New beginnings: navigating the road to recovery
#HRC22
December 3 & 4
50 participants
Mendel College Haarlem
Resolutions
The Academic output of the conference are the policy proposals drafted by the committees of delegates. They are debated and voted upon in the General Assembly on Sunday, in the following order: FEMM – JURI – LIBE – ENVI – DROI – DEVE
Media
Created by the Media Team, led by Hannah Amanda Aichorn (AT).
Team
Head-Organisers
Ruben Rosaria
[email protected]
Nagham El-Desowky
[email protected]
Welcome to Haarlem! We are beyond excited to gather so many of you in our hometown Haarlem! When we started organizing this conference back in May, it was impossible to imagine exactly what the conference would look lik…
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Editor
Hannah Amanda Aichhorn
Austria
Dear participants, It is my absolute pleasure to welcome you to Haarlem 2022- Regional Session of EYP Nederlands. “Navigating the road to recovery", dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic and finding new ways to deal with this beautiful world is driving us all…
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President
Marek Příplata
Czech-Republic
Dear Participants, It is my greatest honour to be presiding Haarlem 2022 – Regional Conference of EYP the Netherlands and now it comes to great pleasure to welcome you to the session. It is always a pleasure to return to NCs that I have worked with, this time EYP the Netherlands has entrusted me with presiding over one of their session…
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Head of Jury
Iona Lindsay
United Kingdom
Hello all! I hope that you are as excited to come to the session as I am. My name is Iona, I’m a law student from Edinburgh, and I will be Head of Jury at the session. At the session, the jury team will be prioritising self-development. We want all session participants that we interact with to focus not on future selection, but instead on the opportunity right in front of them.
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Main partner
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Program
Session elements
Teambuilding
Through a series of physical, creative and intellectual games and puzzles, participants quickly build trust in their committee. The main purpose of teambuilding is ensuring that everybody feels relaxed, energized and comfortable with expressing their opinion. It also aims to improve communication and productivity for Committee Work.
Committee Work
Participants will try to gain a solid understanding of the assigned topic and find problems, solutions and facts related to the subject. Collectively committee members write a resolution, presenting their vision to solving the key issues at hand. The focus of committee work is on create solutions together, reached by consensus and supported by well-grounded arguments.
General Assembly
All committees present and defend their resolutions in a public meeting. Participants get the chance to speak from the podium, ask questions from the floor and eventually vote in favour or against the proposal. As the General Assembly usually takes place in a special venue and is followed by the Closing Ceremony with guest speakers, formal clothing is appropriate.
Eurovillage
Eurovillage is a fantastic opportunity to learn about other cultures and their delicious cuisine from all over Europe. Bring something that represents a region/ culture in the Netherlands or Europe. Don’t forget to bring your own special dishes and drinks! It is a fun cultural event where everyone can taste different types of food and drinks.
Eurovillage
On Saturday evening we will have a dinner prepared by you. For people with food allergies or restrictions it is possible to receive supplementary food. Your school will be assigned a European country and you are asked to prepare dinner in the style of this specific country. If you like, you can wear traditional clothes of that country and bring attributes to decorate your tables (flags, balloons and anything you can think of). Since all the food on this evening will be prepared by you, the delegates, be sure to prepare meals for around 8 people and a few additional teachers and officials.
Schedule
SATURDAY
08:30 – 09:15 Arrivals
09:15 – 09:30 Words of Welcome
09:30 – 10:00 General teambuilding
10:00 – 13:00 Committee Work*
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 18:30 Committee work*
18:30 – 19:00 Eurovillage preparation
19:00 – 20:30 Eurovillage
20:30 – 21:30 Preparations for the general assembly
21:30 – 23:00 Evening programme
23:00 Bedtime
*Time slots include a short coffee break
SUNDAY
07:15 – 08:00 Wake up
08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast
09:00 – 10:00 Opening of General Assembly
10:00 – 10:50 Debate 1
10:50 – 11:40 Debate 2
11:40 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 12:50 Debate 3
12:50 – 13:50 Lunch
13:50 – 14:40 Debate 4
14:40 – 15:30 Debate 5
15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break
15:50 – 16:40 Debate 6
16:40 – 17:30 Closing Ceremony
17:30 – Departures
To-Do Checklist
What can you do before arriving at the conference? To help prevent any unnecessary stress, we have put together the following list with all sorts of things you can do to prepare yourself for this Regional Conference.
- Academic Preparation
- Submit your Consent Form
- Sent a clear portrait picture of yourself to [email protected]
- Fill in the Registration Form
Packing List
ESSENTIALS
- Sleeping mat or air mattress, a pillow, a sleeping bag, etc. – you will be sleeping in a classroom
- Food and drinks for Eurovillage
- ID or passport
- Health insurance card
CLOTHING
- Casual clothing for Committee Work
- Formal clothing for General Assembly
- Clothing of your country for Eurovillage
- Some warm and more comfortable clothes
- Pyjamas
ACADEMICS
- Research material & Academic Preparation Kit for Committee Work (please note that you will not be able to print anything during the conference)
- Pen & Paper for Committee Work and General Assembly
- Laptop/tablet & charger
PERSONAL ITEMS
- Any (emergency) medication you may need
- Toiletries
- Towels – please note that there are limited showers available as we are staying in a school
- Chargers
- Excitement and a good mood! 🙂
Travel Information
Dear Delegates and Officials, welcome to the Regional Conference Haarlem of EYP the Netherlands. The purpose of this section is to provide you with a guide on how to reach us in Haarlem. As organising team of Haarlem 2022, we will provide you with further information about the session (programme, packing list, etc.) soon, this booklet is specifically meant as a travel guide to Haarlem. If you have any queries or issues with your travels or the session in general, please get in touch with the Delegate Support Organiser ([email protected]) if you are participating as a delegate, or Officials Support Organiser ([email protected]) if you will be attending the event as an official.
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Supported by the Academic Board, the Chairpersons wrote academic topic overviews for their committees. All participants are required to dive into their committee topic and do further research before attending the conference. Good luck with your academic preparation!
- FEMM
My body, my choice: Following the abortion ban in Poland and Hungary, birth control has become increasingly inaccessible and unsafe across the EU. How can the EU safeguard reproductive rights, while honouring the sovereignty of Member States? - LIBE
We won’t be erased: With long waiting lists and violently transphobic measures like forced sterilisation, healthcare for transgender people is inaccessible in most Member States. How can the EU ensure accessible and safe transgender healthcare for all who need it? - JURI
Keeping democracy alive: Following the current increase in populist and far-right governments, exemplified by the recent elections in Italy, what legal stance should the EU take on protecting the rule of law for all European citizens? - ENVI
Plastic, not so fantastic: With microplastic pollution of waterways and oceans becoming an increasingly threatening health hazard, how should the EU address the problem of microplastic pollution in order to safeguard the health of its citizens? - DROI
Living to the fullest: For decades, disabled people have been put into institutions, although it has been proven that institutionalisation could ultimately lead to worsened mental health. What can the EU do to decrease the institutionalisation of patients with mental disabilities? - DEVE
Cities of the future: European cities have increasingly accommodated cars and personal transport. Ideas like a 15-minute city have gained traction in being the future of the modern city, but high emissions, lack of funding, and lack of infrastructure have limited such ideas. How could the EU rethink its urban planning policies while keeping sustainability in mind?
Safety & Welfare
In the European Youth Parliament we work hard to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of all participants and volunteers. At all our conferences, there will be at least individuals committed to safety and welfare: trained Event Safe Persons (Vertrouwenspersonen) & licenced Emergency Response Officers (Bedrijfshulpverleners – BHV’ers).
Additionally, there is a National Safe Person for back-up and extensive Safety & Welfare policies on an international level.