Euzko Gaztedi Indarra | |
Abbreviation: | EGI |
Formation: | 1904 |
Position: | Political Centre |
Headquarters: | San Sebastián, Bilbao, Vitoria, Bayonne, Pamplona |
Region Served: | Basque Country |
Membership: | 3,000 |
Parent Organization: | EAJ-PNV |
Affiliations: | Young Democrats for Europe |
Website: | Euzko Gaztedi |
Remarks: | Basque Nationalist youth group |
Euzko Gaztedi Indarra-EGI (Basque for "Basque Youth Force") is the youth wing of the main Basque nationalist political party, the Basque National Party (EAJ-PNV). Their presence is limited to the Basque Country, encompassing the Basque Autonomous Community, the Chartered Community of Navarre and Northern Basque Country. Its statutes define it as a solely Basque organisation advocating for democracy, political plurality and participation, independence and humanism, looking to achieve a framework of respect for the identity and sovereignty of peoples and human rights.