Getting Growth Going: YEPP Brings Europe’s Centre-Right to Dublin
YEPP held last weekend a Council Meeting in Dublin, hosted by Young Fine Gael. This event has been the largest gathering of Europe’s centre-right in Ireland in over a decade, with delegates from 31 countries attending. Between the 24th and 26th of April, over 80 delegates from across Europe gathered for three days of policy […]
Get to Know: The Young of HDZ BiH
34 Years of the Young of HDZ BiHForming Leaders for a European Bosnia and Herzegovina This year, the Young of HDZ BiH celebrates 34 years of empowering young Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1992 as the youth wing of the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HDZ BiH), our organization has been […]
Tehran Doesn’t Need to Win. It Only Needs to Wait.
A country that has spent 47 years preparing for military confrontation does not abandon that preparation after three weeks of airstrikes. That is the uncomfortable reality the United States appears reluctant to confront as its war against the Iranian regime enters a decisive phase. Recently, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that Iranian attacks […]
Europe Must Make the Internet Safer for Girls and Women
The internet should be a place of opportunity. It should allow young people to learn, to connect, to speak up, to create and to participate in public life with confidence. For many girls and women, however, the digital space is too often a place of humiliation, intimidation and fear. This is one of the defining […]
How are Europe and Africa performing on gender balance?
In our last online workshop, experts from Europe and Africa came together to discuss the current state of gender equality and women’s political representation across both continents. Bringing together perspectives from the European Union, Togo, and Benin, this workshop shows why intercontinental cooperation and youth engagement are essential to turning legal progress into lasting social […]
Open Call: Women, Leadership, Politics YEPP Camp
From 03 to 07 June 2026, YEPP will bring together 30 young people from across Europe in Madrid for the Women, Leadership, Politics YEPP Camp. Designed as an interactive space for young people, the camp will create room for learning, exchange, debate, and inspiration around women’s empowerment and women in politics. Through a dynamic programme of interactive workshops, debates, and meetings with politicians, participants will dive into […]
Geopolitics of Tomorrow – With MEP Reinhold Lopatka
Last Wednesday, 11 March, YEPP hosted MEP Reinhold Lopatka, Chair of the Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula (DARP). Together with YEPP President Sophia Kircher and YEPP First Vice-President Tea Jerković, he addressed several pressing questions concerning the situation in Iran, the human cost of regime change, the implications for international law and human […]
75 Years of JONGCD&V
Rooted in values, bold in action This year, JONGCD&V Belgium celebrates a major landmark: our 75th anniversary. Founded in 1951, we are the oldest Flemish political youth organization. We carry a proud legacy and the responsibility to bridge the wisdom of the past with the bold actions for the challenges of today. Our history proves […]
Europe’s new bridge to India — and why Europe should care
“Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” — the world is one family — is one of those Sanskrit lines that can sound either lofty or practical, depending on the decade you live in. Right now, it reads as a reminder that in a fragmented world, the countries that still manage to cooperate tend to do better than those that only […]
Wait, what is MERCOSUR?
It has taken 25 years for the EU and MERCOSUR to finalize what is considered one of the most ambitious trade agreements of recent times. The deal consists of an Association Agreement and an interim trade agreement aimed at establishing a free trade area between the two blocs. Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay are full […]
