nMEP Oberösterreich 2018

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Letter from the presidents

nMEP Oberösterreich 2018 Presidency

Honourable Delegates, Venerable Committee Chairs and Student Media Officers,

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 17th national session of the Model European Parliament in Austria.

For the third time, the session will take place in Wels and Linz, two beautiful cities located in the federal province of Upper Austria. For centuries, this province has not only been the heart of Austria´s industrial region but also the home to global players such as VOEST Alpine.

Upper Austria is known for its forward thinking, open minded and creative people who deliver extraordinary work in technological innovation. It is therefore no surprise that one of the three Silicon Valley Austria centres is in Linz. However, what truly makes Upper Austria unique is not its advanced industries but its rich history, its famous culture and the exquisite cuisine. What do the Glöcklerlauf, Knödel and the composer Anton Bruckner all have in common? They call Upper Austria their home. Furthermore, museums such as the “Ars Electronica” and “Lentos” contribute to Upper Austria´s cultural heritage. Already the famous artist Gustav Klimt fell in love with Upper Austria´s extraordinary landscapes. Creating some of his most iconic art pieces, he spent his summers in the picturesque Upper Austrian Lake District at the Attersee and in Linz. It maybe is no surprise that Linz was named the European capital of culture in 2009.

During this MEP session, you have the privilege to experience true Upper Austrian lifestyle. You will be welcomed by local host families in Wels and will take part in Committee Meetings at the WRG ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels. Furthermore, the Opening Ceremony will take place at the historic town hall in Wels, an input morning will be held at our sci-tech museum WELIOS, and for the General Assembly we have the great honour of holding the plenary at the Upper Austrian Landtag in Linz.

Most importantly however, you will get to know dedicated, intelligent and hard-working delegates from all over the country. We are also delighted to also welcome a delegation from Germany for the first time. We have all come together to address political issues Austria and the EU are facing at the moment. The main focus of the session lies on digitisation and its impact on our now and the future. We have grown up with technology embedded in every aspect of our lives. It is up to us, to our generation, to use it wisely and thus achieve advances within the education system, the world of work and society. We not only have to keep up with the evolving process of digitisation, but think ahead.

Therefore, do not be afraid to raise your voice! We encourage you to engage in fruitful debates, to be open to new ideas and to aim to learn as much as possible from each other. In order to get the most out of this session, we kindly as you to conduct thorough research in advance. This is your chance to get involved and to make a change. Austria and the EU needs you – an interested, engaged and active future generation with the willingness to do whatever it takes to ensure cooperation both with the member states and the rest of the world. Although it is important that you take your role seriously, do not forget to enjoy your time as much as possible. A series of events, such as team building or our famous “Cultural Evening” will allow you to make great friends for life.

We are very much looking forward to meeting all of you in January!

Your Presidents,

Jasmin Weber – WRG der Franziskanerinnen Wels

Cecilia Hoyos – Theresianische Akademie Wien

Johannes Lummerstorfer – Theresianische Akademie Wien

Alexander Pichler – Theresianische Akademie Wien

Welcome Notes

Landeshauptmann Mag. Thomas Stelzer

Landeshauptmann Mag. Thomas Stelzer

Welcome Note from LHM Mag. Thomas Stelzer

Europa gehört Ihnen

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

liebe Gäste!

Ich begrüße Sie ganz herzlich und freue mich besonders darüber, dass die diesjährige Sitzung des Model European Parliaments in Oberösterreich – in Linz und in Wels, sowie im Besonderen im Sitzungssaal des Oö. Landtags – stattfindet.

Sie werden sich in diesen drei Tagen mit jenen Themen beschäftigen, die nicht nur das Morgen prägen werden, sondern das Heute bereits fortlaufend verändern. Es geht um Digitalisierung in allen Bereichen der Gesellschaft. Ihre Generation hat es in der Hand, die neuen Technologien sinnstiftend einzusetzen und sie in jene Richtung hin weiterzuentwickeln, wo sie einen langfristigen Nutzen entfalten: in der Medizin, am Arbeitsmarkt, in der Bildung, in der Forschung, in der Kultur.

