Young European Leadership

EU Legislative Interests

- EU Youth Strategy - EU Green Deal - Digital taxation - Energy strategy - Innovation strategy - Democracy

Communication Activities

* G7/G20 YEL is responsible for recruiting and training the delegations of the European Union to the annual Y7/8 and Y20 Summits, the youth counterparts of the G7/8 and G20 Summits. YEL is also involved in the C20 process, the G20 civil society outreach programs. * Young European Council The annual Young European Councils (YEC) is an international conference bringing together 3-4 delegates from each EU Member State. The YEC seeks to generate innovative yet realistic input from the younger generation to contribute to future European policymaking. * International Delegations Other international events include, among others, the UNFCCC/COP/CMP, the European Development Days, the OECD Forum including the exclusive OECD IdeaFactory, the World Bank / IMF Annual Meetings. * Other local Events Other initiatives create unique opportunities to foster the exchange between future leaders, policy makers, and experts in informal settings, e.g. at "Eat & Meet" events.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

IDEA Network - associations organising Y7/Y20 conferences Observer organisation of UNFCCC

Organisation Members

All members are active members of the YEL team organizing events, delegations etc. YEL does not have any member organisations. An overview of core members ie active organising team members is available at https://younglead.eu/team/

Additional Information

The Schneider Electric Foundation (Fondation de France) covered travel and accomodation expenses for the participants of the Y7 Summit and Y20 Summit in the year 2024