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YEPPYEARBOOK2009
YEPPYEARBOOK2009
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0101 Table of contents 04
02 Introduction 0602.1 Preface of Laurent Schouteten, YEPP President 2009-2011 0702.2 Board 2009-2011 08
03 YEPP Basic Values and Principles 12
04 Prefaces 13 Wilfried Martens, President of the European People’s Party 14 Antonio López Istúriz, Secretary General of the European People’s Party 15 Joseph Daul, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament 16 Ioannis Smyrlis, YEPP President 2007-2009 17
05 About YEPP’s Work / Who YEPP Is 18
06 VIIth YEPP Congress in Rome (Italy) 2-5 April 2009 19
07 YEPP Activities 2207.1 YEPP Seminars in 2009 2307.1.1 YEPP Seminar in Athens (Greece) 22-25 January 2009 2407.1.2 YEPP Seminar in The Hague (Netherlands) 3-6 September 2009 2607.1.3 YEPP Seminar in Tirana (Albania) 3-6 December 2009 2807.2 YEPP Summer School in Neptune (Romania) 1-5 July 2009 30
08 Permanent Working Groups 33
09 YEPP in Cooperation with other Youth Organizations 34
10 YEPP as a Constructive Partner of EPP, EPP Group and its Associations 3510.1 YEPP Participation in EPP Congress in Warsaw (Poland) 28-30 April 2009 3610.2 YEPP Participation in EPP Congress in Bonn (Germany) 7-8 December 2009 37
11 YEPP Adopted Documents in 2009 38
12 YEPP Member Organisations 40
13 Address Book 42 14 Photo Gallery 48
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/ Introduction
The year 2009 was an exceptional one for our political family
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7Dear friends of YEPP, The year 2009 was an excep-tional one for our political family particularly in light of the clear victory the EPP won during the European elections in June, resulting in a stronger EPP group
than ever before. This election was a unique occasion for the member organisations of the EPP to promote young candidates, with quite a few of them being successfully elected. These elected MEPs already started to demonstrate how much relevance young members bring to the European Parliament.
The youth of Europe made their mark in 2009 at the Young Member’s Network of both national and European parlia-mentarians which gathered for the fourth time under the initiative of Andreas SCHWAB (CDU-DE). The president of ONNED, YEPP’s member organisation from Greece, and newly elected MEP Giorgos PAPANIKOLAOU (ND-EL) was appointed rapporteur on Youth for the European Parliament. Additionally, Damien ABAD (NC-FR), president of newly admitted YEPP observer member organisation Jeunes Centristes, initiated the first inter-group on Youth in the European Parliament.
For the first time, a European Party – the European People’s Party (EPP) - campaigned for the Presidency of the European Commission. Following the victory of our politi-cal family, President BARROSO (PSD-PT) was re-appointed president of the European Commission.
This, again, was the first time a European family put forward a candidate from an EU-10 country namely, the EPP sup-ported Jerzy BUZEK (PO-PL) to become the first President of the European Parliament from the region.
Adoption of the Lisbon treaty by Ireland was another landmark event, which allowed the treaty to be ratified by all 27 member states. The treaty then entered into force in December, marking another great achievement for the whole of Europe. The appointment of the first stable President of the European Council Herman VAN ROMPUY (CD&V-BE) (among our EPP family) was one of the corner stones of the Lisbon Treaty and is now a reality.
But the year 2009 was also a grand cru on national levels in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, FYROM and Albania, where centre-right organisations were confirmed or elected to run the countries. Elections were not always that successful for our family, but in all those campaigns suc-cessful and less so, the Youth played a significant role.
The year 2009 was also a year of renewal for our YEPP fam-ily, where the Congress held in Rome in April elected a new board to achieve new goals for YEPP. The newly elected Board started its work with vigour and has already published a new website and the first YEPP newsletter, amongst other issues of policy and finances. Further efforts in these areas will follow in 2010.
It was also a year of Congresses in our mother party the EPP. The electoral Congress in Warsaw, where President Martens was re-elected, was the biggest ever Congress held by the EPP. The statutory Congress in Bonn demonstrated the bright value YEPP brings to the EPP. The White Paper adopted by YEPP Council of September in Den Haag consti-tuted THE key contribution, which the EPP presidium used to draft the party’s resolution on climate change.
The year 2010 will offer the first opportunities for Europe to be run under the Lisbon Treaty framework. It will offer our family new opportunities to fight for our values, and hopefully the EPP candidates and their campaigners will be convinc-ing enough to soon account presidents of Greece, Austria and Poland and the majorities in parliaments in Finland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Sweden, Latvia, and the Netherlands in the family of countries run by EPP organisa-tions and leaders, not to mention local and regional elections which will also to take place all over the continent.The Spanish presidency for the first semester and the Belgian one for the second will set new agendas for the Union which YEPP will closely follow. The Copenhagen Summit follow-up will remain a key concern for YEPP along with our whole generation, for the sake of all upcoming gen-erations.
Dear friends, 2009 was an intense and fruitful year for us. 2010 will be a year when the rhetoric has to be transformed to action, a year when the renewed institutions will have to demonstrate their relevance, a year when the implementa-tion of the Lisbon treaty will set the framework for upcoming times. Nonetheless, we all have to carry on the efforts back home, since many of our organisations will go through tough campaigning times. Through this YEPP offers its support to demonstrate, when needed, the strength of our whole family.
For all these reasons, 2010 will also be a key year, and Europe can expect further inputs, greater involvement and ongoing efforts from YEPP and its member organisations to move it forward.
Laurent SchoutetenYEPP President
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8President: Laurent Schouteten(Jeunes Populaires, France) was born in 1981 in Tourcoing (Nord) and is an engineer. He graduated with a degree in process engineering and then worked as project engineer in the agro-food industry. After a post-graduate
degree in entrepreneurship, he has been working since 2007 as international project manager in the travel management industry. After the merger of former center-right organisations and the creation of UMP in 2002, he has held responsibility for the Forum and European issues at Fédération du Nord of Jeunes Populaires. He was then appointed as a delegate to YEPP in 2005 before he was elected Vice President of YEPP in 2007. During the Rome Congress in 2009 he was elected seventh YEPP President.
First Vice-President: Thomas Schneider (Junge Union, Germany) was born in 1976 and is an economist. He works as a head of office in the German Bundestag and previously as a part-time lecturer in Politics. He has been chairman of the international
commission of Junge Union since 2005 and member of the federal Board of Junge Union. He is also European Policy Advisor and member of the advisory Board of the World Security Network Foundation (WSN). In 1990 he joined JU with the founding regional organisation of JU after the iron curtain fell.He chairs the YEPP Permanent Working Group #1 on neighborhood and foreign policy and is representative at the EPP Permanent Working Group #2 on social and economical policy. He is the contact person for YEPP alumni and represents YEPP toward Yalta European Strategy (YES).
