EGTYF (European Good Templars Youth Federation)changed its name into ACTIVE- Sobriety, Friendship and Peace during their Congress in Switzerland. ACTIVE - Sobriety, Friendship and Peace is a non-governmental organisation gathering European youth temperance organisations.

The main aim of ACTIVE is peace and tolerance in the world. We consider alcohol and other drugs one of the main reasons of violence and conflicts among people and therefore members of ACTIVE promote drug free lifestyle by their own abstinence - to prove that having fun, making friends and being free is possible without getting addicted and without any risk of hurting somebody or being hurt.

The main activities of ACTIVE are political work, training, intercultural learning and social activities. ACTIVE builds on international meetings, study sessions and workshops- educating its members on topics such as democracy, human rights and alcohol. Mutual understanding creates the base of equality and peace. ACTIVE provides the space for self-realisation, for making new contacts, for exchange projects, education and much more and is a support for each national organisation in reaching the main common goal - peace and human dignity.

- Board (9 members: president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, and 5 consultative members) - Congress (highest authority, meets every second year) - NORDGU (co-ordinating subcouncil in the Nordic countries)

ACTIVE magazine "Transit" (3-4 times a year)

English

AEGEE was founded in Paris in 1985 under the name EGEE (Etats Généraux des Etudiants de l'Europe). The name relates to the Aegean Sea where democracy was created 2,000 years ago. It is pronounced as if it were a French word "aégée". The English name is the European Students' Forum. EGEE wanted to be a platform for young Europeans to discuss the future of Europe and to present their ideas to the officials of the EU institutions and national governments. At the time, EGEE only focused on the EU Member States. However, in 1991 AEGEE began to develop its network in the EFTA countries and in Central and Eastern Europe . Since its creation, more than 100,000 young Europeans have become members of the AEGEE network, and AEGEE has managed many successful European projects: e;g.: Euromanagers (today run by EMDS), Peace Academy, Turkish-Greek Civic Dialogue and the most famous: Summer Universities -which are successfully run for over 18 years and every year involve around 3,000 young people.

AEGEE is one of Europe's largest interdisciplinary student associations and it’s main aim is to promote European Integration and development of tolerant civil society. AEGEE works to foster democracy, human rights, tolerance, cross-boarder co-operation, mobility and European dimension in education. AEGEE is a voluntary, non-profit organisation that operates without any link to a political party. It is represented in 240 university cities, in 42 countries across Europe and has about 15,000 members.

AEGEE does not make use of national structures. Instead, AEGEE works in parallel on the local and European level. AEGEE provides opportunity for individual members from local level to get directly involved in European Level activities and projects.European level: AGORA (General Assembly gathering 800-1000 participants)-biannual European Board’s meeting - EBM (statutory) annual Comité Directeur European board of directors, working at the Head Office in Brussels Liaison Officers to work with international institutions and organisations Commissions (juridical, audit, members, network) Working groups (thematic: e.g.International Politics WG, supporting:e.g. Public Relations WG and others : e.g. Pool of Trainers- AEGEE Academy). Local level: local groups, in academic cities, so-called antennae, where people directly implement AEGEE aims in a way that serves best the needs of their local community.

- Key to Europe, (Yearbook) - News Bulletin (internal, biannual) - Summer University Booklet (annual offer of the summer courses) - AEGEE-Gazette (quarterly external publication) - One Europe Magazine (biannual youth commentary magazine) - Address Book (biannual internal)

English and French

The Alliance is an international non-governmental youth organisation (INGYO) representing national organisations with international voluntary service projects. The Alliance respects the autonomy and independence of its member organisations. The Alliance was founded in 1982 and has grown rapidly since then. There are currently 28 members from 20 countries. Every year, Alliance's member organisations organise about 1,100 workcamps and exchange about 22,000 volunteers.

- Provide the voluntary organisations with opportunities to discuss and exchange experiences and information within Europe. - Facilitate and improve co-operation between voluntary service organisations. - Improve the quality of volunteer projects and provide a network whereby new organisations working in this field in different countries are encouraged and supported. - Promote short-term voluntary work as a tool for international understanding and community development.

Alliance's member organisations organise international workcamps, mainly during the summer months. A workcamp involves 10-20 volunteers from different countries. Volunteers can engage in a wide variety of community development tasks, including environmental, construction, renovation, social, cultural and archeological work.

