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CONTENTS
2 Contents / Participants
3 Editorial
4 Strasburg - city of lan-
guages
5 European Political Herit-
age
6 The Council of Europe
7 Symbols of the Alsace
8 The Germanization of the
Alsace
9 A comparative study of
the political history of
Strasburg and Cyprus
10 / 11 European Parlia-
ment
12 Coloring Page - Seating
Plan in Strasburg Chamber
13 10 +1 important infor-
mation about the European
Parliament
14 / 15 Treasure Hunt - Dis-
covering the European Dis-
trict
16 Quiz
17 The EU in numbers
18 Quiz on the history of
Strasburg
19 Comic
CONTENTS / PARTICIPANTS 2
Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Esposende, Portugal
Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece
Osnovna Skola Jurja Sizgoica, Sibenik , Croatia
Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus
The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1, Mierzęcice, Poland
Teachers: Angeliki Tsakyri, Vivi
Zan go y an n i, an d An as t as ia
Chatzisavva
Students: Students: Androniki
A n a g n o s t o u , E m m a n o u e l
Teachers: Alexandra Monteiri-
nho, Paula Sofia carvalho, Silvina
Carvalho and Verónica Silva
Students: Bruno Soares, Inês
Cruz, Maria Diogo Saldanha and
Rafael Soares
Teachers: Ivana Rupić Anita
Matić and Ivana Dujić
Students: Gušte Cukrov Fran
Tunuković Ema Matić and Lara
Protrka
Teachers: Maria Śliż and Joanna
Wołowiec
Students: Natalia Lebiocka, Karolina
Kozieł, Jakub Wałęsa and Daniel
Sikorski
Teachers: Kakia Angelidou and Andri
Christofi
Students: Kakia Angelidou and Andri
Christofi
EDITORIAL 3
We met the man who gave us this interview while having our breakfast at the hotel where we
stayed during our LTT in Strasbourg. His words highlight the tumultuous history of the area
as we experienced it during our visit at the Museum Alsace-Moselle Memorial. They also il-
lustrate how much life has changed for the people of the European Union Member states
since its founding in 1953. Strasbourg was chosen and became the center of European insti-
tutions precisely to symbolize this unity of European people and the end of hostilities.
( https://youtu.be/dtAWO9--Ne8 )
“We are a somewhat special region of eastern France, and I talk to you more specifically about Alsace
and Moselle. Moselle is a county and Alsace is a county of two regions, the Upper and the Lower
Rhine. These three counties located in eastern France have a special history. Why? Because it used to
be German territory, French territory, again German, and again French throughout history. Well, my
grandfather served in the German army for seven years, because at that time the area was annexed by
Germany, as he was born a German citizen he served in the German army. Of course, they may not
have felt German but were born German because of this attachment. At the end of World War I, in
which Germany lost, the regions of Alsace and Moselle were again annexed to France. So my father,
before World War II, found himself a French citizen and therefore served in the French army. In
fact, he was recruited early because he wanted to avoid forced recruitment by the Germans at the
Wehrmacht. All of us who lived in the area for generations were German, French, German, French.
It is certain that there have been division with the wars. For example, for my parents who knew the
hardships of the war, and in particular what the Germans had done, it was were too complicated to
accept unity. On the other hand, I wanted to ... We stopped learning German at school, but we were
in an area where we knew both languages we couldn't speak it anymore. Why? Because Hitler sowed
hate between the two countries, Germany and France, and broke the chain of solidarity and culture.
Personally, I put my two children in the French-German high school in Sarrebrück. I put them in a
German school where they teach French and German. So they got the French Baccalaureate and the
Abitur, the German Baccalaureate. For me, it was important to reunite this chain, which was broken
by the hate created by Hitler. Our parents really had this hate for the Germans. This was normal,
since the Nazis had done horrible things ... because you know what World War II was… but now ...
our generation .... We are a second generation, we didn't experience the war and we wanted to do the
opposite, to restore solidarity between people again ... and now with my children this is happening.
There is no more hate, it’s the opposite... the Germans, for them.. it’s as if we were the same country.
-Do you consider this dual culture as a wealth?
Yes, Alsace-Moselle is rich. We are in a place where we share borders with three countries: Luxem-
bourg, Belgium and Germany. I live in Metz, a city in Moselle and we have a lot of people working
even in Luxembourg. Ok? They work in Luxembourg or they work in Germany. It is true that Ger-
many is very attractive. Why? Because they have a demographic problem, you know that. And so
they look for workers. So, many French people work at the borders or work in Germany or in Lux-
embourg. ’’
WE WANTED TO RESTORE THE SOLIDARITY BETWEEN PEOPLE
Primary School of Skopelos Lesvos, Greece
STRASBURG - A CITY OF LANGUAGES 4
Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Esposende,
Portugal
Not many cities have a history as rich as Strasbourg. Due to its stra-
tegic position a lot of things happened through its two thousand
years of existence. It started as a small fortress between two worlds,
the German and the Roman, and has become one of the seats of the
European Parliament.
The long dispute between France and Germany for the hegemony of
the city transformed Strasbourg into a vast cultural melting pot.
Squeezed between two worlds the city absorbed customs and ideas
creating a unique cultural environment, which is reflected in the lan-
guage.
Throughout its history, the city oscillated between the mandatory use of either German and
French, according to the occupying country, and a currently peaceful coexistence, seen in its
streets.
A city living with two languages and the Alsatian dialect, spoken in the region of Alsace, which is
spoken approximately by one third of the population, mainly older people.
The EU always considered its huge diversity of cultures and languages its wealth, and in the Euro-
pean Parliament 24 official languages exist side-by-side.
Members of the European Parliament should be able to speak, listen, read and write in their moth-
er tongue, or in any of the official languages of the European Union.
It is a fundamental democratic
principle that all EU citizens
can be members of the Euro-
pean Parliament, even if they
do not speak any foreign lan-
guage.
