Daywatch Issue 2 by Johan Wallin

Hungry for news Second issue 13th of March 2011

Teambuilding How to pass an orange

Committee work Euro-village Your favourite table

Interview with the President

Out

now!!

Street fighter

EYP edition

INSIDE YOUR

Se c o nd ISSUE...

ENVI: It goes like a chicken pilot

Good morning Afghanistan

15 Your

Committee on Human RIghts II

The Godfather of Europe...

18 The

Big Words

12 Chinatown

Calling Europe?

13 Euro-village

in Albania

secret friend is watching you Suspected

20 What day

an I(n)TREsting

21 Border

hunters

There is an editor with a tissue issue, suffering from a lack of toilet paper. The expression on his face when he discovered a pack of napkins hidden under the staircase was priceless. The other editor found a new weapon of choice: yellow, bent, fruity and slightly radio-active. An apple in disguise you think? No no, a banana, the ancient weapon of the Baninjas. On a more serious note, the session is running smoothly. From behind our laptops we saw and heard you all having a great time during team building on the beach. Some enjoyed the blip blop game, others managed to rush through the spider’s web. And we brought the good atmosphere of the teambuilding inside, to the euro-village and euro-party. We are very glad that you also brought the sun and higher temperatures to Durres. What does a good session need more than talented young people, a warm atmosphere, occasions for laughter and good weather? This NSC has it all in our humble opinion. The euro-village was one of the most amazing ones we have ever experienced. Not only was there a lot of food - even home-made! - some people even spontaneously started playing the guitar and singing songs, contributing to the already remarkable atmosphere. We were extremely impressed and enjoyed each and every table. When you read this, GA will already have started. Time flies when you’re having fun. We hope you are up for some lively debates and get some necessary sleep. There is no way to sleep discreetly in the GA, the board sees everything! There is always the possibility to tattoo eyes on your eyelids so that it will look like you’re awake but it is a painful process in comparison to getting that extra hour. Sleep tight, don’t fight and tomorrow will be a delight. Sipping some coffee punch… Jolien and Johan

Take judo classes... it can save you from being trafficked

Hello, I am Endi and I like engaging. Hi, I am Keisi and I like kissing. Hey there , I am Argita and I love air conditioning. These were some of the sentences that best describe some of the delegates that are part of EMPL 1. Believe me, there was more! The first day was an intensive one, full of activities, games new friendships, laughs and craziness. The 12 delegates that are supposed to employ us became a team. They seem to love lining up based on different criteria, even though they often ended up being injured or losing a leg in the lava. On the other hand, they had trouble dealing with the human knot. The delegates kept forming two or more rings and only once were they able to be a single circle. Despite all of this, they created a beautiful monster with six legs and two hands.

If the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs would crush into a desert, they would quickly take a two-way radio, some food supplies and a sextant. They do not seem to like the desert, since they thought their supplies would help them to escape in less than a week. At the end of the TB, they were a team ready to start Committee Work. EMPL 1 is dealing with human trafficking, as a form of modern slavery. Trafficking of human beings violates the fundamental human rights and brings devastating consequences to societies. It fuels organised crime, given that this form of it yields more than $3 billion per year to criminal groups. Albania itself used to be a country of origin for human trafficking. This phenomenon still concerns countries like Ukraine, Moldova and the Russian Federation, meanwhile victims from

By: Aida

countries outside of the EU like Uzbekistan, China and Turkmenistan are increasingly being trafficked to Europe. Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has energetically discussed on how to give long-term solutions to bring this crime to a halt. And what they propose is very interesting. Raising awareness, strengthening the role of the governments in preventing human trafficking, offering protection to victims and registering the population, are the main measures they think should be taken. Building a resolution on this issue was not the easiest thing to do. It required time, patience, ideas, and energy. The discussions were lively and the ideas good. My favourite proposal was the one claiming that the best way to stop human trafficking was for all the girls to take judo classes, learn karate and keep pepper sprays with them. At the end they agreed not to put that in the resolution. Actually, it was not easy for them to agree on a lot of things, but consensus was in the air and what they came up with, was a resolution everyone felt passionate about. And that is what really counts: the resolution shows the spirit of EMPL 1. P.S. This Committee was chaired by the loud , Dutch, gorgeous chair : Laurens Kraima .