Secretary General: Carlo De Romanis (F.I.G., Italy) was born in Rome in 1980 and he studied in Rome, Connecticut and Madrid. He graduated with a degree in International Political Science at the University of “Roma Tre” with a thesis on the European People’s
Party. In 2002 he moved to Brussels for an internship at the EPP-ED Group, following the work of the European Convention on the Future of Europe. From 2004 till 2008
he worked as parliamentary assistant in the European Parliament. Since 2008 he has worked in the Cabinet of the Vice-President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani, who is also EPP Vice-President. Since 2005 he has been Member of the EPP Political Bureau, on behalf of Forza Italia, and at the EPP Congress 2009 he was appointed Head of Forza Italia Delegation (the youngest Head of Delegation).Since 2002 he has been the International Secretary of F.I.G.-Lazio and, since 2006, Vice-Chairman of F.I.G. International Board as well as Member of the F.I.G. National Board. Within YEPP, he was Head of F.I.G. Delegation (2004-2007) and then Vice-President (2007-2009). In 2005 and 2006 he was a Member (elected with Forza Italia) of the “Roma 2” Municipality Council. In 2008 he was a candidate for the National Parliament on the list of Popolo della Libertà and, at the last European elections, he was the youngest candidate in his Constituency (Central Italy), with the excellent result of 24.665 personal votes.
Deputy Secretary General: Brenda Furniere (JONGCD&V, Belgium) (born 1978 in Kortrijk) lives in Waregem. She studied political science in Gent and Palermo and studied a Masters Degree in European Politics at the European Institute of the
ULB in Brussels. Brenda Furniere has worked as a parliamentary assistant in the European Parliament, the Flemish Parliament and the Belgian Senate. Currently she is working in the cabinet of Flemish Minister for Mobility and Public Works, Hilde Crevits, as an advisor on waterways. She has been chair of the working Group ‘International Affairs’ of JONGCD&V and is also very active within the women’s branch of her mother party. She was elected Deputy Secretary General of YEPP in 2009.
Treasurer: Julian Farner-Calvert (KrFU, Norway) (born 1986 in Oslo, Norway) lives and works in Oslo. He studied Economics and Political Science at the University of Oslo and is currently working as Secretary General for the Norwegian Young
Christian Democrats. Previously, he held the position of International Secretary and Vice President of the Norwegian Young Christian Democrats. In YEPP he has responsibility for fund raising and budgeting.
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9Vice-President: Caesar Andres (JCVP, Switzerland) (born 1982 in Muensterlingen) lives in Ermatingen, Switzerland. He studied International Relations in St. Gallen and Geneva. He currently works for the Office of Migration in Bern responsible for
the asylum procedure. He has been active on various levels for the Swiss Christian Democrats and currently holds the positions of Vice-President and International Secretary of JCVP. He was elected as Vice-President of YEPP in April 2009 and his main responsibility is the YEPP website.
Vice-President: Gernot Blümel(Junge ÖVP, Austria) was born in 1981 in Vienna, Austria, where he currently lives. He studied Political Philosophy in Vienna and Dijon (France) and finished his Master thesis on Christian Social-Philosophy.
Gernot has worked in the Austrian Parliament for the parliamentary Speaker of ÖVP on international affairs and for the 2nd President of the National Council. Currently, he is active in the Cabinet of the Austrian Minister for European and international affairs, where he is responsible for parliamentary issues. He was International Secretary of Junge ÖVP and was elected as Vice-President of YEPP at the Congress in Rome in 2009.
Vice-President: Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary) was born in Budapest in 1982. He earned his degree in international relations in the Corvinus University of Budapest. Csaba was elected international secretary of Fidelitas in 2004. One year later he was
employed in the campaign office of the mother party, Fidesz Hungarian Civic Union. Since 2007 he has been working for the Hungarian Delegation of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament. He specialises in energy policy and environmental affairs. As YEPP Vice-President, Csaba is responsible for communication and the working group on sustainable development. He speaks English and French.
Vice-President: Paula Gómez de la Bárcena Ansorena (NN. GG., Spain) (30) was born in Madrid but she completed her studies in numerous other countries around the World (Senegal, Paraguay, Switzerland). She is Secretary of European Affairs of Nuevas Generaciones
(Youth of Partido Popular) and Vice-President of the Youth European People s Party (YEPP). She studied law and she has worked in a public enterprise in Madrid since 2005.
Vice-President: Melita Kelenc (MSi, Slovenia) (married name Žiher) was born in Ptuj (Slovenia). She attended the secondary school of economics before completing her Bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics and Business
in Maribor. She visited the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt in Austria (Erasmus) for two semesters furthering her German language skills. Currently, she is enrolled in a masters program in International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Business. She runs her own company and works in the field of marketing advertising. Apart from her entrepreneurial and professional activities she has displayed extraordinary commitment to New Slovenia, the Slovenian Christian party and to “Young Slovenia”, of which she has been a member since its establishment in 2001. This dedication and hard work can be seen in her contributions to the municipal elections and to the national and European parliamentary election campaigns from 2004 to 2009 as well as in her work in several political positions in the “Young Slovenia” party. In 2001 she was elected president of the local Board of MSi, she served as president of the internal arbitration court within MSi from 2003 to 2005, as president of the supervisory Board from 2005 to 2007, was appointed international secretary of MSi in 2007 and from 2007 to 2009 was elected as member of the YS Executive Bureau and appointed as International Secretary from 2007 to 2009.
Vice-President: Anatolii Korol (Democratic Alliance, Ukraine) was born in 1982 in Kiev. He studied for his Master’s degree in Economics at Kiev National Economic University. During his study he chaired the Sports and Health committee of the Students’ Trade Union.
10Since 2004 Anatolii worked as the chief specialist in the Ukrainian Ministry of Economics making analyses and forecasts of GDP. At that same time he was elected member of the Board of the Ministry’s Trade Union where he chaired commission of social-care. In 2006 he was elected as Head of the International Secretariat of Democratic Alliance. He also is a Board member and the head manager of a number of all-Ukrainian and international projects. In 2008 Anatolii fulfilled a one-month internship at EPP-ED group in the European Parliament. In 2009 he was elected as Vice-President of YEPP.Anatolii is responsible for YEPP’s Internet social networks, Statute working group, YEPP’s representation in the Pan European group, and deputy representative of YEPP in the Yalta European Strategy.
Vice-President: Duarte Marques (JSD, Portugal) was born in Lisbon in 1981. He graduated with a degree in international relations from the Technical University of Lisbon. At the age of 21, Duarte Marques started to work in the Portuguese Council Ministers
Presidency as a Political advisor of the Minister and since 2005 he has acted as the Head of Office of the Portuguese Delegation of the EPP Group in the European Parliament.Duarte was elected for the national Board of JSD in 2006 and since 2008 has been Vice-President. He speaks English, Spanish and French.
Vice-President: Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland) 20, is originally from Finland but is currently living in London, where he is studying International Politics & International Law & International Development. The environment, international relations and Human
Rights are his main interests.His experience includes: Vice- President of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) 2009-2011, team leader in a parliament election campaign 2006-2007, president of the Reserve Officers Training Corps pupil’s Council in the course 233 2008-2009, head organiser of the naantali ’09- session 2008-2009, vice-president of the international relations working group of youth of the national coalition party 2007-2008, and Finland’s representative in the European youth parliament — 2007.
Vice-President: Bronne Pot (CDJA, Netherlands) (born 1978 in Delfzijl) lives and works in The Hague. He has been interested in politics and Christian democratic ideology for many years already and started his career within the CDA youth organisation in the
working group on European Affairs. He was elected twice as International Secretary of the CDA youth. He now works for the international foundation of the CDA, called the Eduardo Frei Foundation, where he co-ordinates projects. In this occupation, he often visits countries in Eastern Europe. He studied Political Science at the University of Twente.
YEPP Executive Officer: Helena Boyden Lamb, born 1985 in New York became YEPP’s Executive Office in the Summer of 2009. She has a Bachelor with Honours from Stanford University, California and a Masters with Honours from the London School of Economics and
Political Science, UK. She has conducted academic or independent grant-funded research in the UK, France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, and Albania. She was, previously, an archaeologist and an opera singer.
