European Square Debate(유럽광장토론)와 Offene Parlamentarische Debatte (OPD 공개국회토론)(제20회)

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European Square Debate(유럽광장토론)

This is a Paris-Style inspired format, specifically suited for Council of Europe Simulation. 4 teams representing four major European nations (for instance France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Russia)confront each other on a policy debate including 2 broad coalitions(online examples for Sustainable Energy & Defence.

Each team is composed of 2 speakers (the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary). The debate starts with the first speaker from France, followed by the first speaker of Germany (the opposite side), followed by the second speaker of France and the second speaker of Germany.

The debate continues with the first speaker of the United Kingdom, followed by the first speaker of Russia and it goes on with the respective second speakers. Each debater speaks for 5 minutes. The 1st and the last minutes are protected time: no Points of Information may be asked.

During the rest of the speech, the speaker may be interrupted by Points of Information (POIs) from the opposite countries (debaters from France and UK may ask POIs to debaters representing Germany and Russia and vice versa, respectively).

The format forces each debater to develop a winning strategy while respecting the coalition. This format was commonly developed by The Franco British Comparative Project and Declan McCavanna, Chairman of the FDA and was featuring France, the UK, Germany, Russia & Italy.

4팀(2명씩)

찬성	시간	반대	시간
프랑스 총리	5분	독일 총리	5분
프랑스 외상	5분	독일 외상	5분
영국 총리	5분5	러시아 총리	5분
영국 외상	5분	러시아 외상	5분

Offene Parlamentarische Debatte (OPD 공개국회토론)

The Offene Parlamentarische Debatte (Open Parliamentary Debate, OPD) is a German competitive debating format. It was developed by the debate club Streitkultur Türingen and was used for the first time in a tournament in 2001. It aims to combine the advantages of parliamentary debates and public audience debates: each of the two teams has three speakers, and in addition the debate includes three independent "free speakers." Clubs using OPD exist in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.