ENVI: it goes like a chicken pilot… In response to the UN Cancun Climate Conference, should European countries now look beyond traditional inter-governmental conferences and seek alternative means to move forward in the aftermath of the discussions 29 Nov – 10 Dec 2010? That is the topic the committee on environment, public health and food safety is working on. This multi-layered question cannot easily be answered. Nevertheless, eight Albanian youngsters have taken on the challenge. They seem completely ready for the session, partly because the one and only Paula from Sweden gives them the freshness and energy they need. Today ENVI definitely became a real team. Everything is working out perfectly. Yesterday during teambuilding, they went through all the name games faster than the speed of light and they found out every single detail about each other through “two truths, one lie”. But not everything went perfectly smoothly; it wouldn’t be EYP if it did. Moreover, there are valuable lessons to learn from mistakes and failures. They got a setback playing the stand-up game, failing for the first time that day. It made

them doubt the team and slightly frustrated. But Paula wouldn’t be this tough young lady, if she wouldn’t have woken them up some levitation, street fighter and human knot. It’s so much fun to observe this committee because you can see how they develop and surpass themselves. The highlight of the teambuilding day was definitely the chicken pilot. I have already played it a few times but never experienced it done in such a genius. The committee couldn’t get enough, so horses, cats, everything you can imagine and even crossbreeds came across. After an amazing Eurovillage, lots of dancing in the hotel lobby, ENVI met for Committee Work in Tirana. At first they had some dif-

ficulties with the topic, but with a lot of perseverance with the encouragement of Paula, they got back on track. They concentrated on the most important problems that were on the agenda of the Conference in Cancun and tried to find solutions to much contested questions. How to make developing countries reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to fight the climate change? How to make countries collaborating? Let’s be excited for their resolution and their proposals. I hope they will gather all their courage and energy to defend the resolution. I am sure they are going to make it! By: Franzi

Today: Paula

Who is who?

Age: 19, turning 20 in April From: Stockholm, Sweden Role: ENVI’S Chair, first chairing experience Albania? I love the place we’re staying at because it is so close to the beach. My room is nice, allthough the heating is running all day. Thinking about this country is thinking about horses and cows, and advertisements. ENVI? My committee is so cool, but they manage all the games so fast. I am very excited about Committee Work and how people are prepared and will react during the discussions.

Co mpe tition!!!

Come up with something clever for the dog to say. Send in your suggestions on Sunday before the end of GA by giving it to one of the journos. The best one will be published in the next issue and the winner receives eternal glory.

Committee on Human Rights 2 “In view of complaints regarding freedom of the press in Eastern Europe, how should the continent’s stakeholders seek to ensure that developing democracies have a free and unfettered press?” Like all the other committees DROI 2 did some teambuilding games on the first day of the session. In my opinion, teambuilding is by far the most entertaining part of a session and my lovely committee had a marvellous time as well. All the members of DROI 2 were highly involved in all the games, especially the ones that require a certain level of craziness and of course a lot of EYP-spirit. They laughed a lot, screamed during some trust games and showed they could be serious too by being champions at the problem solving games. I can assure you: DROI 2 knows how to

“DROI 2 knows how to discuss.” discuss. They are rational enough to select the best alternatives and to stick with the topic. Besar, one of the DROI 2 guys, is more or less the “leader” of the group, while Herald can show off some dance moves. Manuel, the chair of DROI 2, is one lucky man: each and every girl of the committee is so charming they could easily be casted for an American romcom. If you have the chance to get into the committee work room of DROI 2 you will definitely feel the energy inside, influencing everyone who enters. Unfortunately, I have to admit, not everything is perfect: not every member of DROI 2 re-

members to speak English all the time. Dear delegates, I can recommend you to avoid speaking Albanian during committee Work and eliminate the potential language barriers.

cus of the debates is often drawn to the specific situation in Albania or a particular European state, but they soon realised the topics needed also a more universal approach. Nerios on the other hand mentioned that the topic could be The topic covers the freedom of widened to economic aspects too: the press and while the committee “I think that economy is important is discussing certain aspects re- because I can change your mind if garding this subject, I cannot help I have money.” but thinking about “Daywatch. Hungry for news.” There are nine I must say that I am impressed different opinions and the discus- with their resolution; I would even sions almost end up in what one dare to call it a “solution-resoluticould call “philosophical crashes” on” because they have come up but DROI 2 knows that when they with many intelligent solutions to find something they agree on, they a complex problem. Egi,Dorela, ought to start assembling the pie- Elena, Besar, Anna, Doris, Marla, ces of the puzzle. Elena has had Sindi, Nerios, Herald, Alba and Ina: some clever arguments and com- I wish you all the luck in the world bined with the information Marla for the GA. has gathered, the first steps for the resolution were made. The fo- By: Julian

Cultural Dialogue: Language lessons with Veronica and Kristi The Swedish chair Veronica is in Albania for the first time and has been showing much interest in the local language and common sayings. This eager student of political science from Lund in Sweden therefore tries to use every free moment to learn new phrases and words that will help her find her way in Albania. I met her at the coffee break where she got help from the Albanian organiser Kristi while helping Kristi improving his Swedish. By: Friedericke Albanian: Swedish: English:

Më jep byrek! Unë jam e bukur Ge mig en Byrek! Jag är söt. Give me Burek! I am pretty!

Albanian: Swedish: English:

A ke një çakmak? Har du en tändare? Do you have a lighter?

Albanian: Swedish: English:

Pse ka kaq shumë trafik? Vad är det för fel på trafiken? What is wrong with the traffic?

