European Liberal Youth (abbreviated as LYMEC) is an international organisation of liberal youth movements – mostly the youth wings of members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party but also individual members.[2]

European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
PresidentInes Holzegger[1]
Vice PresidentAlexandre Servais
Secretary GeneralBàlint Gyevai
TreasurerTuuli Helind
Founded1976
HeadquartersRue d'Idalie 11, 6th floor, box 2, 1050 Brussels
Membership61 organisations across 38 countries
IdeologyLiberalism
European federalism
Mother partyALDE
International affiliationInternational Federation of Liberal Youth
Websitehttp://www.lymec.eu

LYMEC holds full members status to the European Youth Forum (YFJ).[3] It is the official youth wing of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party and holds separate votes in the statutory bodies of the ALDE Party.

Even though the organisation is now called European Liberal Youth, it is still known as LYMEC, which is the abbreviation of the name when the organisation was formed in 1976.[4][5] It was then known as Liberal and Radical Youth Movement of the European Communities.

Member organisations

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  States with member organisations
Name in English Name in original language Country Mother party Type Status
Young Liberals of Andorra Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, JLA   Andorra PLA Youth 1Full member
ANC Youth ՀԱԿ Երիտասարդական   Armenia ANC Youth 1Full member
JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS   Austria NEOS Youth 1Full member
Musavat Youth Organization   Azerbaijan Musavat Youth 4Associate
Civil Forum Gramadzianski Forum   Belarus PFP Youth 1Full member
Young VLD Jong VLD   Belgium VLD Youth 1Full member
Federation of Liberal Students Fédération des Etudiants Libéraux, FEL   Belgium Students 1Full member
Youth of MR Jeunes MR   Belgium MR Youth 1Full member
Forum Mladih Naša stranka Youth forum of Naša stranka   Bosnia and Herzegovina Naša stranka Youth 1Full member
Youth Movement for Rights and Freedom (YMRF) Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi   Bulgaria DPS Youth 1Full member
Young Croatian Liberals Mladi hrvatski liberali, MHL   Croatia HSLS Youth 1Full member
Croatian People's Party Youth Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke – Liberalni Demokrati, mHNS   Croatia HNS Youth 1Full member
Istrian Democratic Youth (IDY) Klub mladih IDS-a   Croatia IDS Youth 1Full member
The Danish Social Liberal Youth Radikal Ungdom, RU   Denmark RV Youth 1Full member
Young Liberals of Denmark Venstres Ungdom (VU)   Denmark V Youth 1Full member
Estonian Centre Party Youth Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP   Estonia K Youth 1Full member
Estonian Reform Party Youth Eesti Reformierakonna Noortekogu, ERPY   Estonia RE Youth 1Full member
Centre Party Students Keskustan Opiskelijaliitto, KOL   Finland KESK Students 1Full member
Finnish Centre Youth Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY   Finland KESK Youth 1Full member
Swedish Youth Svensk Ungdom, SU   Finland SFP Youth 1Full member
Young Radicals Jeunes Radicaux, JR   France MR Youth 1Full member
UDI Youth UDI Jeunes   France UDI Youth 4Associate
Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups Bundesverband Liberaler Hochschulgruppen, LHG   Germany FDP Students 1Full member
Young Liberals Junge Liberale, JuLis   Germany FDP Youth 1Full member
Young Liberals Greece Ελεύθεροι Νέοι, ΕΛ.ΝΕ   Greece Youth 1Full member
Momentum TizenX -   Hungary Momentum Youth 1Full Member
Hungarian Liberal Youth LiFT – Liberális Fiatalok Társasága   Hungary Liberalisok Youth 4Associate
Ógra Fianna Fáil -   Ireland FF Youth 1Full Member
Uppreisn   Iceland Viðreisn Youth 1Full Member
Youth Forum of AKR   Kosovo AKR Youth 4Associate
Youth for Development Jaunieši attīstībai   Latvia LA Youth 1Full Member
Movement For! Youth Par! Jauniešiem   Latvia Par! Youth 1Full Member
Lithuanian Liberal Youth Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas, LLJ   Lithuania Youth 1Full member
Young Democrats of Luxemburg Jonk Demokraten   Luxembourg PD Youth 1Full member
Liberal-Democratic Youth Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina, LiDeM   North Macedonia LDP Youth 1Full member
Liberal youth of Montenegro Mladi Liberali Crne Gore, MLCG   Montenegro LPCG Youth 1Full member
Liberal Youth of Moldova   Moldova PL Youth 1Full member
Young Democrats Jonge Democraten, JD   Netherlands D66 Youth 1Full member
Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid & Democratie, JOVD   Netherlands VVD Youth 1Full member
Young Liberals of Norway Norges Unge Venstre, NUV   Norway V Youth 1Full member
Norwegian Liberal Students Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF   Norway V Students 3Associate
Nowoczesna Youth Młodzi .Nowocześni   Poland .N Youth 3Full member
Save Romania Union Youth USR Tineret   Romania USR Youth 4Associate
Vesna Youth Democratic Movement Молодёжное демократическое движения «Весна»   Russia Youth 1Full member
New Party Youth Forum Forum mladih Nove stranke   Serbia Nova Youth 1Full member
PSG Youth Odbor mladih PSG-a   Serbia PSG Youth 4Associate
Freedom Movement Youth Gibanje Svoboda Mladi   Slovenia GS Youth 1Full member
Young Progressives Mladí progresívci, MP   Slovakia PS Youth 1Full member
Young Citizens Jóvenes Ciudadanos, Jcs   Spain Cs Youth 1Full member
Nationalist Youth of Catalonia Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya, JNC   Spain JUNTS Youth 1Full member
Centre Party Students Centerstudenter, CS   Sweden C Students 1Full member
Centre Party Youth Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF   Sweden C Youth 1Full member
Liberal Youth of Sweden Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF   Sweden L Youth 1Full member
Young Liberals of Switzerland Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS   Switzerland FDP Youth 1Full member
Young Green Liberals of Switzerland Junge Grünliberale, jglp   Switzerland glp Youth 4Full member
European Youth of Ukraine Європейська молодь України, EMU   Ukraine Youth 1Full member
Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine Ліберально-демократична ліга України, LDLU   Ukraine Youth 1Full member
Ze!Molodizhka Зе!Молодіжка   Ukraine SN Youth 4Associate
Young Liberals   United Kingdom LD Youth 1Full member
Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY) -   United Kingdom LPG Youth 1Full member
Alliance Youth -   United Kingdom Alliance Party Youth 4Associate

Positions

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In 2020, LYMEC adopted a resolution, according to which the organisations call for recognition of Taiwan as an independent country. The initiative was submitted by the Danish member organisation Radikal Ungdom.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ines Holzegger at LYMEC".
  2. ^ "About". LYMEC. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Members". European Youth Forum. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  4. ^ Haute, Emilie van; Close, Caroline (12 February 2019). Liberal Parties in Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-24548-7.
  5. ^ Corijn, Lex; Krings, Thomas (2004). Liberalism in the European Union: The Way Forward. BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-8305-0601-0.
  6. ^ "Pan-European youth group recognizes Taiwan's independence". Taiwan News. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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