Youth of the European People's Party

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Youth of European People's Party
President Lídia Pereira
Secretary-GeneralHeidi Hanhela
Founded1997 (1997)
HeadquartersRue du Commerce 10, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium
Ideology Christian democracy
Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Political position Centre-right
European Parliament group European People's Party
Colours Blue and Black
Website
www.youthepp.eu

Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) is an umbrella organization of European political youth organisations and is the official youth wing of the European People's Party. YEPP brings together 64 centre-right youth political organisations from 40 countries all over Europe. Founded in 1997 by the 2006–2014 Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, YEPP has developed into the largest political youth organisation in Europe.

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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 (full members status to the European Youth Forum has also Democrat Youth Community of Europe, whose senior branch merged into the European People's Party in 2002). YEPP is also a full member of the Union of the Robert Schuman Institute for Developing Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Every board is elected for two years.

List of presidents

Board members (2023-2025)

Financial Auditors

Board members (2021-2023)

Financial Auditors

Board members (2018–2021)

Board members (2017–2018)

Board members (2015–2017)

Board members (2013–2015)

Board members (2011–2013)

Board members (2009–2011)

Board members (2007–2009)

Board members (2005–2007)

Board members (2003–2005)

Board members (2001–2003)

Board members (1999-2001)

Board members (1997-1999)

Member organisations

Flag of Albania.svg  Albania

Flag of Austria.svg  Austria

Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia

Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic

Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia

Flag of Finland.svg  Finland

Flag of France.svg  France

Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Flag of Greece.svg  Greece

Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary

Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland

Flag of Italy.svg  Italy

Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia

Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg

Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia

Flag of Malta.svg  Malta

Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands

Flag of Norway.svg  Norway

Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia

Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

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References

  1. YEPP on Twitter 2018-11-03