GREECE
Official Name: Hellenci Republic.
Population: 2011: 10,787,690.
Government: Unitary Parliamentary Republic.
Official Language: Greek.
Religions: Greek Orthodox Church.
Christianity.
Catholicsm.
Hellenic Neopaganism.
Protestantism.
Islam.
Governors: President: Karolos Papoulias.
Prime Minister:
Lucas Papademos.
Main exports: Fruit, vegetables, olive, oil,
textiles, Steel, aluminum, cement, and various manufactured items such as
clothing, food stuff, refined petroleum-based products.
Literacy rate: 97.2%
Member of UN since: October 25th
1945.
COMMITEE: European Union.
President: David Madrigal.
Delegate: Ibarra de la Peña María José.
English
Group: 1ºA
English
Teacher: Ana Nóchez Vera.
INSTITUTO LA PAZ MODEL UNITED
NATIONS 2012
DELEGATION:
Greece
COMMITEE: European Union
TOPIC A: Economical crisis in the
European Union.
DELEGATE: Ibarra de la Peña
María José
1) European
Union
The
EU is an economic and political partnership between 27 European countries that
together cover much of the continent.
It
was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to
foster economic cooperation. Since then, the EU has developed into a huge
market with the euro as it common currency.
It
has delivered half a century of peace, stability and prosperity; helped raise
living standards, and launched a single European currency.
Thanks
to the abolition of border controls between EU countries, people can travel
freely throughout most of the continent; and it´s also become much easier to
live and work abroad in Europe.
The
member states of the EU are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
2)
Background
The
European economy is in the midst of the deepest recession since the 1930´s.
Although signs of improvement have appeared recently, recovery remains
uncertain and fragile. The EU´s response to the downturn has been swift and
decisive.
Overall,
to stabilise, restore and reform the banking sector, the European Economic
Recovery Plan (EERP) was launched in December 2008.
The
objective of the EERP is to restore confidence and bolster demand through a
coordinated injection of purchasing power into the economy complemented by
strategic investments and measures to shore up business and labour
markets.
However,
the European economic situation was originated on 2007 by the collapse of US
investment bank “Bearn Stearns”. This situation create crisis in countries such
as Greece, Portugal and Ireland.
3)
Greece
Policy and involvement
Over
the last decade, Greece went on a debt that came crashing to an end in late
2009, provoking an economic crisis that has decimated the country´s economy,
brought down a government, unleashed increasing social unrest and threatened
both Europe´s recovery and the future of the euro.
The
Greek government has been kept afloat by its fellow Eurozone countries, but at
a steep price: the austerity measures demanded by France and Germany in return
for two massive bailout packages have ripped holes in the Greek safety net.
After
long resisting the idea of a default, European officers in March 2012 helped
Greece negotiate a landmark debt restructuring deal with the vast majority of
it´s private sector lenders, who agreed to swap 177 billion in Greek debt for
new bonds worth as much as 75 per cent less.
Nevertheless,
in late 2009, the new government of Prime Minister George A. Papandreou announced
that it had discovered that it´s conservative predecessor had falsified budget
figures, concealing a swollen debt that was growing rapidly in the wake of
global economic meltdown. Greece was frozen out of the bond markets and in May
2010 began to rely on an aid package of €110 billion agreed to by it´s richer
European neighbours.
4)
Negative
consequences of the past solutions
Perhaps
the most constructive comment on the solution to the Greek debt crisis has
become from Andrus Ansip, prime minister of Estonia. He said that Greece have
to cut public expenditure, making structural reforms and creating a really
efficient taxation system.
Although,
Professor Thanos Veremis of the University of Athens, the lack of charismatic
political leaders in Greece and the resulting political mismanagement
contributed to the deteriorating economic situation of the country. That is why
the late-2000 financial crisis had a particularly large effect on Greece
because tourism and shipping experienced a significant drop of revenues.
5)
Proposals
Delegation
of Greece thinks that we can help Greece economy by improving tax collection
that is that all people and all business pay taxes without having to raise
taxes.
