WELCOME BOOKLETBRAGA 2016 | EURO-IBERO-AMERICAN YOUTH FORUM

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

JOÃO VALE DE ALMEIDAHEAD OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

JOSÉ MANUEL FERNANDESMEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

MAX TREJO CERVANTES SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORGANISM FOR IBERO-AMERICA

RICARDO RIOMAYOR OF BRAGA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome Words from the Head-organisers 2

Welcome Words from the President 4

The EYP 6

The Forum 8

Provisional Programme 10

Forum Moments 11

Dress Codes 14

Committee Topics 15

Rules and Legal Notes 18

Contacts 19

BRAGA 2016 | EURO-IBERO-AMERICAN YOUTH FORUM

Dear Participants,

As Head-organisers of Braga 2016 – the Eu-ro-Ibero-American Youth Forum, we could not be happier to finally be writing these words. That we are doing so means we finally have all the Par-ticipants and the main logistical work in place to make this Forum a reality!

As of now, the Team of Braga 2016 have been hard at work for over six months to ensure all the Par-ticipants of the Forum will have every need met both before and during the event. That will not change over the following months, either, so you can already count on receiving more details about your participation in and contribution to the Fo-rum in the coming weeks.

But, why do we do all this? We do it because we believe that Braga 2016 will be the perfect plat-form for you to meet new people, interact with new cultures and, through dialogue, turn differ-ent worldviews into the compromises required to help shape the solutions needed for our common future. In addition to that, we believe in making it possible for young people to come together and tackle not just some of the most pressing issues facing today’s world, but to do so while further developing their abilities and enhancing a set of skills that are ever more crucial in our societies.

So, what do we ask of you? That you carefully read through this document, as well as through all the information we have been and will still be send-ing you via e-mail. We know that it might seem like a lot of reading, but these documents and e-mails contain all you will need when prepar-

ing for this incredible journey… and we do want you to come prepared! Through this Welcome Booklet, you will learn more about the Forum, its umbrella theme, provisional programme and key moments, and even the dress codes required throughout. You will also find a section on rules and legal notes that we ask you not to dismiss.

And what do we promise in return? Nothing short of a unique experience: six days of debating, so-cialising, sharing ideas and exchanging good practices that will have an impact on your lives far beyond the end of the Forum – and all of this in a professional and academically demanding, but also fun, sunny and vibrant atmosphere!

Finally, what do we hope for? That you trust us and count on us for anything that you need, that you grab this opportunity with both hands so that, by the end of the Forum, you will have tak-en every chance to stand for what you believe in and depart from Braga with nothing left unsaid! Ultimately, we want you to realise that we all can have a deep impact on our Planet and on the Peo-ple around us and that this Forum can mark both a turning point in your lives and provide you with the opportunity to leave your own mark, too: the first, one of many, just surely not your last.

Welcome to Braga 2016!

ANA NUNES & RITA FERREIRAHEAD-ORGANISERS

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“What we can promise you is a unique experience: six days of debating, socialising, sharing ideas and exchanging good practices. ”

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Dear Participants,

With the Forum less than two months away, and much work already behind us, quite some more still lies ahead. From now on, though, that work will be extending beyond the Officials’ Team and to all other Participants – namely, the Delegates, the heart and soul of any EYP event, the reason we do what we do – and that is why I would like to begin by warmly welcoming you, all of you, to Braga 2016 – Euro-Ibero-American Youth Forum!

Now, while seven weeks may feel like a very long time, it actually is not… especially when you think of what you will have to do in that time. As such, please allow me to take the next few lines to ac-quaint you, dear Delegates, with what will hap-pen next and, at the same time, let you in on my personal hopes for the Forum.

In a few weeks, you will get your Committee al-locations, according to your preferences. Shortly after, you will receive a very thorough Academic Preparation Kit. Please save enough time for that. Additionally, the Chairpersons will surely get in touch with you, so keep an eye out for their e-mails and carry out the tasks they ask of you.

