YEPP Statement on the illegal Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Libya
In May of 2019, Turkey began to send ships to the coast of Cyprus and began to drill offshore in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone which is a clear violation of Cyprus sovereignty. In addition, on the 27th of November 2019, an illegal Memorandum on maritime boundaries within the Mediterranean Sea was signed between Turkey […]
YEPP Statement on the current situation in Serbia
As the largest youth political organization in Europe, founded on the principles of democracy, rule of law and freedom, YEPP considers the call for a boycott of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Serbia by one part of the opposition, as an irresponsible act that could harm democracy in Serbia. YEPP expresses its deepest concern over […]
How can we update the present education system to meet the challenges of today?
Kyiv, Ukraine – Over the last weekend 80 participants from 28 countries and distinguished guests, came together to discuss the diversification of education. The conference titled ‘Changing Times: Diversification of Learning’ focused on the current education system and its faults but also how to improve and better this. MEP and President of YEPP, Lidia Pereira, […]
YEPP in Kyiv: ‘Changing Times: Diversification of Learning’
Kyiv, Ukraine – Members of the Youth of European People’s Party’s (YEPP) will be in Kyiv from the 5th – 8th of December to discuss the diversification of learning in a conference titled ‘Changing Times: Diversification of Learning’. The event organised by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (WMCES) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung […]
#EPPZAGREB: Great success for EPP and YEPP
Zagreb, Croatia – The recently concluded EPP Congress 2019, was overall a great success not only for the European People’s Party but also for YEPP. YEPP President and MEP Lídia Pereira delivered a speech at the Plenary, where she discussed the present issues faced by the party and Europe as a whole, such as populism […]
YEPP Resolutions adopted by EPP Congress in Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia – The European People’s Party Congress was a great success for the Youth of the European People’s Party in Zagreb yesterday. The two resolutions put forward by YEPP were both unanimously supported and adopted by the EPP Congress during the Plenary Session. Deputy Secretary General Christina Balaska and Vice-President Marcello Gamberale presented the […]
President Pereira: “No more politics without the people”
Zagreb, Croatia – Lídia Pereira, President of YEPP and Member of the European Parliament, addressed the plenary during the EPP Congress today. In her speech, she stressed the need to address the current rise in populism and turn from traditional parties and stated that the solution is found within the party itself, by remembering its genesis and […]
YEPP are backing Helen McEntee for the EPP Vice-Presidency
Youth of the European People’s Party Board are happy to announce that we have nominated and will be endorsing Helen McEntee, Minister for European Affairs of Ireland for the EPP Vice-Presidency candidature at the upcoming EPP Congress. Minister McEntee has been at the front line of the Brexit negotiations as part of the Irish delegation […]
President Lídia Pereira: “To achieve growth, we must work smarter, not harder”
Washington D.C. – Last week, Lídia Pereira – President of YEPP and Member of the European Parliament participated in the 2019 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Ms Pereira, who is also the EPP Deputy Coordinator for Economic and Monetary Affairs, was invited as a speaker to the panel […]
#ShakeUpPolitics: Use your vote! Part 5 – Switzerland
Switzerland – Last week, the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) was in Switzerland to follow around one of the Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz (CVP) young candidates and also YEPP Vice-President who is running in the upcoming elections this Sunday. Tino Schneider (28) currently serves as a Member of the local Parliament in the canton of […]