- General Assembly and General Conference (every autumn) - Executive Committee and Working Groups (regular meetings throughout the year) - Technical Meeting (every spring) - Post-Camp event (every winter)

- Newsletters - European guidebook - Annual report

English

Allianssi was founded 50 years ago and has been operational since 1992 in its current form when three former national youth organisations merged.

- Support a range of Finnish youth organisations - Represent the interests of Finnish youth and organisations - Provide a service to those working with young people at the local or regional level - Offer an organisational structure aimed at young people

- Influence national youth policy - Provide information services - Maintain youth policy library - Run Pro Youth (Internet service for professionals working on youth issues) - Engage in international co-operation - Organise youth exchange programmes (au pair, hotel work and language course, long term voluntary work, working holidays, EVS) - Offer youth discount card EURO<26 - Support local youth parliaments - Manage youth employment project SPARK

General Assembly (meets twice yearly) Board (consists of a chairperson, vice-chairperson and 12 members, plus personnel deputies) Sub-committees: meet about once a month - International Affairs sub-committee - Sub-committee for Development of Youth Work - Youth policy sub-committee - Youth information sub-committee - Information Technology sub-committee

- Nuorisotyö - Professional magazine for youth workers (eight issues per year) - Allianssi Express - membership newsletter (16 issues per year) - Youth Research - Publisher (four issues per year) - Annual NGO Handbook

Finnish and Swedish

The International Movement Quart Monde Jeunesse unites young people who have directly experienced poverty and exclusion as well as others wanting to fight it. 15 years of campaigning with young people in council estates and run-down areas have shown clearly the will of these young people to establish their own identity. In France in 1968-69 a team from the Movement ATD Quart Monde working in the Greater Paris area set up a youth housing project with local young people, which reconciled rival gangs. Exchange projects were then set up, and visits to Europe and the United States were organised to study other areas of urban exclusion. The first meeting of the International Movement Quart Monde Jeunesse was held in May 1973. Three hundred young people representing six European countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK) and the United States attended. Since then, with the support of the European Youth Foundation, an international meeting has been held every year. Experiences are shared and issues such as work, human rights, youth and training are discussed. Quart Monde Jeunesse is a non-governmental organisation which enjoys consultative status with the UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, the ILO and the Council of Europe.

- Give young people the possibility to participate in cultural, spiritual, socio-economic, educational events. - Allow young people to fight poverty and exclusion. - Allow young people to contribute to the European question and challenges. - Develop study sessions amongst young people and children in underprivileged areas.

- Organisation of international workshops at the international centre of the ATD Quart Monde Movement, for young people 18 and over, and young people between 15 and 25 - Organisation of the international youth meeting - Seminars and workshops

- ATD Quart Monde Jeunesse (international branch of the movement) - International ATD Quart Monde Jeunesse Commission (discusses legal issues once a year) - National branches (represented in the International Commission) - Bureau (elected by Commission once every three years)

- Journal Jeunesse Quart Monde - monthly, published in English and French - Challenge Jeunes- Video made in 1995, a personal account by five underprivileged young people - 'La tolérance vécue en milieu défavorisé' - Study published by the Council of Europe as part of the campaign against racism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and intolerance - 'A nous de jouer'- board game created by young people aimed at discovering training and vocational life, human rights and workers' rights - 'Aucun jeune sans avenir - ou comment ouvrir les portes de la qualification professionnelle et de l'emploi à tous les jeunes?' Report of seminars held in France

French and English, some Spanish, Dutch and German

The British Youth Council was established in 1948 by the UK Government as the representative body for young people. It became a charity in the 1960s. Today, it is still run by young people for young people.

The British Youth Council is the national youth council for the United Kingdom and seeks to represent the views of young people throughout the UK. It is an umbrella organisation, made up of young people in regional and national youth organisations and local youth councils. BYC aims to empower young people anddemonstrates its commitment by being a youth-led organisation.

BYC represents the interests of young people to government at UK, European and international level. It organises campaigns for equality for young people, promotes the participation of young people in public life, offers training and publications, works on the development of youth councils at local, regional and national level.

BYC has a Chair, two Vice-Chairs and 8 members of the Management Committee. They are all elected annually at BYC's AGM. BYC has a professional staff team of 6, headed by a Chief Executive (Secretary General). The main policy making body is BYC Council. Each BYC member is entitled to send a number of delegates to Council. The exact number will depend on the number of members they have.