A letter to the editors concerning a solution to the awful traffic problem Dear Sirs, Having recently traveled in the British Isles, I have come to realise the superiority of left hand side traffic. It is my most sincere conviction that introducing this most eminent system throughout the European Continent would greatly benefit us all. So lets cast of the yoke of bondage that was right hand side traffic, and change to the proper side. I am deeply disappointed that no committee was put to work on this problem, I stand fast in the most unshakable persuasion that a most brilliant resolution could have been written. The benefits of my suggestion are to numerous to be listed here, instead I intend to lead by example. Starting this very instant I intend to unconditionally drive on the left side. I urge all honourable participant at this most eminent 4th National Session of EYP Albania to join me in my quest, or get out of my way. An anonymous correspondent and avid reader of the most eminent “Daywatch”.

Dear anonymous correspondent, we are eternally grateful for your letter. We indeed agree that the issue you have brought to light is most serious. As the session has already started your timing, however, is not that perfect. Nevertheless, we are glad to inform you that we, the editors, have just received a reply from the distinguished, glorious, and omnipotent as well as omniscient President of this very session, that an extraordinary committee has just been formed to work all through the night on a draft resolution to the traffic problem. We wish them the best of luck in their most splendid and worthwhile quest. The editors. By: Axel

Big Words The 4th National Selection Conference of EYP Albania was honoured by the attendance of the Albanian Minister of Interior Affairs, Mr. Lulzim Basha. The Minister spoke of the significance of the European heritage of Albania throughout history, and of the importance of the integration of the Albanian youth into the European Union. Minister Basha also expressed his satisfaction with the recent visa liberalisation.

ficials after the ceremony I learned that many found the speech inspiring and in the spirit of the EYP. The great majority, however, complained that much of it was just empty words. All agree that visa liberalisation is a great step forward for Albania, but to their disappointment the progress of EU integration towards potential membership is still going far too slowly.

In his speech Hessam highlighted the importance of the right we in Europe so often take for granted: freedom of speech. An EYP-session is indeed a great opportunity to put that right into effect. Agreeing with our president, I urge you all to exercise that right to the fullest. So please take the chance to speak your mind and make your voice heard at the General Assembly.

Next speaker was Hessam MobaTalking to both delegates and of- sser, the president of this session. By: Axel

An Interview with the Head Organiser of the session, Alexander Bello It was hard to catch him, but finally I managed to interview the Headorganiser of the NSC 2011 of EYP Albania. I think everybody should read it; it will inform you about some highly interesting facts about Alexander Bello.

What was special about organising this session? Yesterdays’ lunch was a challenge: we had to cook for more than 150 people. There were organisers behind the barbecue for the whole day, others were in the kitchen filling plates and doing the dishes. When I asked him about his most I tried to coordinate everything, memorable EYP moment he in- which was very stressful and at stantly starts talking about his first the end of the day we all smelled GA during the 2nd NSC of EYP Al- like smoke. bania, for which he had prepared an attack speech against the com- How would you describe mittee on Civil liberties. Somehow your organizing team in another delegate was selected to three words? attack this resolution. When there motivated, supportive, diverse was some time left, he managed to finish the prepared three mi- What did you do the night nute speech in just one. before the session started? How did you become the headorganiser the session? When did you start? I was always part of organizations; I have always liked to be a leader, to make something happen. I like taking the initiative and push my limits. I got an offer from the president of EYP Albania, Besard Hoxha, and we started to organise the session about 6 months ago.

I was stressed, couldn’t sleep and called the organizers to make sure that everything was prepared. I was really anxious How did you become an EYPer? Which sessions have you already attended? A friend of a friend was organiser at my first session but we didn’t

By: Franzi

know anything about the process. Afterwards I was organiser at Adriaforum, a delegate in Wroclaw and an organiser at the 3rd NSC, though I was not physically present. What will you do after this session? Sleep! I I will definitely miss everybody, the atmosphere, even the stress. I won’t talk about the session anymore, because we always end up talking about work.

Calling Europe? On a sunny Friday in March, a bunch of young Albanian delegates gathered together in groups on a beach in Durrës to play funny games and to get to know each other. One of the groups was called AFET II. They were led by a Belgian chairperson named Hans Maes, who guided them firmly and with an affirmative, yet soothing voice. Playing games in the sand,

“Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?!”

the delegates were put to the test. While trying to line up according to age, they had to tread carefully to avoid stepping in the hot - but luckily imaginary - lava surrounding them. After surviving the lava and other testing games, the delegates had lunch. Then it was time to get

By: Axel down to business. The committee’s topic deals with the future roll of Europe’s common foreign policy following the changes implemented by the Lisbon treaty. Many of the delegates felt that one of the main problems of the current common foreign policy was the invisibility of the so called High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. Or as one delegate put it on a post-it “Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?!” Several suggestions on how to strengthen the position of the representative and her office came up. Among the suggestions were clearer directives and better continuity. The group also discussed the problem of conflicting interests between the European member states. Because what it all comes down to in the end is the matter of working for the

common good, while maintaining the integrity and sovereignty of the different member states. The conditions concerning conflicting interests could at times also be applied to the work in the committee. Many good points were made and after the discussions, which were passionate every so often, differing points of views were mended into a common resolution.

