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Vlaams Belang Jongeren

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Vlaams Belang Jongeren (VBJ; Dutch for "Flemish Interest Youth") is the youth wing of the Vlaams Belang party. Until the conviction of the Vlaams Blok in 2004 the organisation was called Vlaams Blok Jongeren. When the party changed its name, so did the youth wing. The current chairman of VBJ is Bart Claes.

VBJ is a Flemish nationalist and conservative organization that aims to group militant and socially aware youth who want to contribute to the political program of Vlaams Belang. It claims to defend the European values and culture.

Under the presidency of Tom Van Grieken VBJ was one of the founding members of YEAH or Young European Alliance for Hope. This organization groups the youth wings of nationalist parties across Europe, such as the Front National de la Jeunesse (youth wing of the Front National), the Movimento Giovanni Padani (youth wing of the Lega Nord) and the Ring Freiheitlicher Jugend (youth wing of the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs).