Resolution Booklet | Kyiv EYP-UA Weekend

RESOLUTION

BOOKLET

KYIV EYP-UA WEEKEND

THE EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT – UKRAINE

26-27 OF APRIL, 2014

EYP-UA Weekend in Kyiv 26-27 of April, 2014

Programme of the General Assembly

Sunday, 27th of April

9:00–9:30 Opening Ceremony

9:30–10:00 General Assembly preparation

10:00–11:00 General Assembly (І and ІІ Committees)

11:00–11:20 Coffee-break

11:20–13:00 General Assembly (ІІІ, ІV, V Committees)

13:00–13:15 Coffee-break

13:15–13:45 Closing Ceremony of the General Assembly

General Assembly of EYP-Ukraine

13:45 - 14:00 General Assembly registration

14:00 - 14:10 EYP-Ukraine presentation

14:10 - 14:30 “Young generation will change Ukraine” (Switzerland)

14:30 - 15:10 International events presentation from delegations (Riga International

Session, EuroAfrican Youth Forum, Ankara Youth Forum, Lignano

National Selection Conference of EYP Italy, Schengen National Conference

of EYP-Luxembourg

15:10 - 15:25 “Understanding Europe” project presentation

15:25 - 16:00 “Study abroad” workshop


Procedure of the General Assembly

General rules

The wish to speak is indicated by raising the Committee placard. The authority of the

Board is absolute.

Procedure and time settings

Presentation of the Motion for a Resolution (the Board reads out the topic and a

member of the Proposing Committee reads out the Operative Clauses);

2 minutes to defend the motion for the resolution;

3 minutes to attack the motion for the resolution (2 speeches 1,5 min each);

1 minute to respond to the attack speech;

General debate;

2 minutes to sum-up the debate;

Voting procedure;

Announcing the votes.

Point of personal privilege

These are requests for a Delegate to repeat a point that was inaudible. Fai lure to

understand the language being spoken does not make for a Point of Personal Privilege.

Point of order

A delegate feels that the board has not properly followed parliamentary procedure. The

placard is used by chairpersons after a request from a delegate.

Direct response

Once per debate, each committee may use the Direct Response sign. Should a committee

member raise the Committee Placard and the “Direct Response” sign, the board recognises

them immediately.


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 to convince the

Plenary that the Resolution is worthy of being adopted.

Attack Speeches

Two individual Delegates from two Committees 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. Both Delegates will have the opportunity to speak

1,5 minute.

Response to the Attack Speeches

The Proposing Committee responds to the points raised by the Attack Speeches.

Summation Speech

One member of the Proposing Committee deliver the Summation Speech from the

podium. 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. It typically concludes

with an appeal to vote in favour of the Resolution.


MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY

THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT , PUBLIC H EALTH AND

FOOD SAFETY

Today the majority of European countries have introduced environmental education systems for children and youth. What steps can European governments take to educate the adult population on environmental issues and to further cultivate eco-friendly habits in

society?

Submitted

by:

Yana Boyko, Mariya Borysova, Katerina Bukhanevich,

Katerina Gaidai, Olha Khodiuk, Olesya Kucheryava, Yuta

Maejma, Volodymyr Nikolaichuk, Theodore Plesha, Aparna

Prakash, Daria Rybovalova, Yulya Slazhneva, Eugeniy

Slyusarenko, Inna Shcherbyna (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament, A. Noting with regret that the majority of population is adults who did not get used to

apply waste management methods in their everyday life,

B. Recognising that the increasing pace of life caused the society’s indifference towards

environment,

C. Bearing in mind that adult population serves as the example for children’s imitative

behaviour,

D. Alarmed by the unreasonable consumption of natural recourses,

E. Realising that mass media has a great impact on people’s consciousness,

F. Observing that Member States’ governments do not focus their attention on the

consequences of environmental problems instead of dealing with their initial causes,

G. Emphasising the lack of comprehensive environmental projects on cultivation of eco-

friendly habits among adults;


1. Expresses its hopes to finding the ways for further establishing the healthy balance

between expansion of human activities and preservation of the environment;

2. Approves creating incentives for adult population to act in eco-friendly and

sustainable manner of the stimulation of adults’ attention on environmental issues

through well-organised commercial and social campaigns;

3. Supports the necessity of active citizenship promotion through local, regional and

national education programmes for the entire chain, from kindergarten to

comprehensive consumer communication measures;

4. Further encourages practical implementation of recommendations incorporated into

the existing informational materials on environmental issues through:

a) Broadcasting of series of interviews on environmental issues featuring prominent

scientists;

b) Public broadcasting of documentary films on the issue of resource efficiency;

c) Publishing of scientific articles on eco-themes with pro-meditate effect;

5. Requests the creation of a profitable business plan on waste management measures for

attracting foreign and local investments;

6. Calls for cultivating of eco-friendly habits among adults through distributing the

appropriate educational materials among them;

7. Encourages children to take an active part in promoting eco-friendly habits among

their parents and relatives.



THE COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY , TECHNOLOGY AND

RESEARCH

In the aftermath of Fukushima disaster European states face the issue of balancing between environmental security and the need for cheap energy. Hence, what role should nuclear energy take in the energy

sectors of the Eastern European countries?

