7 proposals for the refugee crisis
The European Union’s greatest achievement is long-standing peace. Today, a region next to us is facing an unprecedented catastrophe from the ISIS terrorist forces and the Bashar al-Assad regime. In dealing with these oppressors, we are faced with the politics of fear or the politics of dignity. Refugees are fleeing Syria with the hope […]
YEPP Joins 85 Organizations from 51 Countries Endorsing Guidelines for Strong Intellectual Property Protections
Amid global debates on trade and regulatory reforms, YEPP has joined the Property Rights Alliance (PRA) in an open letter to WIPO Director Dr. Francis Gurry in support of strong protections for all types of IP. This broad international coalition of 85 organizations from 51 countries calls for global policymakers to bear serious consideration to […]
YEPP goes digital
Our summer school dipped in the changing global environment and the growing impact of digital technology in our lives. Held in Barcelona, Spain, 75 delegates came together at the invitation of Unió de Joves and their President Oriol Gil. Joined by Telefónica, Uber, Airbnb, Trip4Real and PopPlaces, we discussed the challenges faced by digital companies, […]
Ahead of EU Summit on Greece: A call for unity
Ahead of tonight’s EU Summit, the Youth of the European People’s Party calls for unity. Europe and the success of the post-war European project, the most successful experiment of the 20th century, is at a crossroads again. Europe’s nation states have faced difficulties before, either collectively or individually. Nevertheless, Europe has only become stronger as […]
Step down Mr. Blatter
Football has offered collective joy many a time. The latest in a series of incidents of graft at the sport’s top body casts a shadow upon the beauty of the game and the very ideals that stand at the heart of sport. Especially for the young around the globe, football has always been more than […]
New board elected in Porto
We announce the election of our new board, voted by over 250 delegates at our bi-annual congress held in Porto and Maia on the 16th May. Konstantinos Kyranakis of ONNED,Greece, is the first president to be re-elected for the second time in the history of the organisation. A challenging mandate lies ahead, as the […]
A stronger Europe in a changing world
We are proud to be holding our annual Congress in Porto & Maia, Portugal from the 14th to the 16th of May, with an attendance of over 250 young leaders from 40 countries. Among them are elected members of national and the European parliaments. “A Stronger Europe in a Changing World” focuses on how […]
Our SME proposals voted in the European Parliament
Today would be another day with another draft report being debated and amended at the European Parliament, only for some of us it was much more than that. Through the voice of EPP Group MEP Maria Spyraki (ND, Greece) YEPP put forward proposals from our “Backing Small Business” white paper, adopted at the Council of […]
Vienotiba Jaunatnes Spring Academy
At the 2015 Spring Academy, youth from centre-right political organisations in the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Partnership countries met in Riga, Latvia to discuss energy policy, security. and the Eastern Partnership. Energy security has had a long-standing, problematic legacy in Eastern Europe since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but with the international […]
Connecting the Dots of the Single Market
More than 90 young politicians from 31 countries met in Zagreb, Croatia from the 5th to the 7th March for the first YEPP council of 2015, hosted by Mladež HDZ and its president, Josip Bilaver. The Council voted for the “Connecting the Dots of the Single Market” white paper and pledged to support policies […]