ALSATIAN LANGUAGE 5
Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica
Sibenik, Croatia
Alsatian is a West Germanic language
spoken mainly in Alsace, a region in
northeastern France which has passed
between French and German control
many times during its history. As a
result Alsatian has been influenced a
great deal by the French language.
Alsatianlanguage
Even though the French government forbade the
use of Germanic languages in schools in 1945,
the dialect saw something of a revival in
the 1970s when a number of independent
movements fought against the state's crackdown
on regional languages.
In 1985, Alsatian was recognised as
one of the country’s regional languages
and, in 1999, the national statistical
agency counted 548,000 adult speakers
in France, making it the second most-
spoken regional language in the
country after Occitan, which is spoken
in southern France and Monaco.
Alsatian plays with German and French words
and can sometimes be a combination of the two.
You can say 'ça geht's?' to your friends when you
see them, which is a direct mixture of 'ça va?' in
French and 'wie geht's?' in German, to mean
'how are you?'.
THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE COE 6
Primary School of Skopelos Lesvos, Greece
The Council of Europe is situated in Strasburg and is formed by
the 47 member-states , the flags of which wave in front of the
building entrance. The building was designed by the French ar-
chitect Henry Bernard and the façade was covered with metal.
The COE was created after the London Treaty which was signed
by 10 countries on 5th May 1949. The Council of Europe is the
continent’s leading human rights organization. It aims to protect
democracy and the law in all its member-states with accomplish-
ments like:
 Abolition of death penalty
 Ban of racial and any form of discrimination
 Sex equality and tolerance
 Safeguarding of peace, liberty of expression
 Justice efficiency, fight against corruption
 Protection of the rights of children
 Fights against violence, terrorism
 Safeguarding of cultural diversity and many more…..
As its official symbol it uses the European flag with the 12 golden
stars, placed in a circle, on a blue background. To avoid confu-
sion with the EU the COE has added a lowercase ‘e’ in the centre
of the flag.
The Council of Europe is an international organization and must
not be confused with the European Council as it runs inde-
pendently of the EU.
SYMBOLS OF THE ALSACE 7
The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 ,
Mierzęcice, Poland
Alsace
The most popular symbol is a stork. You
can find it everywhere, not only alive
even on a curtain.
Alsace is the land of gingerbreads, ma-
caroons, croissants, pretzels.
Famous wine Riesling is produced there.
THE GERMANIZATION OF ALSACE 8
Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica, Sibenik, Croatia
The Germans occupied without delay
the three départements of Haut-Rhin,
Bas-Rhin and Moselle, and as early as
July 1940, the Frankfurt border was re-
established. Alsace was attached to the
Bade Area . Germans rapidly organized
the return of the evacuated populations.
Not everyone returned. Some preferred
to stay in France, others who were
judged as undesirable were turned away
at the border. It is estimated that
approximately 200,000 people originally
from Alsace and Moselle did not return
in 1940. At the same time, the Germans
liberated the prisoners of war coming
from those regions.
“De-francization” invaded every area of daily life: the ban on
speaking French and the disappearance of the French press,
money and stamps, for example. Store signs and street signs were
Germanized, as well as names of towns and villages, family and
first names; French statues were torn down, the monuments to the
fallen were Germanized, associations suppressed as well as the
dioceses of Strasbourg and Metz, and French literary works were
removed from libraries…All traces of French had to disappear.
This “Germanization” also led to the deportation of any “undesirable” people and anyone judged to
be impossible to Germanize: Jews, North Africans, Asians, naturalized French citizens, then
Francophiles and French speakers in general. Moselle lost more than 100,000 inhabitants and Alsace
35,000. But the Gauleiters wished for more than just administrative and economical integration of the
Reich provinces. Their goal was to make Nazi territories out of Alsace and Moselle. So the party
settled in and organizations chequered the social and political space. The repressive law-enforcing
machine set up in the annexed territories.
In the 1940...
Α COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF STRASBURG AND CYPRUS 9
Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou, Dali, Cyprus
During our visit to the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck (Alsace-Moselle Memorial), it became
clear that there are similarities in the political history of Strasbourg (Alsace region) and Cyprus. In
the following document we present these similarities.
Similarities and differences between the history of Alsace (Strasburg) and Cyprus
 Alsatian residents left with a suitcase in hand, while Greek Cypriots left with nothing, thinking
they would return home soon.
 The people of Alsace protected their cultural heritage: e.g. they protected the books in their na-
tional library so as not to be destroyed. In the occupied areas of Cyprus, the cultural heritage
was destroyed, e.g. church monuments, ancient theaters, museums, libraries.
 When it was evacuated, Strasbourg looked like a 'ghost town'. In a similar way, the city of Fama-
gusta in Cyprus is called the “ghost town” as it still stands with no citizens in the buffer zone.
 The signs in Alsace during the German occupation changed from French to German. In the oc-
cupied areas of Cyprus all Greek names of places have been deleted and replaced with Turkish.
Τhe History of Strasbourg from 1918 until today
After the World War I Alsace – Strasburg is a part of
this region- was given back to France. During that
time the government of France tried to change the
culture, the spoken language and everyday life of citi-
zens at Alsace back to French. When World War II
started, Alsace was pretty much French again. But
after the collapse of France, Alsace was occupied by
the Third Reich (Germany). During World War II
Alsace was forced to change to German. Half a mil-
lion people left Alsace at the start of the war. After
the war Alsace was again French. But again, people
were slowly converted back
The political history of Cyprus
1955 - this day
After the liberation of Cyprus from the
British in 1955, the two communities of
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots lived
in harmony and one community influenced
the other in both the spoken dialect, the
customs and the culture. But in July 1974,
Turkey troops invaded the island which
resulted in controlling one third of the is-
land. Greek Cypriot refugees moved to the
non-occupied areas and Turkish Cypriots
were relocated to areas controlled by the
Turkish army. This created a serious refu-
gee problem which led to the complete
national separation of the two communi-
ties.
