Young Democrats for Europe

The Young Democrats for Europe (officially (in French) Jeunes Démocrates Européens) is the youth wing of the European Democratic Party. The seat of the organisation is Brussels.

Young Democrats for Europe (YDE)
Formation2007 (2007)
TypeCentrism
Pro-Europeanism
HeadquartersRue de l'Industrie 4
1000 Brussels, Belgium
President
Asier Areitio
Secretary General
Alice Bernard-Montini
Treasurer
Sergio Medina Hernandez
Spokesperson
Sergio Soares
Parent organisation
European Democratic Party (since 2019)[1]
AffiliationsAlliance of Democrats
Websiteyoungdemocrats.eu

History

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It was announced on 9 May 2007, the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, and formally established at its first Conference on 22 September 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The founding members are the youth wings of the seven EDP founding parties:

Members[2]

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Full members

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Country Youth organisation Mother Party Member
  Croatia Youth of NS Reformisti People's Party - Reformists since 2014
  France Jeunes Démocrates Democratic Movement founding member
  Germany Junge Freie Wähler Free Voters since 2017
  Greece Νεολαία Ένωσης Κεντρώων Union of Centrists since 2016
  Italy Youth of Italia Viva Italia Viva since 2021
  Poland Młodzi Liberałowie (previously Związek Młodzieży Demokratycznej) Alliance of Democrats since 2011
  San Marino Generazione Futura (previously Alternativa Giovanile) Future Republic founding member
  Slovakia Mladi Europania European Democratic Party since 2011
  Spain /   Basque Country Euzko Gaztedi Indarra Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV) founding member
  Spain /   Canary Islands Jóvenes Nacionalistas Canarian Coalition since 2017
  Romania PRO Romania Tineret PRO Romania Social Liberal since 2020

Observing members

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Country Youth organisation Mother Party Member
  Latvia LRA Jaunatnes nodaļa Latvian Association of Regions since 2017

Former members

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  Croatia

  Cyprus

  • Neolaia Europaikou Kommatos - NEK (founding member) - 2007–2016
  • Συμμαχία Νέων (Citizens' Alliance) - 2016–2021

  Czech Republic

  • Cesta Změny (founding member)

  France

  Italy

  Lithuania

  • Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (founding member) - 2007–2014

  Slovakia

  • Demokraticke Forum Mladeze (Democratic Slovakia Party) - 2011–2015

References

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  1. ^ "Young Democrats for Europe". democrats.eu. EDP. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Our members « Young Democrats for Europe". www.youngdemocrats.eu. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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