European Christian Political Youth Network

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The European Christian Political Youth (ECPYouth) is a political youth organisation that brings together Christian, politically active young people from all over Europe to reinforce Christian politics in Europe. It is the independent youth organization of the European Christian Political Movement.

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Background

The ECPYouth, until 2013 known as European Christian Political Youth Network (ECPYN) was established in July 2004 in Kortenberg (Belgium) by PerspectieF, Youth of the ChristenUnie (Netherlands) and other European Christian political youth organisations, such as the Christian Peoples Alliance Youth (United Kingdom). The founding of ECPYouth was one of the results of the International Summer School where young people from all over Europe participated.

Activities

Since the International Summer School in Kortenberg in 2004 summer schools are held annually around a specific theme or political issue and offers participants lectures, workshops and excursions. ECPYN/ECPYouth organized summer schools in 2005 in Lunteren, (Netherlands), in 2006 in Birštonas (Lithuania), in 2007 in Würzburg (Germany), in 2008 in Chişinău (Moldova), in 2009 in Risan (Montenegro), in 2010 in Ohrid (Macedonia), in 2011 in Paris (France), in 2012 in Zagreb (Croatia), in 2013 in Helsinki (Finland), in 2014 in Brussels (Belgium), in 2015 in Cambridge (United Kingdom), in 2016 in Bern (Switzerland), in 2017 in Odesa (Ukraine), in 2018 in Wrocław (Poland), in 2019 in Tbilisi (Georgia) and in 2021 in Kerns (Switzerland).

ECPYouth started to organize winter schools in Lviv (Ukraine) in 2011 followed by Esztergom (Hungary) in 2012; and Soest (Netherlands) in 2013.

ECPYouth organises Regional Conferences as well in different parts of Europe and youth programs on conferences of the European Christian Political Movement. Regional conferences took place in:

Furthermore, ECPYouth organizes study visits. In 2012 a study visit went to Podgorica, Montenegro to study the situation of minorities, especially the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian groups. In 2012 ECPYouth started an in-depth training program, the ECPYouth Academy, under the title 'Crossroads – Christian Democratic Political Academy'. The first round took place in Timișoara, Romania; Zagreb, Croatia; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Soest, Netherlands.

In 2017 ECPYouth started holding bi-annual General Assemblies, instead of annual, one during the summer school and one in February, in the Netherlands. This was accompanied by political cafés, in 2018 on the topic of human trafficking.

Board

2024-2024
NameCountryPosition
Valeriia PetrechkivFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine President
Victoria MellerFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Vice-President & Treasurer
Jonathan de KoeijerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Board Member Politics
Ivana StojanovskaFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Board Member Communications
Dominic PottersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Board Member Events
Marguerite-Marie du PontaviceFlag of France.svg  France Secretary
[2021]
NameCountryPosition
Pieter SMITSFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium President
Niels GEUKING Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Treasurer
Hanna STRETOVYCH Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Events
Eduard ANDREEVFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Communications
Veronika ILIEVSKAFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Politics
Giorgi LABADZEFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Secretary
[2019–2021]
NameCountryPosition
Klariska TEN NAPELFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands President
Jan Henric VAN VLIET Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vice-President, Treasurer and Lobby
Hanna STRETOVYCH Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Events
Eduard ANDREEVFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Communications
Magdalena VAKULOVAFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Politics
Giorgi LABADZEFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Secretary
[2017–2018]
NameCountryPosition
Erik-Jan HAKVOORTFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands President
Lizzie FRANCISFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Secretary
Ardjan BOERSMAFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Communications
Dimitri BLUASHVILIFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Relations
Blazej DUBERFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Politics
Gabriela URBANOVAFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lobby
[2016–2017]
NameCountryPosition
Erik-Jan HAKVOORTFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands President
Lizzie FRANCISFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Secretary
Ardjan BOERSMAFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Communications
Dimitri BLUASHVILIFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Relations
Inna PANCHUKFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Gabriela URBANOVAFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Lobby
[2015–2016]
NameCountryPosition
Denys DHIVERFlag of France.svg  France President
Ardjan BOERSMAFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Political Secretary
Andreea Gabriela GAVRILAFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Director of Internal Communication
Gerrianne PENNINGSFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Director of External Communication
Dimitri BLUASHVILIFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Members Support
Inna PANCHUKFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Director of Events, Vice-President
[2014–2015]
NameCountryPosition
Denys DHIVERFlag of France.svg  France President
Iina MATTILAFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Secretary, Vice-President
Eunice VATRANFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Director of Communication
Gerrianne PENNINGSFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Campaign Manager
Daniel WIŚNIEWSKIFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Political Secretary
Inna PANCHUKFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Director of Events
[2013–2014]
NameCountryPosition
Denys DHIVERFlag of France.svg  France President
Iina MATTILAFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Secretary
Auke MINNEMAFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vice-President, Treasurer
Eunice VATRANFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Director of Communication
Daniel WIŚNIEWSKIFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Political Secretary
Inna PANCHUKFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Director of Events
[2012–2013]
NameCountryPosition
Denys DHIVERFlag of France.svg  France President
Nutsa SHAVLADZEFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Political Secretary
Auke MINNEMAFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary
Maja PAŽINFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Director of Human Resources
Péter DANKUFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Director of Communication
Elina FOINSKAFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Director of Events

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