European Free Alliance Youth

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European Free Alliance Youth (EFAY)
President	Rhisiart Tal-e-bot
Founded	2000
Headquarters	19 Woeringenstraat, 1000-Brussels, Belgium
Political Ideology	regional-autonomous
International Affiliation	None
Mother Party	European Free Alliance
Mother European Parliament Group	Group of the Greens and the European Free Alliance
Colours	Blue and Yellow
Website	EFA YOUTH
See also	Politics of the EU Political parties Elections

European Free Alliance Youth is a youth organisation made up of members who belong to organisations, movements or political parties that safeguard and promote the cultural, linguistic and national diversity of Europe. The EFAY therefore is an alliance of the youth branches of nationalist and regionalist political parties and organizations throughout Europe, who are actively engaged at the State-Regional and European level. Our members work towards a greater recognition of European diversity.

EFAy is the youth wing of the European Free Alliance European political party. Created by Mikel Irujo (currently MEP for Eusko Alkartasuna) in 2000, when he was Secretary for international issues of Gazte Abertzaleak. It's current president is Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (Cornwall), elected in the last General Assembly, celebrated in Bilbao the 19th of April 2007, when he replaced the last president, Lander de Bilbao, from Gazte Abertzaleak (Basque Country).

Although it is a pro-European organisation, the EFAY believes in a different European model to the one which is being offered at the moment. Opposed to the idea of a Europe of the States and the present European model. EFAY’s vision is of a Europe that upholds and celebrates national diversity against State assimilation and uniformity. The EFAY is in favour of a ‘Europe of the Peoples’; a Europe that respects and protects its different national minorities and identities, languages and cultures; and believes in a Europe that upholds the principle of subsidiarity, supports and encourages self-determination, campaigns effectively for social justice and environmental protection and pursues progressive democracy and recognises diversity.

EFAY's Bureau (2007-2009)
President: Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (Kernow X, Cornwall)
Vice President: Tijl Vereenooghe (Jong Spirit, Flanders)
Vice President: Gael Briand (Jeunes Union Démocratique Bretonne, Brittany)
Vice President: Amandine Burguel Moretti (Youth of Partitu di a Nazione Corsa, Corsica)
Vice President: (Junge Union, South Tyrol)
Vice President: Andreas Dahlén (Aland Framtid, Aland)
Vice President: Jura Novotny (Moravane, Moravia)
Vice President: Michael Schulz (Upper Silesian Youth, Silesia)


EFAY's Members
We draw together 31 youth organisations from 29 different regions/nations in 14 European states. Our members are:

UNITED KINGDOM:
Federation of Student Nationalists.
Student Federation (Plaid Cymru).
Meybyon Kernow - the Party for Cornwall.

NETHERLANDS:
Fryske Nasjonale Partij (FNP).

BELGIUM:
Jong Spirit. Flemish community.
Partei Deutschsprachigen Belgier (PDB). German Minority.

Finland:
Alands Framtid.

FRENCH REPUBLIC:
Ligue Savoisienne.
Partit Occitan (PÒC)).
Union Démocratique Bretonne (UDB).
Union du Peuple Alsacien (UPA/EVU)).

ITALY:
U Partitu di a Nazione Corsa. Corsica.
Partito Sardo d'Azione (PSd'A). Sardinia.
Jeunesse Valdotaine
Liga Fronte Veneto.
Union für Südtirol.
Libertà Emiliana - Nazione Emilia.

GREECE:
Youth section inside the Party (Vinozhito-Rainbow-Party -Macedonian Minority in Greece-).

POLAND:
Upper Silesian Youth (Silesian Autonomy Movement -Ruch Autonomii Slaska-).

SLOVAKIA:
Youth organisation of the Hungarian Federalist Party. Hungarian Minority.(Observers).

SPANISH STATE:
Gazte Abertzaleak. Basque Country.
Jovens d'Unitat Catalana.
Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya. Països Catalans
Juventudes Andalucistas.
Galiza Nova.
Chobenalla Aragonesista.
Joves de Esquerra Nacionalista. Mallorca.

CZECH REPUBLIC:
Young Moravians. Moravia. (Observers).

ROMANIA:
Organisation of students (Romania, Transylvanian Party) (Observers).

Lithuania:
Lithuanian Polish People's Party

European Political Youth Organisations
EFA Youth | European Christian Political Youth Network | European Democrat Students | European Liberal Youth | Federation of Young European Greens | Young Democrats for Europe | Young European Socialists | Youth of the European People's Party
European political parties and pan-European political organisations without youth wings
European Anticapitalist Left | EUDemocrats | Party of the European Left | European National Front | Alliance for Europe of the Nations | Nordic Green Left Alliance
Related articles: European political parties