Youth of the European People's Party
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Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) is an umbrella organization
of Europe
an political youth
organisations and is the official youth wing of the European People's Party
. YEPP bring together over 54 Centre-Right youth political organisations from over 35 countries all over Europe. Founded in 1997, YEPP has developed into the largest political youth organisation in Europe.
Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum
(YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe
and European Union
areas and works closely with both these bodies.
Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary)
YEPP First Vice-President
Duarte Marques(JSD, Portugal)
YEPP Secretary General
Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland)
YEPP Treasurer
Frank Lambermont (CDJA, The Netherlands)
YEPP Deputy Secretary General
Colm Lauder (YFG, Ireland)
YEPP Vice-Presidents:
Reinhard Bärnthaler (Junge OVP, Austria)
Charalambos Stavrides (NEDISY, Cyprus)
Benedict Pöttering (JU, Germany)
Konstantinos Kyranakis (ONNED, Greece)
Emanuele Occhipinti (GL, Italy)
Gunārs Elksnis (YLPP, Latvia)
Ryan Callus (MZPN, Malta)
Andrea Levy Soler (NNGG, Spain)
Sara Skyttedal (KDU, Sweden)
YEPP Financial Auditors
Oliver Jung (Jeunes cdH, Belgium)
Riccardo Pozzi (Giovani UDC, Italy)
Laurent Schouteten (Jeunes UMP, France)
YEPP First Vice-President
Thomas Schneider (JU, Germany)
YEPP Secretary General
Carlo De Romanis (FIG, Italy)
YEPP Treasurer
Julian Farner-Calvert’s (KRFU, Norway)
YEPP Deputy Secretary General
Brenda Furniere (JONG cd&v, Belgium)
YEPP Vice-Presidents:
Caesar Andres (JCVP, Switzerland)
Gernot Blümel (Junge ÖVP, Austria)
Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary)
Paula Gomez de la Barcena Anserona (NN.GG, Spain)
Melita Kelenc (MSI, Slovenia)
Anatolii Korol (DA, Ukraine)
Duarte Marques (JSD, Portugal)
Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland)
Bronne Pot (CDJA, The Netherlands)
YEPP Financial Auditors
Petr Jurčík (MKD, Czech Republic)
Michael Clancy (YFG, Ireland)
Umbrella organization
An umbrella organization is an association of institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. In business, political, or other environments, one group, the umbrella organization, provides resources and often an identity to the smaller organizations...
of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an political youth
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
organisations and is the official youth wing of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
. YEPP bring together over 54 Centre-Right youth political organisations from over 35 countries all over Europe. Founded in 1997, YEPP has developed into the largest political youth organisation in Europe.
Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum
European Youth Forum
The European Youth Forum is the platform of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Europe...
(YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
and European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
areas and works closely with both these bodies.
List of chairpersons
- Fredrik ReinfeldtFredrik ReinfeldtJohn Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
(SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
), 1997–1999 - Michael Hahn (GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), 1999–2001 - Rutger-Jan Hebben (The Netherlands), 2001–2003
- Daniel Bautista (SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
), 2003–2005 - David HansenDavid Hansen (Norwegian politician)David Hansen is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.From 1999 to 2002 he was the leader of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party...
(NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
), 2005–2007 - Ioannis Smyrlis (GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
), 2007–2009 - Laurent Schouteten (FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), 2009–2011 - Csaba Dömötör (HungaryHungaryHungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
), 2011 –
Board members (2011-2013)
YEPP PresidentCsaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary)
YEPP First Vice-President
Duarte Marques(JSD, Portugal)
YEPP Secretary General
Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland)
YEPP Treasurer
Frank Lambermont (CDJA, The Netherlands)
YEPP Deputy Secretary General
Colm Lauder (YFG, Ireland)
YEPP Vice-Presidents:
Reinhard Bärnthaler (Junge OVP, Austria)
Charalambos Stavrides (NEDISY, Cyprus)
Benedict Pöttering (JU, Germany)
Konstantinos Kyranakis (ONNED, Greece)
Emanuele Occhipinti (GL, Italy)
Gunārs Elksnis (YLPP, Latvia)
Ryan Callus (MZPN, Malta)
Andrea Levy Soler (NNGG, Spain)
Sara Skyttedal (KDU, Sweden)
YEPP Financial Auditors
Oliver Jung (Jeunes cdH, Belgium)
Riccardo Pozzi (Giovani UDC, Italy)
Board members (2009-2011)
YEPP PresidentLaurent Schouteten (Jeunes UMP, France)
YEPP First Vice-President
Thomas Schneider (JU, Germany)
YEPP Secretary General
Carlo De Romanis (FIG, Italy)
YEPP Treasurer
Julian Farner-Calvert’s (KRFU, Norway)
YEPP Deputy Secretary General
Brenda Furniere (JONG cd&v, Belgium)
YEPP Vice-Presidents:
Caesar Andres (JCVP, Switzerland)
Gernot Blümel (Junge ÖVP, Austria)
Csaba Dömötör (Fidelitas, Hungary)
Paula Gomez de la Barcena Anserona (NN.GG, Spain)
Melita Kelenc (MSI, Slovenia)
Anatolii Korol (DA, Ukraine)
Duarte Marques (JSD, Portugal)
Juha-Pekka Nurvala (KNL, Finland)
Bronne Pot (CDJA, The Netherlands)
YEPP Financial Auditors
Petr Jurčík (MKD, Czech Republic)
Michael Clancy (YFG, Ireland)
Member organisations
- Youth Union of the Democratic Party (FR-PD)
- Junge ÖVP
- Young Front
- Youth Christian-Social Union Young DemocratsYCSU Young DemocratsYouth Christian Social Union Young Democrats is a Christian democratic youth organisation from Belarus. Since 2004 it has a permanent observer status in the Youth of the European People's Party...
(YCSU-YDYCSU Young DemocratsYouth Christian Social Union Young Democrats is a Christian democratic youth organisation from Belarus. Since 2004 it has a permanent observer status in the Youth of the European People's Party...
)
- Jeunes cdH
- JONG Christen-Democratisch & Vlaams (JONGCD&V)
- Youth SDA
- Youth Union of the Democratic Party (MSDP)
- Youth Union of Democratic Forces (MSDS)
- Youth of the Croatian Democratic UnionYouth of the Croatian Democratic UnionThe Youth of the Croatian Democratic Union , abbreviated to MHDZ, is the youth organisation of the Croatian Democratic Union. To be a member, one has to be between 16 and 30 years old...
(Mladež Hrvatske demokratske zajednice; MHDZ)
- Youth Organisation of Democratic Rally (NE.DI.SY)
- Young Christian Democrats of Czech Republic (Mladí křesťanští demokraté; MKD)
- Christian Democratic YouthChristian Democratic YouthKristendemokratisk Ungdom , formerly Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom , is the youth league of Christian Democrats ....
(Kristendemokratisk Ungdom; KDU) - Young ConservativesYoung Conservatives (Denmark)Young Conservatives is the youth wing of the Conservative People's Party of Denmark, and the oldest political youth organization in the world. KU is considered an institution in Danish youth politics and often seen as a rebellious and ideological watchdog of the mother-party...
(Konservativ Ungdom; KU)
- Res Publica Juventus
- Pro Patria Union Youth (Noor-Isamaa)
- Christian Democratic Youth of Finland (Suomen Kristillisdemokraattiset Nuoret, KDN)
- Youth League of the Coalition Party (Kokoomuksen Nuorten Liitto; KNL)
- Jeunes UMP
- Young National Democrats of Georgia (Akhalgazrda Erovnul-Demokrati)
- Georgian Youth Christian-Democratic Association (SAQDA)
- The Young Rights - AME (Akhalgazrda Memarjveneebi)
- Junge UnionJunge UnionThe Junge Union Deutschlands or JU is the jointyouth organisation of the two conservative German political parties CDU and CSU...
