The 17th BNSCIssue Three

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EDITORIAL

Mission accomplished

Contents

Lilian LiuOn behalf of the media team

3 Your MEPs

4 Pride & Prejudice

6 Symbolism Of Colours

8 Mission Report

10 Exploration EYP

12 Big Brother In GA

14 Zuper Zodiacs

15 How To Be A Teenage Spy

16 PED Medicine

17 Quiz

By the time you receive this issue, you have already packed your bags, thanks to the reminder of our amazing organisers, and you will soon be ready to re-turn home. Another thing that the organisers have re-minded you of is to leave nothing behind. This is true in many senses. There is something the organisers, as much as the chairs, the presidency and the media team wants you to take with you more than anything: the memories of your first EYP session. Naturally I hope that you bring the session magazine with you and that once you are home, it can help you with recalling the world of EYP that you have now been introduced to.

Your mission, participating at this session, is now completed. Well done! Our Undercover-Delegate-In-Training has also explored the full EYP experience during the last few days. To compare your experi-ences, check out page 10. However, there are more missions to come. The description of your next as-signment in EYP can be found in the Mission report

on page 8 which gives you the details on how you can stay involved. More tips regarding future activities for a post session state can be found too, everything from post depression cures (read about this phenomenon on page 12) to how to be a successful spy, thus con-tinuing the hunt of Mr B, who has once again record-ed some uncomfortable moments of you, this time in action in the General Assembly.

After some intense and somewhat sleep deprived days, I am writing this editorial in a rather sad fashion since it is going to be the last one of Target Brussels and thus of the session. But like I said, there are more sessions to come, more missions to be accomplished. You just have to open up a little to find them, attend them, complete them. So if you are selected to go to an international session, congratulations, if not - do not despair. There are many more ways to explore EYP. The European Youth Parliament is full of chal-lenges and possibilities.

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PROFILE

Your MEPs

by Laura Mont Castro

IVO BELET is the Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the coun-tries of Southeast Asia and, like some of you, he is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He started his career in European politics in 1983 as a trainee in both the European Parliament and the European Commis-sion. Just one year after that, at a mere 24 years old, he was already a MEP as-sistant. He has seen the EU grow at its very heart and has been part of that, just like you will have to be, building the EU of the future.He has combined all this activity in Euro-pean institutions with journalism: he has been the editor at Concentre NV and a journalist with VRT-TV. So not only has he played the political game for years but he has also observed it from the outside.

DIRK STERCKX is a member of the Committee on Transport and Tour-ism and works as well in international relationships and foreign affairs of the EU through the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee and the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China.You may learn a lot from him, as he is a very experienced MEP, being a member since 1999.Before that Sterckx had an intense ca-reer as a journalist as he has worked in VRT as both Copy Editor and Head of news, and in Terzake – a television news interpretation programme.Prior to all this significant activity in politics and journalism, he has been a teacher - so he knows the importance of sharing knowledge with the youth.

Having been both significant journalists and presently members of the Eu-ropean Parliament, Ivo Belet and Dirk Sterckx have the knowledge and the experience that we might be missing due to our youth. They have an informed, realistic and optimistic view of Europe which they are willing to share with us during the Panel debate.

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Most of the jokes and ideas that were presented during the ‘So you think you know Europe’ even-ing were based on prejudices. According to the country pres-entations, the Germans, the Irish

and the French are known to have problems holding their liquor while the Dutch and British people have their own problem with drugs. Swedes apparently have problems with ABBA and Swiss people have absolutely no problems with money. While prejudices are mostly funny and amusing, they are not always precise – the Irish are most prob-ably not all green and cheerful and not all French women are exotic dancers from the Moulin Rouge.

Even though prejudices and clichés are what they are – a funny way of describing a country – their origins do come from the truth. These im-ages, which are so strongly associ-ated with different nationalities,

cannot exist by coincidence. As a Finn, I cannot say that I am proud of the image many people have of my country being depressed and alcoholic, but I cannot say that it is a completely false picture ei-ther. All you need to do to evalu-ate the prejudices against your own country is look around and compare your country to others.