The places where the
Greek Cypriots lived after
the Turkish invasion - to-
day's depiction
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 10
The European Union was created after the second world war to
foster economic cooperation: the underlying idea was based on the
assumption that countries that have trade relations become
economically interdependent and, therefore, the risk of conflict is
less.
The European story is one of peace, democracy, solidarity and freedom, but also prosperity,
equality, well-being and sustainability. At this critical moment in history, it is worthwhile
remembering the principles that unite us as Europeans, and the shared successes we have enjoyed
together.
The European Union is committed to keeping
its institutions transparent and democratic.
The European Parliament is the voice of
citizens. It represents the 500 millions citizens of
the EU countries and its members are directly
elected by those citizens every 5 years.
It is the only example of plurinational and
multilingual democracy in action. MEPs elected
to the European Parliament participate in public
debates and play a key role in shaping European
Union policies.
The main areas in which they intervene include:
- legislation - the Parliament takes decisions on
European laws jointly with the Council. If the
Parliament and the Council can´t agree on a
piece of legislation, there will be no new law;
- budget - it also approves the budget of the
European Union;
- control - it exercises democratic control over
all EU institutions, especially the commission. It
also has the power to approve or reject the
nominations of the chairman and committee
members.
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 11
Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Portugal
Members with similar political views work together in 7 political groups with a minimum of 25
members. They don’t form groups according to their nationality.
The President is elected for a renewable term of two and a half years, that is, for half the term of a
parliamentary term. The president represents the European Parliament abroad and in its relations
with the other EU institutions. At the beginning of each session of the European Council, the
President of Parliament expresses Parliament's views and concerns on the items on the agenda and
on other matters.
The Conference of Presidents is the political body of the European Parliament composed by the
president of the Parliament and the presidents of each political group. It has the competence to
organize the work of the parliament and legislative programming; to decide the competences of the
commissions and delegations and their respective compositions; to maintain relations with other EU
institutions, national parliaments and other countries.
To prepare the work of the European
Parliament in plenary session, members
are distributed in permanent
committees, each specialized in a
specific field. There are 30 parliamentary
committees composed of 25 to 81
members and their political composition
reflects that of the plenary.
The main meetings of the Parliament, also known
as “plenary sessions”, take place in Strasburg,
France, 12 times a year, and in Brussels, Belgium,
five times a year.
The Parliament has 705 members from all EU
countries. Based on their size, the large members
have more members than the small ones.
12
COLORING PAGE - SEATING PLAN IN STRASBURG CHAMBER 12
Primary School of
SkopesLesvos, Greece
The European Parliament is made up of 705 Members
Can you look at the information below and colour the plan?
The rules which determine the allocation of seats in the EU Parlia-
ment Chamber are set by the Conference of Presidents:
 Members of the European Parliament form groups based on
their political group, not on their nationality.
 The Chairs of the political groups sit in the first row in the semi-circle opposite the President of the
European Parliament.
 The third row is occupied by Bureau members (Vice-Presidents and Quaestors).
 Within the political groups, the remaining seats are generally allocated in alphabetical order.
Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece
10 +1 important information about the European Parliament 13
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
Important decisions of the European Parliament that
affect our daily lives:
 The European Parliament has decided that the member
states must reduce 80% the use of plastic bag by 2025.
 It also decided the stop of using disposable plastic cut-
lery, plastic swaps, and plastic straws by 2021 .
 The Μembers of the European Parliament (MEP) decid-
ed the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from cars
by the end of 2030
 They voted for the end of time changing according to the
season by 2021.
 They voted to increase funding for the upcoming Eras-
mus+ program, in order to increase participation.
The MEPs and the European Parliament :
 The MEPs are elected by their countries as representatives in the
European Parliament.
 The European Parliament is the only institution of the EU that is
elected directly by the citizens.
 The European Parliament represents the citizens of the European
Union and consists of 705 MEPs elected by the citizens every five
years. The last elections were held in May 2019.
 A MEP discusses and votes on European issues in the European
Parliament.
 Since February 1, 2020, the European Parliament has 705 MEPs,
instead of the total of 751 as of January 31, 2019. This is due to the
fact of the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union.
 In the main building of the European Parliament, the offices exceed
the number of 1,300. The building is architecturally designed to re-
semble something half-finished, symbolizing the incomplete Euro-
pean unification.
Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus
TREASURE HUNT - DISCOVERING THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT 14
On the first day of our LTT meeting in Strasbourg we visited
Lieu d'Europe(1), a place dedicated to the promotion
of the European citizenship, and housed in a renovated
building of the18th century, the villa Kayser Guet, located at the
heart of the European District of Strasbourg. There, we
found also the Information Center for European Institu-
tions (9) which is part of the European Information Net-
work Europe Direct from where we obtained maps, posters
and brochures.
First stop at the European Court of Human Rights
(2) which ensures that Member States respect the Eu-
ropean Convention on Human Rights they have
signed to become members of the Council of Europe.
The building, designed by the British architect Lord
Richard Rogers, consists of two cylindrical towers
and the entrance in the middle that evoke the scales
of Justice held by the ancient Greek goddess of Jus-
tice, Thetis. Outside, there is also a piece of the Berlin
Wall as a token of reconciliation and unity of Europe.
Second stop at the European Parliament housed in the Louise Weiss building (3). It was named
after a French journalist and politician, a strong advocate of the Franco-German reconciliation and
the European reconstruction process. The architecture of the building in which it is housed is highly
symbolic. Its tower seems to be under construction, as it symbolizes the construction process of the
EU which is still going on today. The glass facade of the building embodies the democratic transpar-
ency of the EU. The wooden dome, that covers the hemicycle, is reminiscent of ancient ships and
makes the European Parliament look like a ship sailing on the River Ill that runs through Strasbourg.