And then, what do I hope for? First of all, that Braga 2016 will serve as the landmark event it was projected to be: a celebration of interconti-nental multiculturalism and, more than that, of youth and of the entrepreneurial, can-do attitude that characterises us! In that spirit, it is my sin-cere hope that we can take our work to the next level, raising the bar higher than ever and setting even more ambitious standards for the future.

Additionally, I hope that all of you, Delegates, brand-new or with past EYP experience, will take this moment as a stepping-stone in your lives, opening up to the realities of Europe and Latin America, learning more about our two continents and their peoples, their day-to-day politics and the role you can take in shaping those.

To that effect, we will engage in a series of dif-ferent activities: a Euro-Ibero-American Village, a Committee Work where you will actually get to call upon the United Nations and any other interna-tional body of relevance, a round of Expert Talks and a series of presentations held by external con-tributors with messages and knowledge extending beyond the limits of our Committee Topics.

Ultimately, through this demanding, exciting pro-gramme, I hope we all have the chance to spend time together, properly get to know one anoth-er and, as is often the case at EYP events, forge friendships that will last us a lifetime.

Now, I am well aware of how hypothetical this all may sound; but that is precisely why I am chal-lenging you to help me – help all of us – make it a reality! For my part, I can tell you that I am greatly looking forward to welcoming, listening to and learning from all of you in Braga and, of course, that I will be entirely at your disposal, al-ready from today and until the Forum has ended.

Yours, in anticipation,

TIAGO CORREIA MACHADOPRESIDENT

“I hope that Braga 2016 will serve as the landmark event it was projected to be: a celebration of intercontinen-tal multicultur-alism and, more than that, of youth and of the entre-preneurial, can-do attitude that char-acterises us! ”

The European Youth Parliament Portugal is an independent, non-

partisan, non-profit organisation, run

exclusively by young volunteers. With its primary mission in

the field of education, the organisation aims

to develop young people’s interest in political and social

discussion, and democratic decision-

making processes.

TEAM BUILDING

A series of group exercises which, adapted to the Delegates’ needs and personalities, will help them define the rules and working procedures that will be the basis for a successful Committee Work. Guided by Chairpersons with years of experience, the Delegates will learn to overcome prejudice in an atmosphere of constructive discussions, con-stant feedback and mutual help, strengthening both their spirit and ability to work as a team.

COMMITTEE WORK

Each Committee will face the challenge of writing a Motion for a Resolution on one of the various topics of debate. Departing from the knowledge gathered during the long period of preparation before the event, the Delegates will work to find solutions that are both adequate and innovative. The final results will be the reflection of the par-ticipants’ cultural and academic backgrounds, and of the compromises they are able to generate.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

In the last two days, all the Participants will gath-er to discuss the results of the Committee Work. At the plenary session, each Motion for a Reso-lution will be presented, debated and voted on. Those adopted will be compiled and distributed to all relevant civil society actors, as well as re-gional, national and international policymakers.

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THE EYP METHOD

ORGANISING TEAM

Under the guidance of two experienced Head-or-ganisers, the 16 Organisers work tirelessly during the several months of preparation leading up to the Forum to ensure everything, from programme to venues, is ready to welcome all the Partici-pants. During the event, they will be in charge of logistics, transport, food and all other ‘invisible’ tasks that must be performed for everything to run smoothly. You may not get to see much of them, but, when you do, be sure to spare a smile and a “thank you!” – it will mean the world to them and we all know that happy people work better.

CHAIRS TEAM

The President and two Vice-presidents (the Board), all older Alumni with considerable EYP experience, lead and coordinate the work of the ten Chairpersons and the interactions amongst all teams and with the other participants. They will also run the General Assembly, ensuring par-liamentary procedure is adhered to. Prior to the Forum, they are responsible for all academic as-pects. Under their guidance, the Chairpersons will undergo intensive training to prepare to lead their Committees through the Forum. As Delegates, you will get to know them the best out of all oth-er Officials and will certainly remember them for a long time. Already now, we urge you to follow their reccomendations, especially as you prepare for your work as members of a Committee.