Auch die Europäische Union steht vor großen Herausforderungen: Seien es die Verhandlungen zur neuen deutschen Bundesregierung, die Konsequenzen des Brexit, die Auswirkungen der Migrationsbewegungen bis hin zum Klimawandel. Politische Entscheidungen wie diese beeinflussen unsere Gesellschaft und unser Zusammenleben maßgeblich. Ich möchte junge Menschen wie Sie ermutigen, mitzureden, mitzudiskutieren, offen die Herausforderungen anzusprechen und Ihre Sicht auf die möglichen Lösungen einzubringen. Das Europa, in dem wir jetzt leben und arbeiten, gehört in letzter Konsequenz Ihnen.

Ich wünsche Ihnen eine spannende, interessante und schöne Zeit in Oberösterreich.

Mag. Thomas Stelzer

Landeshauptmann

MdEP Dr. Paul Rübig

MdEP Dr. Paul Rübig

Welcome Note from MdEP Dr. Paul Rübig

Liebe Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer des 17. Model European Parliament!

Als Abgeordneter zum Europäischen Parlament freue ich mich sehr über alle Initiativen, die junge Menschen an Demokratie und politische Entscheidungsfindungen heranführt und die damit verbundenen Institutionen wie zum Beispiel das Europäische Parlament näher bringt.

Demokratie lebt von den Menschen, die diese auch leben und sich dafür einsetzen. Die Zukunft Europas liegt in den Händen der jungen Menschen und dies ist nicht nur eine große Verantwortung sondern auch Chance. Umso erfreulicher, dass es so viele Junge gibt, die sich aktiv an der Gestaltung ihrer eigenen Zukunft beteiligen.

Als einzige von den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern der Europäischen Union direkt gewählte Institution hat das Europäische Parlament einen sehr hohen Stellenwert.

Die Interessen von über 500 Millionen Menschen aus 28 Staaten müssen zusammengeführt werden. Weltweite Ereignisse, die man selber oft nicht beeinflussen kann, stellen die Politik Tag für Tag vor neue Herausforderungen. Diese globalen  Herausforderungen sind nur mehr gemeinsam zu bewältigen. Das wisst ihr und daher habt ihr euch zusammengefunden um aktiv zu werden.

Schülerinnen und Schüler aus allen Bundesländern kommen zusammen, um zu diskutieren und Lösungen für Herausforderungen zu besprechen.

Ich gratuliere auch Ihnen, Mag. Gottfried Öhl, als österreichischem Koordinator des Model European Parliament für diese großartige Initiative und ihr Engagement!

Ich wünsche allen Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern viel Spaß und viel Erfolg!

Euer Paul Rübig

KommR Viktor Sigl

KommR Viktor Sigl

Grußwort des OÖ Landtagspräsidenten, KommR Viktor Sigl

Liebe Jungparlamentarierinnen und Jungparlamentarier!

Die Jugend ist unsere Zukunft und die Zukunft liegt in der Europäischen Union. Mich freut es deshalb besonders, dass das 17. Model European Parliament Austria im Oö. Landhaus, dem Haus der Begegnung, stattfindet.

Dieses Jahr feiern wir 100 Jahre Österreich und denken an all die Höhepunkte unserer Republik. Wir wollen dabei aber nicht die tragischen und aufwühlenden Ereignisse dieser Zeit verdrängen und in Vergessenheit geraten lassen. Alle diese Ereignisse haben unsere Heimat geprägt und weiterentwickelt. Wir müssen die Erfahrungen der Vergangenheit weitergeben und das Erinnern wachhalten, jedoch stets den Blick nach vorne richten.

Ein Meilenstein in der Geschichte Österreichs war der Beitritt zur Europäischen Union. Sie alle sind in diesem Verbund aufgewachsen. Das friedliche und gemeinsame Europa ist heute in der Gesellschaft zu eine Selbstverständlichkeit geworden. Jedoch ist dieses Europa alles andere als selbstverständlich. Es braucht Beteiligung, Ideen und vor allem Begeisterung.

Wir haben gemeinsam die Verantwortung, das Projekt Europa tagtäglich konstruktiv und auch kritisch mitzugestalten und so ständig weiterzuentwickeln. Vor allem Sie sind jene Generation, die das Projekt Europäische Union in der Zukunft prägen und an die Bedürfnisse Ihrer Generation entsprechend anpassen wird. Nützen Sie die Chancen und Möglichkeiten, die dieses Friedensprojekt bietet.

Politik wird von Menschen gemacht. Politik erfordert Aufmerksamkeit und kann durch kluge Entscheidungen viel Freude bereiten. Aus diesem Grund ist es mir ein großes Anliegen, dass der Jugend unsere demokratischen Werte verstärkt vermittelt, sowie Politik und aktive Beteiligung nähergebracht werden. Projekte wie unsere „Werkstatt für Demokratie“ oder dieses Jugendparlament sind ein wichtiger Beitrag, um viele Jugendliche zum Mitgestalten zu motivieren und für Politik zu begeistern.

