Young Democrats for Europe (YDE)
Formation2007 (2007)
TypeCentrism
Pro-Europeanism
HeadquartersRue de l'Industrie 4
1000 Brussels, Belgium
President
Asier Areitio
Secretary General
Ugo Rostaing
Treasurer
Cristina Gennari
Spokesperson
Sergio Soares
Parent organisation
European Democratic Party
AffiliationsAlliance of Democrats
Websiteyoungdemocrats.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

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[1]

Full members

Country Youth organisation Mother Party Member
 Croatia Youth of NS Reformisti (previously Youth of National Forum) People's Party - Reformists since 2014
 Cyprus Συμμαχία Νέων Citizens' Alliance since 2016
 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 API Giovani (previously Giovani della Margherita) Alliance for Italy founding member
 Poland Młodzi Liberałowie (previously Związek Młodzieży Demokratycznej) Alliance of Democrats since 2011
San Marino 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

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

Former members

 Cyprus

  • Neolaia Europaikou Kommatos - NEK (founding member) 2007-2016

 Czech Republic

  • Cesta Změny (founding member)

 France

 Lithuania

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

 Slovakia

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

References

  1. "Our members « Young Democrats for Europe". www.youngdemocrats.eu. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
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