YEPP Financial Auditors:Michael CLANCY (YFG, Ireland)Petr JURCIK (MKD, Czech Republic)
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12Adopted at the Founding Congress in 1997
Human Dignity: YEPP affirms the inalienable dignity of every human being. Every man and every woman is uni-que, irreplaceable, and free by nature. Every person has the right and the duty to be fully responsible for himself and his acts. The protection of human rights is insepa-rably linked with the protection of the rights of ethnic, cultural and/or religious minorities.
Society: Each human being within society depends on others. Because they are free, responsible and interde-pendent, people must take part in the construction of a pluralist society. The family has a central role in such a society.
Values: YEPP’s thoughts and political actions are based on fundamental, interdependent, equally important, and universally applicable values: freedom, responsibility, fundamental equality, justice and solidarity.
Democracy: Democracy is the only political system that supports and protects the integral development of the individual. There is no alternative to democracy and the rule of law.
Economy and Social Policy: The concept of market economy and competition is central to YEPP’s approach to economic life. Together with democracy it makes freedom possible through the decentralisation of power. Economic and social systems are inseparably linked to each other according to the principle “as much market as possible, as much state as necessary”. YEPP consi-ders that it is vital to ensure social justice and solidarity based on partnership and participation at all levels, non governmental and governmental, local, national, and international.
Environment: YEPP’s concept of man calls for manage-ment of the earth with respect for the self-regenerating potential of nature. Protection of the environment and the concept of sustainable development are bound up with that of responsible growth and must be incorporated into every policy, at every level of power. Political, social and economic action must be geared to ensure that all poten-tial is safeguarded for future generations.
Peace and Security: YEPP believes in the need of a common security architecture for Europe to guarantee the peace, stability and freedom of the continent.
Europe: YEPP believes in the European Union, as it stands for a future of freedom and security, progress, prosperity and solidarity. European Union membership must be available to all countries of the European con-tinent that meet the requirements of democracy, human rights and market economy. Hand in hand with enlarge-ment, the EU must insist upon further integration. For YEPP there is no alternative to European integration.
Subsidiarity: YEPP believes in the sovereignty of states which enables them to work freely and as well as they can to ensure the well-being and development of their people and to defend and reinforce the international legal order. This also means, however, that states must share their sovereignty in supranational and international organisa-tions where they cannot take effective action individually. The European Union as a decentralised community of nations and peoples, not as a unitary super state, must take in account local, regional, national and European levels according to the principle of subsidiarity.
Participation: It is the citizens of the European Union who by their support give it its legitimacy. The European Union requires the active participation of European citizens. Europe is not - and cannot be - the affair of governments alone.
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14Wilfried MARTENSPresident of the European People’s Party
2009 was a very significant year for Europe. Firstly, we were confronted with the realities of the financial and economic crisis: with the hardships as well as the challenges. We are far from over this crisis, and Europe’s greatest challenge now will be to find a sustainable solution for recovery. 2009 also marked a more positive occasion: the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a historic event which carried with it a significance and symbolism which cannot be underestimat-ed. That victory of freedom and human rights has important implications for the 21st century, and
it is the task of our political family to keep pointing this out. Thirdly, it was a historical year for the EU, which, after much delay, ratified the Treaty of Lisbon in November. This treaty will enable us to confront future challenges.
For the EPP too, 2009 was a year of great importance. It was also one of great success. The elections to the European Parliament in June were a resounding victory for the centre-right, and proof that the ideals of social market economy, subsidiarity and democracy hold enduring appeal, particularly in times of crisis. The impressive results secured a total of 265 seats for the Group, which is a relative majority, and makes it the largest political grouping in the Parliament. This in no small measure accounted for the EPP’s successful bid to have José Manuel Durão Barroso reelected as president of the European Commission. And all of this, combined with the nomination of Herman Van Rompuy as President of the European Council, and Jerzy Buzek’s presidency of the European Parliament, has placed the EPP in its strongest posi-tion yet to make a lasting impact on European affairs.
However, political victory means nothing if it is not connected to the citizens who have brought it about. Indeed, future success depends on the constant application of our central values: freedom and responsibility, subsidiarity and a strong European Union. We have to put people at the heart of Europe, and place citizens at the centre of our policy. It is in this respect that the involvement of young people in the politics of Europe is essential. It is through YEPP that the EPP confirms its commitment to engage with this younger generation of European citizens. In turn, it is YEPP that has the potential to have a real influence on the EPP, as the leaders of tomorrow will emerge from this generation. YEPP has already proven itself a fresh and dynamic example of exchange between today’s politics and those who will shape the politics of tomorrow.
This is why it is essential that YEPP continues to be active on the European political scene, and to enrich the EPP with its valued contribution and involvement. I congratulate you all on your commitment and investment in Europe’s political future, and encourage you to continue to shape and compliment the work of the EPP. Wilfried Martens
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15Antonio López Istúriz
Secretary General of the European People’s Party
Dear YEPP Members and Supporters,
I wish to congratulate you for the dedication, creativity, and energy you have shown in YEPP. I
see a very bright future indeed ahead of this European Union and the world with young people
like the ones we see in YEPP leading us.
Regardless of the many achievements YEPP exhibits ranging from political strength, numerous positions in parliaments
and ministries, heart-felt campaigns, study and insight, I hope to offer you some important advice for your careers to
come. While these elements I listed above are each essential to a successful and meaningful political future for you and
all of us, something more is needed. I ask each individual in YEPP to consider what they would like the world to look like
in the future. A long-term view of what the world should be, must be a guiding principle for each and every one of you
in choosing your battles to come. There are, or course, many battles already laid out by your predecessor or your party.
However, your contribution will be all the greater if you act according to the dictates of your conscience and put your
shoulder behind those efforts which you, yourself identify as crucial.
The task ahead of you is an enormous responsibility and, therefore, I hope YEPP and its mother party EPP will work
more and more closely together. Your mentors in the EPP have much to teach you of political experience and history, just
as you have much to teach us. If we contribute our strengths to the same project, a better future for Europe, we will col-
lectively move mountains.
I wish YEPP an even more successful 2010 than was your 2009.
Antonio López Istúriz
16Joseph DaulChairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament
Dear YEPP friends,
For the European Union, 2009 was a year of renewal and change;- change beginning with the June European elections, resulting in a resounding victory - for the third consecutive time - for the EPP parties and the EPP group, giving us a renewed mandate to strengthen European cooperation based on our values and principles,
- change of the EU legal basis with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009. This important step towards a more efficient and visible EU came after a long autumn of preparation, involving all EU institutions and dominating the agenda of the Swedish Council Presidency. It is not an exaggeration to say that the EPP played a key role in making it happen,
- a renewed mandate for José Manuel Barroso, the EPP candidate for Commission President,- a new Commission, still being put into place at the time of writing, with 13 Commissioners from EPP parties,- new EU leadership positions with a President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, an EPP candidate, and a
strengthened High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
In short, the EPP has never been in a stronger position to carry out our European agenda. In addition to our success on a European level, our parties are also in government in 13 Member States.
Therefore, rather than looking back at 2009, I wish to underline that last year’s changes carry with them a responsibility for us to shoulder in the coming years, to defend our values and “putting people at the heart of Europe”, as we promised to do in our ten Group priorities for 2009-2014.