In the park of Lieu d'Europe, next to the flag of the city of Strasbourg and the French flag, the Euro-
pean flag was waving with its twelve stars on a blue background standing upright, proudly, forming a
perfect circle. These stars do not represent some Member States, but are a symbol of perfection and
fulfillment.
In order to discover the European institutions hosted in Strasbourg and the buildings that house
them, we participated in a treasure hunt. After we were divided into five transnational groups, with
the worksheets given to us by the people in charge of Lieu d'Europe and our pens in our hands, ac-
companied by our teachers, we poured into the streets of the European District to discover it.
TREASURE HUNT - DISCOVERING THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT 15
Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece
In front of the offices of the European Parliament (5), in the
Avenue du Président Robert Schuman, which bears the name of
a founding father of the European Union, there is the statue of
“Abduction of Europa”. Created by the Greeks Nikos and Pan-
telis Sotiriadis in 2005, it is inspired by the ancient Greek myth,
according to which Zeus, transformed into Taurus, kidnapped a
Phoenician princess (currently Lebanon) and transported her to
Crete where three sons were born from their union: Minos, Sar-
pedon and Rhadamanthus. Before her abduction, Princess Eu-
rope saw in her dream two women, the two continents, Asia and
Europe, arguing over who would keep her.
Then we went to the Council of Europe (6). In
front of the entrance of the building named "Palace
of Europe", the flags of the 47 member states are
waving. The building, which inaugurated in 1977,
looks like a fortress that "protects" the central as-
sembly where debates take place in order to enable
all Europeans to enjoy human rights and freedoms.
The building where the offices of the Council of
Europe are housed is called Agora (7). This name comes from the open space that the citizens in
the ancient Greek cities used as a meeting ground and various other activities.
Finally, before returning to Lieu d'Europe, we passed by the building of the European Direc-
torate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) (8) which belongs to the Council
of Europe. Its aim is to protect public health and to ensure the quality of medicines by establishing
common standards and promoting the elaboration of a common pharmacopoeia in Europe. The
building houses offices and laboratories.
Next stop, at the public Franco-German channel AR-
TE (4) founded in 1991 by the former French President
Mitterrand and the former German Chancellor Helmut
Kohl. It is a channel that aims at awakening the viewers’
imagination and curiosity and promoting art. In front of
the building, there is a statue, half human and half gi-
raffe, created by the German artist Stephan Balkenhol to
embody ARTE’s goals, the mixing of the ordinary with
the extraordinary.
QUIZ 16
The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 ,
Mierzęcice, Poland
Quiz1.Which countries founded the European
Union?
a) Belgium, France, the Netherlands,
Luxembourg, West Germany, Italy.
b) France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg,
West Germany, Italy.
c) Belgium, France, Luxembourg, West
Germany, Italy.
2.How many countries are in the European
Union?
a) 28
b) 27
c) 30
3.How many languages are spoken in
Europe?
a) 27
b) 47
c) More than 200
4.How many countries are the
members of Council of
Europe?
a) 45
b) 37
c) 47
5.How many people live in
Europe?
a) 820 million
b) 700 million
c) 900 million
6.Girls and boys have equal rights.
a) True
b) False
7.How many countries of the European Union
use the euro as their currency?
a) 17
b) 20
c) 19
8.Where is the EU Court of Justice based?
a) Paris
b) Luxembourg
c) Berlin
9.How often do European elections take place?
a) Every 6 years
b) Every 5 years
c) Every 4 years
Natalia Lebiocka
1.a / 2.b / 3.c / 4.c / 5.a / 6.a / 7.c / 8.b / 9.b
EU IN NUMBERS 17
Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica, Sibenik, Croatia
24 - number of different languages spoken in European Union.
27- number of countries in European Union.
6 - The Inner Six, or simply "the Six", were the six founding member
states of the European Communities. They were in contrast to the outer
seven who formed the European Free Trade Association rather than
engage in supranational European integration. Five of the Outer Seven
later joined the European Communities.
9 May 1950. - The Schuman Declaration is a statement made by
French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed to
place French and West German production of coal and steel under one
common High Authority. This organization would be open to
participation of other Western European countries. This cooperation was
to be designed in such a way as to create common interests between
European countries which would lead to gradual political integration, a
condition for the pacification of relations between them: "Europe will not
be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through
concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity. The coming
together of the nations of Europe requires the elimination of the age-old
opposition of France and West Germany".
705 - According to the Treaty on European Union the number of
Members of the European Parliament cannot exceed seven hundred and
fifty (750), plus the President (+1). It provides for representation to be
degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six (6) members
per member state, and with no member state allocated more than ninety-
six (96) seats. After Brexit, the number of Members of European
Parliament is 705.
19 - The euro is the official currency of 19 member states of the
European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone.
Approximately 343 million people live within this region. The European
member states that use the euro include: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands. Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
12-number of stars on European Union flag.
EU
In
Numbers
Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus
A QUIZ ON THE HISTORY OF STRASBURG 18
1) Where is Strasburg located?
A. In the central portion of the country and is part of both the
French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community.
B. In the northeast France, on the west side of the Rhine.
2) Which is the flag of Strasburg?
A. It is a tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured
blue, white and red.
B. Strasburg' s flag represents a traditional shield of the thir-
teenth century. The flag is crossed by a red stripe.
3) Is Strasburg French or German?
A. Strasburg is neither French nor German.
B. Strasburg is the ultimate European city. It has flavors of both
France and Germany and sits right on the border of the two
countries in the new Grand East region of France. Geograph-
ically strategic, it was fought over for centuries between the
French and Germans and Alsace and Lorraine.
4) Why is Strasbourg considered as the capital of Europe?
A. Because it is geographically situated in the center of Europe.
B. Αfter the World War II, Strasburg stood as a symbol among
people because of its ties to both Germany and France, making
it a clear choice to be the European capital.
5) What language is spoken in Strasbourg?
