIONAL& A FFAIRS & &

Direct&democracy&in&the&EU?&Two&years&after&the&introduction&of&the&European& Citizens’&Initiative,&what&should&be&its&future&and&which&other&steps&should&be&taken&to& address&the&democratic&deficit&in&EU&politics?& & Submitted(by:(

Robin(Bucher((Mattlidens(Gymnasium),(Julia(Höyhtyä((Munkkiniemen( yhteiskoulu),(Sven(Hüsing((GE),(Matias(Jämsén((Tapiolan(Lukio),( Heidi(Koponen((EteläUTapiolan(Lukio),(Alexia(Mercouri((European( Schooling(Helsinki),(Joonas(Mustonen((Järvenpään(Lukio),(Gurmann( Saini((Martinlaakson(Lukio),(Saga(Smith((Ressun(Lukio),(Karri( Wickman((Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Ivana(Biga((Chairperson,( RS),(Jeroen(de(Marteau((Chairperson,(BE)(

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Observing(that(the(European(Union((EU)(suffers(from(a(democratic(deficit,( B. Bearing(in(mind(that(EU(citizens(may(be(discouraged(from(using(a(European(Citizens’(Initiative( (ECI)(as(a(tool(for(transnational(participatory(democracy(due(to(euroscepticism,( C. Believing(that(initiating(an(ECI(may(be(difficult(for(EU(citizens(due(to(their(insufficient(resources,( especially(a(lack(of(funding(and(unclear(instructions(on(the(ECI’s(procedural(requirements,(( D. Noting(with(regret(the(lacking(awareness(of(the(ECI(amongst(the(EU(population,( E. Taking(into(account(that(the(European(Commission(U(an(indirectly(legitimated(body(U(can(dismiss( an(ECI,(which(is(directly(supported(by(at(least(one(million(EU(citizens;( 1. Calls(for(allowing(nonUprofit(organisations(to(initiate(ECIs(due(to(the(wider(spectre(of(resources( they(possess(relative(to(EU(citizens;( 2. Endorses(reorganising(the(website(of(the(ECI(by(simplifying(and(fully(adapting(it(to(all(24(official( languages(of(the(EU;( 3. Recommends(the(organisation(of(campaigns(explaining(the(ECI,(including(seminars(led(by(people( with(previous(experience(in(the(procedures(of(an(ECI;( 4. Invites(Member(States(to(add(information(about(the(EU(and,(in(particular,(the(ECI(to(curricula(in( high(schools;( 5. Supports(advertising(the(ECI(on(mass(media,(with(a(specific(focus(on(social(networks;(

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6. Requests(the(European(Commission(to(propose(a(change(of(the(Treaty(of(the(European(Union,( guaranteeing(that(upon(collecting(the(required(amount(of(signatures,(the(ECI(is(directly(presented( to(the(European(Parliament(and(submitted(to(a(vote.(

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M OTION&FOR&A& R ESOLUTION&BY & THE& C OMMITTEE&ON& E CONOMIC&AND& M ONETARY& A FFAIRS & &

Recognising&opportunities&and&challenges&of&globalisation:&what&strategic&measures& should&the&EU&implement&to&preserve&and&enhance&the&competitiveness&of&its& economy?& Submitted(by:(

(Anna(Anttila((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Klara(Birchley( (PO),(Samuel(Heczko((Kallion(Lukio),(Jani(Ijas((Tampereen(Klassinen( Lukio),(Josef(Khomyak((European(Schooling(Helsinki),(Rebekka( Kolehmainen((Kallaveden(Lukio),(Jenni(Koponen((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),( Tuukka(Lampinen((Martinlaakson(Lukio),(Vilma(Ristikangas( (Jyväskylän(Lukio),(Aki(Saarikoski((Järvenpään(Lukio),(Otso(Salo( (Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(CarlWVictor(Schauman((Gymnasiet( Lärkan),(Sofia(Simonsen((Mattlidens(Gymnasium),(Alma(Vinje( (Tammerkosken(Lukio),(Nicklas(Kövamees((Chairperson,(SE),(AnnaW Lena(Szumowski((Chairperson,(AT)((

The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Concerned(that(many(European(Union((EU)(Member(States’(competitiveness(in(the(primary(and( secondary(economic(sectors1(is(lower(than(the(competitiveness(of(emerging(market(economies(in( the(same(sectors,( B. Alarmed(by(the(decline(of(the(EU’s(industrial(sector,(which(risks(harming(the(entire(EU(economy,( C. Noting(that(different(sector(balances(in(Member(States(and(specialisation(create(conflicts(of( interests(amongst(Member(States,(( D. Regretting(that(declining(innovation(activity(in(the(EU(hinders(economic(development(and( discourages(international(businesses(from(investing(in(the(EU,( E. Noting(with(deep(concern(that(the(onWgoing(transition(between(economic(sectors(in(the(EU(causes( a(skill(mismatch,(which(leads(to(unemployment,( F. Convinced(that(the(high(costs(of(energy(within(the(EU(deter(energyWintensive(businesses(from( establishing(themselves(in(the(EU,(thus(depriving(the(EU(of(potential(economic(growth,(

G. Bearing(in(mind(that(both(foreign(and(domestic(investors(are(deterred(by(the(EU’s(and(Member( States’(regulation(of(the(financial(and(labour(markets,(environmental(policies,(as(well(as(taxes;

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(Economic(sectors(are:(the(primary(sector((production(of(raw(materials),(the(secondary(sector((manufacturing(and( industry),(the(tertiary(sector((services)(and(the(quaternary(sector((knowledgeWbased(services).( 1

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1. Calls(upon(Member(States(to(improve(sector(balances(by(lowering(company(taxes(for(small(and( mediumWsized(enterprises2(in(relation(to(their(engagement(in(the(EU(economy;(( 2. Welcomes(the(European(Investment(Bank’s((EIB)(funding(of(research(on(increasing(primary(and( secondary(sector(efficiency(within(the(Horizon(2020(programme;( 3. Recommends(the(EIB(to(support(the(primary(and(secondary(economic(sectors(of(Member(States(in( proportion(to(the(size(of(these(sectors,(with(Member(States(as(intermediaries;( 4. Expresses(its(appreciation(for(the(European(Social(Fund’s(effort(in(funding(reeducation(of( unemployed(professionals(previously(working(in(declining(sectors(of(the(economy;( 5. Emphasises(the(importance(of(both(EU(and(Member(StateWlevel(investment(in(renewable(energy( sources,(thereby(lowering(energy(prices(in(the(longWrun(and(becoming(more(attractive(for( industrial(investments.(

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(Small(and(mediumWsized(enterprises(are(businesses(with(up(to(250(employees(and(annual(revenue(of(up(to(50(million( euros.( 2

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Human&trafficking&causes&several&hundred&thousand&victims&in&the&EU&annually&and&is& amongst&the&most&profitable&criminal&activities.&How&can&the&EU&effectively&combat& human&trafficking&in&Europe&and&preserve&the&Schengen&agreement?& (

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Sofia(Ahde((Kallion(Lukio),(Salla(Ahokas((Tapiolan(Lukio),(Ada(AlaM Härkönen((EteläMTapiolan(Lukio),(Anni(Haunia((Tammerkosken(Lukio),( Saga(Kivekäs((Mattlidens(Gymnasium),(Veera(Korpi((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),( Simo(Lehtovirta((Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Sonja(Matilainen( (Jyväskylän(Lyseo),(Stella(Pirskanen((European(Schooling(Helsinki),( Juhani(Rantanen((Tampereen(Yhteiskoulun(Lukio),(Kaisla(Richardson( (Helsingin(Suomalainen(Yhteiskoulu),(Emmanuel(Sahebi((Turun( Normaalikoulu),(Salla(Törölä((Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Cecilia( Axelsson((Chairperson,(SE),(Konstantinos(Andronikidis((Chairperson,( GR)(

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The&European&Youth&Parliament,& A. Deeply(concerned(that(victims(of(human(trafficking(lack(basic(knowledge(of(their(rights(due(to( insufficient(education(on(human(trafficking(in(their(respective(countries,(

B. Noting(with(regret(that(not(all(Member(States(have(implemented(the(Directive(2011/36/EU1(and( therefore(lack(common(legislation(on(human(trafficking,(

C. Recognising(poverty(as(a(major(cause(of(human(trafficking,(as(most(EU(victims(are(originally(from( Bulgaria,(Hungary,(and(Romania,(( D. Realising(that(the(Schengen(Agreement2(and(the(subsequent(absence(of(border(control(increase( difficulties(when(identifying(potential(victims(of(human(trafficking,(

E. Noting(with(concern(that(victims(of(human(trafficking(are(inadequately(supported(as(a(result(of( poor(cooperation(between(Member(States(and(NonMGovernmental(Organisations((NGOs),(

F. Having(considered(that(60%(of(trafficking(victims(are(subject(to(sexual(exploitation,(out(of(which( 90%(are(women(or(children;(

1(The(Directive(2011/36/EU(on(combating(and(preventing(human(trafficking(establishes(minimum(rules(at(the(EU(level( concerning(the(definition(of(criminal(offences(and(sanctions(in(the(area(of(trafficking(of(human(beings.( 2(The(Schengen(area(represents(a(territory(where(the(free(movement(of(persons(is(guaranteed.(The(signatories(of(the( agreement(have(abolished(all(internal(borders.

