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JEF Europe: Uniting Youth for a United Europe

JEF-Europe promotes European unity through campaigns, seminars, and events, aiming to raise awareness and engage citizens in policy discussions for a federal Europe.

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JEF Europe: Uniting Youth for a United Europe

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  1. 6 January 2020 | Brussels JEF Europe

  2. About JEF Objectives JEF-Europe is an independent, transnational, political youth NGO with thousands of members in more than 35 European countries. Our leading idea is a united, federal Europe based on the values of peace, democracy and the rule of law • Promotion of the idea of a European federation • Raising European awareness • Creation of a platform of debate for young Europeans • Introduction JEF Europe

  3. JEF sections JEF currently has 31 full member sections and 6 candidate sections. In addition JEF has contact to further interest groups across Europe. • Sections JEF Europe

  4. JEF Sections Candidate sections • Albania • Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Kosovo • Latvia • Lithuania • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Norway • Portugal • Romania • Serbia • Slovakia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • United Kingdom • Armenia • The Netherlands • Turkey • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Iceland • Montenegro • Ireland • Poland • Sections JEF Europe

  5. Structure • Structures on local, regional, national and European level • All members of national sections are automatically JEF-Europe members • Structure JEF Europe

  6. Statutory Bodies • The European Congress •  representation of all JEFers • The Federal Committee •  JEF's political brain • The Executive Board •  day-to-day leadership • The European Secretariat •  organizational backbone XXII European Congress | Paris | 2013 • Statutory Bodies JEF Europe

  7. Federal Committee 2x/year Ratifies election of Secretary General Executive Board President, Vice-presidents, Treasurer, SG, 4 members Organization Elects 16 FC members National delegates 1/section European Congress every 2 years Local sections Regional sections National sections • Elects • President • 2 Vice-presidents • Treasurer • 4 EB members National delegates 1-25/section elects Arbitration Board elects Auditors Individual JEF members • Organization JEF Europe

  8. Executive Board 2013-2015 Pauline GESSANT President Henrik MANNER Treasurer Ivana JORDANOVSKA EB Member Claire DARME EB Member Federico GUERRIERI Secretary General Peter OOMSELS Vice-President Federico BUTTI EB Member Espen BERG-LARSEN EB Member Christopher Glück Vice-President • Executive Board JEF Europe

  9. Federal Committee 2013-2015 Vaida CENULEVICIUTE FC Presidium Elisa SELINUMMI FC Presidium Sven BISANG FC Presidium JEF Europe • Federal Committee

  10. Finances • JEF-Europe is financed through • membership fees of sections • administrative grants from the European Commission and the Council of Europe • project grants and donations • Finances JEF Europe

  11. Activities • Pan European campaigns • International seminars and trainings in- and outside EU • Street actions raising awareness among the general public • A multilingual, interactive webzine ‘The New Federalist’ • Advocacy via press releases, consultations and networking • Activities JEF Europe

  12. Trainings & Seminars • 7-12 April 2014| Skopje • Tolerant Europe – Defining Obstacles • 19-23 March 2014 | Rome • Speak-up Europe, how to convey the message • 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2013 | Paris • Culture and Democratic Citizenship • 30 Sept – 7 Oct 2013 | Stockholm • European Citizenship in United Europe • 16 – 23 Sept 2013 | Skopje • Training for political youth work • Trainings & Seminars JEF Europe

  13. Pan-European Street Actions • all over Europe • on the same day • on a common topic • Visa Free Europe! Democracy under Pressure / Free Belarus • http://belarusaction.wordpress.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/FreeBelarusJEF • #UnderPressure #UnitedEurope • @DemocracyJEF • Pan-European Actions JEF Europe

  14. Campaigns • MovEurope Forward! • JEF Europe campaign on EP elections 2014 • Aims • inform and raise awareness: give (young) citizens input for making an informed decision • bring together citizens, candidates and other European decision makers to exchange on selected topics • involve citizens in formulating policy proposals • Campaigns JEF Europe

  15. Tools • Local Public Consultations with young people (migration, climate justice, media freedom, rise of populism & extremism, youth unemployment, social rights, education, civil rights, economic crisis) • MovEurope bus tour (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France) • www.moveurope.eu Infos, Updates, Gallery, Online Consultation… • Facebook /moveuropeforward; Twitter #MovEurope #MovEU2014 • Campaigns JEF Europe

  16. Towards Federal Europe? • European Elections as a momentum to promote Federal and United Europe. • Actions in cooperation with Union of European Federalists • Pan-European street actions 1/month • JEF-UEF pledge • www.towardsfederaleurope.eu • #toFedEU • Campaigns JEF Europe

  17. Communication • www.jef.eu • facebook.com/JEFEurope • @JEF_Europe • flickr.com/photos/jefeurope • youtube.com/user/JEFEurope • info@jef.eu | JEF-Info Newsletter • Communication JEF Europe

  18. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? • Questions? JEF Europe

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