Working, working day and night, just to see a bit of light! Saturday was brighter and sunnier than Friday, but that was of none importance for the Econ delegates. The good weather didn’t excite them, because they knew that this was the ‘working day’. ECON started to discuss the main aspects of their topic, focusing mainly on the Stability and Growth Pact. They wondered what exactly should be done to have a safe economic future for us all. They tried to be as realistic as possible and get more information about the issues. When the two male members of the com-

mittee disappeared, I remembered a very wise expression: crises are always caused by men and solved by women!

Monica, inspired them during the whole experience and guided them towards a very pleasing final result, reached after the Opening Ceremony. It is, in my opinion, a very acceptable and understandable resolution, due to ECON’s perfectionism. I would like to wish ECON good luck during the GA and I hope everything will go as smoothly as during Committee Work.

ECON was very efficient and everyone seemed to have learned to listen to each other. This brought about very educated discussions on every idea the committee members could come across; everyone felt confident expressing their opinions. At the end of the day all problems and solutions By: Imelda were written down and translated to a formal resolution. Their chair,

Good morning, Afghanistan It is amazing what one can find out about other people while playing “one lie, two truths”. We all have unique social backgrounds and coming up with two interesting true stories and one lie can be a lot of fun. When the delegates of AFET III played the game, almost everyone had an interesting story to tell. During the course of the day some of the delegates were led to believe that their chair, Veronica, had a tattoo depicting a butterfly on her left buttock.

involved a nine-year long Soviet intervention, followed by a relatively short period of Taliban rule and ending with the NATO intervention in 2001. This makes the region one of chaos for close to a decade, and I fear we are far from seeing the end.

lack of a working civil society and a weak public sector to be the biggest problem. During the discussions someone pointed out that the problem involves the whole region, not only Afghanistan but also Pakistan and other countries. Many good solutions were presented by the delegates, ranging from international observers safeguarding fair elections to investments in infrastructure and education of employees in the public sector. The delegates quite quickly agreed that better cooperation between the different international actors such as the ISAF and NATO was needed. At the same time they learned some valuable lessons themselves about the necessity of cooperation trough the hard and long work of crafting a resolution they all could agree on.

After discussing the issue for a while the delegates started brainstorming to identify the most urgent problems. Some argued that terrorism and the continuation of Taliban incursions was the biggest After getting to know each other problem, while others claimed the and having a fun time in the sand on the beach, it was time to get serious and focus on another sandy place: Afghanistan. More precisely, the issue at hand was the War in Afghanistan, a war-ridden country. In a way the current conflict can be seen as part of the prolonged Afghan Civil War. This By: Axel conflict originated in the seventies after the Saur Revolution, and

The Godfather of Europe... In the Greek mythology Europa was a Phoenician woman who gave her name to the European continent. The story of Europa is a very interesting one; you might already have read it at school as well. In ”The seduction of Europa” Zeus is yet again depicted as a successful “woman-hunter”. Most of the love-stories concerning Zeus

are derived from more ancient tales, describing his marriages with goddesses. Zeus abducted Europa because he was impressed by her beauty. He transformed himself into one of her father’s white bulls to get as close as possible to her. When Europa went to pick flowers with her friends, she saw the bull and jumped directly on his

back. Zeus didn’t hesitate, ran to the sea, still carrying Europe on his back, and swam to the island Crete. He there revealed his true identity to her, making Europa the first queen of Crete. Zeus gave her a necklace and recreated the shape of the white bull in the stars. By: Izaura

We can employ you, you, you... 1, 2, EMPL 2 The economic crisis and its effects have been influencing society, causing difficulties like unemployment. This is what the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2 dealt with in the last 2 days. They were specifically asked to save the young job seekers from becoming a “lost generation”. In order to succeed in finding a common solution to the problem at hand, the first step should be getting to know each other to ease the upcoming work. After all, like Confucius stated, success depends on previous preparation. EMPL II was aware of the fact that some icebreaking activities were needed in order to make cohesion arise. People should have seen them guffawing at each other while playing the “Blip Blop” game. They also tried to pronounce ani-

mals’ names with their mouths full of water and challenged other committees at “Skin the snake”. They sang their motto out loud, inspired by a famous song by Eminem because “they’re not afraid to take a job, everybody, it’s not a joke, it’s their hope, working hours gives them powers, through the storm, whatever weather, cold or warm, EMPL 2 is gonna rock”. This song did not only lead them to Committee Work, it was also their leitmotiv and background melody at the same time. Inspired by the amazing motto they had made up, ideas kept flowing during the brainstorming round. Discussing with each other seemed to be nothing but a joke to them due to their great team spirit. Bearing in mind the lessons learned during teambuilding, their

prediction of rocking GA will definitely be true. You will all see and hear them shouting out loud their song because they will be able to employ you all... 1, 2,... EMPL 2!!!

By: Aida

Levitation

Gravity is too mainstream

E is for economy… C is for cool… O is for options… N is for new! ECON came up with this slogan very spontaneously during the Teambuilding, which took place near the beach of Durres on Friday, on a sunny day. The ECON team, along with their lovely chair, Monika, started with getting-toknow games followed by some energisers. Thereafter, when the delegates needed to think about a certain strategy to particular goals, problems started to appear. Firstly, the delegates didn’t seem to be motivated and they complained that the game made no sense at all. After a few minutes, with the support of their chair, everything started to fit. In the meanwhile, without them noticing, a new super team was born, and everyone could sense the team spirit and the desire to compromise in order to reach their goals. Hours passed by and everybody got sunburnt, but ECON didn’t seem to care and was having more and more fun. They loved playing ‘street fighter’ and were amazed when they managed to lift heavy bodies from the floor only using two fingers. Let me introduce to you the members of the ECON committee and their favourite games: Laura was constantly checking if her hair was ok - so girly - so she

was more into creative games. game was “the Indian Story”, beHer favourite game was The River cause she likes to be carried; nogame because “it is fun and it re- thing more, nothing less! quires a strategy”. Katerinka is the sweetest girl that Jessy was wearing dark sun- fills the room with positive energy. glasses that made her a perfect Katerinka loved the Street Fighmurderer. She succeeded to kill 3 ters game because she loves to people in 2 minutes. Her favourite scream as loudly as she possibly can! Eliada has the amazing ability to pass the orange to the other delegates effortlessly. She was successful in passing it in every position, even when everybody thought it was lost! Well done, Eliada! Her favourite game was The Sticky Toffee, because she likes to show her commitment to the group. Eriselda looks like a shy girl but when it comes to winning a game, she puts all her effort into it. Her favourite game was The River game, and that because, besides the difficulties, she achieved to pass the ball once. Ihlas has a most uncommon name; none of her fellow delegates had heard it before. I think she should be proud of that. Her favourite game was “Street Fighters”, because, as she says, she likes seeing other people scream. By: Imelda

Chinatown in Albania... …or what way have the AFET I come through to achieve a consensus.

First condition for a committee to have a possibility to discuss their topic is to form a team. Well, that is what the Teambuilding is for. Forgive me for starting the article in a way which is probably as old as EYP. But I really need to say that this specific committee coped with some of the games in really their own way. For example, the “spider’s web” game took a really long time. Shame on me, but at one point I almost lost my faith in their success in passing through the web. Maybe I felt that way partly because; in my opinion it was a really tough one. Anyway, I feel ashamed that my faith in them was so weak, because suddenly they just started coming up with tons of ideas, such as putting themselves in order according to their height and many, many others. It actually appeared that compiling everyone’s point of view on the problem works and enables the committee to solve it as a

team. Round of applause, AFET I! I am now sitting in their Committee Work room and listening how the discussion is actually just starting. They have already set two main goals to be achieved; human rights in China should be respected and Europe needs to perform as a unity whilst negotiating with China. Now, in some kind of disorder, they are stating the problems which occur between China and Europe… Guys, please excuse me for a while, as I need to eat something really badly. Let’s get back to you in a while and see what you will have come up with… Wow, you’re already phrasing the resolution, cool! I mean, high five for that  as I can see, the whole committee is becoming excited about upcoming GA. So excited that they are starting to diffuse water all over the place! I guess

that means the incredible spirit of AFET 1 is spreading and a warm feeling of content assures me that they will handle GA without any problems. Let’s get things ready for tomorrow and the adventure of General Assembly. Overheard in the middle of the hot discussions... A: …then I think we should do this and this and that. B: I don’t get this. A: Me neither. ‘You’re my nightmare!’ – exclamation towards Rodrigo.

By: Marta

Eurovillage... The results are in! Turkey 29 Belgium 18 Sweden 16 Switzerland 16 Portugal 14 France 13 Netherlands 13 Italy 10 Germany 6 Greece 5 Spain 5 Austria 1 On the first day, despite the Teambuilding, we experienced a unique event: Euro-village. Every committee represented a different country and their traditional food. Every single table was full of specialties that impressed everyone and made them eat more and more – that was definitely a heavy dinner! The spicy part of the evening was the voting process that the press team had organized. In the beginning, everybody ignored “The Box” because they were totally focused on consuming (we don’t blame them, we were, as well).

Before... When eventually, we ran out of food and the press team started screaming: ‘VOTE, PEOPLE!’, an enormous group of people came along to the tree where The Box was proudly standing. Within five minutes, it almost exploded because of the post-its. Everybody was so excited to vote for their favourite country, which made us run out of post-its and use improvised papers which worked!

your votes and counted them one by one! We were also very curious about the winning country, so with pleasure, we can inform you that the winner by far is… Turkey! Of course, we are happy with that (as we would be with any other result, actually ) and we congratulate the DROI 2 for the great job they’ve done . Big thanks also to all other committees that put all that effort into giving us an unforgettable dinner.