BYC News Voices- The Newsletter for local youth councils Youth Index- A monthly publication looking at young people in Britain The Local Action Series of best practise guides

English

CGJL is an asbl (non-profit making organisation) representing the youth associations of Luxembourg. It is the main and privileged interlocutor of youth organisations, which defends the interests of young people in all structures set up by the political authorities. It also represents its associations at the international level and coordinates the common actions of youth movements.

- Act as the representative body of Luxembourg youth associations - Play the role of privileged interlocutor of youth organisations and defend the interests of young people towards all authorities - Represent youth associations at the international level - Co-ordinate the youth movements' common actions

- Participate in international activities - Conferences - Seminars - Meetings

- Political movements - Trade unionist movements - Scouts and Guides movements - Socio-cultural and leisure time movements - General Assembly - Executive board

- CGJL News - Various youth-related statements

French

The Spanish Youth Council is a body dedicated to youth co-operation, established by law in 1983. Its constitution, in December 1984, indicates the conclusion of a long period started in 1977 when over 100 youth organisations agreed to move towards the creation of the CJE, an organisation defending and channeling the proposals and claims of young people in the State Administration and in society itself. At present, the Council is made up of 69 youth organisations (17 Youth Councils of the Autonomous Communities and 52 national youth organisations) representing a great diversity of ideologies, opinions, objectives and beliefs.

- Serve as youth interlocutor towards the government institutions and Society - Participate in all discussions on youth issues - Reinforce the role of youth organisations in social, cultural and economic life in Spain - Promote youth associations and co-ordination between them - Represent Spanish youth in international non-governmental meetings, forums and activities

- Awareness-raising campaigns on youth issues - Training of youth leaders - Publications - Distribution of information - Lobbying of institutions - Organisations of meetings, symposiums, seminars - Technical assistance to youth organisations - International co-operation actions

- General Assembly (every two years) - Executive Assembly (every six months) - Standing Committee as Governing Board (members elected by the General Assembly) - Specialised Commissions on Education, Training and Employment, Health and Standard of Living, Youth Rights and Participation - International Relations Committee

- Revista del CJE (CJE Review) - periodically - Internal Newsletter - weekly - Web Page in English - Guides - Campaigns materials

Spanish and English

The Committee for National and International Relations for Youth and Community Education (CNAJEP) is a forum for consultation and dialogue with the public authorities and comprises more than 70 national associations and federations. Its reflection and actions are part of an international dimension, through representations and privileged partnerships with several geographical areas (European Union, Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean Basin).

CNAJEP defines its general objectives according to the principle that economic development must take account of social and cultural development, which is an element vital to the progress of our society, and that the State must have a global and coherent policy, able to meet the needs and expectations expressed by all, young and old alike, notably: - through the reduction of inequalities, with greater solidarity; - through the fight against all discrimination based on sex, race, social, religious or national background; - through the promotion of peace, solidarity and friendship between all young people and citizens in general.

- Organisation of discussions on democracy, citizenship, youth, popular education, society's assets, global educational plan - Carrying out of expert research on youth studies - Lobbying government, particularly on the budget and implementation of financial legislation - Organisation of data and information exchanges

- General Assembly - Executive Committee - Bureau- (President, Secretary General, Treasurer and 5 Vice-Presidents)two years mandate

Public newsletter

French

The Portuguese National Youth Council was established in July 1985 by 16 national youth organisations.

- provide a forum for dialogue, where its member organisations can share positions and points of view - reflect upon the aspirations of Portuguese youth, mainly by promoting debate on the situation of youth and the problems they face - promote the development of community activities - act as mediator with government institutions and defend the right to be consulted in all matters concerning Portuguese youth

- General Assembly - Financial Control Commission - Board - Secretariat

Juvenilia (magazine, bimonthly)

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

The National Youth Council of Catalonia is a non-governmental organisation representing the main Catalan youth organisations and defending the interests of the country's young people and children. The CNJC is currently composed of 68 organisations all working in the youth field but representing different groups. These may be student, social or political organisations, the youth section of a trade union, etc. The CNJC also has observer members such as local youth councils and service organisations for young people.