Im Namen aller 56 „Kolleginnen und Kollegen“ des oberösterreichischen Landtags wünsche ich dem Jugendparlament viel Erfolg!

Programme

Wels/Linz 25. – 28. 1. 2018

Unter dem Ehrenschutz des Landeshauptmanns von Oberösterreich Mag. Thomas Stelzer

Programm (18.1.)


Do 25. Jän.

abends 20:00 Ankunft der Delegierten am Bhf. Wels  – Unterbringung bei Gastfamilien

Fr 26. Jän.

ab 07:45 Eintreffen der Delegierten im WRG/ORG Wels

ab 08:20 Eintreffen der Delegierten im Rathaus

Stadtplatz 1
4600 Wels
Tel.: +43 7242 235-3000

09:00 – 09:30 Eröffnung

Sprecher

 

Dr. Andreas Rabl
Bürgermeister von Wels

Fr. Dir. Mag. Karin Schachner
iV Landesschulratspräsident OÖ, HR Fritz Enzenhofer

Direktor Mag. Georg König BEd
Direktor des WRG/ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels

Presidents of the National MEP Assembly
Jasmin Weber (WRG ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels, MJ17)
Cecilia Hoyos, Alexander Pichler, Johannes Lummerstorfer (Theresianische Akademie Wien)

Sebastian Saxinger
Theresianum MJ2014, former president of national & international MEP, MEP Alumni Austria vice chairman, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Mag. Gottfried Oehl
MEP Austria Coordinator

09:30 – 10:45 Diskussion/Impulsreferat:

Dr. Paul Rübig
Österreichischer Abg. zum Europ. Parlament
EU : Standortbestimmung 2020
 

11:00 – 11:45 Opening Ceremony: Vorstellen der Bundesländer Delegationen

11:45 – 12:15 Mittagessen Büffet

13:00 – 15:45 Komiteetreffen, anschließend Jause: Wels stellt sich vor

WRG/ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels
Vogelweiderstraße 2-4, 4600 Wels
Tel.: +43 7242 47428-0

16:15 – 18:45 Teambuilding: Turnhalle WORG Wels

ab 20:00 Abendessen und cultural evening

sGerstl Wels
Freiung 9-11, 4600 Wels
Tel. 07242-351500

ab 22:30 Gastfamilien

Sa 27. Jän.

08:00 – 09:45 Komiteetreffen

WRG/ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels
Vogelweiderstraße 2-4, 4600 Wels
Tel.: +43 7242 47428-0

10:30 – 12:15 Eröffnung im Welios

Welios Betriebs-GmbH
Weliosplatz 1, 4600 Wels

Begrüßung:

Johann Reindl-Schweighofer
Stadtrat für Kultur und Bildung

Presidents of the National MEP Assembly
Jasmin Weber (WRG ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels, MJ17)
Cecilia Hoyos, Alexander Pichler, Johannes Lummerstorfer (Theresianische Akademie Wien)

10:45 – 12:15 Impulsreferat und Diskussion: Back to the Future: Digitales Europa: Silicon Valley Österreich

LH-Stv. Mag. Dr. Michael Strugl (tbc)
Wirtschafts-, Forschungs- und Innovationsreferent des Landes Oberösterreich

12:45 – 13:45 Mittagsbüffet

14:15 – 16:45 Komiteetreffen

WRG/ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels
Vogelweiderstraße 2-4, 4600 Wels
Tel.: +43 7242 47428-0

17:15 – 17:45 Jause in der Schule: Oberösterreich stellt sich vor

17:45 – 18:15 Delegationsmeeting

18:15 – 18:45 Lobbying

19:15 – 21:15 Abendessen

Knödelwirt
Grünbachplatz 14, 4600 Wels

ab 22:30 Gastfamilie

So 28. Jän.

