Federation of Young European Greens

Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG)

Formation	1988
Type	Green politics, Political ecology, Alter-globalization
Headquarters	31 Rue Wiertz, Brussels B-1050, Belgium
Spokespersons	Laura Carlier and Teo Comet[1]
Secertary General	Markus Drake[2]
Parent organization	European Green Party
Affiliations	Global Young Greens
Website	www.fyeg.org

The Federation of Young European Greens is an umbrella organization that gathers young green movements and organizations across Europe. FYEG's aim is to defend climate and social justice on the European level. Since 2007, FYEG is the European Green Party's youth wing.

FYEG brings together 34 member organisations (MO), two partner organisations and three partners (GEF, CDN, GYG, Green Academy). It also holds a full membership to the European Youth Forum (EYF) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.

History

The Federation of Young European Greens was created in 1988. Gerard Onesta was one of the founding members. The idea of a European federation was bought up in Strasbourg in 1988 by French, Belgian, Luxemburgish and German young members from Green parties.

In 2002, during a FYEG General Assembly in Belgrade, Cooperation and Development network (CDN) was founded. Its goal is to develop and support green youth organisations in Eastern and South Eastern Europe.

From then on, FYEG became more political and strengthened its links with the European Green Party (EGP) and European Youth Fourm (EYF). In 2007, it became EGP's official youth wing and therefore has voting rights in EGP's organs.

In 2009, FYEG launched its first internal European campaign in order to promote young candidates at the European elections. Three MEPs (among the youngest at the EP) were elected: Ska Keller, Jan Philipp Albrecht and Karima Delli.

During the 2014 elections, they also promoted young candidates especially Ska Keller who became FYEG's nominee for the Green Primary. Among the candidates they promoted, Terry Reintke and Linnéa Engström and Ernest Urtasun (former FYEG co-spokesperson) were elected in 2014 as MEPs.

Structure

General Assembly (GA)

The General Assembly (GA) is the highest decision-making body of FYEG. All full member organisations have two votes in the GA, candidate member organisations have one vote and observer (partner) organisations can send observers.

The General Assembly is held yearly in a different country. It is during the General Assembly that members of the different structures are elected.

Executive Committee (EC)

The executive committee is the second highest decision-making body in FYEG. It handles the management of the federation on a day-to-day basis. The EC is composed of 8 members. Within the EC, there are two co-spokespersons and a treasurer. The EC members are elected for one year and can renew their mandates three times.

Finance Control Committee (FCC)

The FCC's tasks include a yearly meeting, dedicated to checking FYEG's finances. A written report of this meeting must be submitted to the EC, thereby providing an internal audit and the presentation of this yearly report to the delegates at the GA.

Members of the FCC are elected for two years by the GA.

Advisory Committee (AC)

The advisory Committee follows the functioning of the EC and personnel and they assist in conflict resolution between EC members and/or personnel. These are usually former EC members or people who were involved in FYEG. The Advisory Committee ensures the transfer of knowledge within FYEG and acts as a conflict resolution body. It is elected for two years at the GA and is composed of 5 members. Action by the AC is taken only upon request by EC members of other bodies of FYEG. They are elected for two years by the GA.

Working groups

The Working groups are a place for our activists to meet, debate topics and develop campaigns and ideas. They are in charge of building and communicating positions internally and externally with the approval of the EC. Each working group consist of at least 5 people from 5 different MOs.

Office staff

The office staff has at least one Secretary General (elected for two years by the General Assembly) and a Project Assistant. The Sec Gen is responsible of the daily management of FYEG regarding finances, co-ordination of the office, fund-raising, representation, reporting, networking and legal representation. The Project Assistant is in charge of project management, organisation of FYEG events and giving and administrative support to the SecGen.

Members

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Country or Region	Name (original language)	Name (translation)	Status
Albania	Rinia e Gjelbër e Shqipërisë	Young Greens of Albania	Member
Austria	Plattform Grünalternativer Jugendorganisationen	Platform of Green-Alternative Youth Organisations	Member
Austria	Junge Grüne	Young Greens	Member
Belgium (Flanders)	Jong Groen	Young Green	Member
Belgium (Francophone)	EcoloJ		Member
Bulgaria	Зелена партия Младежки клуб	Green Party Youth Club	Member
Catalonia	Joves d'Esquerra Verda	Youth of the Green Left	Member
Cyprus	Νεολαία Οικολόγων	Cyprus Young Greens	Member
Czech Republic	Mladí zelení	Young Greens	Member
England  Wales	Young Greens of England and Wales		Member
Finland	Vihreiden nuorten ja opiskelijoiden liitto	Green Youth and Students League	Member
France	Jeunes Écologistes	Young Ecologists	Member
Germany	Grüne Jugend	Green Youth	Member
Hungary	ZöFi (Zöld Fiatalok)	Hungarian Young Greens	Member
Ireland	Óige Ghlas	Young Greens	Member
Luxembourg	Déi Jonk Gréng	Young Greens	Member
Macedonia	The Ecologists' Movement of Macedonia - Youth		Member
Malta	Alternattiva Demokratika Zghazagh	Youth of the Democratic Alternative	Member
Netherlands	DWARS	Contrary	Member
Norway	Grønn Ungdom	Green Youth	Member
Poland	Ostra Zieleń	Young Greens and Finance Experts of Poland	Member
Portugal	Ecolojovem	Ecolo youth	Member
Scotland	Young Greens		Member
Serbia	Zelena Omladina	Young Greens	Member
Switzerland	Junge Grüne Schweiz Jeunes Vert-e-s Suisses Giovani Verdi Svizzera	Young Greens Switzerland	Member
Ukraine	Zelena Molod Ukrainy	Green Youth of Ukraine	Member
Andorra	Joventut d'Esquerra Verda	Youth of the Green Left	Candidate
Greece	Νέοι Πράσινοι	Young Greens	Member
Italy	Giovani Verdi	Young Greens	Member
Romania	Asociatia VERZII	Association of Greens	Member
Spain	Red EQUO Joven	Network EQUO Young	Member
Turkey	Genç Yeşiller	Young Greens	Member
Sweden	Grön Ungdom	Green Youth	Member
Georgia	Georgian Young Greens	Georgian Young Greens	Member
Eastern Europe	Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe		Observer
Valencia	Joves amb Iniciativa	Youth with Initiative	Observer

References

1. http://www.fyeg.org/main/index.php/about-fyeg/executive-committee
2. http://www.fyeg.org/main/index.php/about-fyeg/executive-committee
3. "Member Organizations". Federation of Young European Greens. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

External links

• Official website