Often prejudices and images of countries are born through histori-cal events and mystical stories. Lep-rechauns from Ireland dominate the way people think of the Irish, the history of Germany is known world wide and is a starting point for the examination of German cul-ture, Shakespeare lays out the fun-damentals of English literature and the Vikings in Scandinavia are still seen as a symbol of Sweden and Norway. No matter how fictional or funny, most countries love and cherish their symbols and clichés.

PRIDE &PREJUDICEHow do you pre-sent a country that is not your own?

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CULTURE

Tourist shops are filled with soft toys, history books and post cards reminding us of these images that we have already made of just about every country in the world.

Another way to examine a country is through their culture. Dance, music, cuisine and fashion are great ways to describe and understand what other countries are really about. For example, the song La Bamba performed during the evening is perfect to demon-strate the joy and carelessness of a southern European lifestyle, and pizza is the first thing most

think of when they hear the word Italy, after Tiramisu of course.

Most importantly, what anyone could see from the country pres-entations was the wide variety of countries and cultures we have in Europe. Even if the things you end up learning are clichés, learn-ing something about your neigh-bouring countries and countries even further away is time well spent. Life is filled with preju-dices, but just as long as they are taken lightheartedly and as long as everyone remembers that Santa Clause truly comes from Finland, everything is just fine.

by Sini Hyytiäinen

“No matter how fic-tional or funny, most countries love and cherish their sym-bols and clichés.”

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Symbolismof Colours

Forever opposite, white is light and black is dark. Humans are by instinct afraid of darkness. They have always associated black with evil and the unknown. As early as ancient Egypt this colour was associated with death divinities and afterlife and is still the most usual colour for funerals. By opposition, white has become the colour of all that is good, sacred and pure. For example, it is worn by both doctors and brides.

However, black is not only about negative things. Elegant and very sophisticated it has always been associated with glamour, demure and has been the colour of choice of fashionistas throughout the centuries. It is a perfect colour for formal occasions and evening soirées while having the added bonus of being irresistibly seductive and sexy. On the other hand, white will make you look happy and good humoured, compliment a tan, make you shine and stand out from the

re you optimistic, cheer-ful and innocent or so-

phisticated, serious and so-ber? In other words, did you wear white or black at the Black&White Party last night? These two colours have his-torically symbolised opposite things and they can make us react in different ways. Where do these differences come from and more importantly, what do they say about you?

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by Gráinne Hawkes & Laura Mont Castro

KNOWLEDGE

When it comes to clothes, just like in life, not everything is black or white. So what do the oth-er colours suggest and say about you? Colours have great power, but must be used wisely. Here you have a little guide on what each of them symbolises, so that you will never send the wrong message and can use the power of colour to your advantage.

Red: This is the colour of passion, it symbol-ises desire, blood, war, violence and danger.Pink: The most feminine colour. Pink sym-bolise love, romance and excitement. Purple: The colour of monarchy and nobility. It also has a mysterious note.Blue: This is a peaceful colour and means cold, calm and harmony.Yellow: This is the colour of happiness and optimism and it also represents sunshine and gold.Green: It obviously suggests nature but it also represents good luck and youth.

crowd. It is the perfect colour for summer days and summer nights.

It is not only about the way you look but also how these colours will affect you.White will fill you with optimistic and peaceful thoughts and is perfect for fresh beginnings. Black will make you feel powerful and will provoke strong emo-tions, so it is ideal when facing a challenge. The compromise? Combine them. Monochrome, a favourite of coco channel epitomises classic clean-cut fashion. Sophisticated yet simple, sexy yet pure, it is the perfect colour combination for all events be it summer, autumn, spring or winter. Patterns, designs and colours may fade but monochrome remains and will never be ex-tinct. Like the Yin and Yang, it achieves perfect balance. It is, and forever will be, in vogue.

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COMPLETEMISSION

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REPORT

by Sini Hyytiäinentro

NEXT MISSIONRECIPIENTS: The delegates of the National Selection Conference of EYP Belgium 2011.

