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Young European Socialists (YES)
Formation1992 (1992)
Type
HeadquartersRue du Trône 98
1050 Brussels, Belgium
President
Laura Slimani
Secretary General
Nina Živanović
Parent organisation
Party of European Socialists
AffiliationsInternational Union of Socialist Youth,
Progressive Alliance
Websitewww.youngsocialists.eu
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Young European Socialists (YES) formerly ECOSY (European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth) is an association of social-democratic youth organisations in the European Union.

YES is the youth organisation of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and is a member of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY). The seat of the organisation is Brussels.

Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.

Laura Slimani (Young Socialist Movement France ) is YES president, Nina Živanović (Social Democratic Youth) is Secretary General.

History

YES was founded as the European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth (ECOSY) in November 1992 in Oegstgeest/The Hague. The preparatory committee consisted of Philip Cordery (MJS, France), Joris Jurriëns (JS-PvdA, Netherlands), Jens Geier (Jusos, Germany), Giustina Magistretti (Italy) and Pascal Smet (Belgium).

Before 1992 the European activities had been coordinated inside Iusy, especially in the European Leaders Meeting. The foundation of ECOSY had been controversial. In particular, the Austrians and the Swedish promoted an all-European organisation, including the non-EU members.

The European Socialist Youth (Esy), founded in parallel, was only a weak organisation, a short time later renamed as European Committee, one of the Iusy continental committees.

The organisation's name was changed to Young European Socialists (YES) at the 11th Congress in Bommersvik in 2013.

Affiliated organisations

Full members

Observers

Beside these 50 full member organisations there are 15 observer members

Current YES Presidium (2015-2017)

Former YES President Kaisa Penny

Presidents

Since the founding of ECOSY in 1992 until 1997, the presidency rotated simultaneously with the EU Presidency

  • 1992 Tracy Paul (Young Labour)
  • 1993 Henrik Sass Larsen (Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom)
  • 1993 Ronald Gossiaux (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / Belgium)
  • 1994 ./. (Neolaia Pasok)
  • 1994 Reinhold Rünker (Jusos in der SPD)
  • 1995 Renaud Lagrave (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes)
  • 1995 Martin Guillermo (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
  • 1995 Paco-Luis Benitez (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
  • 1996 Vinicio Peluffo (Sinistra Giovanile)
  • 1996 Mick McLoughlin (Labour Youth)
  • 1997 Thomas Windmulder (Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA)

Afterwards, ECOSY has an elected president

  • 1997–1999 Andreas Schieder (Sozialistische Jugend Österreich)
  • 1999–2001 Hugues Nancy (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes)
  • 2001–2003 Jan Krims (Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs)
  • 2003–2005 Anders Lindberg (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund)
  • 2005-2009 Giacomo Filibeck (Sinistra Giovanile)
  • 2009-2011 Petroula Nteledimou (Neolaia PASOK)
  • 2011-2015 Kaisa Penny (Demarinuoret & SONK)
  • since 2015 Laura Slimani (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes)

Secretaries General

  • 1992–1997 Philip Cordery (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / France)
  • 1997–1999 Pau Solanilla (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
  • 1999–2003 Yonnec Polet (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / Belgium)
  • 2003–2005 Ilias Antoniou (Neolaia Pasok)
  • 2005-2009 Ania Skrzypek (Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów)
  • 2009-2011 Janna Besamusca (Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA)
  • 2011-2015 Thomas Maes (Jongsocialisten; ex Animo)
  • since 2015 Nina Živanović (SDY in SDU)

Congresses

Summer camps

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