European Free Alliance Youth

European Free Alliance Youth (EFAY)
President Roccu Garoby
Founded 2000 (2000)
Headquarters Boomkwekerijstraat 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Political Ideology
International Affiliation European Youth Forum
Mother Party European Free Alliance
Mother European Parliament Group Group of the Greens and the European Free Alliance
Colours Blue and Yellow
Website europeanfreeallianceyouth.wordpress.com
See also Politics of the EU

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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. Its 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 (former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Eusko Alkartasuna) in 2000, when he was Secretary for international issues of Gazte Abertzaleak. Its current president is Roccu Garoby (from Corsica), elected in 2011.

Contents

Bureau

EFAy Bureau (2011–2012)
Position Name Organization Represents
President Roccu Garoby PNC-Ghjuventù Corsica
Secretary General Jana Baceva Youth Section Rainbow Party Macedonia
Member Eva Paelinck Jong N-VA Flanders
Member Michel Dixon YSI Scotland
Member Max Zañartu JERC Catalan Countries
Member Luke James CymruX Wales
Member David Gómez JJAA Andalucía
EFAy Presidents
Name Organization Represents Years
Roccu Garoby PNC-Ghjuventù Corsica 2011-Present
Irati Aizpurua Gazte Abertzaleak Basque Country 2010–2011
Jezz Anbleydh Kernow X Cornwall 2009–2010
Rhisiart Tal-e-bot Kernow X Cornwall 2007–2009
Lander de Bilbao Gazte Abertzaleak Basque Country 2005–2007
2003–2005
JERC Catalonia 2001–2003
Mikel Irujo Amezaga Gazte Abertzaleak Basque Country 2000–2001

Members and observers

Members

It draws together 31 youth organisations from 29 different regions/nations in 14 European states

Current state Name of the Organization Mother Party Represents Link
Belgium Partei Deutschsprachigen Belgier (PDB) Party of German-speaking Belgians German speakers PDB
Belgium Jong N-VA Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie  Flanders J N-VA
Croatia Young Autonomist Lista za Rijeku  Rijeka LZR
Finland Alands Framtid Future of Åland  Åland AF
France Ligue Savoisienne Savoyard League Savoie LS
France Partit Occitan (PÒC) Occitan Party  Occitania PO
France U Partitu di a Nazione Corsa Party of the Corsican Nation  Corsica PdNC
France Union Démocratique Bretonne (UDB) Breton Democratic Union  Brittany UDB
France Union du Peuple Alsacien (UPA/EVU) Unser Land  Alsace UPA
Germany Youth in the SSW SSW Danish minority of Southern Schleswig Youth in the SSW
Germany Bayernpartei Bayernpartei  Bavaria BP
Greece Macedonian Minority in Greece
(Youth section inside the Party)		 Rainbow (Vinozhito) Macedonians MMG
Italy Partito Sardo d'Azione (PSd'A) Sardinian Action Party  Sardinia PSdA
Italy Liga Fronte Veneto Liga Veneta Repubblica  Veneto LFV
Netherlands Fryske Nasjonale Partij (FNP) Frisian National Party  Friesland FNP
Poland Młodzież Górnośląska (Upper Silesian Youth) Silesian Autonomy Movement Silesia MG
Slovakia Youth inside party Strana regionov Slovenska Prešov, Košice SRS
Spain Gazte Abertzaleak Eusko Alkartasuna  Basque Country GA
Spain Jovens d'Unitat Catalana Unitat Catalana Catalan Countries JUC
Spain Joventuts d'Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Catalan Countries JERC
Spain Juventudes Andalucistas Partido Andalucista  Andalusia JJAA
Spain Galiza Nova Bloque Nacionalista Galego  Galicia GN
Spain Chobenalla Aragonesista Chunta Aragonesista  Aragon Chobenalla
Spain Joves de Esquerra Nacionalista Partit Socialista de Mallorca  Balearic Islands JEN
United Kingdom Young Scots for Independence (SNP Youth) SNP  Scotland YSI
United Kingdom Federation of Student Nationalists (SNP Students) SNP  Scotland FSN
United Kingdom Cymru X Plaid Cymru  Wales Cymru X
United Kingdom Kernow X Mebyon Kernow  Cornwall Kernow X

Observers

Current state Name of the Organization Mother Party Represents Link
Czech Republic Mladí Moravané Moravané  Moravia MM
Romania Organisation of students Transylvania Party -
Slovakia Youth organisation Hungarian Federalist Party  Hungary -
Latvia For Human Rights in United Latvia For Human Rights in United Latvia  Russia -
European political youth organisations
Related articles: European political parties
Members of the European Free Alliance Youth
Full membership
Federation of Student Nationalists - jong N-VA - PÒC – Cymru X - Kernow X - Young Scots for Independence - Gazte Abertzaleak - JERC - JEN - Mlodziz Gonoslaska - FNPjongeren - youthAlands Frammtid - UDBy - JungeSüdTirolFreiheit - JBP - LVRMC - youthSRS - Youth Rainbow Party - Youth PNC - chobentú - Juventudes Andalucistas - Youth Unitat Catalana - Galiza Nova - Youth in the SSW
Observer
GMISS - Youth Partido Roma – Mladí Moravané
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