At the time of the global financial crisis, which swept through the world in 2009 and which still keeps economic forecasts bleak, one of our key promises and priorities for the coming years is and must be putting Europe back on the track of growth and employment. EPP policies must promote free competition, entrepreneurship, innovation and research to give our economies the boost needed to put Europe to work.
This in no way diminishes our ambitions in addressing other challenges, within Europe and on the global arena. We will never shy away from promoting freedom and security inside and outside Europe.
New, changing times mean new challenges and require new answers. This is where you come in. We are counting on new generations of first-class politicians from our family to help us tackle to these challenges. Let us work together, let us make sure that our proud tradition of pursuing policies based on clear values and principles will help us shape the future to the benefit of our citizens and of the citizens of the world.
I wish you all success in your work, and our work together, in 2010. Best wishes
Joseph Daul
17Ioannis Smyrlis
YEPP President 2007-2009
Dear friends,
2009 was a crucial year for the EU. It was the year of the European Elections and of the rati-
fication of the Lisbon Treaty. Both were significant for the future of the EU. At the European
Elections, the EPP achieved a big victory, which proves the importance of our values for European citizens, especially
taking into consideration the period of this victory. During the financial crisis Europeans decided that the centre right
ideology is the one that they can trust. This huge responsibility is now the “fuel” for EPP in order to drive the EU into a
better future, and YEPP has a special role in this! Moreover, the EU made a step forward with the Lisbon Treaty. In the
years to come we must prove that the New Treaty is effective and worth all the effort that we have made.
YEPP is unique because it gathers so many young politicians from various and diverse countries. From 1997, YEPP was
the youth organization that set and clarified the role of young people in the European structure. It is clear that, our voice,
the voice of youth all over Europe has been expressed through YEPP. All these years our common beliefs and principles
brought different people to work together for a better future. In this journey I had the honor to participate in YEPP from
2004 and to be elected as a Vice President from 2005 to 2007 and as the President from 2007 to 2009. I must tell you that
these years I worked hard for YEPP and I am proud for what we accomplished all together.
Last but not least, I would like to see YEPP move forward and become even stronger in the following years. I am sure
that you, the people of YEPP, are ready to take the heritage that our generation has left you and work properly for a more
fruitful and constructive future for the next generations. Keep in mind that YEPP, as the biggest youth political organiza-
tion in Europe, provides you with the opportunity to affect political decisions. Take this power and remember you can
create the Europe of which you dream!
Ioannis Smyrlis
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/ About YEPP’s Work - Who YEPP Is
05YEPP is the youth organisation of the European People’s Party. It brings together more than 50 Centre-Right youth political organisations from over 35 countries all over Europe. YEPP gathers the youngsters of Christian Democratic, Conservative, and Peoples Parties. Founded in 1997, YEPP has developed into the largest political youth organisation in Europe. Apart from being active within the structures of its mother party, the EPP, YEPP is committed in a number of other international arenas. One of its main objectives is to maintain good contacts within the political family, provide ground for training, discussion and co-operation and prepare the younger generation to lead tomorrow’s Europe. This runs parallel to YEPP’s mission to stimulate further integration in Europe, to uphold its principles, policies and ideas in the European political debate.
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19Every two years, YEPP holds a Congress, which is the highest statutory body of the organisation. During such a Congress, YEPP holds internal elections, attends to membership matters and statutory changes can be adopted by the Congress body.
YEPP had the honour to be received from the 2-5 April in the Italian capital where three full YEPP members F.I.G., UDC, and U.D.euR. hosted the two hundred delegates of the YEPP Congress as well as several high ranking speakers. The Congress title was “Europe at a Crossroads”. On the first day a Heads of Delegation meeting was held. During this meeting all heads of delegation got the necessary information related to the programme and the procedures of voting. After this meeting, several working groups were held related to resolutions.
In the evening the delegates were brought to a palace on a hill with a panoramic view over Rome, where they dined with the Vice-President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani, the Vice-President of the European Parliament Mario Mauro and Secretary General of the European People’s Party Antonio López-Istúriz.
The Friday started early at the library of the Senate of the Italian Republic. Guest speakers included Wilfried Martens, Chairman of the European People’s Party, and Giulio Andreotti, member of the Italian Senate, appointed for life and for-mer Leader of “Democrazia Cristiana”. Their addresses were inspiring and dedicated. After this Pierferdinando Casini, President of IDC and Leader of UDC, and Clemente Mastella, President of U.D.euR., took the floor.
In the late morning YEPP had the honour to be invited on a private visit at the Vatican City.
After a typical Italian Pasta lunch in Restaurant “Lo Stregone” Tomi Huhtanen, Director of the Centre of European Studies moderated a Round table on Inter-religious Dialogue. There were interesting interventions of Cardinale Tarcisio Bertone, Secretary of State of the Holy See, Riccardo Di Segni, Chief Rabbi of Rome, Italian MP Souad Sbai, President of the Association “Morocco women in Italy”, Mons. Siluan Span, Bishop responsible for the Romanian Orthodox Church in Italy, and Barbara Contini, Member of the Italian Senate, former Diplomat in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Darfur, Nyala and Sudan and former Governor in Nasirya.
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20To round off the afternoon’s discussion there was a presentation of the publication “From Dialogue to Peace building: Perspectives on the Engagement of Religious Actors by the EU and the EPP”. This paper, published by the Centre for European Studies (CES), was presented and explained by Friedrich Bokern from the Catholic University of Louvain & Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. The following session, titled “Voice to the Youth” was introduced by Antonio López-Istúriz, EPP Secretary General, in which there were several greetings from young Members of the Italian Parliament from Forza Italia Giovani, in which they explained their engagement towards youth in their daily parliamentary work.
YEPP also welcomed the different chairmen of the hosting organisations: Francesco Pasquali, Forza Italia Giovani National Coordinator, Gianpiero Zinzi, Giovani UDC National Coordinator, and Roberta Gasco, Giovani U.D.euR. Chairwoman.
The afternoon proceeded with a Panel held between young people that already have achieved impressive mandates or entered into successful careers.
YEPP hosted Giorgia Meloni, Italian Minister for the Youth, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Romanian Minister for the Youth, Daniel Bautista, MEP and former YEPP President, Annagrazia Calabria, youngest member of the Italian Parliament, and Francesco de Micheli, youngest member of Roma City Council. A representative of the Robert Schuman Foundation moderated the debate.
A second debate was organised with leaders of YEPP’s partner organisations and it was moderated by Dr. Nikolaos Tzifakis, Head of the International Cooperation Department from Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracry. YEPP welcomed Thomas Uhlen, Chairman of EDS (European Democrat Students), Daniel Walther, Vice-Chairman of IYDU (International Young Democrat Union), Mia Magazin, Vice-Chairman of DEMYC (Democrat Youth Community of Europe), and Hector Bernado Garate Wamparo, President of the J.O.D.C.A. (Juventud de la Organización Demócrata Cristiana de América). A closing panel with non-EPP youth organisations was organised and moderated by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. Christoffer Gronstad, Vice-President of the European Youth Forum, Giacomo Filibeck, President of ECOSY (Young European Socialists), Aloys Rigaut, President of LYMEC (European Liberal Youth) and Samuele Pii, President of JEF (Young European Federalists) also participat-ed. Even with the political differences, they all emphasised the importance of active participation in politics and collaboration on topics where a mutual importance and understanding could be given.
The YEPP delegates were brought to a magnificent old theatre where they were entertained by Roman dancers and a play of gladiators in open air. After this brilliant play, YEPP welcomed the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering.