Today, the first thing that the press team did was collecting all the post-its that represented By: Marta and Imelda

After...

to google yourself and be disappointed with the result.

Girls, it’s ok...

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to eat chocolate mousse for calcium’ sake.

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to refuse to get out of bed when someone rings the doorbell but spending the rest of the day wondering who it was.

to be overexcited over two new colours nail polish.

to reconsider your facebook status more often than you spend time on your school work.

“I intend to live forever. So far, so good...”

“Don’t confuse thinking outside the box with sh*tting outside the toilet”

Guys, it is not ok... To have a dog that doesn’t reach your knee. to share desserts with each other. to make eye contact when using the urinal. to wear pink. Not even in France. to send greeting cards. to rent a chick flick.

DROII presents: A Summer Day’s Dream How the committee on human rights 1 built a team. Can your committee solve human knots and lift magic sticks? Can your committee tell truths and lies and communicate without talking? Easy peasy, right? But can your committee transform a boy into a girl or a group of hamsters into a rock band? No? Well, DROII can! DROII is chaired by the Dutch vice-president Maite who is guiding the endless power of these 12 strong individuals in the right direction. The committee has certainly become a team that works together whenever a solution for challenging problems is needed. I am convinced that by the end of

Friday one will hardly be able to tell who is who in DROII because the committee members are gradually transforming into a huge, scary and dangerous monster. Watch out for it when you’re walking alone at night. By the end of the teambuilding day Maite seemed more than confident about DROII and called them “fun and enthusiastic”, which are both valuable qualities a good committee needs. “If they can make a rock band from hamsters, they can do anything.” And indeed, DROI1 just seems to be able to do anything. Looking out for a bigger challenge, one has to

Your secret friend is watching you… Secret friend is a game I wanted to introduce to the Albanian session after playing it myself at the International Session in Lillehammer. I have been having this idea since the first day of the NSC, because I keep thinking about my secret friend in Lillehammer that never got my gift. My secret friend was from Poland and was just amazing at playing blues on the harmonica I brought to the session. It came as a surprise my secret friend could play this well.

I wanted to give it to him at the end of the session but I guess the low temperatures froze my mind. At this session everyone will have a secret friend too. You can buy him or her an ice-cream or some flowers, you can have nice chats with him or her once you have found out who your secret friend is. This can happen today or tomorrow, or you can be surprised at the very end of the session. So don’t wait and start looking for your secret friend. Don’t focus too

By: Friedericke

ask himself what is going to be next on their list. DROII goes Tirana? Albania? Europe? The World? “DROI one, DROI one, we take on everyone!”

much on my suggestions though. The real intention is that you are invited to socialize outside your committee. I hope this makes our initiative somewhat clearer. At least you can call yourself a man or woman on a mission. One of the delegates, your secret friend is watching YOU! By: Julian

Stalking the president… but not only him! Wandering around doing nothing, some interesting comments reach my ears. “He is so nice!’, or “hmm…he’s way too serious”, or “he’s so handsome”. I even heard some girl whispering “I’m so in love with him!”. I’m sure that by now you all know who I’m talking about: our beloved President, without whom this session wouldn’t be the same. Even though I had to chase him like a cheetah and ask him three times if he had three minutes for an interview, I finally got some of his precious attention.

When did you arrive in Albania and what was your first impression about the country? I arrived on Wednesday and my first thought was that a lot is being built in Albania; it almost gives the impression of a developing country. I’m confident that the next time I come here other changes will have taken place. Have you got another opinion now you’ve been here for three days? Yes, it’s been 3 days here and I must say that I am a bit disappointed with the weather, but I’m very happy with the hospitality that the Albanians have shown us, not just orgas, but people at the bars and shops as well. What is your experience as an EYP-er and which session do you consider the best one? Oh, that’s a tough one: I’ve been in EYP since 2006 and I’ve been anything: delegate, journalist, chair, editor, VP and president. And it’s pretty hard to choose one as the best experience ever, because sessions are a lot of fun and that makes it harder. But if I really had to choose, I’d choose Potsdam 2007. As the president of this session, what do you expect from it? I expect motivated people who are willing to discuss in a constructive way and explore new things. I expect everyone to be open minded about all the experiences we will be having during this session. How do you find the chairs team? The chairs team is excellent, I could not be happier with the good people that I have here. There are very talented individuals and I have an absolute confidence that they will make a terrific job. What was the best/worst moment until this point of the session? The best moment was when I saw the delegates arrive and the worst one was when I didn’t get enough food on the first day (laughs) The delegates just had the TB and now they’re having CW, any advice for them? There is a lot I want to tell them. At this point when they are doing committee work, I want to remind them not to forget the lessons that they learned during the team building and not to forget that the committee work is a group effort and the resolution has to reflect the work of the whole group. I know it is hard to compromise at first but it’s in the spirit of EYP to build compromises and to work together to reach a meaningful and educated solution. By: Imelda

The suspected...

by: Marta

LIBE 1 – Lovable, Innovative, Bearing, Energetic. Isn’t it too much flattering? Well, I guess it is. That’s why I want to present the Committee of Civil Liberties in a different way. Isn’t it suspicious that they look so perfect? Let’s reflect on this.*

Geralb – suspected for sending nice messages to the journalist during Committee Work.

