Belgrade EUDC 2012 quarter- and semi-finals

The judges' calls have been handed in and the announcement of the debaters who have made it to the final of the 2012 European University Debating Championships is only hours away. Today saw 32 teams from institutions across Europe compete in open and ESL quater and semi finals.

This year's European Championships were planned and organised by the Open Communication group, a network of Serbian debate clubs that is also one of IDEA's largest regional partners. IDEA's presence in the balkans continues to grow, and we look forward to co-operating with Open Communication to build on the success of EUDC 2012.

Details of today's EUDC out-round motions follow

ESL quarter final motion:
TH supports life sentences without the possibility of parole for serial re-offenders.

Open quarter final motion:
TH belives that Republika Srpska should secede from BIH.

ESL semi final motion:
TH belives that the militaries of newly democratised Arab states should act as guardians of secularism.

Open semi final motion:
TH believes that schools should aggressively stream students, according to their abilities, from a young age.

Open semi finalist teams.
Oxford A
ULU B
UCD A
TCD A
BPP A
Cambridge C
TCD B
Cambridge A

ESL semi finalist teams will be confirmed shortly.