BACKGROUND INFO: Your first mission in EYP is over, but it was just the start for many more missions to come. Some of you have been selected for international ses-sions and others will have to be more independent in their continuation of EYP. All forums, national and regional sessions are open to all EYP alumni through applications that will be mentioned in emails from EYP Belgium.

GENERAL MISSION OUTLINE: Your next mission fits into the same category of your previous one which was one of European citizenship. Stay active: vote, read newspa-pers, keep updated on international events and continue the political debate and innovation.

EQUIPTMENT: Computer, Internet, email, facebook, enthu-siasm, involvement, bravery.

GUIDELINES: Join the EYP Belgium mailing list. This way you will get all the information you need to continue with your National Committee. EYP Belgium organises trainings and teambuilding weekends that anyone can join. Information on international forums and delegate applications will also be sent out through the mailing list. In addition to new missions as a delegate you can also consider trying the position of being an official. You can be an organiser, journalist or chair in sessions all over Europe. Information on applying as an official can also be found on facebook and on the EYP’s home page www.eypej.org.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Being fearless is important when pursuing new missions in EYP. All doors are open to you, so take advantage of them. Welcome to EYP.

UPCOMING MISSIONS: Zagreb International Session, Ant-werp Forum, Iberian Forum...

RECIPIENTS:

BACKGROUND INFO:

GENERAL MISSION OUTLINE:

EQUIPMENT:

GUIDELINES:

ADDITIONAL REMARKS:

UPCOMING MISSIONS:

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The undercover delegate-in-training (UDIT) knows no bounds and explores the many mysterious of the EYP experience.

1. You may not have seen the undercover del-egate at teambuilding. Such ‘name games’ would have compromised UDIT’s cover so instead he/she remained quietly observant up a tree…

3. Dressing up for Eurovillage UDIT was feeling positive about all the lovely treats and delights avail-able from a handful of European countries. UDIT was happy and even found love in the form of a dancing Spanish stallion.

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EXPLORATION EYP

2. Committee work wasn’t very productive for UDIT. The committee remained silent throughout.

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PHOTOSTORY

by Gráinne Hawkes & Eva Verbeeck

4. Like a typical trainee for the first day of GA UDIT was not concentrating, playing with fel-low delegates hair and gazing off into the distance….tut tut tut UDIT!!

5. UDIT wanted too see what it would feel like to be on the board just like Milda, Gustaf and Kris-tina…..

7. UDIT began to finally con-centrate the second day of GA and even managed to muster up the courage to make a passionate attack speech, pity it was for the wrong resolution though…

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6. UDIT was so impressed with the standard of debate he/she rang the members of the European Par-liament and recommended they come over to the Eastman building and let the delegates show them how it’s done.

8. Exploring around the European Parliament UDIT was awe struck . Collecting freebies, looking at the flags, the UDIT even broke into a translators box and translated for a debate in the actual EP…all in a day’s work for the UDIT.

9. UDIT enjoyed watching the coun-try presentations then danced the night away at the black and white party, for once truly fitting in with the colour scheme...

FINAL NOTEUDIT had a fabulous three days in Brussels exploring all aspects of EYP. The highs, the lows, the successes and the failures, the experi-ence was invaluable and oh so much fun. What you didn’t know dear delegates was that UDIT stands for U DID IT. Hopefully your own experiences of the session were even better then the UDIT’s. Having followed you all the session as the UDIT you are all most impressive people and certainly much more then mere delegates in training. You should now take your newfound skills and use them to your advantage in all aspects of your lives. With the session complete so is your mission but don’t be surprised if you see the mysterious UDIT in the future. He/she knows no bounds. He/she is omnipresent. He/she is the true unsung superhero of our time……

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WHAT BIG

BROTHER

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ontinuing the fight against Big Brother, Charlie’s angels are closing in on their target. However, Mr B is a tough

enemy and even managed to get passed the strict secu-rity checks in the European Parliament today, recording you all in General Assembly...

