European Christian Political Youth Network Explained

The European Christian Political Youth (ECPYouth) is a political youth organisation that brings together Christian, politically active young people from all over Europe to reinforce Christian politics in Europe. It is the independent youth organization of the European Christian Political Movement.

Background

The ECPYouth, until 2013 known as European Christian Political Youth Network (ECPYN) was established in July 2004 in Kortenberg (Belgium) by PerspectieF, Youth of the ChristenUnie (Netherlands) and other European Christian political youth organisations, such as the Christian Peoples Alliance Youth (United Kingdom). The founding of ECPYouth was one of the results of the International Summer School where young people from all over Europe participated.

Activities

Since the International Summer School in Kortenberg in 2004 summer schools are held annually around a specific theme or political issue and offers participants lectures, workshops and excursions. ECPYN/ECPYouth organized summer schools in 2005 in Lunteren, (Netherlands), in 2006 in Birstonas (Lithuania), in 2007 in Würzburg (Germany), in 2008 in Chişinău (Moldova), in 2009 in Risan (Montenegro), in 2010 in Ohrid (Republic of Macedonia), in 2011 in Paris (France), in 2012 in Zagreb (Croatia), in 2013 in Helsinki (Finland), in 2014 in Brussels (Belgium), in 2015 in Cambridge (United Kingdom), in 2016 in Bern (Switzerland), in 2017 in Odesa (Ukraine), in 2018 in Wroclaw (Poland), in 2019 in Tbilisi (Georgia (country)) and in 2021 in Kerns (Switzerland).

ECPYouth started to organize winter schools in Lviv (Ukraine) in 2011 followed by Esztergom (Hungary) in 2012; and Soest (Netherlands) in 2013.

ECPYouth organises Regional Conferences as well in different parts of Europe and youth programs on conferences of the European Christian Political Movement. Regional conferences took place in

Furthermore, ECPYouth organizes study visits. In 2012 a study visit went to Podgorica, Montenegro to study the situation of minorities, especially the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian groups. In 2012 ECPYouth started an in-depth training program, the ECPYouth Academy, under the title 'Crossroads – Christian Democratic Political Academy'. The first round took place in Timișoara, Romania; Zagreb, Croatia; Kyiv, Ukraine; and Soest, Netherlands.

In 2017 ECPYouth started holding bi-annual General Assemblies, instead of annual, one during the summer school and one in February, in the Netherlands. This was accompanied by political cafés, in 2018 on the topic of human trafficking.

Board

2024-2024!Name!Country!Position
Valeriia PetrechkivPresident
Victoria MellerVice-President & Treasurer
Jonathan de KoeijerBoard Member Politics
Ivana StojanovskaBoard Member Communications
Dominic PottersBoard Member Events
Marguerite-Marie du PontaviceSecretary
[2021]!Name!Country!Position
Pieter SMITSPresident
Niels GEUKING Treasurer
Hanna STRETOVYCH Events
Eduard ANDREEVCommunications
Veronika ILIEVSKAPolitics
Giorgi LABADZESecretary
[2019–2021]!Name!Country!Position
Klariska TEN NAPELPresident
Jan Henric VAN VLIET Vice-President, Treasurer and Lobby
Hanna STRETOVYCH Events
Eduard ANDREEVCommunications
Magdalena VAKULOVAPolitics
Giorgi LABADZESecretary
[2017–2018]!Name!Country!Position
Erik-Jan HAKVOORTPresident
Lizzie FRANCISSecretary
Ardjan BOERSMACommunications
Dimitri BLUASHVILIRelations
Blazej DUBERPolitics
Gabriela URBANOVALobby
[2016–2017]!Name!Country!Position
Erik-Jan HAKVOORTPresident
Lizzie FRANCISSecretary
Ardjan BOERSMACommunications
Dimitri BLUASHVILIRelations
Inna PANCHUK
Gabriela URBANOVALobby
[2015–2016]! Name! Country! Position
Denys DHIVERPresident
Ardjan BOERSMAPolitical Secretary
Andreea Gabriela GAVRILADirector of Internal Communication
Gerrianne PENNINGSDirector of External Communication
Dimitri BLUASHVILIMembers Support
Inna PANCHUKDirector of Events, Vice-President
[2014–2015]! Name! Country! Position
Denys DHIVERPresident
Iina MATTILASecretary, Vice-President
Eunice VATRANDirector of Communication
Gerrianne PENNINGSCampaign Manager
Daniel WIŚNIEWSKIPolitical Secretary
Inna PANCHUKDirector of Events
[2013–2014]! Name! Country! Position
Denys DHIVERPresident
Iina MATTILASecretary
Auke MINNEMAVice-President, Treasurer
Eunice VATRANDirector of Communication
Daniel WIŚNIEWSKIPolitical Secretary
Inna PANCHUKDirector of Events
[2012–2013]! Name! Country! Position
Denys DHIVERPresident
Nutsa SHAVLADZEPolitical Secretary
Auke MINNEMAVice-President, Treasurer, Secretary
Maja PAŽINDirector of Human Resources
Péter DANKUDirector of Communication
Elina FOINSKADirector of Events

Member organisations

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