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 […]
The Youth stands with Weber
Athens, Greece – This week, the Youth of the European People’s Party and the YouthEPP candidates for the European elections were in Athens, to support EPP Spitzenkandidat Manfred Weber and the official launch of his campaign programme. On this occasion, Manfred Weber introduced 12 key priorities for the next five years as President of the […]
YEPP Council of Presidents: Respect your Mother
Vienna, Austria – The Presidents of the Youth of European People’s Party (YEPP) member organisations along with their respective delegations gather in Vienna this weekend to discuss the important matter of sustainability in Europe. The Conference titled “Respect your Mother” will welcome a number of distinguished experts on the topic from both politics and the private sector and […]
Basic Values
Human dignity YEPP affirms the inalienable dignity of every human being. We regard every man and every woman as unique, irreplaceable, and free by nature. Every person has the right and the duty to be fully responsible for himself and his acts. The protection of human rights is inseparably linked with the protection of the […]
YEPP President, Lidia Pereira, becomes a lead candidate for the EU Elections
Portugal – YEPP President, Lidia Pereira (27), has been announced as a candidate for the European Elections. As the second candidate in the Partido Social Democrata (PSD) list, she stands a very promising chance of being elected. Lidia was previously nominated as the youth lead candidate by JSD, the youth branch of PSD. Following her […]
YEPP Statement on Albania
Albania is today living in momentous, unprecedented times in its history. The united Albanian opposition decided to withdraw their MP mandates due to recordings published by the Voice of America. These recordings proved the calls and accusations that the Democratic Party had been making for a number of years. They revealed concrete recorded proof that […]
