The Young Democrats for Europe (officially 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:
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 Source:
Full members CountryYouth organisationMother PartyMemberYouth of NS ReformistiPeople's Party - Reformistssince 2014Jeunes DémocratesDemocratic Movementfounding memberJunge Freie WählerFree Voterssince 2017Jung.Politisch.Gutaussehend.Party of Progresssince 2026Νεολαία Ένωσης Κεντρώων Union of Centristssince 2016Youth of Italia VivaItalia Vivasince 2021Młodzi Liberałowie (previously Związek Młodzieży Demokratycznej)Alliance of Democrats since 2011 San MarinoGenerazione Futura (previously Alternativa Giovanile) Future Republic (since 2017)Popular Alliance (until 2017)founding memberMladi Europania European Democratic Partysince 2011 / Euzko Gaztedi IndarraBasque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV)founding member / Jóvenes NacionalistasCanarian Coalitionsince 2017PRO Romania TineretPRO Romania Social Liberalsince 2020
Observing members CountryYouth organisationMother PartyMemberLRA Jaunatnes nodaļaLatvian Association of Regionssince 2017 Former members
Youth of National Forum (NF)
Neolaia Europaikou Kommatos - NEK (founding member) - 2007–2016 Συμμαχία Νέων (Citizens' Alliance) - 2016–2021
Cesta Změny (founding member)
UDI Jeunes (Union of Democrats and Independents, UDI) - 2014–2016
API Giovani (Alliance for Italy, API) Giovani della Margherita (Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, founding member)
Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (founding member) - 2007–2014
Demokraticke Forum Mladeze (Democratic Slovakia Party) - 2011–2015
References
External links Press release of Young Democrats for Europe on the day of Europe Birth of the first young European democratic voice