Berlin Open 2026

1. Round 1This House Would date Nate rather than DanPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Opposes Anthropic's upcoming IPOPractise this motion
3. Round 3This House, as a recent law graduate in the UK, Would choose to become a solicitor over a barristerPractise this motion
4. Round 4This House Opposes the increasing prominence of independent political commentatorsPractise this motion
5. Round 5This House Believes That the Catholic Church Should heavily prioritize* modern saints (such as Mother Theresa, Pope John Paul II and Maximilian Kolbe) over ancient saints (such as Paul, Peter and Nicholas) *e.g. use in sermons, as role models and in educationPractise this motion
6. Novice FinalsThis House Regrets the belief that working hard is a moral virtuePractise this motion
7. SemifinalsThis House Regrets the withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from ECOWASPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalThis House Prefers A World in which people consistently overestimate their own abilities to one in which they consistently underestimate themPractise this motion

1. Round 1This House Would break up LVMHPractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Would provide welfare in terms of goods and services rather than paychecksPractise this motion
3. Round 3This House Supports vigilante paramilitary groups fighting drug cartels in Latin AmericaPractise this motion
4. Round 4This House Would create a Balkan Football LeaguePractise this motion
5. Round 5This House Prefers peer-to-peer therapyPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsThis House Supports friends-with-benefits relationshipsPractise this motion
7. Grand FinalThis House Believes That we have no obligation to the deadPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalThis House Would ban reality TV (e.g. Keeping up with the Kardashians, America's got Talent, Love is Blind, Survivor etc.)Practise this motion

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1. Round 0THW teach children to have a logical approach to life, even at the expense of reducing their emotional bandwidth (e.g. trying to react in less emotional ways, prioritising logic over emotions when approaching problem-solving, etc.).Practise this motion
2. Round 0THR the promotion of religion in former communist countries in Eastern Europe.Practise this motion
3. Round 0THR YouTube's policy to not monetise 'advertiser-unfriendly' contentPractise this motion
4. Round 0THBT the European Central Bank should not continue to increase interest ratesPractise this motion
5. Round 0THP a world where the domiant narrative is that one should maximise productivity to one where the dominant narrative is that one should maximise leisure.Practise this motion
6. Round 0TH, as the EU, would remove the requirement that Serbia recognises Kosovo.Practise this motion
7. Round 0THBT that the use of identity politics as a central campaign tenant by left wing parties in liberal democracies does more harm than goodPractise this motion

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