Euzko Gaztedi Indarra-EGI (Basque for "Basque Youth Force") is the youth wing of the main Basque nationalist political party, the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV). Their presence is limited to the Basque Country, encompassing the Basque Autonomous Community, the Chartered Community of Navarre and Northern Basque Country. Its statutes define it as a solely Basque organisation advocating for democracy, political plurality and participation, independence and humanism, looking to achieve a framework of respect for the identity and sovereignty of peoples and human rights.

Euzko Gaztedi Indarra
AbbreviationEGI
Formation1904
HeadquartersSan Sebastián, Bilbao, Vitoria, Bayonne, Pamplona
Region served
Basque Country
Membership
3,000 [citation needed]
Parent organization
EAJ-PNV
AffiliationsYoung Democrats for Europe
WebsiteEuzko Gaztedi
RemarksBasque Nationalist youth group
Old EGI symbol

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