Liberate
some economic sectors. Currently, the Greek state is the only active in certain
economic sectors. Companies selling these individuals would reduce the current
government spending, increase income and promote competition in some sectors of
the economy.
In
addition, strengthening the internal market and promoting exports of woods and
services, this to give more work opportunities to people, because unemployment
in Greece is very high.
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INSTITUTO LA PAZ MODEL UNITED
NATIONS 2012
DELEGATION:
Greece
COMMITEE: European Union
TOPIC B: Food crisis all over
Europe as well as lack of food for future generation.
DELEGATE: Ibarra de la Peña
María José
1) European
Union
On
the fist place, the EU is an economic and political partnership between 27
European countries that together cover much of the continent.
It
was created in the aftermath of the Second World War. The first steps were to
foster economic cooperation. Since then, the EU has developed into a huge
market with the euro as it common currency.
That
is why, it has delivered half a century of peace, stability and prosperity;
helped raise living standards, and launched a single European currency.
Thanks
to the abolition of border controls between EU countries, people can travel
freely throughout most of the continent; and it´s also become much easier to
live and work abroad in Europe.
The
member states of the EU are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
2)
Background
The
growing impossibility of a dignified livelihood in the European countryside has
provoked a widespread and active social response on the part of Europeans
unwilling to sacrifice their society and environment to corporate greed.
Farmers,
unions, environmental organizations, consumers groups, fair trade
organizations, and economic solidarity networks, among many others, have begun
to work throughout Europe to denounce the impact of the EU´s agricultural
policies and call for alternatives.
Response
have varied by country according to the character of local organizations, but
all are creating and strengthening alliances between the different social
sectors that are negatively affected by the agrifood polices of the Common
Agricultural Policy. Together they are creating a host of alternative practices
and polices for sustainable production, distribution, and consumption.
3)
Greece´s
policy and involvement
On
the other hand, the citizens of Greece go on strike to ask for government
assistance but do not get any response.
The
price of food is too expensive and people have to work overtime to feed his
family because it is not enough money they receive.
In
some cases, who keeps the family, who generally is the husband, has to give up
his food for his children and wife do not die of hunger.
But
now, the Greek Ministry of Education will distribute among the students coupons
for free lunches, with the increasing cases of malnutrition in some schools,
specially in neighbourhoods hardest hit by the economic crisis and
unemployment.
The
first step of that plan, which will begin next week, will be sharing coupons in
18 schools in poor neighbourhoods in the region of Attica.
4)
Past
solutions and consequences.
As
it is explained in the Background, responses about Food crisis have varied by
country according to the character of local organizations, but all are creating
and strengthening alliances between the different social sectors that are
negatively affected by the agrifood polices of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Together, they are creating a host of alternative practices and polices for
sustainable production, distribution, and consumption.
For
example, in France solidarity networks are being forged between producers and
consumers through Associations for the Maintenance of Smallholder Agriculture
(AMAPs). Like Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs), the AMAPs establish
solidarity contracts between groups of consumers and local agroecological
farmers. The group pays in advance for produce that the farmer provides weekly.
The first AMAP was created in 2001 between a group of consumers between
Aubagne and a farm in the Olivades
region of Provence. Today, there are 750 AMPs serving 30,000 families
throughout France.
5)
Proposals.
Delegation
of Greece proposes that:
College
students do their social service going to grow food.
Prohibit
the importation of food from abroad, for more food produced in Greece and
people may have more job opportunity.
Promote
research into food more nutritious food for less to satisfy their hunger.
Promote
farms where fish are grown to have more food that is easy and quickly to
obtain.
Information
Resources:
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No
author, February 2012, Food crisis in Europe, Viewed April 1, 2012. Consult
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author, (nd), Food crisis in Greece, Viewed April 1, 2012. Consult URL: http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/food-crisis-in-greece-people-blame-bloated-goverment--354472/1/20
No
author, February 13 2012, Solution for Food crisis in Greece, Viewed April 1,
2012. Consult URL: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/politica/atenas-dara-vales-comida-las-escuelas-1370701
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