WEMEP Luxembourg 2020

The 4th session of the WEMEP is 2020 takes place in Luxembourg City from January 18 to January 24.

You can find the program, the committees and the presidents’ names, the delegations and other valuable information on this webpage.

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Program

Saturday 18/01/2020
10 am – 3 pm : Arrivals at the Lycée Aline Mayrisch Luxembourg
3 pm – 6 pm : Teambuilding
6 pm – 7 pm : Pick up Host Families

Sunday 19/01/2020
9:30 am – 12 am : Opening Ceremony (Conservatoire de Luxem-
bourg)
1 pm – 6 pm : Committee Meetings

Monday 20/01/2020
8:15 am – 4:45 pm : Committee Meetings
7 pm – 9 pm : Fishbowl Discussion (Forum Geesseknäppchen) “70 years after the Schuman Declaration- a united ‘organised and living’ Europe?”

Tuesday 21/01/2020
8:15 am – 12:45 pm : Committee Meetings (LAML/Forum)
2 pm – 3:30 pm : Sightseeing
6 pm – 9 pm : Cultural Evening

Wednesday 22/01/2020
9 am – 12 am : Delegation Meetings
1 pm – 5:30 pm : Lobbying

Thursday 23/01/2020
8 am – 4 pm : General Assembly
4 pm – 5:30 pm : Closing Ceremony
7 pm – midnight : Goodbye Party (Melusina)

Friday 24/01/2020
Departures

Committees

1. ECON: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Committee presidents: Jacquie Linden (LUX), Paul O’Brien (LUX)

Cryptocurrency and especially the use of blockchain technologies as a means of decentralized public transaction ledgers are currently booming with many saying it could decrease institutional weaknesses and increase financial inclusion in developing countries. Facebook’s newly announced
cryptocurrency Libra has faced many critics, and tech giants such as Amazon and Google are yet to follow in their footsteps. Which precautions can be taken by the EU in order to benefit from Blockchain technology without harming the European economy? How will these decentralised platforms be able to offer the same services and infrastructure without a central database?

Experts: Wlim Stalmans (Founder of the Blockchain Academy), Felix Weis (Freelance Developer and Bitcoi Traveller)

2. AFET/DROI:Committee on Foreign Affairs/ Human Rights
Committee presidents: Janne Nys (BEL), Evan Duval (LUX)

With gender equality being a fundamental human right, there should be equal ease of access to resources and opportunities to provide for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. However, citizens with other sexual orientations and gender identities are still not treated equally
as trafficking and violence, hostility at the workplace, and underrepresentation in decision making still prevail. How can these issues be addressed within the European Union and should the latter intervene when human rights are violated on both a national and international level?

Expert: Skerdilajda Zamaj (Associate Professor at the University of Luxembourg)

3. AFET/SEDE: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS/ON SECURITY AND DEFENSE
Committee presidents: Fiona Morrison (GER), Peter Tumulty (IRE)

The question of an EU army and EU foreign policy: should the EU play an important and intervening role in international conflicts only after the cessation of hostilities, or should the EU assume a prominent role in situations whilst violence continues, not leaving that task to individual member states or other international players?

Experts: Dhiraj Sabharwal (Deputy Director at Tageblatt)

4. JURY: Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee presidents: Nathali Machool (NED), Cédric Gunsing (B)

A new directive on copyright in the digital single market has recently been passed, which consists, among other elements, of the controversial Draft Article 11, known as the “link tax”, and Draft Article 15. It requires social media companies to take more responsibility for copyrighted material
being illegally shared on their platforms. Many critics fear the introduction of these articles will lead to the implementation of strict upload filters, which may limit and ultimately censor the Internet. Which measures could be taken to counter a restraint in social media use?

Expert: Iris Depoulain (Commissioner for Copyright at the Ministry of Economy Luxembourg)

5. ITRE: COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY, RESEARCH AND ENERGY
Committee presidents: Elena Morselli (ITA), Tom Hegarty (UK)

Concerned by the impact of climate change and the total conversion to renewable energy not being an immediate solution, which measures can be taken by the EU member states? How can EU countries secure sustainable energy supplies and independence from foreign fossil fuel imports? Which policies and reforms should the EU pursue to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilst trying to maintain global competitiveness?

Expert: Claude Turmes (Minister for Energy and Spacial Planning Luxembourg)

About Luxembourg City

Luxembourg is a small European country bordering with Belgium, France and Germany. Its capital of the same name is a centre for European institutions such as the European Court of Justice, the European Commission, and the European Investment Bank. Luxembourg is also well-known for its qualified financial services. The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), with its sustainability-focused Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), has global leadership in green bond insurance and green finance development. In addition, Luxembourg has a very international community with 3 official languages and more than half of the 614.000 citizens originate from various other countries. Luxembourg is multicultural and it is also the only sovereign Grand Duchy in the world with its Grand Duke Henri.

Furthermore, Luxembourg will soon offer free public transport and give both its residents and visitors the opportunity to explore its exceptionally preserved fortifications and old quarters which were declared a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site in 1994. To give you a first impression of this small but fascinating European country, enjoy these beautiful images of Luxembourg City.

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