06:30 Abfahrt in Wels

08:00 Eintreffen der Delegierten im Landtag Oberösterreich

Landtag Oberösterreich
Landhausplatz 1, 4021 Linz

08:30 – 9:00 Begrüßung

KommR. Viktor Sigl
Erster Präsident des OÖ Landtags

9:00 – 13:00 Plenary Session

13:00 – 13:30 Closing Ceremony

Sprecher:

Presidents of the National MEP Assembly
Jasmin Weber (WRG ORG der Franziskanerinnen Wels, MJ17)
Cecilia Hoyos, Alexander Pichler, Johannes Lummerstorfer (Theresianische Akademie Wien)

Mag. Gottfried Oehl
MEP Austria Coordinator

13:30 bis 14:15 Mittagsbüffet

danach: Abfahrt der Delegationen vom Bhf. Linz

Committees & Issues

1 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

Free movement is an essential part of the single market and a fundamental right in the EU.

How can mobility of employment seeking young EU citizens be promoted? Should they be included in the same national employment schemes as job seeking locals? Should they be entitled to the same allowances and social benefits as young citizens of that country? How can mobility measures counteract large scale youth unemployment in Europe without draining the social system of another EU country?

Free movement is an essential part of the single market and a fundamental right in the EU.

How can mobility of employment seeking young EU citizens be promoted? Should they be included in the same national employment schemes as job seeking locals? Should they be entitled to the same allowances and social benefits as young citizens of that country? How can mobility measures counteract large scale youth unemployment in Europe without draining the social system of another EU country?

Dear delegates of the committee on Employment and Social Affairs,

During our committee sessions, you will be working on a Resolution, that consists of Informative Clauses (ICs), which point out the problems, and Operative Clauses (OCs), which should solve these problems.

Below you will find several links concerning youth employment in Europe, which display the current situation quite well. Some information will seem familiar to you already, however, we encourage you to consider finding other sources too.

If any questions should come up, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward to working with you!

On behalf of your Committee Chairing Team,

Luis Prenninger (W), Committee President (luis.prenninger@gmail.com)

Julian Ennemoser (T), CoCP

Johannes Ratzenböck (OÖ), CP Sec

Paul Znidaric (W), CP/SMO

Bo Leiter (W), CIE

Preparation:

Basics:

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=1036

http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/youth-employment/lang–en/index.htm

http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/audiences/unemployed_youth/index.shtml

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Youth_unemployment

Statistics:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10450811/Youth-unemployment-could-tear-Europe-apart-warns-WEF.html

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Unemployment_statistics

Others:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/de/highlight.html?query=employment&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.europarl.europa.eu%2faboutparliament%2fde%2f00191b53ff%2fEurobarometer.html%253Ftab%253D2009_16

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/de/news-room/content/20131105IPR23827/html/European-Globalisation-Adjustment-Fund-employment-MEPs-endorse-EPCouncil-deal

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/aboutparliament/en/0079d60a3f/Recruitment.html

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/topic/Employment-and-social-affairs

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/440385?uid=3737528&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21103269049603

2 Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)

The question of new skills and competitive markets:

How can European secondary educational systems contribute to the acquisition of new skills to keep EU competitive in globalised markets?

The question of new skills and competitive markets:
How can European secondary educational systems contribute to the acquisition of new skills to keep EU competitive in globalised markets?

Dear delegates of the committee on Culture and Education,

In order to prepare you for the committee work, we provided you with some useful links. Please use these links to prepare yourself and to get an insight into our topic. Of course you are free to use any other sources, in fact we strongly encourage you to do so.

I would like to ask you to send me a short summary of your research one week before the session. This is not mandatory of course but still vital. We have little time to draft our resolution so please come to the session well prepared. You will see it pays off in the end as you will be able to participate more and become a key player in the committee meetings and in the general assembly. Depending on your involvement you will be graded and recommended to represent Austria in an international MEP session. (www.mepeurope.eu)

If there are any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us! We are looking forward to be working with you!

On behalf of your Committee Chairing Team,

Rafael Ager (T), Committee President (ager.rafael@gmail.com)

Dana Rumerstorfer (OÖ), CoCP

Anton Mielke (W), CP Sec

Leonie, Sajdik (W), CP/SMO

Anna Gisslinger (W), CIE

Preparation:

The structure of European education systems: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/images/9/9d/Structure_of_education_systems_2016_17.pdf

EU activities in the field of higher education: https://ec.europa.eu/education/policy/higher-education_en

EU 2020 strategy: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/163EN.pdf

Secondary Education Statistics by EUROSTAT: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Secondary_education_statistics

Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_policies_and_initiatives_of_the_European_Union

Erasmus: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/node_de

World Economic Forum: Global competitiveness report 2018, secondary education enrolment rate worldwide: http://reports.weforum.org/global-competitiveness-index-2017-2018/competitiveness-rankings/#series=ENROL2GR

3 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

The question of media accountability:

Recent calls have been made towards a more regulated press, following allegations of media privacy invasion and phone hacking, fake news, and even accusations of corporate interests and lobbyists manipulating headlines, public opinion and elections. How should European countries ensure the media is able to fulfil its regulatory purpose in comprehensively, accurately and objectively informing the general public?

