9262020 Brussels JEF Europe About JEFEurope is an
9/26/2020 | Brussels JEF Europe
About JEF-Europe is an independent, transnational, political youth NGO with thousands of members in more than 35 European countries. Our leading idea is a united, federal Europe based on the values of peace, democracy and the rule of law JEF Europe Objectives Promotion of the idea of a European federation • Raising European awareness • Creation of a platform of debate for young Europeans • • Introduction
JEF sections JEF currently has 31 full member sections and 6 candidate sections. In addition JEF has contact to further interest groups across Europe. JEF Europe • Sections
JEF Sections • • • Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany JEF Europe Candidate sections • • • Greece Hungary Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Norway • • • Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Armenia The Netherlands Turkey • • • Azerbaijan Belarus Iceland Montenegro Ireland Poland • Sections
Structure • Structures on local, regional, national and European level • All members of national sections are automatically JEF-Europe members JEF Europe National Sections Regional sections (i. e. JEF Cataluña, JEF NRW…) Local sections (i. e. JEF Brussels, JEF Sciences Po…) JEF Europe • Structure
Statutory Bodies The European Congress representation of all JEFers • The Federal Committee JEF's political brain • The Executive Board day-to-day leadership • The European Secretariat organizational backbone • JEF Europe XXII European Congress | Paris | 2013 • Statutory Bodies
Organization Federal Committee National delegates 1/section 2 x/year Ratifies election of Secretary General Executive Board President, Vicepresidents, Treasurer, SG, 4 members Elects 16 FC members National sections Regional sections Local sections National delegates 1 -25/section Elects • President • 2 Vice-presidents • Treasurer • 4 EB members elects Arbitration Board Auditors European Congress Individual JEF members every 2 years JEF Europe • Organization
Executive Board 2013 -2015 Pauline GESSANT President Peter OOMSELS Vice-President Christopher Glück Vice-President JEF Europe Henrik MANNER Treasurer Ivana JORDANOVSKA EB Member Federico GUERRIERI Secretary General Claire DARME EB Member Espen BERG-LARSEN EB Member Federico BUTTI EB Member • Executive Board
Federal Committee 2013 -2015 Vaida CENULEVICIUTE FC Presidium Elisa SELINUMMI FC Presidium Sven BISANG FC Presidium JEF Europe • Federal Committee
Finances JEF-Europe is financed through • membership fees of sections • administrative grants from the European Commission and the Council of Europe • project grants and donations JEF Europe • Finances
Activities • Pan European campaigns • International seminars and trainings in- and outside EU • Street actions raising awareness among the general public • A multilingual, interactive webzine ‘The New Federalist’ • Advocacy via press releases, consultations and networking JEF Europe • Activities
Trainings & Seminars • 7 -12 April 2014| Skopje Tolerant Europe – Defining Obstacles • 19 -23 March 2014 | Rome Speak-up Europe, how to convey the message • 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2013 | Paris Culture and Democratic Citizenship • 30 Sept – 7 Oct 2013 | Stockholm European Citizenship in United Europe • 16 – 23 Sept 2013 | Skopje Training for political youth work JEF Europe • Trainings & Seminars
Pan-European Street Actions • • • all over Europe on the same day on a common topic Visa Free Europe! JEF Europe Democracy under Pressure / Free Belarus http: //belarusaction. wordpress. c om/ • https: //www. facebook. com/Free Belarus. JEF • #Under. Pressure #United. Europe • @Democracy. JEF • • Pan-European Actions
Campaigns Mov. Europe Forward! JEF Europe campaign on EP elections 2014 Aims • inform and raise awareness: give (young) citizens input for making an informed decision • bring together citizens, candidates and other European decision makers to exchange on selected topics • involve citizens in formulating policy proposals JEF Europe • Campaigns
Tools • Local Public Consultations with young people (migration, climate justice, media freedom, rise of populism & extremism, youth unemployment, social rights, education, civil rights, economic crisis) • Mov. Europe bus tour (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, Spain, France) • • www. moveurope. eu Infos, Updates, Gallery, Online Consultation… Facebook /moveuropeforward; Twitter #Mov. Europe #Mov. EU 2014 JEF Europe • Campaigns
Towards Federal Europe? European Elections as a momentum to promote Federal and United Europe. Actions in cooperation with Union of European Federalists • • JEF Europe Pan-European street actions 1/month JEF-UEF pledge www. towardsfederaleurope. eu #to. Fed. EU • Campaigns
Communication www. jef. eu facebook. com/JEFEurope @JEF_Europe flickr. com/photos/jefeurope youtube. com/user/JEFEurope info@jef. eu | JEF-Info Newsletter JEF Europe • Communication
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