On the Saturday, YEPP gathered at the Campidoglio, the seat of the Rome City Hall, located in the middle of the ancient Roman forum. It represents the history of Rome as well as the history of the European integration. In the same room the Treaties of Rome in 1957 and the European Constitution in 2004 were signed.
Opening speeches were performed, the roll call was taken and the Appointment of the Voting Committee and Electoral College was made. G17 PLUS of Serbia was accepted as a new full member of YEPP while OT-PDL of Romania became an observer member and Youth Forces Union of VRMO-DPMNE of FYROM remained observers. These decisions created some emotional discussion.
The Report of Financial Auditors was also presented and unanimously adopted.
During the Congress, Ioannis Smyrlis give a farewell speech as outgoing President and thanked the outgoing board members. Also Ann-Pascale Mommerency, YEPP Executive Responsible announced that she would leave YEPP after seven years where she served the organisations in collaboration with five presidents and boards. She received a stand-ing ovation in appreciation.
21After a lunch on the roof of the Campidoglio, the internal elections were held. During the counting procedure, the congress also discussed and adopted several Resolutions.
At the end of the Congress Frenchman Laurent Schouteten from Jeunes Populaires was elected as new YEPP President along with a new board.
After this emotional and long day the closing event took place in the “Alberto Sordi” Gallery. All delegates were asked to wear their traditional clothes from their own countries.
After a short night, the delegates were invited to go to St. Peter’s Square, to join the Palm Sunday’s Mess in the presence of His Holiness Benedict XVI thus ending the event.
Adopted Papers > Resolution on Transatlantic Relations > Resolution on the System of Education in Europe > Resolution on the Financial Crisis > Resolution on Supporting Belarusian Oppositionists > Resolution on Lower Costs of Roaming in Europe > Emergency Resolution to Save Freedom of Media in Turkey > Resolution on the Social Market Economy in Europe − Example for the Global Economy
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07.1.1/ YEPP Seminar in Athens (Greece) 22-25 January 2009
On the 22nd of January the Youth of EPP gathered with eighty-five youngsters in the Greek capital. The theme of the seminar was the European Elections: Youth Participation, and Youth Campaigning. YEPP was hosted by ONNED, the youth association and also the party of then YEPP President Ioannis Smyrlis.
On the first evening a welcome reception and walking dinner were organised in the ONNED Headquarters. Welcome speeches were made by Giorgos Papanikolaou, ONNED President and Ioannis Smyrlis.
On the second day, delegates were transferred to the Zappeion Conference Center. A strong programme with high level guest speakers was given. The first session was held on the priorities of the Centre – Right Political
Parties in the presence of Eleftherios Zagoritis, Nea Democratia General Secretary, Giorgos Papanikolaou, ONNED President, and George Katsoudas, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General. A second session dealt with the topic of Campaigning & Youth Involvement. Fani Petralia, Minister of Employment and Social Security, Evangellos Meimarakis, Minister of Defence and Menelaos Daskalakis, Nea Democratia Campaign Director gave lectures and answered the questions of the YEPP representatives. After lunch the participants enjoyed a guided tour of the parliament and then YEPP was addressed by the President of the Parliament Sioyfas. The final session of the day received the charismatic Dora Bakogianni, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Stavros Papastavrou, Nea
25Democratia International Affairs Secretary who talked about the importance of the European Elections. While the board was holding its board meeting, the other YEPP people attended a sight seeing tour. On the Saturday, the day started with YEPP’s Permanent Working Groups and YEPP’s Budget Committee. Then YEPP had the honour to be addressed by the Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis who encouraged young-sters to go to vote and to be active in campaigning in the upcoming election campaign for the European Elections. After this visit, a working group on the YEPP working paper related to the theme of the seminar was held along side another working group on resolutions.
YEPP held its council meeting in the Zappeion Conference Center. There financial reforms were adopted in an effort to improve the financial health of YEPP. Travel reimbursements to some organisations and hosting fees were cancelled. This severe approach was necessary and was a very courageous decision. Furthermore, the working paper on youth participation and several resolutions were adopted.
The day and seminar ended successfully with a Greek diner in a traditional restaurant.
> Resolution on the Gas Row > Resolution Concerning the Relation Between the EU
and Moldova > Emergency Resolution on the Gaza Strip’s Crisis > Working Paper on Youth Participation
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26In September, a YEPP Seminar took place in The Hague organized by the CDJA. It was the first seminar under the new Board, headed by Laurent Schouteten, and the first seminar of a new political year.
The main theme of the seminar was Defence, Development and Diplomacy, which is also known as 3D. This is an integrated approach for stabilising failed states and it requires the close co-operation of NGO’s, the military and civil servants. The approach is applied in various hotspots around the world, though success varies. It was, therefore, the goal of the seminar to high-light the strengths and weaknesses of the 3D integrated approach.
Participants obtained knowledge during three sessions where various speakers amongst others K. Ferrier (Dutch MP), Gino Van der Voet (Military Advisor to the Minister of International Development) and Andrew Mann (US Embassy) gave them further information on the 3D approach. The next day, the participants dis-cussed the working paper written by the CDJA about giving this concept a European approach. At the Council meeting it was unanimously adopted. Another issue which was presented at the YEPP seminar in The Hague was a paper drafted by Csaba Dömötör, YEPP Vice-President regarding climate change. The paper pre-sented the views of YEPP on the great climate change debate and it gave a clear vision on its future. This paper was also accepted in the Council.
07.1.2/ YEPP Seminar in The Hague (Netherlands) 3-6 September 2009
Next to the various papers and resolutions which were debated in the Council, the Council was also addressed by different speakers. Firstly, there was deputy-minister for economic affairs Jan-Kees de Jager. He is also a former YEPP Board member. After addressing the Council, De Jager answered various questions of the participants on the economic issues, international top-ics and his views on youngsters and YEPP.
In addition to this intensive substantive programme, the programme also provided for time to visit the Dutch Parliament. With the tour through the parliament, par-ticipants learned about the various aspects of Dutch politics. In the evening, the programme continued with a more relaxed atmosphere with dinner in the port city of Scheveningen, at Crazy Piano’s restaurant. With new substantive visions put down in resolutions and working papers, solving of financial issues and a good atmosphere, the Seminar hosts provided YEPP Board and participants with an encouraging working environment.
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> Resolution on The Second Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty
> Resolution on Relics and Symbols of Totalitarian Regimes
> Resolution on the Slovakian State Language Law > Resolution on 20 Years of Peaceful Revolution in
Central and Eastern Europe > Resolution on Piracy in the Gulf of Aden > White Paper on the UN Climate Change Negotiations
in Copenhagen > Working Paper on 3D
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Foto: Dirk Hol
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07.1.3/ YEPP Seminar in Tirana (Albania) 3-6 December 2009
YEPP’s December Seminar of 2009 took place in Tirana, Albania. FR-PD hosted YEPP delegates from all over Europe in what was the first ever YEPP event in Albania. The seminar covered Albania and EU Enlargement from an Albanian Perspective, a topic very close to the hearts of a high percentage of Albanians.
YEPP participants profited from a plethora of interac-tions in Tirana at the highest levels. YEPP enjoyed lectures from Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania, Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European
Commission, as well as the Albanian Transport Minister, the Minister for Defense, the Minister for EU Accession and others. Their discussions were enlightening, spe-cifically in terms of Albanian progress and popular attitude. FR-PD honoured YEPP by arranging for these prominent leaders to take such significant time from their respective posts. The concentration of young lead-ers in the Albanian government made their contribution to the Seminar poignant.
