The end of an Era: The fall of left and right wing populism (?)
Winston Churchill once said that the most efficient way to beat the Left, is to let them govern a country for three to four months. Tragically, this quote is the most accurate description of the Greek political reality. The difference between quotes and real life though, is that once left wing parties manage to become […]
Ahead of EU Summit on Greece: A call for unity
Ahead of tonight’s EU Summit, the Youth of the European People’s Party calls for unity. Europe and the success of the post-war European project, the most successful experiment of the 20th century, is at a crossroads again. Europe’s nation states have faced difficulties before, either collectively or individually. Nevertheless, Europe has only become stronger as […]
Europe’s youth stands with Samaras
The Youth of the European People’s Party expresses its full respect to the results of the Greek elections and the decision of the voters of the country. At the same time, we are saddened by the results of New Democracy, a party that followed an honest, brave and difficult course to perform necessary and long […]
The youth of Europe to Antonis Samaras: we stand with you
Antonis Samaras, Prime Minister of Greece and leader of Nea Demokratia, held the keynote speech at the Council of Presidents of the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP). YEPP organised the Council in Athens, after an invitation from its Greek members ONNED and its president Sakis Ioannidis, bringing together 120 young leaders, including the […]
Recovery: Others promise, centre-right delivers
Statement by the YEPP board: It is not so long ago that world-class economists were talking about the break-up of the euro, that the voices of populism were discrediting the reforms, that the citizens’ trust in the Union was hitting an all-time low. During these years of struggle, YEPP was the only youth organisation in […]
11 young MPs in Greece ally with YEPP’s jobs plan
A parliamentary question was deposited to the Greek Ministers of Finance and Employment on Monday, 4th November, after the initiative of all young (under 40 years old) members of parliament of Nea Dimokratia. The question specifically includes the three proposals of the Youth of the European People’s Party’s (YEPP’s) ‘Job Creation’ plan. This action is […]
YEPP supports Greek PM in his reforming efforts against corruption and irresponsible spending of public broadcaster
The Youth of the European People’s Party expresses its full support to the new bill introduced by the Greek government on a new, transparent public broadcaster. The times of corruption and irresponsible spending belong in the past and should not be defended by any part of the political system. We call on the governmental partners […]
Open Letter from Andreas Papamimikos, Chairman of ONNED: “Greece is changing. What about Europe?
Today, while the economic crisis in Europe continues to affect the lives of millions of people, we all understand that the issue of Greece was merely the by-product of a larger problem. A paneuropean problem with Spanish, Irish, Italian, Cypriot and of course Greek dimensions. Although Greece was in the wrong path for many years, […]
