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Ecology, economy, or maybe employment? European Debates in Rotterdam

(c) Bürger EuropasThe Erasmus Debating Society (EDS) of Rotterdam hosted a public debate on the question: “Should we always put ecology before economic growth?” on the 14th of May, a week before the Netherlands will go to the voting booths for the European Parliament elections. Partij van de Arbeid (Labour) candidate for the European Parliament Gerard Oosterwijk and EDS member Sezen de Bruijn presented the proposition case, while the d’66 (Liberal) candidate Paul Breitbarth and EDS member Daniel Fayoyin argued for the opposition side. The newly built Paviljoen Theatre on the Erasmus campus was filled with 52 enthusiastic audience members. Marike ...
May 19th, 2014 | By | Category: Klartext Europa, News of debating clubs, Veranstaltungen | Comments Off on Ecology, economy, or maybe employment? European Debates in Rotterdam

EUDC 2010 Pickings 2

Photos and reports of the EUDC 2010 – here you get the links and insights into the tournament! ...
Aug 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Presseschau, Turniere | Comments Off on EUDC 2010 Pickings 2

EUDC 2010 Pickings 1

There is an official version of the tab, by now you can find the ESL Final online, and so on… Here comes a bunch of links that recall the European Universities Debating Championship (EUDC)! ...
Jul 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Presseschau, Turniere | Comments Off on EUDC 2010 Pickings 1

Dream of Amsterdam: The official Achte Minute video on EUDC 2010

Achte Minute interviewed participants of Amsterdam EUDC 2010 and now proudly presents the official Achte Minute video on EUDC 2010. Have fun! Achte Minute is the German and German-speaking debaters' online magazine.
Jul 19th, 2010 | By | Category: Turniere | Mit einem Kommentar

EUDC 2010 Tab and Open Final recordings online

Achte Minute scanned the tab distributed after the grand final. You can now find the EUDC 2010 Team Tab and the EUDC 2010 Speaker Tab online. Surely the tabs will be published officially soon. Top Ten Speaker: 1. Fred Cowell, ULU B (London) 2. Sam Block, Manchester A 3. Jack Watson, Cambridge A 4. Thomas Hosking, Oxford A 5. Harish Natarajan, Cambridge A 6. Gregg O'Neill, TCD Phil A (Dublin) 7. Rosie Unwin, ULU B (London) 8. Ben Woolgar, Oxford A 9. Daniel Swain, Team Australia (no break permission) 10. Kelly Butler, Team Australia (no break permission) Top Ten Speaker ESL: 1. Jeroen Heun, Erasmus A (Rotterdam) 2. Daniel Springer, Erasmus A (Rotterdam) 3. David ...
Jul 18th, 2010 | By | Category: Turniere | Comments Off on EUDC 2010 Tab and Open Final recordings online

EUDC talk: Gabor Stefan and David Lamouroux do not need physics arguments

EUDC talk: Gabor Stefan and David Lamouroux do not need physics argumentsIn the interview series “EUDC talk” we met David Lamouroux and Gabor Stefan of Debattierclub Georgia Augusta Göttingen. They told us about the EUDC break, teamplay and debating addiction. Achte Minute: Hello David, hello Gabor! You've broken to ESL quarter finals. Congratulations for that, first of all. Gabor: Thank you! I was totally surprised that it worked out so well. Achte Minute: Gabor, this was your first EUDC participation. You're already well known on the German circuit. What was it that surprised you the most on the international circuit? Gabor: I've already been to the Durham Open three weeks ago and last weekend ...
Jul 17th, 2010 | By | Category: Menschen, Turniere | Comments Off on EUDC talk: Gabor Stefan and David Lamouroux do not need physics arguments

European Champions 2010: King’s Inn Dublin and Ljubljana

The European Champions 2010 are Ljubljana (Maja Cimerman, Filip Muki Dobranic) and King's Inn, Dublin (Eoghan Casey, Patrick Rooney). Congratulations! The Motions were: ESL: This House believes that even in response to the most serious crimes a just penal system should have no consideration for society's desire for retribution. Open:  This House believes that after a humanitarian intervention has halted human rights abuses the occupation forces should leave if the population clearly establishes this as their wish. Stay tuned - EUDC reports to follow soon!
Jul 17th, 2010 | By | Category: Turniere | mit 8 Kommentaren

EUDC 2010 Finalists