MEDIA TEAM

EYP events can be extremely intense and, even in the case of a six-day Forum, we are sure we will reach that last day and wonder: “Where did it all go?” Guided by two experienced Editors, one Editorial Assistant and one Video-editor, the ten Journalists will be there to capture and help pre-serve the memories of all the many moments and elements of the Forum. To do that, they will gen-erally resort to a variety of media outlets, ranging from carefully curated printed materials to en-gaging photography and video projects across a series of digital and social platforms.

DELEGATES

Delegates are at the core of any EYP event and Braga 2016 will be no exception, providing its Delegates with a series of moments (see below) designed to allow a group of strangers to become fully func-tioning teams. Unlike other events, though, Bra-ga 2016 has opened its doors also to Latin Amer-ican Delegates, in what we believe will be a truly transformative environment. Throughout the pro-gramme, always under the guidance of very expe-rienced Officials, these university students, aged 18 to 24 and coming from different socio-cultural and academic backgrounds, will get to know one another, learn how to compromise and work to-gether and, in the end, approve a series Resolu-tions to be presented at the 25th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government.

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PARTICIPANTS

OVERVIEW

With the support of the Municipality of Braga, Ibero-American Youth Capital in 2016, the EYP PT/APPEJ organises this event and, for the first time, opens its doors to participants from the Member States of the International Youth Organ-ism for Ibero-America (OIJ).

Aimed at university students between the ages of 18 and 24, the Forum presents a unique op-portunity to empower the generation that will be most heavily affected by the consequences of the decisions made in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

THEME

In September 2015, all 193 Member States present at the 70th General Assembly of the United Na-tions agreed on a plan of action to follow the Mil-lennium Development Goals: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Comprised of 17 SDGs and 169 targets designed to work together and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, environ-mental and social –, this agenda will be reviewed between the 11th and the 20th of July, at the first High-level Political Forum since its agreement.

Exactly one month later, 170 young people from all over Europe and the 21 countries of the OIJ will

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gather in Braga to discuss ten of the most press-ing topics related to the adoption and implemen-tation of the SDGs. Why? Because we believe that sustainable development can only be achieved when we study every option available to us. In particular, we are keen to look at the many syner-gies that can be explored between European and Ibero-American countries.

We invite you to join us in furthering our own goal – ‘Sustainable Development: Intercontinental Partnerships for People, Planet and Prosperity.’

THE 25TH IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT

In the context of our partnership with the OIJ, the Resolutions we approve at our General Assembly will be included in a larger set of measures to be presented at the 25th Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government. Under the theme ‘Youth, Entrepreneurship and Education’, the Sum-mit will take place in Cartagena de Indias (Co-lombia) on the 28th and 29th of October. It will gather the Presidents and Prime Ministers of all Ibero-American States to discuss a series of poli-cy proposals and next steps in: i) furthering youth participation in international policymaking, ii) promoting an entrepeneurial mindset within and amongst all OIJ countries and iii) improving the coordination of national school curricula with a view to implementing the former.

“The Forum presents a unique opportunity to empower the generation that will be most heavily affected by the consequences of the decisions made in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.”

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All day

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Evening

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ArrivalsDelegates’ Team BuildingEuro-Ibero-American Village

Committee WorkCommittee WorkCommittee Dinners

General Assembly PreparationGeneral AssemblyBracara Dixit

Departures

Delegates’ Team BuildingDelegates’ Team BuildingOpening Ceremony

Committee WorkCommittee WorkExpert TalksMedia Team Night

General AssemblyGeneral AssemblyClosing CeremonyFarewell Dinner & Party

Lloyd Braga ResidenceS. João da Ponte ParkUCP

UCPUCPCity centre

UCPUCPTo be announced

Lloyd Braga Residence

UCPUCPColunata de Eventos

UCPUCPUCPTo be announced

UCPUCPUCPQuinta do Xisto

The following is the provisional version of the programme. In early August, with the Information Booklet, you will be provided with the final version. All participants are expected to attend it in full.

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMMEMONDAYAUG 22ND

TUESDAYAUG 23RD

FRIDAYAUG 26TH

SUNDAYAUG 28TH

THURSDAYAUG 25TH

SATURDAYAUG 27TH

WEDNESDAYAUG 24TH

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All EYP events have at least three elements in common: Team Build-ing, Committee Work and General Assembly. At Braga 2016, we will be having those three... and some more. Read on to learn all you need to know about them.

TEAM BUILDINGDRESS CODE: COMFORTABLE

On Monday, following a ‘kick-off’ activity in-volving all the Participants, Delegates from dif-ferent nationalities and socio-cultural and aca-demic backgrounds will gather in their respective Committees. Under the guidance and facilitation of their Chairpersons and the Board of the Forum, the Committees will take part in a variety of activ-ities; some physical, others demanding creativi-ty, communication and problem-solving skills, but all of them fun and engaging. Taking into account the Committees’ different personalities and their goals for the next phase, these exercises are designed to help mixed groups of people de-fine their own rules and working procedures, and learn to overcome prejudice in an atmosphere of constructive discussions, constant feedback and mutual help, strengthening both their spirit and ability to work as close-knit teams.

EURO-IBERO-AMERICAN VILLAGEDRESS CODE: COMFORTABLE OR TRADI-TIONAL COSTUMES (PREFERRED)

The Euro-Ibero-American Village will be one of the cultural highlights of the Forum, giving ev-eryone the chance to taste culinary delights from all over Latin America and Europe! We ask all Participants to bring traditional food and drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) that are rep-resentative of their countries’ cuisines. As a mo-ment of cultural exchange, everyone is encour-aged to wear their national costumes and, of course, make sure to bring along flags and any other national symbols. Later, we will also con-tact you to collect your favourite national songs, so you may already begin to think about those. Finally, remember this will be everyone’s dinner on Monday, so be sure to leave no one hungry!

OPENING CEREMONYDRESS CODE: BUSINESS FORMAL

In the early evening on Tuesday, all Participants will gather to officially open the event. This will be the first formal (and, incidentally, also pub-lic) moment of the Forum and, as its name makes clear, will mark the moment when the Parliament will go into session. Several important personal-

FORUM MOMENTS

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ities will be addressing the Delegates, motivating them to debate and make their voices heard. Fol-lowing speeches by members of the Organisation and the Officials Team, the President will declare the Forum to be officially open. Afterwards, the Municipality of Braga will host everyone for a Re-ception Dinner and an evening of socialising.

COMMITTEE WORKDRESS CODE: SMART

This is perhaps the central part of any EYP event, with the Committees sitting down to discuss their given Topics. Their goal is to write Motions for a Resolution on which they can all agree and, of course, defend at the General Assembly. This, how-ever, is no easy task: people from different back-grounds often have as many different perspectives to contribute, and compromises will have to be reached within the established deadlines. To help facilitate this process, each Committee will con-tinue to be accompanied by their Chairperson who will work to ensure that all voices are heard. While discussions may be heated, the end result will doubtlessly be that the Delegates will have learnt a great amount about their Topics and carefully thought about the implications of their propos-als, redeveloping their own views. The skills learnt during the Committee Work – discussing, debat-ing, persuading, negotiating and compromising – will prepare the Delegates not only for the General Assembly, but also for life.

COMMITTEE DINNERSDRESS CODE: SMART

At the end of the first day of Committee Work, the Committees will remain together and go out for dinner at typical restaurants in the city centre. This will be an opportunity for the Delegates to further socialise, celebrating their first day of ac-ademic achievements and preparing for the next one. As previsously mentioned, this dinner will not be covered by the participation fee, but should also not cost more than € 15 per person.

EXPERT TALKSDRESS CODE: SMART

The challenging task of the Committee Work re-quires diligent preparation and dialogue, which will further be encouraged through Expert Talks to take place at the end of Thursday. During one and a half hours, the Delegates will have the chance to engage in four out of ten Expert Talks, each lasting 20 minutes. Rather than attending each as a Committee, the Delegates will get to gather information on whichever Topics inter-est them the most, while also mingling and ex-changing views with Delegates from other Com-mittees. Even though they will not be returning to the Committee Work, the Delegates will still be able to make use of the knowledge gained in these talks throughout the following stage, both before and during the General Assembly.

FORUM MOMENTS

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCE-DURE & PREPARATIONDRESS CODE: BUSINESS FORMAL

Before the start of the General Assembly, the day will begin with the Board of the Forum explain-ing the parliamentary procedure to be used at the plenary. Following this, the Committees will have until lunch to prepare for the debates.

GENERAL ASSEMBLYDRESS CODE: BUSINESS FORMAL

After lunch, the Committees will gather to debate the product of their work. Each Resolution being proposed will be presented, defended, attacked, debated and voted on. As such, it will be of par-amount importance that all Delegates are famil-iar with not only their own Committee Topic, but also those of others. There will be four Debates on Friday and six on Saturday. The Resolutions that pass will be shared with all relevant regional, na-tional and international stakeholders.

BRACARA DIXIT!DRESS CODE: BUSINESS FORMAL

Following the first day of General Assembly, the Participants, but also the local community, will be invited to attend four presentations by external contributers representing public and private en-

tities with relevant work developed in the pursuit of the SDGs and in furthering ‘Youth, Entrepeneur-ship and Education’, going beyond the Committee Topics of the Forum. After each presentation, the Participants will have the chance to engage with the Speakers in rounds of questions and answers.

CLOSING CEREMONYDRESS CODE: BUSINESS FORMAL

Following the last Debate at the General Assem-bly, representatives of the EYP Portugal and of the various teams of Officials will hold a series of speeches reflecting on what we are certain will have been a life-changing experience for all the Participants. As with the Opening Ceremony, the President’s speech will officially close the Forum.

FAREWELL DINNER & PARTYDRESS CODE: CASUAL

After a week of hard work and intense debates, both Delegates and Officials will gather for their last hours at Braga 2016. Following dinner, the Farewell Party will provide the ideal setting to celebrate our common achievements, socialise and dance the night away!

FORUM MOMENTS

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Different moments require different sets of clothes. In this section, you can find a short ex-planation of what each dress code means. Please remember that, while their descriptions are in-dicative, these dress codes are, for the most part, mandatory. Be sure to check the weather fore-cast and dress accordingly.

COMFORTABLE

This is how you should dress for the Team Build-ing. While we all know that first impressions count, please bear in mind that you will be en-gaging in a series of outdoor activities, some of which more-or-less physically demanding. For that reason, make sure you wear clothes and shoes that are comfortable and can get dirty. Also, please remember to bring sunscreen.

CASUAL

This is what you can wear outside the official mo-ments of the Forum. Basically, whatever you feel comfortable in is an option, as long as it is decent.

SMART

This is what you must wear for the Committee Work. While ‘smart’ attire may be difficult to pin down, it definitely excludes tennis shoes, sports

trousers or jeans and t-shirts. In other words, we would recommend: for the gentlemen, a pair of dressier shoes and trousers, a button-down shirt with a jumper and/or a jacket; for the ladies, ei-ther that or a dressier skirt, with a shirt and a jumper and/or a jacket.

BUSINESS FORMAL

This is what you must wear for the Opening Cer-emony, the General Assembly and the Closing Ceremony. Formal attire that is appropriate for a work/business environment will be accepted. This means: for the gentlemen, a business suit, dress shirt, dress shoes and a sober tie; for the ladies, either a suit, a tailleur, a dress or a combination of a sober, knee-length skirt, a dress shirt and an appropriate jumper will do.

TRADITIONAL COSTUMES

Although not mandatory, traditional costumes always add a special touch to moments of cultur-al exchange. If possible, at Braga 2016, we would be happy to see you wearing your countries’ na-tional or regional garments during the Euro-Ibe-ro-American Village.

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COMMITTEE TOPICS

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAIRED BY JOSÉ EDUARDO FEIO (PT)

H1N1, Ebola and Zika viruses: A new wave of global epidemics? With rising criticism to the in-adequate reaction of world authorities and overall lack of international coordination, how best can the EU and the CELAC cooperate to ensure more effective support to the affected regions, and greater concertation in research to mitigate the consequences of current epidemics and minimise the spread of new ones?

