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 […]
#ShakeUpPolitics: Use your vote! Part 3 – Poland
Ostrów Wielkopolski & Sieradz, Poland – Youth of the European’s Party (YEPP) visited Poland last week to follow two young candidates running in the national election. Milena Kowalska (28), is the current President of Stowarzyszenie Młoda Demokratka youth wing of Platforma Obywatelska and is a city councillor representing her local district in Ostrow Wielkopolski. Outside […]
#ShakeUpPolitics: Use your vote! Part 2 – Portugal
Porto, Portugal – Last Friday, Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) was in Porto to follow around one of PSD’s youngest candidates for their upcoming elections this Sunday. Hugo Carvalho (28), a candidate who is first on the PSD list in Porto for the national elections. His first taste for politics was getting involved […]
#ShakeUpPolitics: Use your vote! Part 1 – Austria
Linz, Austria – On Monday, Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) was in Linz to follow around one of OVP’s youngest candidates for the upcoming elections this Sunday. Claudia Plakolm (24), a candidate running on the OVP list in Upper Austria for the national elections. Claudia was the youngest person elected to the Austrian […]
Can the EU be a Global Trade Leader in the years ahead?
Valencia, Spain – Can the EU be a global trade leader in the years ahead? What needs to be done for European companies and for young entrepreneurs to thrive? Should new partnerships be explored and how will BREXIT affect the EU? These were just a few of the topics that were discussed during the Conference […]
YEPP- A Youth Vision for Europe’s Future
Valencia, Spain – This weekend will see members of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) come together for ‘A Youth Vision for a Competitive Europe’ conference which will be held in Valencia, a city known for its culture, heritage and architecture. Throughout the course of the weekend, YEPP participants will get to debate […]
President Lídia Pereira calls for more young people to participate in politics as early as possible
Cape Verde – Lidia Pereira, the President of YEPP, was invited to speak at the Movement for Democracy’s Summer School, which took place in Cape Verde last Friday and Saturday morning. Stephan Beer, First Vice-President and Christian Zoll, Vice-President were also in attendance. Lídia Pereira, who is also an elected member of the European Parliament, […]
Parliament elects Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President
Strasbourg, France – With 383 votes in favour, the European Parliament elected Ursula von der Leyen in a secret ballot on 16 July as President of the new European Commission. The former German Minister for Defence is the first woman elected Commission President and will take office on 1 November 2019 for a five-year term. […]
A day on the campaign trail with Karlo Ressler
Croatia – On Tuesday, Youth of the European Party (YEPP) was in Croatia to follow Karlo Ressler (29), YEPP Vice President and number one on the HDZ list for the European elections, for one of his campaign trail. Speaking at the start of the day, Karlo Ressler said: “This is the fourteenth day that we […]
