Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | COP30 ambitions | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Célia Dejond Cabinet member | COP30 ambitions | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Célia Dejond Cabinet member | COP30 ambitions | — |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Alvaro De Elera Cabinet member | democracy, Rule of Law | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Alvaro De Elera Cabinet member | democracy, Rule of Law | — |
| 02 Sept 2022 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on Youth Policies | — |
| 02 Sept 2022 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Meeting on Youth Policies | SRC |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | COP26 Outcomes | — |
| 22 Nov 2021 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | COP26 Outcomes | SRC |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Youth engagement in the implementation of the European Green Deal | — |
| 04 Oct 2021 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Youth engagement in the implementation of the European Green Deal | SRC |
| 23 Sept 2021 | Diederik Samsom Cabinet member | Meeting on the European Green Deal | SRC |
| 23 Sept 2021 | Diederik Samsom Cabinet member | Meeting on the European Green Deal | — |
| 09 Sept 2021 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | Discussion on the Y20 communiqué, in particular on climate relevant elements | — |
| 09 Sept 2021 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | Discussion on the Y20 communiqué, in particular on climate relevant elements | SRC |
| 06 Sept 2021 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | G20 | — |
| 06 Sept 2021 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | G20 | SRC |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Youth engagement in European and International affairs Y7 recommendation ahead of G7 Youth Sounding Board | — |
| 15 Jul 2021 | Renaud Savignat Cabinet member | Youth engagement in European and International affairs Y7 recommendation ahead of G7 Youth Sounding Board | SRC |
| 26 Jan 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Launching of the youth advisory board | — |
| 26 Jan 2021 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Launching of the youth advisory board | SRC |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Ines Prainsack Cabinet member | Exchange with Youth delegates representing the European Union to the Youth Engagement Group of the G20 on better coordination and youth priorities. | SRC |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Ines Prainsack Cabinet member | Exchange with Youth delegates representing the European Union to the Youth Engagement Group of the G20 on better coordination and youth priorities. | — |
Mission & Goals
Young European Leadership (YEL) is an international nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering young leaders and future decision makers from Europe and beyond. Through engaging activities, YEL aims to inspire and enable these leaders from all backgrounds to shape their own future and the future of Europe, fostering innovative solutions to local and global challenges.
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
No donations for 2025 received. Only membership-fee