Content
Like every team of Model European Union Paris, the content team has a very important role to play in the whole process of creating the simulation. More specifically, it deals with the adaptation of the legislative texts (the proposals of the European Commission for a directive or a regulation) to a 5-day simulation.
To help the participants in writing their position papers, the content team conceived one content guide for each negotiated text.
A content guide is structured as follows : an introductory explanation of what the simulation is and providing a few advice in order to fully benefit from the simulation, a political and legal background of the Commission’s proposal, and guidelines to prepare the position papers of the countries in the Council of the European Union and the political factions in the European Parliament.
The content team is often composed by young people who come from different parts of Europe (and even outside the European Union). This intercultural working background is very stimulating and enables to reach one of the main targets of MEU Paris : bringing Europeans together.
The directive NIS
The proposal of the directive « Network and Information Security » (NIS) is the first European legislative text handling cybersecurity. The goal of this proposal is to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the EU. NIS is essential to boost trust and to smooth functioning EU internal market. Indeed, a disruption in one Member state can influence the other Member States or the EU as a whole.
Today’s financial, health, energy and transportation services are built on the internet. These essential services might be disrupted by cybersecurity incidents, intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, the proposal will bring three main innovations : closer cooperation among the
member states and with the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) ;
strengthening national capacities, and a greater harmonisation of the digital single market.
The recast directive
on renewable energies
The proposal of the directive on the promotion of the use of renewable energy sources is a
recast of the former directive adopted in 2009 (2009/28/CE) to adapt the targets to the 2030
climate-energy package.
This directive has been a priority of the Juncker Commission, as well as the energy transition as a whole, as his first speech in the European Parliament witnessed.
The proposal for a recast of the directive on the use of renewable energies is therefore
motivated by enhanced ambitions in the European Union. The fight against climate change
puts constant pressure on human societies and the energy transition based on renewable
energies is seen as one sustainable solution to efficiently tackle this threat.
Therefore, the proposal will bring three main innovations : The share of renewable energy in
the EU’s energy mix is enhanced to reach 27% by 2030, stronger criteria for cleaner transportation, and the cooperation between the Member States must be encouraged to
complete the energy single market.