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Other delegates seemed to have skipped break-fast since they were noticed trying to eat on their own bodyparts, fingers where the meal of choice for most.

Every now and then some del-egates were caught showing more interest in their own faces than in their fellow delegates points.

Even teach-ers were caugh finding extra cur-ricular activi-ties instead of listening to the debate.

In one shot Big Brother caught one delegate eating her lip because of extreme hunger after most probably sleeping in and missing break-fast, another delegate day dreaming and a teacher giving a look that could probably kill.

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RECORDED

INGA

CAMERA 1984

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One of the delegations showed extreme coherency in their dressing: blue skirt, stockings and black heels. Mmm... Big Brother approves.

Many delegates were caught at numerous moments experiencing great amounts of exhaustion. Big Brother can confirm that these three delegates were the last ones at the bar last night.

In an attempt to make her ses-sion flame notice her during mak-ing the debates, Big Brother caught this delegate frequently licking her lips in a provocative manner.

A pissed off dele-gate tried to blow off some steam by biting the top off his pen.

Just before making her point, one of the delegates was caught mak-ing sure she remembered her own name. Good luck with that.

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Zuper Zodiacs

SuperwomanSuperman

21/1-20/2

In the past days you have experi-enced many things. Take some time to think about everything. Don’t be afraid to talk to good friends, they will give you some advice.

ScorpionKing

21/2-20/3

Haaaj-dukkin

21/3-20/4

Mr/Mrs Awesome

21/4-20/5

Laser Eye

21/5-20/6

Mercury is indi-cating that you will feel weird tomor row. J u s t try to act normal and avoid black cats and ladders.

You will have to say goodbye to a good friend today. But you don’t have to worry, you will see each other again very soon.

The stars are in a good posi-tion for you at the moment. Take advantage of that and give EYP a place in your heart.

Planet Mars is giving you bad vibes. This could make your PED a lot worse, but things will get better soon.

Bear Hunter

22/11-22/12

The Incredible

23/10-22/10

Scientific megamind

23/9-22/10

Rainbow Unicorn

23/10-22/11

There are a lot of positive vibes because Venus and Jupiter are very close to each other. It will stay positive for a while. Ben-efit from this.

You have a big task for today. It may seem like it will never fin-ish but don’t worry, you’ll be satisfied at the end of the day.

This will be an extremely im-portant day for you. Prepare yourself prop-erly. Things of great magnitude can happen.

by Eva Verbeeck

Sonic Boom

22/7-22/8

The PeeledBanana

21/6-21/7

Everything is going really smooth today. Just go with the flow and relax. You’ve got a cool vibe going on.

AlmightyAllelle

23/8-22/9

You are extremely exhausted. You think you have a lot of important stuff to do, but it’s very important to listen to your body and get some rest.

The GA was ex-tremely stressful for you, you’ve achieved so much the last couple of days. You can spoil yourself tomor-row. Well done,

You may feel like you’re not getting recog-nition for your hard work. Be-lieve in yourself and you’ll be rewarded even-tually.

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by Gráinne Hawkes

HOW TO

be a teenage spy?

Get yourself an alias. A false name, age, school and family details are nec-essary to succeed as a teenage spy. Covert operations can be compromised easily by failing to implement the basic spy technique.

Observe. Observation of body language, facial expressions and pitch changes in the voices of your enemies. is crucial Spies must have incredible memories and under-stand the finer details of their subjects.

Keep a Hit list. Everybody has secrets. There is always something that they won’t want you to know. In the world of espionage this is known as their ‘red light’, something that is so secret and so utterly humiliating that they will do anything to stop you from discovering it. This information, if discovered, is invaluable to use for blackmail.

Create a Masterplan. A mission is nothing without a carefully formulated plan of action. This should include a start time, an end time, who controls what, who controls who, cover story, and, obviously, a well-thought-out, fool proof plan. A good spy thinks ahead, and has no fear or doubts.

Blend. Dress to your surroundings. Do research in advance and understand com-pletely the workings of the area. A good spy hides, a great spy blends.