A. The official language used throughout Strasburg is French.
The indigenous language of Alsace however is called Alsatian, a
southern German dialect.
B. Strasburg has three official languages: Dutch, French and
German. A number of non-official, minority languages and dia-
lects are spoken as well.
My score is : __ /5
Key:1.B,2.B,3B,4.B,5A
Circle the right letter (A or B)
and count your score!
COMIC 19
The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 , Mierzęcice, Poland
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Fanzine 5 France - english version

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  • 2. CONTENTS 2 Contents / Participants 3 Editorial 4 Strasburg - city of lan- guages 5 European Political Herit- age 6 The Council of Europe 7 Symbols of the Alsace 8 The Germanization of the Alsace 9 A comparative study of the political history of Strasburg and Cyprus 10 / 11 European Parlia- ment 12 Coloring Page - Seating Plan in Strasburg Chamber 13 10 +1 important infor- mation about the European Parliament 14 / 15 Treasure Hunt - Dis- covering the European Dis- trict 16 Quiz 17 The EU in numbers 18 Quiz on the history of Strasburg 19 Comic CONTENTS / PARTICIPANTS 2 Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Esposende, Portugal Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece Osnovna Skola Jurja Sizgoica, Sibenik , Croatia Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1, Mierzęcice, Poland Teachers: Angeliki Tsakyri, Vivi Zan go y an n i, an d An as t as ia Chatzisavva Students: Students: Androniki A n a g n o s t o u , E m m a n o u e l Teachers: Alexandra Monteiri- nho, Paula Sofia carvalho, Silvina Carvalho and Verónica Silva Students: Bruno Soares, Inês Cruz, Maria Diogo Saldanha and Rafael Soares Teachers: Ivana Rupić Anita Matić and Ivana Dujić Students: Gušte Cukrov Fran Tunuković Ema Matić and Lara Protrka Teachers: Maria Śliż and Joanna Wołowiec Students: Natalia Lebiocka, Karolina Kozieł, Jakub Wałęsa and Daniel Sikorski Teachers: Kakia Angelidou and Andri Christofi Students: Kakia Angelidou and Andri Christofi
  • 3. EDITORIAL 3 We met the man who gave us this interview while having our breakfast at the hotel where we stayed during our LTT in Strasbourg. His words highlight the tumultuous history of the area as we experienced it during our visit at the Museum Alsace-Moselle Memorial. They also il- lustrate how much life has changed for the people of the European Union Member states since its founding in 1953. Strasbourg was chosen and became the center of European insti- tutions precisely to symbolize this unity of European people and the end of hostilities. ( https://youtu.be/dtAWO9--Ne8 ) “We are a somewhat special region of eastern France, and I talk to you more specifically about Alsace and Moselle. Moselle is a county and Alsace is a county of two regions, the Upper and the Lower Rhine. These three counties located in eastern France have a special history. Why? Because it used to be German territory, French territory, again German, and again French throughout history. Well, my grandfather served in the German army for seven years, because at that time the area was annexed by Germany, as he was born a German citizen he served in the German army. Of course, they may not have felt German but were born German because of this attachment. At the end of World War I, in which Germany lost, the regions of Alsace and Moselle were again annexed to France. So my father, before World War II, found himself a French citizen and therefore served in the French army. In fact, he was recruited early because he wanted to avoid forced recruitment by the Germans at the Wehrmacht. All of us who lived in the area for generations were German, French, German, French. It is certain that there have been division with the wars. For example, for my parents who knew the hardships of the war, and in particular what the Germans had done, it was were too complicated to accept unity. On the other hand, I wanted to ... We stopped learning German at school, but we were in an area where we knew both languages we couldn't speak it anymore. Why? Because Hitler sowed hate between the two countries, Germany and France, and broke the chain of solidarity and culture. Personally, I put my two children in the French-German high school in Sarrebrück. I put them in a German school where they teach French and German. So they got the French Baccalaureate and the Abitur, the German Baccalaureate. For me, it was important to reunite this chain, which was broken by the hate created by Hitler. Our parents really had this hate for the Germans. This was normal, since the Nazis had done horrible things ... because you know what World War II was… but now ... our generation .... We are a second generation, we didn't experience the war and we wanted to do the opposite, to restore solidarity between people again ... and now with my children this is happening. There is no more hate, it’s the opposite... the Germans, for them.. it’s as if we were the same country. -Do you consider this dual culture as a wealth? Yes, Alsace-Moselle is rich. We are in a place where we share borders with three countries: Luxem- bourg, Belgium and Germany. I live in Metz, a city in Moselle and we have a lot of people working even in Luxembourg. Ok? They work in Luxembourg or they work in Germany. It is true that Ger- many is very attractive. Why? Because they have a demographic problem, you know that. And so they look for workers. So, many French people work at the borders or work in Germany or in Lux- embourg. ’’ WE WANTED TO RESTORE THE SOLIDARITY BETWEEN PEOPLE Primary School of Skopelos Lesvos, Greece
  • 4. STRASBURG - A CITY OF LANGUAGES 4 Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Esposende, Portugal Not many cities have a history as rich as Strasbourg. Due to its stra- tegic position a lot of things happened through its two thousand years of existence. It started as a small fortress between two worlds, the German and the Roman, and has become one of the seats of the European Parliament. The long dispute between France and Germany for the hegemony of the city transformed Strasbourg into a vast cultural melting pot. Squeezed between two worlds the city absorbed customs and ideas creating a unique cultural environment, which is reflected in the lan- guage. Throughout its history, the city oscillated between the mandatory use of either German and French, according to the occupying country, and a currently peaceful coexistence, seen in its streets. A city living with two languages and the Alsatian dialect, spoken in the region of Alsace, which is spoken approximately by one third of the population, mainly older people. The EU always considered its huge diversity of cultures and languages its wealth, and in the Euro- pean Parliament 24 official languages exist side-by-side. Members of the European Parliament should be able to speak, listen, read and write in their moth- er tongue, or in any of the official languages of the European Union. It is a fundamental democratic principle that all EU citizens can be members of the Euro- pean Parliament, even if they do not speak any foreign lan- guage.
