That blue placard

General Assembly-day already and chairs are waving their colorful placards all around the am-

phitheater keeping the atmosphere intense. But there is one single placard often being put in the margin by sev-

eral delegates; the blue one that reads as Direct Response. That placard often intimidates delegates, but the use of it can be extreme-

ly helpful and contribute to the proper flow of the debate. A correctly used direct response can either be contradictory or complementary on

the previously held point. So delegates go out there and use this placard with no fear, and contribute to the wellbeing of the General Assembly procedure.

How to: survive while your committee is presenting

When your committee’s name is called, and “you are recognized” breath and try not to fall while walking up to the podium. Ensure that you have a

sufficient number of points in your hands and always clap as hard as you can when speeches from your committee’s members are being

delivered. If you are answering a round of open debate, quick-ly grab the post-its others give you. Finally, while holding the

microphone, find a second to be still and make sure your journo takes a proper photo of you.

assembλed Due to a mishap the following article was not included in the “Time to Taλk” leaflet, so here you go:EMPL I absolutely met the expectations they raised yesterday. During committee work, they tackled one of the most important issues concerning our generation: youth unemployment. Extremely well-informed and often go-ing back to the roots of the current crisis, this group of thoughtful and committed youngsters managed to made an accurate analysis of the situation and find realistic solutions to the problems we face.If it were upon them, unemployment rates would hardly be as high as they actually are.

The life of a placard

There I lay patiently, enjoying the breeze coming from the open door of the GA venue. All of a sudden, a hand grips me firmly and within the next minute I am being waved intensely. The grip loosens; I now hear the voice of a girl supporting the protection of human rights. I sense the slight trembling in her voice paired with excitement. An outburst of enthusiastic clapping suddenly prevails filling me with pride for another great speech. The truth is that if you check close enough you will see me smiling as I am up in the air again.

Feel free to evolve!

In the windy Thessaloniki the third and last day of the λ’ session has started: Delegates holding resolution booklets, organizers running all over the place, chairs trying to loosen up their delegates and journalists struggling to finish their articles. The GA started with a hectic atmosphere while the delegates try to implement what they have learnt and shape what has been discusses during committee work. It does not matter if you feel confident or hesitant. What matter is that they all have a

chance to view different perspectives in many differ-ent current European issues and evolve

through the GA procedure.

Marianna Georgiadi (GR) Chrysanthi Koniou (GR) Dimitris Davris (GR) Katerina Stavri (CY/GR) Adi Grishaj (AL) Natasa Antalaki (GR) Nikos Avramidis (GR) Iker Bengoetxea de Tena (ES) Panagiotis Chatzistra-tis (GR) Athina Firtinidou (GR) Nikos Koukovinos (GR) Anastasia Ntracha (GR) Kostina Prifti (AL) Einar Stefans-son (NO) Kalliopi Terzidou (GR)

ITRE with an extra bit of courage and more than

enough enthusiasm, achieved to make a point out of Internet

illiteracy, thus shading light upon one of most crucial problems of our

time. The delegates were eager to discuss, attack and defend as the internet is an issue

directly affecting everyone. No matter the result, we can still hope on easy

access to information and knowl-edge, as the internet is the most

powerful weapon against human oppression.

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access a human right?

Following the debates on GA day, several worthy

points were raised. Delegates put a lot of effort in their resolu-

tions living up to the expectations. EMPL II, just for one time again proved

its ability to deal with difficult situations. GA, the result of a constructive and academically

qualitative Committee Work, was a great combination of academic interest togeth-

er with active participation, resulting into an interactive dialogue; the

perfect way to end this festive and anniversary session.

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The GA day is here, and the DEVE committee ap-

pears equally enthusiastic and anxious. Their resolution

proposition opens the General As-sembly, and while the committee pres-

ents its solutions, the Assembly provides inputs and critics regarding the financial

investment proposed by the committee. Regardless of the inputs and the crit-

ics, the General Assembly major-ly voted for the passing of the

resolution proposed by the DEVE committee.

How do you feel about the margin?

“I think it’s unfair and we need to accept those people in our society”

“I believe we should all be opposed to the margin and make a change.”

“It is of course an issue that we need to take into consideration. For example Roma people are one of the largest mi-norities, and some of them have been ac-cepted and made their way in life, proing that it’s possible. Racism is cruel.”

“People should not have labels, we are all humans and we should all be equal.”

“We should respect all, regardless of their life choices and backgrounds”

Rafaela, EMPL I

Elisavet, DROI I

Athina, DROI I

Aggeliki, DROI I

Dimitra, FEMM Team spirit is at its best. And so is the level

of nervousness. A delegate stumbles onto the stage. The

president makes a dry comment. Everybody bursts into laughter. One

delegate makes a provocative statement; the next one is stuck by a blackout mid-sen-

tence. Yet another one discretely takes a quick look at the jury. Adrenalin

after having raised the question receiving most laughter. A

yawn. Pride. The GA is on.

The GA is on

As if they were in a real parliament, the del-

egates debated hard on the most alarming issues of our

times. These youngsters showed that the Greek youth is by no means will-

ing to sit down and do nothing, while pov-erty and inequality are rising everywhere.

GA made it clear that this is a generation of hardworking and committed peo-

ple, who are ready to face prob-lems directly and fight for

the world they believe in.