Submitted by: Anastasiia Chernega, Mykola Koval, Lidiya Kozyr, Maksym

Shcherbakov, Viktoria Sokolova, Yarina Voroshchuk, Anton Yezhov,

Mikhail Yezhov, Kseniia Choni (Chairperson, UA)

The European Youth Parliament,

A. Recognising the growth of geopolitical challenges to the Eastern European energy

security,

B. Keeping in mind the issue of energy dependency in the Eastern Europe,

C. Fully aware of the prejudices and stereotypes regarding nuclea r energy,

D. Taking into account the lack of technology for nuclear fuel recycling,

E. Deeply concerned by the issue of radioactive waste management and disposal,

F. Having examined bad security conditions on the Soviet-built nuclear power plants,

G. Realising the scale of investment that has to be put into the modernisation of the power

plants equipment,

H. Convinced that low security level makes nuclear power plants vulnerable and

increases the possibility of terrorist attack,

I. Declaring that workers and people living in the surrounding areas are threatened with

higher possibility of suffering from incurable diseases,

J. Convinced by the importance of the constant improvement of professional competence

of nuclear power plant workers,

K. Alarmed by the possible high level of radioactive contamination of the surrounding

areas;


1. Supports diversification of energy imports and production sources;

2. Recommends the governments of the Member States and top management of the

nuclear plant facilities to improve the social security system for the workers;

3. Calls for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) to

create the educational exchange program aimed at:

a. Improving professional competences of workers and specialists at the nuclear

plants across the EU;

b. Minimising the impact of human factor on the nuclear plant security systems;

4. Urges the governments of the Eastern European countries and DG ENER to pay more

attention to the security of nuclear power plants by:

a. Creating special military units to protect the plant;

b. Developing Integrated Nuclear observing systems to monitor the work of the

plant;

c. Ensuring higher resistance and reliability of construction materials used for nuclear

plants;

5. Authorises DG ENER to increase funding of the research of nuclear waste

management and disposal, including alternative methods of fundraising e.g. targeted

grants, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing;

6. Encourages the governments of the Eastern European countries to further implement

the green tariffs to encourage the development of renewables;

7. Congratulates further development of the renewable sources of energy;

8. Endorses the idea of cutting down the consumption of electricity and implementation

the energy efficiency standards by:

a. Educating customers about benefits of economical usage of electricity;

b. Creating incentives for modernising the equipment of factories towards more

efficient energy spending;

c. Usage of energy efficient LED lamps in public buildings.



THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE AND EDUCATION

With differences in the quality of education and funding resources in Western and post-communist European countries, how should the

governments ensure high-quality primary and secondary education all over Europe?

Submitted by: Mykhailo Bayraka, Nastya Belokolos, Artem Borisoff, Nastya

Bushovska, Inna Dzyndra, Masha Korkut, Nastya Kozakova, Kate

Melikhova, Lida Melnyk, Mikhail Nadtochii, Olga Pavlyuk, Denys

Popov, Kyrylo Prykhodko, Pavel Saliy, Sonya Shestak, Liza

Skorobreshchuk (Chaiperson, UA)


A. Aware of old-fashioned methods and techniques of education in primary and

secondary school in Eastern European countries,

B. Alarmed by the lack of equipment and materials at schools needed for proper and

comprehensive education,

C. Taking into account very fixed, strict and closed system of education with no free

space for innovations and creative work as the display of the “post-soviet syndrome”,

D. Deeply concerned with the low salaries for teachers of governmental schools which

lead to the corruption cases,

E. Observing the LLL (Low Language Level)of foreign languages caused by:

a. Unawareness about the importance of language knowledge all over the world,

b. Lack of contact with native speakers,

c. Low efficiency of school foreign language classes caused by lack of control and

indifference from both sides – teacher’s and pupil’s,

F. Realising the lack of information about developing projects, scholarships and new

opportunities for students caused by subjectivism and favoritism of teachers,

G. Affirming the lack of fulfilled, well-timed and well-planned exam preparation of

students,


H. Deeply disturbed about the lack of public schools through the remote regions,

I. Bearing in mind an illegal privatisation of several public schools by private entities;

J. Deeply conscious about the lack of practical knowledge among teachers which leads to

next students’ reaction: disrespect, inattention, insubordination,

K. Keeping in mind the deep discrimination among pupils on the social and financial

basis and its further consequences;

1. Encourages the improving of old-fashioned methods and techniques in education by:

a. Encouraging teachers to get more practical skills through seminars,

specialised courses, etc;

b. Letting teachers create their own innovative methods, which will be further

checked and proved by experts;

2. Calls for The Ministry of Education of Ukraine to provide schools with appropriate

funds to reequip school laboratories and provide those with everything needed for

practical experiments;

3. Urges to eliminate corruption and make it impossible by:

a. Raising the average salary of teachers;

b. Putting into operation the strict and severe punishment for every corruption case

due to the national law;

c. Installing police and detective control aiming the prevention of corruption;

d. Suspend teachers who were the initiators of corruption case;