  • 5. ALSATIAN LANGUAGE 5 Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica Sibenik, Croatia Alsatian is a West Germanic language spoken mainly in Alsace, a region in northeastern France which has passed between French and German control many times during its history. As a result Alsatian has been influenced a great deal by the French language. Alsatianlanguage Even though the French government forbade the use of Germanic languages in schools in 1945, the dialect saw something of a revival in the 1970s when a number of independent movements fought against the state's crackdown on regional languages. In 1985, Alsatian was recognised as one of the country’s regional languages and, in 1999, the national statistical agency counted 548,000 adult speakers in France, making it the second most- spoken regional language in the country after Occitan, which is spoken in southern France and Monaco. Alsatian plays with German and French words and can sometimes be a combination of the two. You can say 'ça geht's?' to your friends when you see them, which is a direct mixture of 'ça va?' in French and 'wie geht's?' in German, to mean 'how are you?'.
  • 6. THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE COE 6 Primary School of Skopelos Lesvos, Greece The Council of Europe is situated in Strasburg and is formed by the 47 member-states , the flags of which wave in front of the building entrance. The building was designed by the French ar- chitect Henry Bernard and the façade was covered with metal. The COE was created after the London Treaty which was signed by 10 countries on 5th May 1949. The Council of Europe is the continent’s leading human rights organization. It aims to protect democracy and the law in all its member-states with accomplish- ments like:  Abolition of death penalty  Ban of racial and any form of discrimination  Sex equality and tolerance  Safeguarding of peace, liberty of expression  Justice efficiency, fight against corruption  Protection of the rights of children  Fights against violence, terrorism  Safeguarding of cultural diversity and many more….. As its official symbol it uses the European flag with the 12 golden stars, placed in a circle, on a blue background. To avoid confu- sion with the EU the COE has added a lowercase ‘e’ in the centre of the flag. The Council of Europe is an international organization and must not be confused with the European Council as it runs inde- pendently of the EU.
  • 7. SYMBOLS OF THE ALSACE 7 The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 , Mierzęcice, Poland Alsace The most popular symbol is a stork. You can find it everywhere, not only alive even on a curtain. Alsace is the land of gingerbreads, ma- caroons, croissants, pretzels. Famous wine Riesling is produced there.
  • 8. THE GERMANIZATION OF ALSACE 8 Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica, Sibenik, Croatia The Germans occupied without delay the three départements of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle, and as early as July 1940, the Frankfurt border was re- established. Alsace was attached to the Bade Area . Germans rapidly organized the return of the evacuated populations. Not everyone returned. Some preferred to stay in France, others who were judged as undesirable were turned away at the border. It is estimated that approximately 200,000 people originally from Alsace and Moselle did not return in 1940. At the same time, the Germans liberated the prisoners of war coming from those regions. “De-francization” invaded every area of daily life: the ban on speaking French and the disappearance of the French press, money and stamps, for example. Store signs and street signs were Germanized, as well as names of towns and villages, family and first names; French statues were torn down, the monuments to the fallen were Germanized, associations suppressed as well as the dioceses of Strasbourg and Metz, and French literary works were removed from libraries…All traces of French had to disappear. This “Germanization” also led to the deportation of any “undesirable” people and anyone judged to be impossible to Germanize: Jews, North Africans, Asians, naturalized French citizens, then Francophiles and French speakers in general. Moselle lost more than 100,000 inhabitants and Alsace 35,000. But the Gauleiters wished for more than just administrative and economical integration of the Reich provinces. Their goal was to make Nazi territories out of Alsace and Moselle. So the party settled in and organizations chequered the social and political space. The repressive law-enforcing machine set up in the annexed territories. In the 1940...
  • 9. Α COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF STRASBURG AND CYPRUS 9 Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou, Dali, Cyprus During our visit to the Alsace-Moselle Memorial in Schirmeck (Alsace-Moselle Memorial), it became clear that there are similarities in the political history of Strasbourg (Alsace region) and Cyprus. In the following document we present these similarities. Similarities and differences between the history of Alsace (Strasburg) and Cyprus  Alsatian residents left with a suitcase in hand, while Greek Cypriots left with nothing, thinking they would return home soon.  The people of Alsace protected their cultural heritage: e.g. they protected the books in their na- tional library so as not to be destroyed. In the occupied areas of Cyprus, the cultural heritage was destroyed, e.g. church monuments, ancient theaters, museums, libraries.  When it was evacuated, Strasbourg looked like a 'ghost town'. In a similar way, the city of Fama- gusta in Cyprus is called the “ghost town” as it still stands with no citizens in the buffer zone.  The signs in Alsace during the German occupation changed from French to German. In the oc- cupied areas of Cyprus all Greek names of places have been deleted and replaced with Turkish. Τhe History of Strasbourg from 1918 until today After the World War I Alsace – Strasburg is a part of this region- was given back to France. During that time the government of France tried to change the culture, the spoken language and everyday life of citi- zens at Alsace back to French. When World War II started, Alsace was pretty much French again. But after the collapse of France, Alsace was occupied by the Third Reich (Germany). During World War II Alsace was forced to change to German. Half a mil- lion people left Alsace at the start of the war. After the war Alsace was again French. But again, people were slowly converted back The political history of Cyprus 1955 - this day After the liberation of Cyprus from the British in 1955, the two communities of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots lived in harmony and one community influenced the other in both the spoken dialect, the customs and the culture. But in July 1974, Turkey troops invaded the island which resulted in controlling one third of the is- land. Greek Cypriot refugees moved to the non-occupied areas and Turkish Cypriots were relocated to areas controlled by the Turkish army. This created a serious refu- gee problem which led to the complete national separation of the two communi- ties. The places where the Greek Cypriots lived after the Turkish invasion - to- day's depiction
  • 10. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 10 The European Union was created after the second world war to foster economic cooperation: the underlying idea was based on the assumption that countries that have trade relations become economically interdependent and, therefore, the risk of conflict is less. The European story is one of peace, democracy, solidarity and freedom, but also prosperity, equality, well-being and sustainability. At this critical moment in history, it is worthwhile remembering the principles that unite us as Europeans, and the shared successes we have enjoyed together. The European Union is committed to keeping its institutions transparent and democratic. The European Parliament is the voice of citizens. It represents the 500 millions citizens of the EU countries and its members are directly elected by those citizens every 5 years. It is the only example of plurinational and multilingual democracy in action. MEPs elected to the European Parliament participate in public debates and play a key role in shaping European Union policies. The main areas in which they intervene include: - legislation - the Parliament takes decisions on European laws jointly with the Council. If the Parliament and the Council can´t agree on a piece of legislation, there will be no new law; - budget - it also approves the budget of the European Union; - control - it exercises democratic control over all EU institutions, especially the commission. It also has the power to approve or reject the nominations of the chairman and committee members.
