European Christian Political Youth Network
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The European Christian Political Youth Network is an organisation that brings Christian
, politically active young people from all over Europe together. ECPYN aims to equip these young people, to reinforce Christian
politics
in Europe.
The ECPYN is tied to the European Christian Political Movement
(ECPM).
(Belgium) by PerspectivE
, Youth of the Christian Union (Netherlands) and other European Christian political youth organisations, such as the Christian Peoples Alliance
Youth (United Kingdom). The founding of ECPYN was one of the results of the International Summer School. Young people from all over Europe participated in this summer school.
(Netherlands), 2006 in Birstonas
(Lithuania
), 2007 in Würzburg
(Germany) in 2008 in Chişinău
(Moldova
), in 2009 in Risan
, (Montenegro
)and in 2010 in Ohrid
, Macedonia
. In 2011 the summer school will be in Paris, France.
(Georgia
) in October 2010 and the Winter school in Lviv
, Ukraine
, in January 2011.
(president), Nutsa Shavladze from Georgia
, Auke Minnema from the Netherlands
, Denys Dhiver from France, and Vladimir Plamadeala from Moldova
.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, politically active young people from all over Europe together. ECPYN aims to equip these young people, to reinforce Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
in Europe.
The ECPYN is tied to the European Christian Political Movement
European Christian Political Movement
The European Christian Political Movement, abbreviated to ECPM, is a political party at European level that unites national parties from across Europe that share Christian democratic politics. The member parties are generally more socially conservative and Eurosceptic than the European People's...
(ECPM).
Establishing
The European Christian Political Youth Network was established in July 2004 in KortenbergKortenberg
Kortenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. In the southern part of Everberg there is a hamlet called Vrebos. Between Erps and Meerbeek another hamlet, called...
(Belgium) by PerspectivE
PerspectieF
PerspectieF – Young Christian Union is the youth wing of the ChristianUnion, a Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. PerspectieF was founded on 23 September 2000 as a merger between the RPF-jongeren and GPJC, the youth organisations of the Reformatory Political Federation and...
, Youth of the Christian Union (Netherlands) and other European Christian political youth organisations, such as the Christian Peoples Alliance
Christian Peoples Alliance
The Christian Peoples Alliance is a Christian democratic political party in the United Kingdom. Founded in its present form in 1999; it grew out of a cross-party advocacy group known as the Movement for Christian Democracy. The party is active throughout England and has fledgling groups specific...
Youth (United Kingdom). The founding of ECPYN was one of the results of the International Summer School. Young people from all over Europe participated in this summer school.
Summerschool
Since the first International Summer School in Kortenberg in 2004 it became an annually returning event. During the summer school there are speakers, workshops and excursions concerning a specific political issue or theme. In 2005 it took place in LunterenLunteren
Lunteren is a place in Gelderland Province, Netherlands. It has a railway station and the train travels between Amersfoort and Ede.It is known also because of three Conference Centres in the vicinity, like Het Bosgoed, which hosting especially academic conferences and De Werelt Congress Hotel.It...
(Netherlands), 2006 in Birstonas
Birštonas
Birštonas is a spa town in Lithuania situated south of Kaunas on the right bank of the Nemunas River. Birštonas received its city rights 1529, and was appointed a city in 1966.-Name:Birštonas is the Lithuanian name of the city...
(Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
), 2007 in Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
(Germany) in 2008 in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
(Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
), in 2009 in Risan
Risan
Risan is a town in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro...
, (Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
)and in 2010 in Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. In 2011 the summer school will be in Paris, France.
Other activities
Besides of the summer school, ECPYN organises different other activities, like regional conferences in different parts of Europe and youth programs on ECPM conferences. Examples of these are the regional conference in TbilisiTbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
(Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
) in October 2010 and the Winter school in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, in January 2011.
Board
Since July 2010 the ECPYN board consist out of 5 members: Rǎzvan Burleanu from RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(president), Nutsa Shavladze from Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
, Auke Minnema from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Denys Dhiver from France, and Vladimir Plamadeala from Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
.
Memberorganisations
The following organisations are members of ECPYN:- Christian Peoples Unity of Armenia (ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
) - Youth Movement of BPF "Young Revival" (BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
) - Christian Democratic Youth Council: BCD Youth (Belarus)
- Christian Democratic Youth Council: Young Front (Belarus)
- Young C'Axent (Belgium)
- Young CDF (Belgium)
- Young BKK (BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
) - Young EKD (EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
) - Youth Christian Democratic Movement (GeorgiaGeorgia (country)Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
) - Party of Bible-abiding ChristiansParty of Bible-abiding ChristiansThe Party of Bible-abiding Christians is a conservative evangelical minor political party in Germany. It was founded in 1989. It is against same-sex marriage and legality of abortion...
: Young Bible-abiding Christians (Germany) - Party for Labour, Environment and FamilyParty for Labour, Environment and FamilyThe Party for Labour, Environment and Family – Christians for Germany was founded on 26 January 2008 in Berlin. AUF also means "upward"....
: AUF-party (Germany) - KDS Youth (LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
) - LKD Youth Section (Lithuania)
- New Generation PPCD (Moldova)
- PerspectieFPerspectieFPerspectieF – Young Christian Union is the youth wing of the ChristianUnion, a Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. PerspectieF was founded on 23 September 2000 as a merger between the RPF-jongeren and GPJC, the youth organisations of the Reformatory Political Federation and...
(Netherlands) - PiS Youth Forum (Poland)
- Areopagus Youth Forum (RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) - Areopagus Centre (Romania)
- Young EDU (Switzerland)
- Young EVP (Switzerland)
- Christian Peoples Alliance Youth (United Kingdom)
Observer member organisations
- Center for Leadership Development (Armenia)
- Youth Christian Social Union "Young Democrats"YCSU Young DemocratsYouth Christian Social Union Young Democrats is a Christian democratic youth organisation from Belarus. Since 2004 it has a permanent observer status in the Youth of the European People's Party...
(Belarus) - Young PSHDK (KosovoKosovoKosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
) - Christian Democratic Union of Youth (Ukraine)
Associated organisations
- ACDP Youth (South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
)