Ingrit – suspected for knowing that much about the topic.

Dafne – suspected for the virus she passed me from her USB.

Flavio – suspected for his name’s Italian origin.

Regi – suspected for laughing at Gery’s “infinite loneliness”.

Arjola – suspected for charging us with coke and coffee like our Mummy.

Eliana – suspected for the recognizable pink camera, which she left on the beach.

Tea – suspected for bringing some strange objects to the beach.

Rina – suspected for her mysterious smile.

Gloria – suspected for being just too perfect ‘drunken bottle’.

Ilena – suspected for being sooo nice to the president.

* please don’t take this article too serious, love you! xoxoxo

“Just do it” vs. “Don’t go there” Musts and no goes when you are at an EYP session.

Though one might think, this weirdly mixed bunch of young Europeans playing games at the beach all day and discussing political issues afterwards does not have any set of rules at all – there is indeed some good advice when it comes to behaviour at an EYP session. We have collected some examples of manners you should either act according to or better avoid. Read on and see for yourself!

Speak English!

Do not speak Albanian!

Be enthusiastic about the things you do!

Do not sit in the press room till late at night or you will freeze to death.

Approach the president, King Hessam by saying: “Your Majesty“.

Do not (NEVER) give up on yourself or your committee.

Make as many new friends as you can!

Do not set up coffee breaks without coffee.

Make the impossible possible! (Johan Wallin)

Do not abstain without apparent reason when voting in GA.

Have the guts to speak up in GA! Do not just try the drinks at Euro-village. Encourage the VPs Monica and Maite to act like they are in a musical. Enjoy every minute of your EYP experience!

Do not hit the “fake policemen” that hang around by the hotel. Do not go swimming – there are Swedish sharks fishing in Albanian waters! Do not forget about your Journos and Editors – we need your love!

By: Friedericke

What an I(n)TREsting Day!!! When was the last time you have been asked by someone you just met to introduce yourself by using an adjective which starts with the first letter of your name, shout “Haduken” desperately loud or lie on the sand in order to pass a coin from one side of the line to the other ?If the answer is yesterday then….. By: Izaura

Welcome to the ITRE’s teambuilding! I was approaching the place where they had gathered when I saw Mohammad and eleven other smiling faces enjoying themselves .They started the bonding process by using a typical method: The name game. So after that I am more than capable to present ITRE’s stars:

Ditmar, Kristian, Martin, Egi, Arlinda, Eri, Eni, Amisa, Boranda, Edlira, Ivlin, Korando and Noemi. Both physical effort and mental strength during the various activities improved the atmosphere of this diverse team. A new challenge was presented after the satisfaction of having the magic stick balanced. The delegates crossed the dangerous swamp. It was followed by the

task of making a square together which they were not as satisfied with. Is it maybe an overdose of perfectionism? We will soon find it out. What I can admit for sure is that this committee is totally innovative .Getting inspired from the existing games; they didn’t hesitate to propose alternative ways of participation! Flexibility, cooperation and an effective strategy was the recipe on how to finish the Spider’s Web like a piece of cake. After day one, we are sure that tomorrow’s problem solving will be a huge success!

Committe work with ITRE By: Izaura

Many might feel discouraged to tackle a topic such as “effective ways of fossil fuel replacement” which have always been considered as a tough challenge to discuss. Nevertheless, the dynamic committee seemed brave enough to deal with such a controversial and complex issue .Approaching its basic aspects was definitely a challenge .Would Europe be in a more beneficial position in case of more independence in the field

of energy? Compromises between countries, strict supervisions on the use of nuclear power, encouragement of 20-20-20 package, and many other brilliant ideas came up during the friendly and productive discussions they had under Mohammad’s effective leadership. Although there were many different opinions, they managed, with collaboration and patience, to balance the outcome of their discussions. After an interesting

discussion, Mohammad thought it was time for the ITRE committee to have some fun. The debate after the game was one of a kind. Finally, before anyone noticed, an alternative resolution was already done! GO ITRE GO!!!

Human Rights in a Barbie Doll?

By: Friedericke

How the Committee on Human Rights 1 wants to promote labour standards One in six children between 5 and 14 years is forced to work. Even large, western, global corporates that have a good reputation employ children in less developed countries to produce clothes, shoes or – cruel but true – toys that will then be sold on the European market. This is just one aspect of the highly controversial yet utterly important topic of how the EU can influence this “globalised supply chain” in order to ensure standards that do not violate human rights. DROII looked deep into the source of the issue to produce their motion for a resolution. During committee work, even more paradoxes and conflicts

emerged on their agenda; how do environmental standards affect human rights? Why does globalisation play such a big role? Is labour always a free choice or are there situations when it can be forced upon you? Not a simple task at all, but when working as concentrated, disciplined and autonomic like DROII, even political confrontations concerning capitalism, economy or needed living standards turn into passionate, yet fair and productive discussions. During the day of Committee Work several of the committee members seemed very confident and happy with their work, though

Border hunters!