COMMITTEE ON GENDER EQUALITY

CHAIRED BY ANASTASIIA IANOVYTSKA (UA)

Education and empowerment: The way to break the poverty trap? With girls and young wom-en accounting for the majority of out-of-school children and illiterate adults worldwide, what measures can the EU and the CELAC implement to close the gender gap in education and help pave the way to more dignified lives and more in-clusive societies?

COMMITTEE ON ENVIRON-MENT AND BIODIVERSITY

CHAIRED BY ŞAYEN TOKYAY (TR)

Natural hazards vs anthropogenic environmental disasters: Blurred lines? In light of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Bento Rodrigues dam disas-ter or the Flint water crisis, what safeguards can the EU and the CELAC promote to ensure the in-ternational community are better able to prevent environmental crises and reduce their effects on ecosystems and populations?

COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

CHAIRED BY RAPHAEL BEK (AT)

Renewable energy: Too expensive to market? Following the COP21 Agreement, and considering the difficulty to secure private investment for renewable energy technologies at early-stage commercial readiness, how can the EU and the CELAC work together to foster the market uptake of such technologies, especially those in later-stage readiness levels?

COMMITTEE ON EMPLOY-MENT AND TRAINING

CHAIRED BY ELISA MARTINELLI (IT)

Technologisation and automation: A high-tech railway towards human obsolescence? With a growing number of NEETs and a shrinking ratio of low to high-skilled jobs, how can the EU and the CELAC cooperate to ensure their citizens are equipped with the skills to remain relevant in an increasingly knowledge-based economy?

COMMITTEE ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT

CHAIRED BY LEWIN SCHMITT (DE)

Smart cities: The way towards a greener and more inclusive future? With two-thirds of the world population projected to live in urban set-tlements by 2050, and in the follow-up of the COP21 Agreement, how can the EU and the CELAC take advantage of new technologies and cooper-ate in making cities more sustainable?

SAPU AMBI EMFO

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COMMITTEE TOPICS

COMMITTEE ON INTER-NATIONAL TRADE

CHAIRED BY LÉA LE COQ (FR)

The FAO’s Codex Alimentarius and the WTO’s San-itary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade Agreements: Too many rules, not enough trade? In light of the controversies surrounding the TPP, the TTIP and the recently relaunched talks for an EU–Mercosur Association Agreement, how can the EU and the CELAC pro-mote the adoption of binding, unified internation-al food standards that safeguard consumer rights without creating unnecessary trade barriers, espe-cially for low and middle-income countries?

COMMITTEE ON TAXATION AND CUSTOMS

CHAIRED BY ONUR CAN UÇARER (TR)

SwissLeaks, LuxLeaks and Panama Papers: Just the tip of the iceberg? With billions of euros in state revenue being lost to opaque offshore schemes each year, how best can the EU and the CELAC work together to streamline the exchange of fis-cal data aimed at facilitating judicial cooperation and curbing tax evasion internationally?

COMMITTEE ON CIVIL LIBERTIES

CHAIRED BY MARIAM CHADUNELI (GE)

Terrorism 2.0: Time for next-level countermea-sures? In light of the exponential surge in world-wide attacks since 2011 despite increased secu-rity measures, and bearing in mind new jihadist recruitment strategies, how can the EU and the CELAC cooperate to ensure the international community adapt their response to global ex-tremism in the digital age?

COMMITTEE ON ORGANISED CRIME

CHAIRED BY SIEBE GEERTS (BE)

War on drugs: Is brute force the way? Consider-ing the collateral damage of a mostly militarised intervention in the area, how can the EU and the CELAC further cooperate within and beyond the framework of the COPOLAD II to better respond to safety concerns and socio-economic factors, and more accurately target the roots and conse-quences of international drug trafficking?

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DIETARY REQUIREMENTS

The Organisers will, if duly and timely informed, en-sure the Participants’ dietary requirements (vegetar-ians, vegans, etc.) are met. For this, we ask that you inform us with enough time in advance and ensure the confirmation of your requests, being responsible to get the right food and beverage types once at the Forum. The Participants who make no special requests will be served the standard options.

MEDICINE AND SUBSTANCE ALLERGY POLICY

To prevent any problematic situations, no Official may, at any time or under any circumstances, provide the Participants with any form of prescribed medication. As such, we remind all Participants to bring any type of medicine they may need, especially those of regular, prescribed intake.