- Advise the different institutions of the Generalitat de Catalunya on youth issues - Achieve the best level of participation of young people in the decisions and actions affecting them and promote improvement of their living conditions - Promote youth organisations and their democratic participation - Be the link between young people and government in order to improve their situation and participate in the government institutions that need it - Promote relations between the different youth organisations

- General Assembly (every year) - Secretariat (= Bureau, elected every two years by the General assembly) - Executive Committee

"Debat Juvenil" (3 times a year with an abstract in English) El Consell Informa (monthly newsletter for the member associations)

Catalan and English

The National Youth Council of Moldova was founded in 1998 and registered on 19 February 1999. CNTM is the representation forum of 34 national organisations and 3 regional youth councils that include 70 local youth organisations. It is a space for dialogue and co-operation for youth organisations in Moldova and an interlocutor between young people and national and international institutions.

- To represent and promote the interests of the young people from Moldova to the national and international institutions - To contribute to the development of sustainable youth structures in Moldova - To contribute to the development and implementation of youth policy in Moldova - To provide our members with training, information and consulting services

- Health and Social issues - Organisational Capacity Building - Youth Participation/Programmes - International Affairs - Seminars, workshops, conferences and trainings on youth-related issues and topics - Development of local youth councils - Participation in the implementation process of the Youth Strategy of Moldova -Information and consultation services, legal assistance -Bilateral and regional co-operation

- General Assembly (highest decision making body, meets at least once a year); - Executive Board (President, vice-president, 5 other members ) - Financial Control Commission - Working groups - Secretariat

- Guide for the Young Leader - InterActiunea News bulletin - Leaflets and other didactic material

Romanian, English, Russian

CRIJ was founded on 8 November 1977 in Brussels by the French-speaking Youth Council of Belgium. It is a non-profit making organisation.

- Promote international youth exchanges - Coordinate the work of 60 youth organisations with different political and philosophical orientations - Represent French-speaking youth in International Non-Governmental Youth Bodies - Provide information on youth trips abroad

- Provide information to member organisations and young people on international possibilities, help them in their international projects, - Organise training on international youth relations, host foreign delegations from youth organisations and send CRIJ delegates abroad, - Represent youth in international non-governmental youth bodies

"Bouger en Europe" "Visa pour la Belgique" The Belgian French-speaking Community from A to Z (available in English, French & Spanish)

French

Founded in 1931 as a non-profit making organisation for youth, SAJV/CSAJ is today the umbrella organisation of 85 youth organisations from across the country. The main aims are the promotion of organised youth work, youth participation at all levels of social life and the representation of youth's interests and concerns at national and international level.

- Promotion of youth organisations and youth participation - Youth policy and youth rights - Government lobbying and public awareness of youth issues

The Swiss National Youth Council's main activities cover the following areas: generations dialogue, information and support of youth parliaments, reform of the Swiss Constitution, promotion of health and drug dependency prevention in youth organisations, funds for youth projects in Central and Eastern Europe, empowering young women in youth associations, North-South co-operation, international information service for youth organisations on the Internet, prevention of sexual abuse in youth organisations, information campaign on alternative possibilities to military service, apprenticeship initiative and policy on professional education, committee against youth unemployment

- Committee - nine elected members (one president and three members are in charge of the Secretariat General) - Commissions (national policy, international policy, women's rights, Roma rights) - Working groups - General Assembly (delegates from member organisations) - Leaders Conference (one delegate per member organisation, held twice a year)

- SAJV - INFO - CSAJ - DIALOG

French, German and Italian

The Cyprus Youth Council (CYC) was founded in 1996 as a volunteer, non-governmental, non-profit organisation. It aims at promoting dialogue and cooperation between youth in Cyprus and also connecting them with youth in Europe and globally. CYC's compass is the UN Constitutional Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2005, CYC expanded its objectives, forms of action and means to achieve them. Areas of interest, always in relation to youth, include human rights and equality, employment and social issues, active citizenship, life-long learning, non-formal education.

CYC supports and works for: - the cooperation and dialogue between youth NGOs in Cyprus and internationally, - to be able to offer a representative frame for the development of initiatives, exchange of information and experiences, - to help in the development of European citizenship, based on mutual respect and understanding for diversity, - to empower the participation of youth in political, social and cultural life so that they become active citizens, - for the wider recognition of youth NGOs and non-formal education, - to promote the European youth model, which requires young people to be present at decision-making centres, - for the implementation of policies for youth based on resolutions and proposals by the UN, EU and CoE, - to raise awareness on human rights issues.

- General Assembly - Secretariat - Financial auditing Committee

DEMYC was founded in 1964 as an independent organisation, representing the independent youth organisations of the various Christian-Democrat, conservative and like-minded parties in Europe and Israel. It is organisationally and politically integrated into the European Democrat Union (EDU) as its permanent observer. Similar forms of integration are found with DEMYC's national member organisations, where the degree of independence may vary slightly from country to country.