These circumstances culminated in excellent debates
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> Resolution on Swine Flu > Resolution on Open Door Policy for Belarus > Resolution on Christian Symbols in Public
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and heated discussions on resolutions in the YEPP Council meeting. The Council meeting was also marked by the happy occasion of two new YEPP Observers. Both MGERB of Bulgaria and Jeunes Centristes of France were admitted as Observer Members of YEPP.
Lastly, Albania has a long tradition of hospitality which made the YEPP delegates feel particularly welcome. Conversation and wine flowed making this first YEPP event in Albania a great success.
30The YEPP Summer School on “Perspectives of the Young Generation” was held in Neptune in Romania. It was organized by the youth organization of the Democratic-Liberal Party (PDL), observer member in YEPP.
This event was the first one, organized under the new YEPP Board, where organisations had the occasion to get to know each other better and exchange information about pan European election campaigning progress. It was the first seminar in the care of the new YEPP Executive Officer Helena Boyden Lamb. The conference was officially opened by Laurent Schouteten, the new-elected President of YEPP, and Raluca Oprita, from the hosting youth organisation of PDL, on Wednesday July 1st.
On the first working day, Thomas Schneider, YEPP First Vice-President and Csaba Dömötör, YEPP Vice-President held the working groups on “Neighborhood and Foreign Policy” and ‘’Sustainable Development”. In the afternoon, the hosting organization prepared a set of teambuilding games. Summer Schools are often events which integrate new YEPP participants and, therefore, it is very welcome that the hosts facilitate this with work-ing sessions and group activities.
On the Friday, all the organisations from EU Member States prepared presentations on how the European elections campaigns were organised by their parties. This discussion was chaired by Duarte Marques, YEPP Vice-President. Exchange of best practice among the participants is vital to YEPP’s purpose. It was a very
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31successful session and the presentations were circu-lated to all after the Summer School. The interactive session was followed by two presentations chaired by Romanian experts Catalin Avramescu, advisor to the Romanian President, and Dan Stoenescu, Head of division for the Division for Romanians Abroad in the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Their presentations were fol-lowed by extensive question and answer debate ses-sions.
Avramescu elaborated on different constitutional tradi-tions, the constitution of Europe and the need to have strong European institutions. Also, he compared the dif-ferent electoral laws and party structures. Stoenescu, focused on globalisation and the importance of preserv-ing traditions. Being a young technocrat, he also urged
the participants to have a strong presence, conscience, and follow their civic duty in society.
On the Saturday, the participants were invited for a sightseeing tour of Constanta and its port, as well as the Mamaia resort. Besides the port, one of the main attractions of the city, the Casino, was completed between the two World Wars in an art nouveau style. After a walk by the Black Sea, participants attended the farewell dinner held in a typical Romanian restaurant in Mamaia, the lively seaside resort.
/ YEPP Summer School in Neptune (Romania) 1-5 July 2009
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Central to the debate in YEPP Working Group # 1, chaired by Thomas Schneider, YEPP First Vice-President, and Bronne Pot, YEPP Vice-President, has been YEPP´s definition of neighborhood policy, a further development of the concept of an EU privileged partnership with Turkey and general international issues. A certain focus has been given to democracy and building democratic states. In order to give input to the discussion, the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) has been involved lecturing in the fields of democracy promotion and human rights. ENoP is an organisation for and from political party foundations. It is in the interest of ENoP that political party foundations are active in the field of internal and external state building and democracy promotion. The word internal, in this context, means within one’s own country, and external means neighbouring countries of the EU and worldwide. In these discussions it was under-lined that it is important that the EU is active in the field of democracy promotion, supports state building world wide, and that political parties play an effective and vital role in the promotion of these values and goals.Furthermore, the Working Group has crafted fruitful debates especially with external experts from the political or scien-tific community such as Arben Imami, the Albanian Minister of Defense pictured below.
Csaba Dömötör, YEPP Vice-President, chairs YEPP’s working group on Sustainable Development. His deputy is Juha-Pekka Nurvala, YEPP Vice-President. Meetings are held for it at each seminar. This working group has proved very fruit-ful in 2009. To YEPP’s great pride, the white paper written by Csaba Dömötör reflecting this working group, adopted by YEPP in the Hague in September, was then presented in a subsequent EPP Congress.
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34YEPP cooperates closely with the EPP’s student association EDS. The leaders of each organisation participate often in the other organisation’s events and exchange views, methods and practices freely. At the EPP Warsaw Congress, YEPP and EDS joined together for a meeting with European Commissioner Responsible for Education Youth and Culture Figel to discuss Youth in Europe. Different issues such as youth participation in the forthcoming European Elections and in politics in general, the youth policy of the EU, the way in which youth organisations are funded by the European Commission as well as other topics formed the discussion.
YEPP is a member of the European Youth Forum.
In August 2009, the European Parliamentary Forum for Population and Development (EPF) organised a study trip to Uganda. The objective of this study trip was to inform young decision makers on the sexual and reproductive health and rights situation in Uganda. YEPP Deputy Secretary General Brenda Furniere participated there.
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36At the EPP Congress in Warsaw YEPP held its first Board meeting of YEPP’s 2009-2011 Board. At this meeting the inter-nal guidelines were adopted and a road map prepared by the newly elected president with a strategic plan for 2009-2011 were discussed at length. In addition, at this meeting the various responsibilities of working groups, websites, press relations and other tasks were allocated to Board members.
The Polish member organisation SMD organised a half day side event during the Congress. Different speakers, amongst others Sidonia Elzbieta Jedrzejewska, Former YEPP Vice-President and Undersecretary of State of the Office of the Committee for European Integration, gave lectures on topics related to the EU. The lectures were followed by a lively debate.
Furthermore, with the help of a colourful stand at the Congress venue, hundreds of young Congress participants could get a glimpse of YEPP’s activity. At the stand, the YEPP post cards created to use during European Election campaign were displayed and distributed.
Laurent Schouteten, YEPP President made his address to the Congress in which he spoke of the conflict of generations and an ageing Europe. He also had an interview with the EPP’s news station anchor Gemma Slaymaker, the EPP media expert. The EPP Congress was an important point of departure for YEPP’s new Board.
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The EPP Congress held in Bonn last December brought proud moments for YEPP. The delegates of the organisation not only took part actively in the political debates but also largely contributed to drafting a Congress position on climate change.
Back in the Summer School held in Neptune, the YEPP Board initiated that member organisations would adopt a White Paper regarding the upcoming Copenhagen climate talks. The framework document adopted some weeks later during the Hague seminar was submitted as a draft resolution to the Bonn EPP Congress. The Board was delighted that only slight modifications were made in the draft by the EPP secretariat. YEPP can be even more proud that the Congress delegates adopted the paper by an overwhelming majority.
Though the Copenhagen climate summit did not turn out to be a success story, the resolution made by YEPP did not lose its relevance. YEPP’s aim was to lay down some basic principles regarding climate policy that serve as guidelines in the upcoming years. The resolution states that global transformation to an efficient sustainable economy is not only neces-sary to avoid dangerous climate change, but also has the potential to tackle the current economic crisis. It also notes that regarding the future mandatory Green House Gas reductions, it is advisable to follow a gradually increasing reduc-tion track instead of a linear emission-cut. With time passing by, as a consequence of technical progress, the costs of emission-reduction will be expected to be lower than the current level.