(JU)
- Youth Organisation of New Democracy (ΟΝΝΕΔ/ONNED)
- Youth Organisation of Fidesz (Fidelitas)
- Youth of the Democratic Forum (IDF)
- Young Fine GaelYoung Fine GaelYoung Fine Gael is the autonomous youth wing of the major Irish political party Fine Gael. It offers its members scope to assist in formulation of political policy, and the day to day running of the senior party...
(YFG)
- Youth of Forza Italia (FIG)
- Youth of the Christian-Democratic Union (UDC)
- Youth of the Democratic Union for Europe (UDeuR)
- Junge GenerationJunge Generation (SVP)The Young Generation is the youth organisation of the South Tyrolean People's Party , a political party representing the German-speaking and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol, an Italian province separated from the Austrian territory and annexed to the Italian Monarchy in 1920 as...
, Youth of the South Tyrolean People's Party (JG)
- Youth of the Latvian People's Party (Tautas partijas Jaunatnes organizācija)
- Young Christian DemocratsYoung Christian Democrats of LithuaniaThe Young Christian Democrats is the youth organization in Lithuania. JKD was founded in 1993 as a non-governmental organization and unites more than 1000 young people in 30 branches in different districts of Lithuania as well as abroad...
(Jaunieji krikščionys demokratai; JKD)
- Christian-Social Youth of Luxemburg (Chrëschtlech-Sozial Jugend; CSJ)
- Union of young forces (ВМРО - Демократска партија за Македонско национално единство; VMRO-DPMNE)
- Youth Movement of the Nationalist Party (Moviment Żgħażagħ Partit Nazzjonalista; MZPN)
- New Generation of the Christian-Democratic People's Party (NG PPCD)
- Christian-Democratic Youth MovementCDJAThe Christian Democratic Youth Appeal , officially abbreviated as CDJA, is the youth organisation of the Dutch political party Christian Democratic Appeal.- External links :*...
(CDJA)
- Norwegian Young ConservativesNorwegian Young ConservativesNorwegian Young Conservatives is a Norwegian youth party. Its ideology is liberal conservatism, and the party is in many ways more liberal than its mother party, Conservative Party of Norway. Henrik Asheim succeeded Torbjørn Røe Isaksen as leader in 2008.- Leaders :...
(Unge Høyres Landsforbund; UHL) - Norwegian Young Christian Democrats (Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom; KrFU)
- Young Democrats Association (Stowarzyszenie/MD)
- Social Democratic Youth of Portugal (Juventude Social Democrata; JSD)
- Christian Democratic Youth of San Marino (GDC)
- Youth of Democratic Party of Serbia (OMLADINA DEMOKRATSKE STRANKE SRBIJE - ODSS)
- Christian-Democratic Mouvement of Slovakia (KDMS)
- New Generation (NOVA GENARACIA; NG)
- New Generation of the Slovenian People’s Party (Nova generacija SLS; NG SLS)
- Slovenian democratic youth (SDM)
- Young Slovenia (Mlada Slovenija; MSi)
- New Generations of the People’s Party of SpainNew Generations of the People’s Party of SpainNew Generations of the People’s Party is the youth organization of the Spanish Partido Popular. It operates in all Spanish territories and also has structures in other countries such Belgium, Argentina, and Uruguay...
(NNGG) - Union of Christian-Democratic Youth of Catalonia (UFDCC)
- Young Christian Democrats (Kristdemokratiska ungdomsförbundet; KDU)
- Moderate Youth LeagueModerate Youth LeagueThe Moderate Youth League , officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party. It had 12 051 members in 2010...
(Moderata ungdomsförbundet; MUF)
- Youth of the Christian-Democratic People’s Party of Switzerland (Junge Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz; JCVP)
- Democratic Alliance (DA)
- Young Rukh