DEMYC's main aim is to further contacts and strengthen co-operation between its member organisations from different European countries and thereby to contribute to a united Europe. DEMYC co-ordinates the international activities of its member organisations and represents them in its work with European and international youth structures. These are the European Youth Centres and European Youth Foundation, the European Youth Forum and the United Nations Youth Unit. Furthermore, DEMYC is associated with the European Democrat Union and International Young Democrat Union and therefore promotes the goal of European integration and co-operation.

- Seminars, study sessions and conferences in different parts of Europe. - Study visits - Statutory meetings (Executives, Congress, Chairmen's conferences)

- Congress (highest decision-making body) convenes every second year and elects a Bureau - Bureau (consisting of a Chairman, a Secretary General and three to five Vice-Chairmen) - 2 financial auditors - Executive Committee (four to six times a year)

- The European Democrat (3-4 times a year) - Special issues of the European Democrat on the specific events and topics (1-2 times a year) - DEMYC Infobook, Leaflet - Reports on the seminars and study visits - Policy papers

English, German and French (at meetings), English and French (for publications).

Founded in 1963,the DNK is the working group formed by the German Federal Youth Council (DBJR),the Council of Political Youth Organisations (RPJ)and since 2004 also by the German Sports Youth.

- Conclude agreements on joint international activities of the German Federal Youth Council, the Council of political youth organisations and the German Sports Youth - Ensure the representation of German youth organisations at the international level

The DNK represents German youth organisations multilaterally; the bilateral relations among German youth associations as well as the national youth policy are coordinated by the DBJR, the RPJ, the dsj and their respective member organisations themselves. The DNK's main activities cover the following areas: youth policy of the European Union and the Council of Europe, Baltic Youth Forum, UN youth policy, support of youth structures in South-Eastern Europe (especially Serbia).

- Board - Commission - Secretariat

- DNK: Presidency News Flash - bimonthly newsletter during the German EU presidency - DBJR: Jugendpolitik- four issues per year - DBJR : dbjr info - six issues per year - dsj: dsj intern - four issues per year

German

The Danish Youth Council was founded as a non-governmental organisation in 1940 by democratic youth associations. They wanted to avoid a situation where young Danes might be attracted to the totalitarian ideas that had become a very present part of Danish society under foreign occupation. After the war, DUF was invited by leading politicians to join a national youth commission, a venture that eventually led to the introduction of a youth policy in Denmark. Since then, DUF has maintained this role as a common talking partner with the public authorities. The focus in our activities remains democratic values and the democratisation of youth - from the small local associations in Denmark to the international scene in the Baltic Sea Region, the European Union and the United Nations.

The purpose of DUF is to be a common representative of organised nation-wide democratic children and youth work in Denmark, and as part of this, to represent the participating organisations in negotiations with the public authorities, institutions and other organisations in Denmark and abroad. Through its activities, DUF tries to help solve the problems of youth and promote solidarity and mutual understanding among young people and their organisations.

- Provide training for youth leaders in member organisations - Support and lobby for the development of municipal youth policy - Publish education and information materials - Lobby on issues related to young people and youth organisations in general - Administer funds for youth work on behalf of the Ministry of Education. - Promote and administer funds for special youth initiatives in Denmark. - North-South Youth Leader Exchange Programme. - North-South Project Pool with a focus on organisational development. - Development Education projects. - Activities within the framework of partnership agreements with the national youth councils in Nicaragua

The highest decision-making body is the General Assembly. It is composed of representatives of the member organisations and meets annually on the first weekend in December. The Board, composed of a chairman, vice-chairman and 15 Board members, is the primary decision-making body between general assemblies. The Board elects an Executive Committee of five Board members to be responsible for the daily workings of the organisation. In addition, DUF has a number of standing committees that function as advisory boards for the activities of the organisation.

* Magasinet Paraplyen ("The umbrella magazine") which is distributed to all the local branches of our member organisations. The magazine targets local youth leaders and is published four times a year. * Nyhedsbrevet DUF-NYT ("The newsletter DUF-News") is published about ten times a year and serves as DUFs political newsletter. The news bulletin is distributed to member organisations, politicians and other decision-makers and to the press. * DUF-Information comes out every fourth night and provides information on DUF's work, new materials on offer, invitations to seminars and conferences, vacancies, etc. * Direct-Mail is an electronic newsletter published when appropriate to announce events, invitations, etc.