The question of media accountability:

Recent calls have been made towards a more regulated press, following allegations of media privacy invasion and phone hacking, fake news, and even accusations of corporate interests and lobbyists manipulating headlines, public opinion and elections. How should European countries ensure the media is able to fulfil its regulatory purpose in comprehensively, accurately and objectively informing the general public?

Dear Delegates,

We, the chairing team of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, are proud to welcome you to the upcoming MEP National Session in Linz/Wels in January 2018.

As there are only a few weeks left until the start of the session, we would like to encourage you to familiarise yourself thoroughly with our committee issue.

The topic we will be dealing with is the question of media accountability: “Recent calls have been made towards a more regulated press, following allegations of media privacy invasion and phone hacking, fake news, and even accusations of corporate interests and lobbyists manipulating headlines, public opinion and elections. How should European countries ensure the media is able to fulfil its regulatory purpose in comprehensively, accurately and objectively informing the general public?”

Good preparation is the prerequisite for productive and determined committee work and therefore, we have compiled several links, pdfs and other pieces of information to help you doing so. Read through them carefully and also feel free to do additional research.

We are looking forward to meeting you and wish you all the best; please be in touch if you have any questions!

On behalf of your Committee Chairing team,

Markus Bencsits, Committee President (ma.ben@gmx.at)

Dominik Zhang (W), CoCP

Nicolas Rashish (W), CP Sec

Isabella Domenig (W), CP/SMO

Oscar Weihs (W), CIE

Preparation:

General information:

EU – Commission: Initiative on fake news and online disinformation:

“Next steps against fake news: Commission sets up High-Level Expert Group and launches public consultation” (take a look at the pdf!):

A European Parliament resolution of 15 June 2017 on online platforms and the digital single market, calling on the Commission to analyse in depth the current situation and legal framework and to verify the possibility of legislative intervention to limit the dissemination and spreading of fake news content:

The project “Media Accountability and Transparency in Europe” is a comparative research effort on media accountability systems (MAS) in EU member states as indicators for media pluralism in Europe:

Of particular interest: Poland: Waiting for the Citizens to Demand Online Media Accountability:

Articles and press publications:

About: Media and accountability

Please focus on European countries:

“The need of journalism to restore trust”:

Has truth perished? About “fake news” and a “post-truth” society:

Interesting Article about “fake news” and Donald Trump. European politics are of course of primary importance for the MEP, but the current US president has appreciably coined the discourse about the trustworthiness of the media (“Fake news”, etc. ..):

4 Committee on Industry, Energy and Research (ITRE)

The question of the digital European infrastructure:

What European measures are necessary to achieve a solid and secure digital infrastructure that enhances forms of cross-border traffic and communication collaboration and information exchange while respecting national security and established privacy rights?

The question of the digital European infrastructure:

What European measures are necessary to achieve a solid and secure digital infrastructure that enhances forms of cross-border traffic and communication collaboration and information exchange while respecting national security and established privacy rights?

Dear Delegates of the Committee on Industry, Energy and Research,

The question of digital European infrastructure and what measures have to be taken in order to enhance information exchange while respecting national security and established privacy rights will be our central topic during this MEP session.

The links provided below will help you with the preparation, giving you an insight into the mentioned topic and helping you to form your own opinion about the discussed problems and difficulties that have to be faced. We strongly encourage you to read through the material carefully and extensively with the objective of getting a general overview on the topic’s central points, as you will have to be able to lead discussions and come up with arguments during our committee meetings.

We would further advise to do research on your own and gather as much information as you can. If any questions should come up, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are looking forward to working with you!

On behalf of your Committee Chairing Team,

Severyn Omelyan (W), Committee President (omelse12@gmail.com)

Max Unger (W), CoCP

Victor Bervoets (W), CP Sec

Nicole Scherf (W), CP/SMO

Alexandra Hermann (W), CIE

Preparation:

A short introduction into the importance and effects of digitization in general:

About the current state of and possible strategies for digital infrastructure in Europe:

The aspect of cyber security:

Data privacy and the use of it:

To give you an insight into the power of Big Data:

Traffic:

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