The position paper finds it crucial that a global agreement covers all of the world’s countries. At the same time it empha-sises that flexibility must remain one of the major features of the post-Kyoto regime. According to the text, international offsets, project based mechanics are expected to enable countries to adopt more ambitious targets. The resolution emp-hasises that while implementing reduction measures governments should primarily focus on market based instruments, such as cap-and-trade system, carbon tax or white certificates. The issues of renewable energy, energy efficiency and forestation are also dealt with in the framework document adopted in the Congress.
By presenting the resolution on climate change, YEPP proved its strong commitment to make its voice heard in environ-mental policy debates. This is of great importance to YEPP, especially as young generations have ever increasing expec-tations towards decision-makers to address environment related challenges.
YEPP President Laurent Schouteten also took the floor during the plenary session of the Congress for a very enlighte-ning speech.
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38Adopted Papers YEPP Seminar in Athens (Greece) 22-25 January 2009 > Resolution on the Gas Row > Resolution Concerning the Relation Between the EU and Moldova > Emergency Resolution on the Gaza Strip’s Crisis > Working Paper on Youth Participation
Adopted Papers VIIth YEPP Congress in Rome (Italy) 2-5 April 2009 > Resolution on Transatlantic Relations > Resolution on the System of Education in Europe > Resolution on the Financial Crisis > Resolution on Supporting Belarusian Oppositionists > Resolution on Lower Costs of Roaming in Europe > Emergency Resolution to Save Freedom of Media in Turkey > Resolution on the Social Market Economy in Europe − Example for the Global Economy
YEPP Seminar in The Hague (Netherlands) 3-6 September 2009 > Resolution on The Second Irish Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty > Resolution on Relics and Symbols of Totalitarian Regimes > Resolution on the Slovakian State Language Law > Resolution on 20 Years of Peaceful Revolution in Central and Eastern Europe > Resolution on Piracy in the Gulf of Aden > White Paper on the UN Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen > Working Paper on 3D
Adopted Papers YEPP Seminar in Tirana (Albania) 3-6 December 2009 > Resolution on Swine Flu > Resolution on Open Door Policy for Belarus > Resolution on Christian Symbols in Public
All documents can be found on www.yepp-eu.org.
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Albania
Forumi Rinor - Partia Demokratike
Austria
Junge Volkspartei Österreich
Belarus
Young Front**
Youth Christian-Social Union**
Belgium
Jong Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams
Jeunes du Centre Démocrate Humaniste
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Youth Association of SDA
Bulgaria
Mladezki Sajuz na Demokraticnite Sili
Young Union of Democratic Forces
Mladi Grazhdani za Evropeisko Razvitie na Bulgaria*
Croatia
Mladez Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice
Cyprus
Youth of the Democratic Rally
Czech Republic
Young Christian Democrats
Denmark
Cura Ungdom
Estonia
Isamaa ja Res Publica Liidu Noorteuhendus
Finland
Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto
Suomen Kristillisdemokraattiset Nuoret r.y.
France
Jeunes Populaires
Jeunes Centristes*
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
Youth Forces Union of VMRO-DPMNE
Georgia
Akhalgazrda Memarjveneebi
Saqartvelos Akhalgazrdobis Qristianul-Demokratiuli
Asotziatzia
Germany
Junge Union Deutschlands
Greece
Organossis Neon Neas Dimokratias
Hungary
Fidelitas
Ireland
Young Fine Gael
Italy
Forza Italia Giovani
Giovani Unione Democratici Cristiani e di Centro
Giovani Unione Democratici per l’Europa
Junge Generation in der Südtiroler Volkspartei
Latvia
Tautas Partijas Jaunatnes Organizacija
Lithuania
Jaunieji Krikscionys Demokratai
Luxemburg
Chrëschtlech Sozial Jugend
Malta
Moviment Zghazagh Partit Nazzjionalista
Moldova
Noua Generatie a Partidului Popular Crestin Democrat
The Netherlands
Christen Democratisch Jongeren Appel
Norway
Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom
Unge Høyres Landsforbund
Poland
Stowarzyszenie “Mlodzi Demokraci”
Portugal
Juventude Social Democrata
Romania
Organizatia de Tineret a Partidului Democrat-Liberal*
San Marino
Giovani Democratico Cristiani
Serbia
Omladina Demokratske Stranke Srbije
Omladinska eza G17 PLUS
Slovak Republic
Nova Generacia
Slovenia
Mlada Slovenija
Slovenska Demokratska Mladina
Nova Generacija Slovenske ljudske stranke
Spain
Nueves Generaciones del Partido Popular
Unió de Joves
Sweden
Kristdemokratiska Ungdoförbundet
Moderata Ungdoförbundet
Switzerland
Junge Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz
Ukraine
Democratic Alliance
All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organisation “Young Rukh”* Observer organisations
** Permanent observers
42Albania
FR-PD
Forumi Rinor - Partia Demokratike
Rruga George W. Bush 1
Tirana 1001
T 00355672072606
F 0035542270497
W www.frpd.al
Austria
Junge ÖVP
Junge Volkspartei Österreich
Lichtenfelsgasse 7
Wien 1010
T 0043140126611
F 0043140126619
W www.junge.oevp.at
Belgium
JONGCD&V
Jong Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams
Wetstraat 89
Brussels 1040
T 003222383890
F 003222303301
W www.jongcdenv.be
Belgium
Jeunes cdH
Jeunes du Centre Démocrate Humaniste
Rue des Deux Eglises 41
Brussels 1000
T 003222380113
F 003222380129
W www.jcdh.be
Bosnia & Herzegovina
YA SDA
Youth Association of SDA
Marsala Tita 9A
Sarajevo 71000
T 0038733444095
F 0038733444095
W www.sda.ba
Bulgaria
MSDP
Mladezki Sajuz na Demokraticnite Sili
Hristo Botev bul. 61
Sofia 1303
W www.demparty.eu
Bulgaria
YUDF
Young Union of Democratic Forces
134 G.S Rakovski Str.
Sofia 1000
T 0035929306142
F 0035929306144
W www.ds.bg
Croatia
MHDZ
Mladez Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice
Trg srtava fasizma 4
Zagreb 10000
T 0038514553000
F 0038514556409
W www.mhdz.hr
Cyprus
NE.DI.SY
Youth of the Democratic Rally
Pindarou & Skokou Corner, P.O. Box 25305
Nicosia CY 1308
T 0035722757999
F 0035722755455
W www.nedisy.org
Czech Republic
MKD
Mladi krestansti demokraté
Karlovo namesti 5
Praha 120 00 Praha2
T 00420604858708
F 00420731733722
W www.mladikd.cz
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43Denmark
CU
Cura Ungdom
Norre Allé 33 4.tv
Arhus C 8000
T 004526212778
W www.curaungdom.dk
Estonia
IRLY
Isamaa ja Res Publica Liidu Noorteuhendus
Wismari 11
Tallinn 10136
T 003726691070
F 003726691071
W www.irl.ee/noored
Finland
KNL
Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto
Kansakoulukuja 3A, 3. krs
Helsinki 00100
T 00358207488482
F 0035896943702
W www.kokoomusnuoret.fi
Finland
KDN
Suomen Kristillisdemokraattiset Nuoret r.y.