Danish and English

EBCO was founded in the late seventies as an umbrella structure for national associations of conscientious objectors, with the aim of promoting collective campaigns and lobbying the European institutions for the recognition of the right to Conscientious Objection to military service. Today, its main concern is the promotion of this right in Eastern European countries, as well as the promotion of a culture of peace through the peace work experience of conscientious objectors.

- Promote the right to conscientious objection in the preparation of a war as a fundamental human right, both on a national and international level. - Promote an alternate service to the military service as a specific contribution to the construction of peace and understanding among people. - For conscientious objectors coming from countries that do not recognise or that insufficiently recognise their rights, develop the right of asylum in countries having signed the European Convention of Human rights. - Promote the right to conscientious objection through the Commission of Human Rights in the context of the United Nations.

- Campaigns - Seminars - Study sessions - Research Promotion

- General Assembly (at least once a year) - Administration board - Executive Committee (administrators)

Newsletter 'The right to refuse to kill', 4 issues a year

English and French

The European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth gathers Socialists youth movements of the European Union, Central and Eastern Europe and also Mediterranean countries. It was founded in November 1992 in The Hague. ECOSY is the youth organisation of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and works in close co-operation with the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) and is a member of the European Youth Forum.

- Promote and support the values of democratic socialism. - Defend the interests of young people in its work with the European institutions. - Promote European citizenship and the emergence of a common identity in order to achieve mutual understanding.

- Campaigns - Seminars - Study visits - Conferences - Summer Camps

- the Congress (highest decision-making body, meets every two years) - the Bureau (one representative from each full member organisation plus one person representing the associated members. Meets three times a year) - the Presidium composed of the President, the Secretary General and five Vice-Presidents. Meets three times a year. - Networks (Queer Network, Feminist Network and Students Network)

- Manifesto/Position paper: every two years - ECOSY-News: four issues per year - Brochures, reports, resolutions, etc.

English

The European Confederation of Youth Clubs (ECYC) was established in 1976. Since then, it has grown to invlove member organisations in 28 countries in Europe. Our members are national or regional youth work organisations in Europe. Our network includes more than 18,000 youth clubs and projects, involving more than 3,5 million young people every year. The thing that unites our members is a commitment to what we call 'open youth work'. This means that the activities we offer are open to all young people regardless of things like gender, religion, sexuality, political beliefs, etc. ECYC member organisations are voluntary, professional, independent and developmental. They all work in the field of socio cultural activities for young people and offer a broad programme.

- Promote co-operation between youth club organisations in Europe. - Increase the international awareness amongst young people. - Promote youth exchange programmes, joint training and seminars. - Encourage the active involvement of young people in their community.

- Seminars and other events for young adults - Club-to-club youth exchanges - Youth Work development - Networking and projects between member organisations on topics of common interest - Training for youth workers in international work, study visits, etc. - Development of policy guidelines on relevant issues, e.g participation, girls work and peer edcuation.

- General Assembly- every two years - Executive Committee - annually (two representatives from each member organisation) - Bureau - at least twice yearly (President, Treasurer and three Vice-Presidents)

ECYC produces regular newsletters as well as publications and training resources.

English and French

European Democrat Students (EDS) was established in May 1961 in Vienna, upon an initiative of FMSF (Sweden) and RCDS (Germany). Initially it was called the International Union of Christian-Democratic and Conservative Students (ICCS), but the name was changed in 1970 to the European Union of Christian Democratic and Conservative Students (ECCS) to align its member organisations more closely with efforts to build a united Europe. The present name was adopted in February 1975. After a period of stagnation, the organisation has grown significantly since 1993, politically and in size. EDS belongs to the founding members of the EYF and its predecessors.

As an organisation of Christian Democrat, Conservative, Liberal and Centrist student and youth organisations in Europe, EDS works for a united, free and reconciled Europe and for the respect of human rights across the continent. It enables students to meet at the international level to promote understanding, discuss educational issues and present solutions to the appropriate political bodies. EDS aims to serve as a network for the discussion and exchange of ideas among its member organisations and to strengthen the ideas of democracy, pluralism and liberty.