  • 11. THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 11 Escola Básica de Apúlia, Apúlia, Portugal Members with similar political views work together in 7 political groups with a minimum of 25 members. They don’t form groups according to their nationality. The President is elected for a renewable term of two and a half years, that is, for half the term of a parliamentary term. The president represents the European Parliament abroad and in its relations with the other EU institutions. At the beginning of each session of the European Council, the President of Parliament expresses Parliament's views and concerns on the items on the agenda and on other matters. The Conference of Presidents is the political body of the European Parliament composed by the president of the Parliament and the presidents of each political group. It has the competence to organize the work of the parliament and legislative programming; to decide the competences of the commissions and delegations and their respective compositions; to maintain relations with other EU institutions, national parliaments and other countries. To prepare the work of the European Parliament in plenary session, members are distributed in permanent committees, each specialized in a specific field. There are 30 parliamentary committees composed of 25 to 81 members and their political composition reflects that of the plenary. The main meetings of the Parliament, also known as “plenary sessions”, take place in Strasburg, France, 12 times a year, and in Brussels, Belgium, five times a year. The Parliament has 705 members from all EU countries. Based on their size, the large members have more members than the small ones.
  • 12. 12 COLORING PAGE - SEATING PLAN IN STRASBURG CHAMBER 12 Primary School of SkopesLesvos, Greece The European Parliament is made up of 705 Members Can you look at the information below and colour the plan? The rules which determine the allocation of seats in the EU Parlia- ment Chamber are set by the Conference of Presidents:  Members of the European Parliament form groups based on their political group, not on their nationality.  The Chairs of the political groups sit in the first row in the semi-circle opposite the President of the European Parliament.  The third row is occupied by Bureau members (Vice-Presidents and Quaestors).  Within the political groups, the remaining seats are generally allocated in alphabetical order. Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece
  • 13. 10 +1 important information about the European Parliament 13 DID YOU KNOW THAT... Important decisions of the European Parliament that affect our daily lives:  The European Parliament has decided that the member states must reduce 80% the use of plastic bag by 2025.  It also decided the stop of using disposable plastic cut- lery, plastic swaps, and plastic straws by 2021 .  The Μembers of the European Parliament (MEP) decid- ed the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from cars by the end of 2030  They voted for the end of time changing according to the season by 2021.  They voted to increase funding for the upcoming Eras- mus+ program, in order to increase participation. The MEPs and the European Parliament :  The MEPs are elected by their countries as representatives in the European Parliament.  The European Parliament is the only institution of the EU that is elected directly by the citizens.  The European Parliament represents the citizens of the European Union and consists of 705 MEPs elected by the citizens every five years. The last elections were held in May 2019.  A MEP discusses and votes on European issues in the European Parliament.  Since February 1, 2020, the European Parliament has 705 MEPs, instead of the total of 751 as of January 31, 2019. This is due to the fact of the withdrawal of Great Britain from the European Union.  In the main building of the European Parliament, the offices exceed the number of 1,300. The building is architecturally designed to re- semble something half-finished, symbolizing the incomplete Euro- pean unification. Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus
  • 14. TREASURE HUNT - DISCOVERING THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT 14 On the first day of our LTT meeting in Strasbourg we visited Lieu d'Europe(1), a place dedicated to the promotion of the European citizenship, and housed in a renovated building of the18th century, the villa Kayser Guet, located at the heart of the European District of Strasbourg. There, we found also the Information Center for European Institu- tions (9) which is part of the European Information Net- work Europe Direct from where we obtained maps, posters and brochures. First stop at the European Court of Human Rights (2) which ensures that Member States respect the Eu- ropean Convention on Human Rights they have signed to become members of the Council of Europe. The building, designed by the British architect Lord Richard Rogers, consists of two cylindrical towers and the entrance in the middle that evoke the scales of Justice held by the ancient Greek goddess of Jus- tice, Thetis. Outside, there is also a piece of the Berlin Wall as a token of reconciliation and unity of Europe. Second stop at the European Parliament housed in the Louise Weiss building (3). It was named after a French journalist and politician, a strong advocate of the Franco-German reconciliation and the European reconstruction process. The architecture of the building in which it is housed is highly symbolic. Its tower seems to be under construction, as it symbolizes the construction process of the EU which is still going on today. The glass facade of the building embodies the democratic transpar- ency of the EU. The wooden dome, that covers the hemicycle, is reminiscent of ancient ships and makes the European Parliament look like a ship sailing on the River Ill that runs through Strasbourg. In the park of Lieu d'Europe, next to the flag of the city of Strasbourg and the French flag, the Euro- pean flag was waving with its twelve stars on a blue background standing upright, proudly, forming a perfect circle. These stars do not represent some Member States, but are a symbol of perfection and fulfillment. In order to discover the European institutions hosted in Strasbourg and the buildings that house them, we participated in a treasure hunt. After we were divided into five transnational groups, with the worksheets given to us by the people in charge of Lieu d'Europe and our pens in our hands, ac- companied by our teachers, we poured into the streets of the European District to discover it.