Karjalankatu 2 C, 7.krs
Helsinki 00520
T 00358934882229
F 00358934882228
W www.kdnuoret.fi
France
Jeunes UMP
Jeunes Populaires
Rue La Boétie 55, bureau 204
Paris 75008
T 0033140766191
F 0033140766190
W www.jeunespopulaires.com
Georgia
AME
Akhalgazrda Memarjveneebi
3 Bevreti St.
Tbilisi 114
T 0099532722246
F 0099532723858
W www.ycg.ge
Georgia
SAQDA
Saqartvelos Akhalgazrdobis Qristianul-Demokratiuli
Asotziatzia
26 V. Dolidze, apt#27
Tbilisi 0171
T 0099532331109
F 0099532921891
W www.saqda.ge
Germany
JU
Junge Union Deutschlands
Inselstrasse 1b
Berlin 10179
T 0049302787870
F 00493027878720
W www.junge-union.de
Greece
ONNED
Organossis Neon Neas Dimokratias
14-16 Lykourgou
Athens 10671
T 00332103250337
F 0030103842210
W www.onned.gr
Hungary
Fidelitas
Fidelitas
Szechenyi Rakpart 19.
Budapest 1358
T 003614415402
F 003614415406
W www.fidelitas.hu
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YFG
Young Fine Gael
51 Upper Mount Street
Dublin 2
T 0035316198444
F 0035316624659
W www.yfg.ie
Italy
F.I.G.
Forza Italia Giovani
Via dell’Umiltà 36
Roma 00187
T 0039066731393
F 0039066731236
W www.clikkasulfuturo.it
Italy
Giovani UDC
Giovani Unione Democratici Cristiani e di Centro
Via Due Macelli 66
Roma 00187
T 0039066979100
F 0039066791586
W www.udc-italia.it
Italy
Giovani U.D.euR.
Giovani Unione Democratici per l’Europa
Largo anerula 34
Roma 00186
T 0039066872593
F 00390668892816
W www.popolariudeur.it/giovani/index.htm
Italy
JG SVP
Junge Generation in der Südtiroler Volkspartei
Via Brennero 7a
Bolzano 39100
T 00390471304030
F 00390471304049
W www.junge-generation.info
Latvia
YLPP
Tautas Partijas Jaunatnes Organizacija
Meierovica Boulevard 1/2
Riga 1050
T 003717508683
F 003717508684
W www.tpjo.lv
Lithuania
JKD
Jaunieji Krikscionys Demokratai
Kauno st. 2-14
Vilnius 01310
T 0037061016079
W www.jkd.lt
Luxemburg
CSJ
Chrëschtlech Sozial Jugend
2, Rue de l’Eau
Luxembourg 2018
T 003522257311
F 00352472716
W www.csj.lu
Malta
MZPN
Moviment Zghazagh Partit Nazzjionalista
Triq Herbet Ganado
Pieta 1450
T 0035621243641
F 0035621243640
W www.pn.org.mt
Moldova
NG PPCD
Noua Generatie a Partidului Popular Crestin Democrat
Str. Nicolae lorga 5
Chisinau 2009
T 0037322234480
F 0037322234480
W www.nouageneratie.md
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CDJA
Christen Democratisch Jongeren Appel
Buitenom 18
Den Haag 2512 XA
T 0031703424851
W www.cdja.nl
Norway
KrFU
Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom
Ovre Slottsgate 18-20 - Postbks 478, sentrum
Oslo 0105
T 004723102888
F 004723102810
W www.krfu.no
Norway
UHL
Unge Høyres Landsforbund
Stortingsgaten 20, Postbox 1352 Vika
Oslo 0013
T 004722829090
F 004722829192
W www.ungehoyre.no
Poland
SMD
Stowarzyszenie “Mlodzi Demokraci”
ul. Andersa 21
Warszawa 00-159
T 0048226227548/9
F 0048226225386
W www.smd.org.pl
Portugal
JSD
Juventude Social Democrata
R. Buenos Aires, 28 - 1.º
PT- Lisboa 1200-625
T 00351210307100
F 00351210307109
W www.jsd.pt
San Marino
GDC
Giovani Democratico Cristiani
Via delle Scalette 6
San Marino 47890
T 003785991193
F 00378992694
W www.pdcs.sm
Serbia
ODSS
Omladina Demokratske Stranke Srbije
Pariska 13
Belgrade 11000
T 00381113204720
F 00381113204719
W www.omladinadss.org.yu
Serbia
YN G17 PLUS
Omladinska eza G17 PLUS
Trg Republike 5/4
Belgrade 11000
T 00381113210355
F 00381113284054
W www.omg17plus.rs
Slovak Republic
NG
Nova Generacia
Sancova 70
Bratislava 81105
T 00421257204616
F 00421257204615
W www.ngonline.sk
Slovenia
MSi
Mlada Slovenija
Cankarjeva 11
Ljubljana 1000
T 0038612416660
F 0038612416661
W www.mladaslovenija.org
46Slovenia
SDM
Slovenska Demokratska Mladina
Trstenjakova 8 1000
Ljubljana 1000
T 0038614345470
W www.sdm.si
Slovenia
NG SLS
Nova Generacija Slovenske ljudske stranke
Beethovnova ulica 4
Ljubljana 1000
T 0038612418814
F 0038612418835
W www.nova.generacija.org
Spain
NN.GG.
Nueves Generaciones del Partido Popular
C/Genova 13, 5a planta
Madrid 28010
T 0034915577300
F 0034913080276
W www.nngg.org
Spain
UJ
Unió de Joves
C/Nàpols 35-39
Barcelona 08018
T 0034932402200
F 0034932402201
W www.uniodejoves.org
Sweden
KDU
Kristdemokratiska Ungdoförbundet
Box 2373
Stockholm 103 18
T 004687232530
F 004687232510
W www.kdu.se
Sweden
MUF
Moderata Ungdoförbundet
Stora Nygatan 30 P.O. Box 2080
Stockholm 103 12
T 004686768150
F 00468203449
W www.muf.se
Switzerland
JCVP
Junge Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz
Klaraweg 6 - Postfach 5835
Bern 3001
T 0041313573333
F 0041313522430
W www.jcvp.ch
Ukraine
DA
Democratic Alliance
Golosiivska st.13, office 117,
Kiev 3039
T 00380442597233
W www.dem-alliance.org
Ukraine
Young Rukh
All-Ukrainian Youth Public Organisation “Young Rukh”
Obolons´ka St., 21 III Floor
Kiev 04071
T 00380442392426
F 00380442392426
W www.org.ua
47ObserversBulgaria
MGERB
Mladi Grazhdani za Evropeisko Razvitie na Bulgaria
1 Bulgaria square, NDK – Administrative building, 17 fl.
Sofia 1000
T 0035924901313
F 0035924900951
W www.gerb.bg
France
JC
Jeunes Centristes
84, rue de Grenelle
Paris 75007
T 0033144392800
F 0033144392809
W www.jeunes-centristes.org
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
UMS of VMRO-DPMNE
Youth Forces Union of VMRO-DPMNE
Makedonija br. 17 a
Skopje 1000
T 0038923215550
F 0038923217191
W www.vmro-dpmne.org.mk
Romania
OT PDL
Organizatia de Tineret a Partidului Democrat-Liberal
Modrogan 1, Bucuresti
Bucharest 11825
T 0040 212315670
F 0040212300497
W www.echipadeimagine.ro/ot-pdl
Permanent Observers Belarus
Young Front
Young Front
PO Box 179
Minsk
T 00375291884971
F 00375291884971
W www.mfront.net
Belarus
YCSU
Youth Christian-Social Union
Sverdlova Street, 22-41
Minsk 220050
T 00375172895009
F 00375172895009
W www.ycsu.org
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