You might have seen them around; you might have heard them scream out loud, you might have felt their pressure during the TB games. Yes! It’s them! The great, fascinating, wonderful, energetic, loud, speaking/screaming/shouting LIBE II! Godian, Silvia, Kristi, Adi, Dardan, Desara, Ersilda, Soren and Iris have been focusing on having a marvelous TB. They were all energetic, excited and eager to have fun. “Barbara Streisand” has been the name of the theme song of

By: Gjergji

the entire TB day in this committee. They succeeded in most of the games such as Blind folded games, the monster game, the lava river although they had some trust issues when playing the drunken bottle. Trust is the key for good cooperation and it was developed later on. The morning after an evening filled with lots of euro-village food, drinks and a good party, LIBE II gathered in their committee room to get down to business. I was really surprised of how pre-

they knew they had to pay attention to the time pressure. Encouraged by their chair Maite, DROII have become a team and produced a piece of paper filled with their very own ideas, ideals and the spirit it takes; your resolution! Congratulations, girls and boys!

pared they were on their topic. These fellows got into the key of their topic from the beginning of committee work and stayed on that analytical course. The debate was getting passionate and interesting but after 1h 45min of brainstorming and problem finding they got a bit tired. And who else is better than their lovely chair Michelle Johnsson to re-energise them and facilitate oxygen rich blood flow in the delegates’ brains. They went hunting for bears and had guns and bullets. They really enjoyed the hunting and used their newfound energy to hunt down strategies and solutions for illegal immigrants using no guns, thoughts only! Phrasing wasn’t difficult and our hunters phrased everything perfectly. Seems like everything and everyone is ready for the GA and they seem to be quite confident in what they’re doing.

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Real men play in bunkers

Determination Failure is not an option

The force predicts... what will the future hold? ITRE

Your week ahead: Difficult decisions, questions and challenges. They are so much more rewarding than easy choices, answers and options .You are confused and stressed because it is time for you to decide whether you will find other alternative resources of energy or still keep counting on your partners’ power!

ENVI

The following days will be hard for ENVI. They will have to fight for their resolution to survive. But in the end, after discussions, ENVI will succeed. They have the power to do so, just believe in each other. This will be a step towards rescuing the world and humanity! So ENVI, just take your chance to make the world a better place!

AFET II

The stars in the northern celestial hemisphere are in a favourable position for you this week. You are currently looking to assert yourself and find your place in the world among the big players. However climbing the ladder to the top might mean hurting some of your old friends in the West. Anyhow, just remember to keep calm, and you will be facing piles of trials with smiles.

LIBE 1

This session is definitely yours, I mean – look at you guys! You’ve been doing such a good job till now; why not continue it during GA? Remember – be aware of strange men in black suits walking around, they emit evil powers! When you see them, immediately touch your left knee – that will protect you from the curse.

LIBE II

Everyone working on LIBE II’s resoulution will get some surprises today. A lot of opponents will attack you but your sign is protected by the mystic power of the Defense Speech so nothing to be seriously worried. Self-confidence will symbolize you in these sunny GAs and even though you’re being attacked, the mysterious force of the ‘attack speech’ will give you strength to attack your opponents back. Be aware of ‘points of debate’ since it is predicted that they’ll not stop bothering you until the end of the GA.

Econ

Your relationship with SGP is being very troubled at the moment and it seems that it’s not having a positive effect on your mood. One of you will need to change for it to work. Otherwise, it is time to get out of this relationship, before you get deeply hurt.

DROI I

Should be careful today, as globalisation, economy and labour standards might prove themselves stronger than you thought at first. But as long as you remember your human rights and environmental skills you will be able to move forward in terms of love, business and friendship!

DROI II

The position of the stars indicates that you have to be aware about your journalists in Eastern Europe. Their freedom and democracy values are in danger. Don’t allow any “Mero Baze episodes” in Europe and be vigilant; make sure that the “Daywatch Hungry for News” can be freed from perversity.

AFET III

This week Mars is aligning badly with the Pole Star for you. This means that old problems might be catching up with you, and you will probably be forced to make some tough decisions. The question is: should you stand your ground and continue to fight where you are; or should you stand back this time and mend peace? Bear in mind that sometimes the wise thing to do is to break bread and burry the war hatchet.

AFET I

You guys should watch out during GA, because something is about to happen for sure. One of you might fall down while going to give his speech or your resolution could suddenly burn. Be careful, nobody knows what can happen!

EMPL II

Stars are really mysterious when it comes to our committee. One thing is for sure – you will all need help and care from other committee fellows. That’s why you should all try to keep your nerves down and not stress the others. Also – remember to have something red with you. It will bring you luck during General Assembly.

The press team!