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1. Recommends(raising(awareness(on(human(trafficking(and(the(victims’(rights(through:( a)

encouraging(Member(States(to(include(information(on(human(trafficking(in(their(school( curricula,(

b)

increasing(funding(for(NGOMcampaigns(that(address(human(trafficking;((

2. Supports(the(harmonisation(of(EU(and(national(legislation(combatting(human(trafficking(across( Europe(through:(

a)

increased(information(sharing(between(NGOs(and(politicians,(

b)

stricter(criminal(sanctions(for(perpetrators(of(human(trafficking;(

3. Endorses(the(reduction(of(poverty(in(the(victims’(home(countries(through(EUMfunded(

entrepreneurial(projects,(such(as(startMup(companies(requiring(eased(credit(availability;(

4. Calls(for(the(creation(of(an(NGO(specifically(aiming(at(tackling(human(trafficking(in(the(Schengen( area:(

a)

based(on(United(Nations,(EU(and(private(sector(funding,(

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benefiting(from(voluntary(support,(

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establishing(help(centres(and(hotlines(in(each(country,(available(in(all(significantly( represented(languages;(

5. Encourages(further(communication(and(collaboration(between(EU(institutions,(Member(States(and( NGOs(under(the(coordination(of(the(EU(AntiMTrafficking(Coordinator3;( 6. Requests(the(participation(of(volunteers(and(experts(in(the(hosting(of(seminars(on(human(

trafficking(and(sex(trade(in(schools(and(at(work,(mainly(held(in(EU(victims’(home(countries.(

The(EU(AntiMTrafficking(Coordinator(is(based(within(the(European(Commission(and(is(responsible(for(improving( coordination(and(coherence(amongst(EU(institutions,(EU(agencies,(Member(States(and(international(actors.(It(developes( existing(and(new(EU(policies(to(address(trafficking(of(human(beings.

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THE! C OMMITTEE!ON! E MPLOYMENT!AND! S OCIAL! A FFAIRS ! !

Equal!pay!for!work!of!equal!value!is!one!of!the!EU’s!principles,!yet!a!pay!gap!between! men!and!women!persists!and!women!remain!underrepresented!on!European! companies’!boards.!What!measures!should!the!EU!introduce!to!effectively!promote! gender!equality!in!the!workplace?!

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Anaïs(Descoutures((European(Schooling(Helsinki),(Sara(Hoxhaj((Turun( Normaalikoulu),(Riikka(Ilmonen((Ressun(Lukio),(Oona(Kotajärvi( (Tampereen(Klassinen(Lukio),(Asta(Lappeteläinen((Tapiolan(Lukio),( Jasmin(Mylläri((Ressun(Lukio),(Roosa(Mäkelä((Martinlaakson(Lukio),( Emmi(Pesonen((Keravan(Lukio(ja(Aikuislukio),(Miikka(Raatikainen( (Tapiolan(Lukio),(Niina(Ryynänen((Kallaveden(Lukio),(Jannica( Savander((Gymnasiet(Lärkan),(Aleksandra(Starostka((PO),(Saara( Suvela((Tammerkosken(Lukio),(Olga(Ylönen((Jyväskylän(Lyseo),( Anastasia(Lvova((Chairperson,(EE),(Laura(Uusitalo((Chairperson,(FI)(

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A. Deeply(disturbed(by(women(receiving(lower(compensation(than(men(for(work(of(equal(value,(( B. Observing(the(still(disproportionately(large(number(of(men(in(senior(management,(hindering( gender(balance(on(executive(boards,( C. Noting(with(concern(the(perception(of(women(as(less(effective(employees,(( D. Aware(of(the(lack(of(male(initiative(in(the(process(of(achieving(gender(equality,(

E. Recognising(the(negative(impact(of(potential(maternity(leave(on(professional(advancement(of( women; 1. Urges(all(European(Union((EU)(Member(States(to(implement(gender(quotas(requiring(at(least(one( representative(of(each(gender(to(serve(on(the(board(of(listed(companies;( 2. Recommends(to(reinforce(the(positive(image(of(social(changes(fostered(by(the(achievement(of( gender(equality,(through(media(coverage;( 3. Affirms(the(need(for(incorporating(the(principle(of(equality(in(early(education(by(preparing( teachers(at(all(stages(of(their(career(accordingly;( 4. Supports(gender`neutral(employment(application(forms(revealing(solely(applicants’(last(name(and( their(first(name(initial,(yet(no(photograph;(

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5. Requests(that(the(employers’(financial(support(during(parental(leave(will(be(paid(in(equal(to(both( parents(regardless(of(their(division(of(caregiving(duties;( 6. Commends(the(European(Social(Fund(for(promoting(gender(equality(through(its(actions.( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( (

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