Young Democrats for Europe

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Young Democrats for Europe (YDE)

Formation| 2007 (2007)
Type| Centrism
Pro-Europeanism
Headquarters| Rue 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]
Affiliations| Alliance of Democrats
Website| youngdemocrats.eu

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.

## 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:

* Youth of the Daisy - Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (Italy)
* Young Democrats - Democratic Movement (France)
* Alternativa Giovanile - Popular Alliance (San Marino)
* Europaiko Komma (Cyprus)
* Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (Lithuania)
* Cesta Změny (Czech Republic)
* Euzko Gaztedi (Basque Country)

## Members[2]

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### Full members

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Country  | Youth organisation  | Mother Party  | Member

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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

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Latvia | LRA Jaunatnes nodaļa  | Latvian Association of Regions | since 2017

### Former members

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Croatia

* Youth of National Forum (NF)

Cyprus

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

Czech Republic

* Cesta Změny (founding member)

France

* UDI Jeunes (Union of Democrats and Independents, UDI) - 2014–2016

Italy

* API Giovani (Alliance for Italy, API)
* Giovani della Margherita (Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, founding member)

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.

## External links

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* Press release of Young Democrats for Europe on the day of Europe
* Birth of the first young European democratic voice

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European political youth organisations

* Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP)
* European Christian Political Youth Network (ECPYN)
* European Democrat Students (EDS)
* European Free Alliance Youth (EFAy)
* European Liberal Youth (LYMEC)
* Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)
* Young Democrats for Europe (YDE)
* Young European Socialists (YES)
* Young Pirates of Europe (YPE)
* European Young Conservatives (EYC)

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