YEPP in Rabat-Connecting European and Mediterranean Perspectives
From January 30th to February 2nd, young delegates from across Europe gathered in Rabat, Morocco, for YEPP’s first Council Meeting of 2025. The event focused on key issues such as youth opportunities, green energy, Mediterranean cooperation, and education, featuring insightful discussions with EU and Moroccan leaders. The Council opened with remarks from Lidia Pereira, MEP […]
YEPP Board Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal
Between the 10th and 12th of January, YEPP gathered in Lisbon for the first Board Meeting of 2025. Starting the year strong, YEPP had the pleasure of visiting the National Parliament, where we had the privilege of meeting with Ricardo Carvalho, Member of Parliament and Deputy Secretary General of Partido Social Democrata (PSD, EPP). The […]
Analysis of the US-Election results 2024: “Europe and the EU have to grow up”
Analysis of the central results Contrary to most polls, which had predicted a close race or a narrow lead for Harris, Trump achieved a decisive victory, securing all seven swing states and winning 312 electoral votes compared to Kamala Harris’s 226. This broad sweep in traditionally contested regions highlighted a significant rightward shift that many […]
Statement of Support from YEPP for the Democratic Party of Albania
The Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the principles of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights, all of which are foundational to Albania’s aspirations for European Union membership. With deep concern, we address the pressing challenges undermining Albania’s democratic fabric. Firstly, we are alarmed by the lack […]
Violence against women: a systemic problem
Violence against women remains a systemic problem in virtually all countries around the world, and EU Member States are no exception. Without attempting to generally analyze the different factors that may contribute to it, the questions we should really be asking ourselves are how can we eradicate this scourge that continues to afflict women and […]
Shaping International Relations – YEPP Council Meeting in Turin
YEPP gathered in Turin for the third Council Meeting of this year, held from October 10 to 13, under the title “Shaping International Relations: The Global Impact of Migration Trends”. Organised by Forza Italia Giovani with the support of the EPP, this event provided a significant opportunity to address critical issues facing Europe today. The […]
Lebanon: when resilience is no longer an option
Unfortunately, we are all too familiar with the current situation in Lebanon, the numerous challenges that this wonderful, complex and convulsive country has met in recent times and continues to muddle through. Today, we can consider this gem, located in the far east of the Mediterranean Sea, as the perfect example of a failed state […]
How to perceive the Visegrad-4 and what to expect in the upcoming years – a Central European perspective
Ever since the migration crisis of 2015, there has been talk of a West-East split in the European Union. In the eyes of the West, the Visegrad Group (V4), whose representatives essentially see themselves as Central Europeans, represents “troublemakers” and “blockers” and is perceived as lacking in showing solidarity. In contrast, the narratives of being […]
Lebanon: a country in the balance, a youth that pays the price
In late February 2022, at the start of the election campaign, the EPP sent a study mission to Lebanon. As YEPP Vice-President, I was honored to act as a representative within the delegation. In the autumn of 2019, the Youth of Lebanon took to the streets demanding change from the corrupt elite. The “revolution” which […]
The case of Serbia – Tackling the pandemic: global challenge, domestic experiences
Last year was probably meant to be much different than what we have been unfortunately experiencing the past 11 months. Without any warning, the world faced a horrible, historic pandemic that literarily changed our way of life overnight. We suddenly found ourselves in an open war against an invisible and unknown enemy who struck the […]