4. Calls upon raising the level of foreign language knowledge by:

a. Involving native speakers in ordinary school programme, e.g. foreign native

speaker students on volunteering basis;

b. Organising a system of language courses for a reasonable price that will be

accessible for everyone;

c. Providing schools with additional materials in English, French and other

demanded languages;

d. Creating special tests for teachers to control the quality and actuality of their

knowledge;

5. Further invites the full and well-planned exam preparation by:

a. Installing the system of tutors-volunteers;


b. Establishing a system of extra-year education which will provide the full course of

preparation for any kind of exam;

6. Further requests to open schools or educational classes in the remote regions of the

country in case it is reasonable or provide the qualified transportation to the nearest

schools;

7. Recommends to develop the teachers’ exchange, especially to popularise an online

knowledge sharing;

8. To control, prevent and punish by law the privatization of public schools;

9. Draws attention to the elimination of discrimination based on social and financial

basis by passing lectures about morality and unimportance of money, but importance

of knowledge in our life; with the help of sociologists.



THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

When many European countries face the challenge of high youth unemployment, what concrete steps should be taken to ensure that

post-graduates do not become irreversibly excluded from the labour market?

Submitted by: Marina Boghenko, Maria Dusha, Valeria Karnaukh, Yulia Kirichenko,

Yulia Kharchenko, Yaroslava Kotvytska, Marina Krivinchuck, Elina

Lesyk, Kateryna Sokolova, Ivan Sova, Daniel Spichko, Anna

Tretiakova, Tanya Demydova (Chairperson, UA)


A. Deeply disturbed by the high level of corruption in educational establishments which

disrupts the accessibility of work places for young people,

B. Taking into account unavailability of employers to hire a non-qualified youth,

C. Alarmed by extremely law motivation among the youth in finding a job,

D. Noting with regret that benefits proposed by foreign companies cause outflow of

professionals from their native country,

E. Having studied the phenomenon of “prestigious” jobs that make youth more

ambitious in their choice,

F. Keeping in mind that higher education does not guarantee young people finding a

decent job;

1. Encourages creating a government program that gives post-graduates the opportunity

for gaining more practical experience;

2. Accepts making unpopular jobs more attractive for the youth by providing special

benefits;


3. Further recommends to spread the information and statistics about demanded

professionals with the help of mass media;

4. Welcomes the creation of a single system for collecting information about post-

graduates’ qualifications;

5. Calls Members States for providing employees with all the facilities, equipment and

information required in their potential job to increase the ability of young professionals

to compete with their older counterparts.



THE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN R IGHTS

LGBT rights: With tension between adopting anti-discrimination law and conservative electorate. What steps should the Ukrainian

government take to protect the freedom of LGBT people and prevent cases of homophobia?

Submitted

by

Yuriy Berezhnyy, Anna Biloyvan, Natalia Derevianko, Anastasiya Em,

Yana Kogan, Andrii Kopytko, Kristina Kushnir, Margaret Kryvchenko,

Diana Khrustaliova, Karina Mikhnich, Yelyzaveta Neverova, Sveta

Ruban, Valeria Slichenko, Yulia Sobkova, Oksana Taranenko, Anton

Titarenko, Liza Yarema, Ella Yevtushenko, Kostyantyn Lyabuk

(Chairperson, UA)


A. Bearing in mind that sexual orientation and gender identity may become a reason for

harassment,

B. Deeply conscious that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) marriages are

not legalised in Ukraine: 80% of Ukrainians are against of them and according to Civil

Code of Ukraine marriages must be of opposite gender,

C. Fully aware of the fact that it is prohibited for LGBT people to adopt children,

D. Aware of the fact that anti-discrimination laws are violated in Ukraine despite the

Convention on Human Rights that was ratified by Ukraine,

E. Noting with regret that LGBT people are not protected from discrimination in areas

such as employment, education, health care, housing etc.,

F. Condemns that LGBT demonstrations in Ukraine are attacked by the radical activists,

while the rest of citizens further support demonstrations or have a neutral attitude

towards them,

G. Deeply conscious about homophobia propaganda in the government,

H. Realising that the Soviet Union with its strict prohibition of same-sex marriages had a

great impact on the consciousness of Ukrainian citizens,


I. Taking into account the existence of 34 organisations in Ukraine supporting LGBT-

people in defending their rights;

1. Further recommends Ukrainian government to adopt anti-discriminative legislation

based on EU standards;

2. Encourages to create an institution in cooperation with the Ukrainian government to

control the compliance with the Article 24 of the Constitution of Ukraine (rights and

freedoms) and Article 40 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (physical and psychological

violence) in order to protect LGBT people’s rights;

3. Calls for launching social ads against violence towards LGBT people to

4. underline that all people are equal in spite of their sexual orientation with no LGBT

propaganda;

5. Supports releasing of a TV program, targeted on the older generation, about respectful

individuals, such as Sapfo, Tsvetaeva, Tchaykovsky, who were LGBT with no sexual

preferences emphasising;

6. Notes that the atmosphere of equality in the kindergardens and schools will

eventually bring up tolerance to LGBT in the young generations;

7. Supports organisations that support LGBT people in defending their rights.


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