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| leader_name3        = Sergio Medina Hernandez
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The '''Young Democrats for Europe''' (officially {{in lang|fr}} Jeunes Démocrates Européens) is the [[youth wing]] of the [[European Democratic Party]]. The seat of the organisation is [[Brussels]].

==History==

It was announced on 9 May 2007, the 50th Anniversary of the [[Treaty of Rome]], and formally established at its first Conference on 22 September 2007 in [[Vilnius, Lithuania]].  The founding members are the youth wings of the seven EDP founding parties:

* {{flagicon|Italy}} Youth of the Daisy - [[Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy]] (Italy)
* {{flagicon|France}} Young Democrats - [[Democratic Movement (France)]]
* {{flagicon|San Marino}} Alternativa Giovanile - [[Popular Alliance (San Marino)]]
* {{flagicon|Cyprus}} Europaiko Komma ([[Cyprus]])
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}}  Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS ([[Lithuania]])
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Cesta Změny ([[Czech Republic]])
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Euzko Gaztedi]] ([[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]])

==Members<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/our-members/|title=Our members « Young Democrats for Europe|website=www.youngdemocrats.eu|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-10-23}}</ref>==

=== Full members ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Youth organisation
!Mother Party
!Member
|-
|{{CRO}}
|Youth of NS Reformisti
|[[People's Party - Reformists]]
|since 2014
|-
|{{FRA}}
|Jeunes Démocrates
|[[Democratic Movement (France)|Democratic Movement]]
|founding member
|-
|{{GER}}
|Junge Freie Wähler
|[[Free Voters]]
|since 2017
|-
|{{GRE}}
|Νεολαία Ένωσης Κεντρώων 
|[[Union of Centrists]]
|since 2016
|-
|{{ITA}}
|Youth of Italia Viva
|[[Italia Viva]]
|since 2021
|-
|{{POL}}
|Młodzi Liberałowie (previously Związek Młodzieży Demokratycznej)
|[[Democratic Party (Poland)|Alliance of Democrats]] 
|since 2011
|-
|{{flagicon|San Marino}} [[San Marino]]
|Generazione Futura (previously Alternativa Giovanile) 
|[[Future Republic]]
|founding member
|-
|{{SVK}}
|Mladi Europania 
|European Democratic Party
|since 2011
|-
|{{ESP}} / {{Flag|Basque Country}}
|[[Euzko Gaztedi|Euzko Gaztedi Indarra]]
|[[Basque Nationalist Party]] (EAJ-PNV)
|founding member
|-
|{{ESP}} / {{Flag|Canary Islands}}
|Jóvenes Nacionalistas
|[[Canarian Coalition]]
|since 2017
|-
|{{ROM}}
|PRO Romania Tineret
|[[PRO Romania Social Liberal]]
|since 2020
|}

=== Observing members ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Country
!Youth organisation
!Mother Party
!Member
|-
|{{LAT}}
|LRA Jaunatnes nodaļa
|[[Latvian Association of Regions]]
|since 2017
|}
=== Former members ===
{{CRO}}
* Youth of [[National Forum (Croatia)|National Forum]] (NF)
{{CYP}}
* Neolaia Europaikou Kommatos - NEK (founding member) - 2007–2016
* Συμμαχία Νέων ([[Citizens' Alliance (Cyprus)|Citizens' Alliance]]) - 2016–2021
{{CZE}}
* Cesta Změny (founding member)
{{FRA}}
* UDI Jeunes ([[Union of Democrats and Independents]], UDI) - 2014–2016
{{ITA}}
* API Giovani ([[Alliance for Italy]], API)
* Giovani della Margherita ([[Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy]], founding member)
{{LTU}}
* Jaunimo organizacija DARBAS (founding member) - 2007–2014
{{SVK}}
* Demokraticke Forum Mladeze (Democratic Slovakia Party) - 2011–2015

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.jod.lt/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=193&Itemid=1 Press release of Young Democrats for Europe on the day of Europe]
*[http://www.jod.lt/english/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=1 Birth of the first young European democratic voice]

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