- Lobbying and campaigning - Training - Information - Seminars and conferences - Annual summer university

- Annual meeting - Council (the supreme body, meets 4 times a year) - Executive Bureau - Working groups (higher education, integration, policy, campaigning)

'Bullseye' (quarterly) Annual report

English

EEE-YFU was founded in 1986 to initiate and co-ordinate inter-European student exchanges. The national YFU organisations in Europe joined forces to develop student exchange programmes within Europe and to strengthen co-operation among the members of the YFU family in Europe. The Association is an international non-profit youth organisation according to Belgian law; it is an independent legal entity and not part of an adult organisation. Its active members are European national committees of Youth for Understanding (YFU); associate members are partner organisations dealing with exchanges according to YFU programmes. Both active and associate members are non-profit youth exchange organisations engaged in volunteer work.

- Offer Europe's young people opportunities to learn about other cultures - Promote intercultural long-term exchange programmes in Europe - Promote European educational activities (training sessions, seminars, conferences) - Facilitate co-operation among the YFU exchange organisations - Enhance Youth for Understanding's visibility in Europe

- Representation to the European youth organisations (European Youth Forum) - Fund-raising activities - Support the national YFU committees in projects such as Socrates - Training and language courses offered by the Council of Europe and the EU - Committees

- Council of Administration (COA- elected by the General meeting, executive committee and educational and training and content committee -ETTC)) - European Secretariat (supports the Council of Administration)

- Annual report - Report on seminars and training (International Responsibility Seminar (IRS), Young Europeans Seminar (YES), Training of Trainers (TOT) - Training manual: Intercultural education "The Coloured Glasses"

English

AFS (former American Field Service) traces its roots back to volunteer ambulance drivers who provided their service during the two World Wars. In 1947, the group set up AFS Intercultural Programs to start youth exchanges, and voluntary organisations were formed in many European countries. The organisations held annual conferences at European level between 1964 and 1971, which finally led to the formal establishment of EFIL in 1971. The original purpose of the Federation was to co-ordinate existing programmes and establish contacts and programmes in countries not yet involved in the network. The Federation is recognised as an international association under Belgian law by Royal decree of 9 December 1971. EFIL acts as a service organisation to its members - AFS organisations in Europe who organise educational stays abroad of young people.

- Be a competent partner in Europe in the educational field, with substantial expertise and experience in intercultural learning - Actively help members to operate within the European environment and to develop their organisations in order to ultimately support and implement the AFS Mission and Strategic Plan

- Representation and advocacy to institutions and organisations at international level - Training (for volunteers and staff) and information sharing for member organisations - Developing new partners within the AFS network - Managing pan-European projects and programmes

- General Assembly (every member organisation has one vote) - Board of Directors (meets four times a year and acts as the executive) - Secretariat (provide co-ordination services, administrative support to the Board, financial administration)

- EFILife (monthly newsletter) - Seminars/training reports - other thematic reports, manuals and publications - biennial report

English

EFYSO was founded in 1993 with seven member organisations (Latvian Youth Progress Union - LYPU/Latvia Associate tredoskolskych Klubu - ASK/ Czech Republic NABC- Clubs for Young People/ United Kingdom Internationaler Bund-IB/ Germany, Österreichische Jungarbeiterbewegung-ÖJAB/ Austria, Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente/ France, National Youth Federation - NYF/Ireland) created around 1970. The seven organisations were at the time members of a world-wide organisation named IFKYO (International Federation of Keystone Youth Organisations). Given that IFKYO was a rather loose umbrella organisation and that it only undertook a small number of activities, the seven above-mentioned countries wanted to increase co-operation at European level. All the organisations are similar in terms of their structure and the work they do (all non-profit youth organisations with a social aim engaged in vocational training). EFYSO is a non-political party, non-religious and non-profit-making association under the Austrian law for Association.

- Improve the comprehension between the youth of different countries and cultures to develop a 'European consciousness' of Europe's youth, trainers, and youth and social workers. - Create and further develop the European and international co-operation between the EFYSO members. - Promote intercultural learning and fight against racism. - Improve the conditions of social politics which influence or determine the lives of young people, their social integration and professional development. - Assist the member organisations with their bilateral or trilateral co-operational projects. - Promote co-operation and communication with other European and international organisations that are striving to obtain similar goals.

- Study session (annually) - Training course (annually) - European Youth Conferences (annually) - European Youth Exchanges - European Large Scale Projects (long term projects)

- General Assembly (all members with one vote, once a year) - Presidium (twice a year) - Large Scale Project Coordinator - Programme Team

- Regular newsletters

English, German and French