SPY Gadgets. A good spy is only as good as his gadgets!

EAR STUD: Outwardly, this appears to be a normal ear stud with a somewhat large and flashy stone inset. However, it contains a small but powerful explosive charge, which can blow a fist-sized hole in virtually any material.

CUTTER CD PLAYER: The player becomes a circular saw when Beethoven is inserted. The saw blade has been manufactured to look and feel exactly like a CD. It is a lightweight titanium steel disc with a clear plastic coating on each side and a diamond edge.

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Chocolate explosion

by Eva Verbeeck

MEDICINE

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter two 20 cm sandwich tins. 2. Mix all the cake ingredients (room-tempered) in a food processor until you have a smooth, thick batter. 3. Divide the batter, using a rubber spatula, into the prepared tins and bake it about 35 min until a cake tester.4. Take the cakes out and let them cool for 10 minutes.5. For the icing, melt the butter and chocolate. Go slowly, even though it is an explosive recipe, you don’t want any burning or seizing!6. Put the icing sugar into the food processor and blitz! 7. Add golden syrup to the cooled chocolate mixture, followed by sour cream and vanilla. Whisk in the sieved icing sugar. 8. Add a little boiling water or some more icing sugar depending on whether you want the icing to be runnier or thicker. 9. Sit one of the cakes upside down. 10. Use a third of the icing to cover the cake evenly. Sit the other cake on top, pressing gently to sandwich the two. Use the rest of the icing until the whole cake is covered. Et voilà - you have a PED cure.

FOR THE CAKE:200 g explosive granite (plain flour)200 g caster sugar1 teaspoon of dynamite (baking powder)1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda40 g cocoa175 g unsalted butter2 large grenades (eggs)2 teaspoons of gunpowder (vanilla extract)

Post EYP Depression (PED) is a common phenomenon among EYPers after a session. It is a disease caused by exces-sive longing for their recent EYP experience. Although healthy in small amounts, Scientific Megamind has invented a cure: a chocolate explosion cake. While suffering from PED, try this explosive recipe that will burn your PED away while ensuring that the fun memories remain intact.

FOR THE ICING:75g unsalted butter175g burnt lava (dark chocolate broken into small pieces)300g icing sugar1 tablespoon cyanide (golden syrup)125ml white spirit (sour cream)1 teaspoon gunpowder (vanilla extract)

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by Eva Verbeeck

1. How do you feel right now?A. I feel great! I slept twelve hours today.B. Awful. I’ve been on facebook waiting for the journos to upload the session photos.C. I miss EYP. I can’t wait to continue and be an official one day.

2. What have you been doing af-ter the session?A. Studying for my school test.B. Listening to imagine.C. Sleeping.

3. Favourite music of the mo-ment?A. I don’t like music.B. John Lennon.C. Anything that’s on the radio.

4. The thing you miss the most right now?A. Nothing special really...B. I miss everything about EYP.C. The crazy funny teambuilding games.

5. If you’d go to a deserted island what would you take with you?A. Food and water.B. EYP Belgium.C. The newspapers of the 17th BNSC.

6. First thing that comes to mind when you hear ‘Peeled banana’A. A yellow slightly curved objectB. EYP!!!!C. Mmm... yummy!

QUIZ

Mostly A: MILD PEDYou have some symptoms of a PED but you will not have a hard time. You’re a calm person and you al-ready know that you’ll eventually do more EYP sessions.

Mostly B: SEVERE PEDSeek help via facebook and calm down. We advice you to eat some PED cake and watch a funny movie. Apply to future EYP sessions and look forward to attending them!

Mostly C: CURABLE PEDMost EYP-ers suffer from this form of PED. It’s absolutely curable so don’t worry. The gloomy days with EYP will soon pass, with more yet to come.

THE SEVERITY OF A PED

IMPRINT Eva Verbeeck Gráinne HawkesLaura Mont Castro Lilian Liu Sini Hyytiäinen

MISSION COMPLETE