1. „W hat would you suggest to be financed from EU budget ? – let’s look from the broader perspective”

2. Presentation made by Maciej Melchior, Aleksandra Cyfrowicz, Aleksandra Oniszko, Jakub Pietrzela from Piotr Firlej Comprehensive School No 2 in Lubartów moderating teacher Przemysław Oniszczuk.

3. We should be alerted European countries are becoming more and more irrelevant part of the world. We are struggling with the issues such as low economic growth, aging society, decline of social virtues and more.

4. Let`s look at some solutions that EU money could support : 1.REGAINING COMPETETIVNES C hanging the way priorities are set is ESSENTIAL. The future depends not so much on material capital but on human capital and it is US - the youth.

5. a. „It’s human capital you fool” Nowadays, human capital is not exploited enough to improve Europe’s competitiveness so.... - give us equal chances to compete !!!

6. some ideas: support programs that facilitate recognition and standardization of educational vocational qualifications of people from different countries subsidise of trainings for exams needed to get the licences needed to do some professions support young entrepreneurs and run contests for best business plans

7. b. fight bureaucracy talented young people have to face complicated procedures NGO’s should be commission the task of finding bureaucratic hindrances to competition and professional development

8. c. cultural „Land-lease’ sponsoring the lease of equipment for artistically minded. young people granting scholarships running art contests

9. d. foundation for artists, creators, authors. The foundation would pay money to the creators of most useful software and other intellectual work products and spread them free of charge within EC.

10. The „copy rights foundation” would : ensure satisfaction and fair pay for creators. give EU citizens free access to selected intellectual goods bring victory over piracy

11. Benefits of supporting the forms suggested by us transfer of money and jobs to most efficient regions of EU learning to compete with the world through the competition within EU giving EU citizens the cost advantage of using intellectual work products for free

12. 2. Demographic challenge – even 2.05 is not enough

13. we suggest: promotion of family and motherhood „European family fund” sponsoring designs and inventions that serve large families revision of VAT taxation policy on the product for children subsidising meaningful extracurricular activities and passions for children from large families f

14. benefits population growth more marriages higher social status for many families saving pension system

15. 3. ”MORAL CAPITAL” Overcoming individualism and promotion of the work ethics and the attitude of contributing to the good of the others is needed to improve Europe’s competitiveness.

16. summary There are many areas where EU money could be more efficiently allocated We have to switch on ”post industrial” way of thinking – investing in human resources should focus more financial resources than supporting industries and agriculture.