Regarding allergies or substance intollerance, we ask you to be aware and inform us accordingly whether the substance(s) in question be present in medicines or in any types of food or beverage (e.g., coeliac disease, lac-tose intolerance, etc). Regarding food and beverage al-lergies, the Organisers will, if duly and timely informed (please clearly indicate and list all foods and beverages you can/cannot consume), ensure that viable alterna-tives are made available. In cases of a normal food-service-queue, these foods and beverages will be served at the Participants’ re-quest. In cases of self-service moments, they will be set separately. In all cases, they will be available in quan-tities consistent with the number of timely requests. As such, we ask that all Participants make any requests on

time, ensuring their confirmation, and that, once at the Forum, they be responsible for getting the right food and beverage types.

ALCOHOL AND DRUG POLICY

In Portugal, people below the age of 18 are not allowed to purchase or consume alcoholic products of any kind. At Braga 2016, while all Participants over the age of 18 will be allowed to consume alcohol, consumption levels must remain adequate and cannot interfere with the Participants’ ability to behave appropriately at all times - particularly in the performance of the duties inherent in their designated roles.

Breaking these rules will result in the Participants’ (Delegates or otherwise) dismissal from the Forum programme at their own risk and expense. As far as the consumption of drugs (‘soft’ or otherwise) goes, the EYP and, thereby, the EYP Portugal operate a zero-tol-erance policy. Any Participants caught in possession, acquiring, selling or attempting to, soliciting, offering and/or consuming drugs of any kind will be immedi-ately dismissed from the Forum.

Furthermore, in Portugal, as per Law No. 30/2000 of November 29th: 1) the possession and/or consumption of any kind of drugs remains illegal; 2) incidents in-volving the possession (but not the consumption) of small quantities of ‘soft’ drugs will not elicit a criminal procedure, but will still result in administrative punish-ments, including the confiscation of the drugs and the possible (very likely) application of considerable fines; 3) incidents involving the possession of larger quanti-ties of ‘soft’ drugs, the consumption of any quantities

of ‘soft’ drugs or the possession and/or consumption of any quantities of ‘hard’ drugs will result in a temporary arrest, be criminally prosecuted and possibly result in a prison sentence of one to twelve years. The EYP Por-tugal reserves the right to, depending on the gravity of the offence, report the offenders to the police.

RULES OF CONDUCT

All Participants (or, in case of Participants who are un-der the age of 18, their parents/legal guardians) will be asked to sign the EYP Portugal’s code of conduct, including rules regarding general expected conduct, as well as all further disclaimers and the rules already covered in this booklet. We ask that you take that code of conduct with seriousness and that you observe those rules from the moment of your arrival, all throughout your stay at the session and until your departure.

LEAVING THE OFFICIAL PROGRAMME

Managing an event with around 170 people is not an easy task. As such, to ensure everything runs as smoothly as possible, the Organisers will need to be able to know where to find all Participants at all times. This means that you cannot leave the Forum for any amount of time without express permission from the Head-organisers and, for Participants other than the Organisers, or the President, your immediate superi-or(s) – if you are a Delegate, your immediate superior will be your Chairperson; if you are a Chairperson or a Vice-president, that will be the President; if you are a Media Tem Member, those will be the Editors.

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CONTACTS

Images by: Joana Gordinho, Oleksii Prylipka,

Olena Yermakova

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Jovens/European Youth Parliament PortugalRua Dona Antónia Augusta de Sousa, 63,

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All general queries should be addressed to the Head-organisers of the Forum. Any other, more specific queries may be taken up with the EYP Portugal. Matters of an academic nature will be dealt with by the Chairpersons, who will contact their Delegates directly.

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BRAGA 2016EURO-IBERO-AMERICAN YOUTH FORUM

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HEAD-ORGANISERSAna Nunes & Rita Ferreira

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Ana Nunes +351 919 135 310Rita Ferreira +351 916 916 436

PRESIDENTTiago Correia Machado

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president.braga2016@pejportugal.com

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