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 […]
Completing the Energy Union: efficiency, growth, solidarity
The Youth of the European People’s Party welcomes the proposal of the European Commission for creating the Energy Union, another commitment of the Juncker political programme that is realised. The proposal is headed in the right direction as it will result to diversification of energy sources, along with the suppliers providing them, in order […]
Murder of Boris Nemtsov
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Boris Nemtsov, leading Russian opposition politician, who was shot dead in Moscow. We pay our respect today to Nemtsov’s legacy, a vision of a more democratic and open Russia, at peace with itself and the outside world. A vision we have endorsed, when protesting in support […]
A Single Capital Market: from YEPP’s drawing board to the Commission
We welcome the new Commission’s dedication to creating a Single Capital Market, breaking down the barriers that prevent cross-border investment and seamless access to finance throughout the 28 member states. Without a Capital Market Union, our businesses rely almost entirely on banking institutions for their funding and loans, missing out on a huge amount of […]
YEPP calls on Russia to stop financing terrorists
We strongly condemn the violation of the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by Russian forces and pro-Russian terrorist groups. We call on Russia to immediately fulfil their promise of a ceasefire and release Nadiya Savchenko, along with the rest of prisoners of war. Despite guarantees otherwise, pro-Russian separatists are trying to derail the withdrawal of heavy […]
Copenhagen victims did not die for nothing
On behalf of the young people across Europe that we represent, we express our support and solidarity to the families affected, and to the people of Denmark, after the terrorist attack in Copenhagen yesterday, February 14th. In times like these, determination is what should define us. Determination in fighting the terrorists that threaten our way […]
YEPP calls for the reform of EURES: adopted by the European Commission
YEPP welcomes the Commission’s proposal to improve and strengthen EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, that will increase the likelihood of employers matching their skills demands to workers through it’s large database. Under the proposed reform a greater number of jobs will be filled faster, better and at a lower cost, especially for small and medium sized businesses. YEPP has called […]
The EU economy is growing. Your efforts are paying off
Grim financial forecasts and dropping statistics finally belong to the past. The European Commission announced yesterday that 2015 will see the European economy grow by 1.7%, with prospects for further growth of 2.1% in 2016. The presentation of the “European Economic Forecast – Winter 2015” yesterday in Brussels by the European Commission showed how Europe […]
Juncker on board for YEPP’s plan ‘For Startups’
YEPP’s leadership met today with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker to present their European plan for startups and discuss common actions that would lead to a startup-friendly European Union. This comes as a follow-up to the YEPP Athens Council on 6th December 2014, an event that brought together 120 young leaders from 40 […]