  • 15. TREASURE HUNT - DISCOVERING THE EUROPEAN DISTRICT 15 Primary School of Skopelos, Lesvos, Greece In front of the offices of the European Parliament (5), in the Avenue du Président Robert Schuman, which bears the name of a founding father of the European Union, there is the statue of “Abduction of Europa”. Created by the Greeks Nikos and Pan- telis Sotiriadis in 2005, it is inspired by the ancient Greek myth, according to which Zeus, transformed into Taurus, kidnapped a Phoenician princess (currently Lebanon) and transported her to Crete where three sons were born from their union: Minos, Sar- pedon and Rhadamanthus. Before her abduction, Princess Eu- rope saw in her dream two women, the two continents, Asia and Europe, arguing over who would keep her. Then we went to the Council of Europe (6). In front of the entrance of the building named "Palace of Europe", the flags of the 47 member states are waving. The building, which inaugurated in 1977, looks like a fortress that "protects" the central as- sembly where debates take place in order to enable all Europeans to enjoy human rights and freedoms. The building where the offices of the Council of Europe are housed is called Agora (7). This name comes from the open space that the citizens in the ancient Greek cities used as a meeting ground and various other activities. Finally, before returning to Lieu d'Europe, we passed by the building of the European Direc- torate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare (EDQM) (8) which belongs to the Council of Europe. Its aim is to protect public health and to ensure the quality of medicines by establishing common standards and promoting the elaboration of a common pharmacopoeia in Europe. The building houses offices and laboratories. Next stop, at the public Franco-German channel AR- TE (4) founded in 1991 by the former French President Mitterrand and the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. It is a channel that aims at awakening the viewers’ imagination and curiosity and promoting art. In front of the building, there is a statue, half human and half gi- raffe, created by the German artist Stephan Balkenhol to embody ARTE’s goals, the mixing of the ordinary with the extraordinary.
  • 16. QUIZ 16 The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 , Mierzęcice, Poland Quiz1.Which countries founded the European Union? a) Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany, Italy. b) France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, West Germany, Italy. c) Belgium, France, Luxembourg, West Germany, Italy. 2.How many countries are in the European Union? a) 28 b) 27 c) 30 3.How many languages are spoken in Europe? a) 27 b) 47 c) More than 200 4.How many countries are the members of Council of Europe? a) 45 b) 37 c) 47 5.How many people live in Europe? a) 820 million b) 700 million c) 900 million 6.Girls and boys have equal rights. a) True b) False 7.How many countries of the European Union use the euro as their currency? a) 17 b) 20 c) 19 8.Where is the EU Court of Justice based? a) Paris b) Luxembourg c) Berlin 9.How often do European elections take place? a) Every 6 years b) Every 5 years c) Every 4 years Natalia Lebiocka 1.a / 2.b / 3.c / 4.c / 5.a / 6.a / 7.c / 8.b / 9.b
  • 17. EU IN NUMBERS 17 Osnovna skola Jurja Sizgorica, Sibenik, Croatia 24 - number of different languages spoken in European Union. 27- number of countries in European Union. 6 - The Inner Six, or simply "the Six", were the six founding member states of the European Communities. They were in contrast to the outer seven who formed the European Free Trade Association rather than engage in supranational European integration. Five of the Outer Seven later joined the European Communities. 9 May 1950. - The Schuman Declaration is a statement made by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed to place French and West German production of coal and steel under one common High Authority. This organization would be open to participation of other Western European countries. This cooperation was to be designed in such a way as to create common interests between European countries which would lead to gradual political integration, a condition for the pacification of relations between them: "Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity. The coming together of the nations of Europe requires the elimination of the age-old opposition of France and West Germany". 705 - According to the Treaty on European Union the number of Members of the European Parliament cannot exceed seven hundred and fifty (750), plus the President (+1). It provides for representation to be degressively proportional, with a minimum threshold of six (6) members per member state, and with no member state allocated more than ninety- six (96) seats. After Brexit, the number of Members of European Parliament is 705. 19 - The euro is the official currency of 19 member states of the European Union. This group of states is known as the eurozone. Approximately 343 million people live within this region. The European member states that use the euro include: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands. Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain. 12-number of stars on European Union flag. EU In Numbers
  • 18. Dimotiko Scholeio Daliou 2, Dali, Cyprus A QUIZ ON THE HISTORY OF STRASBURG 18 1) Where is Strasburg located? A. In the central portion of the country and is part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community. B. In the northeast France, on the west side of the Rhine. 2) Which is the flag of Strasburg? A. It is a tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured blue, white and red. B. Strasburg' s flag represents a traditional shield of the thir- teenth century. The flag is crossed by a red stripe. 3) Is Strasburg French or German? A. Strasburg is neither French nor German. B. Strasburg is the ultimate European city. It has flavors of both France and Germany and sits right on the border of the two countries in the new Grand East region of France. Geograph- ically strategic, it was fought over for centuries between the French and Germans and Alsace and Lorraine. 4) Why is Strasbourg considered as the capital of Europe? A. Because it is geographically situated in the center of Europe. B. Αfter the World War II, Strasburg stood as a symbol among people because of its ties to both Germany and France, making it a clear choice to be the European capital. 5) What language is spoken in Strasbourg? A. The official language used throughout Strasburg is French. The indigenous language of Alsace however is called Alsatian, a southern German dialect. B. Strasburg has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. A number of non-official, minority languages and dia- lects are spoken as well. My score is : __ /5 Key:1.B,2.B,3B,4.B,5A Circle the right letter (A or B) and count your score!
  • 19. COMIC 19 The T. Kościuszko Primary School No 1 , Mierzęcice, Poland