The murmuring is slowly fading out. As the sunshine disappears, blue and white globes hanging from the roof of Open VLD headquarters start lighting up. Delegates are taking their places, phones and laptops are ready for voting, and the first speaker com...
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The European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) is a broad organization representing young liberals from all across Europe, which I have the honor of representing as president. We are vocal on issues such as freedom, our European future, fighting populism, sustainability, and digitization. We know that if we don’t stand up for our ideas, no one will. And if we don’t take a seat at the table, no one will offer it to us. Our goal is clear: a Europe that stands for freedom, peace, and prosperity.
Ines Holzegger
LYMEC President
Ines Holzegger
LYMEC President
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Want to know why the European Parliament needs more young candidates this June? Then what are you waiting for, watch our third Flip the Script video from Estonian MP Hanah Lahe! “Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however th...
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April 18 2024
We are very happy to announce that LYMEC together with IFLRY are nominating Nicholas Kujala, former Svensk Ungdom representative (Finland) for the position of Vice-President of the European Youth Forum (YFJ). Besides his experience in Svensk Ungdom, he...
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April 17 2024
Exciting news! LYMEC is opening applications for the new IMS Steering Committee 2024-2026 and one spot for IMS Delegate as By-Election! Are you passionate about shaping the future of our organisation? Here's your chance to get involved! In accordance wi...
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April 08 2024
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On November 19 2023, the Argentinian voted to depart from the socialist governance of recent administrations and elected the libertarian MP (and former TV star) Javier Milei as President. A brash outsider and a controversial figure, Milei conducted his ...
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a report that paints a grim picture for the year 2023 as the deadliest year for migrants navigating the Mediterranean route since 2018. Despite the risks...
Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes “Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” When we hear the word “democracy”, the very first thing to cross our m...
This article was submitted as part of the LYMEC4EU Manifesto Challenge Sunday, 9th of June 2024. EU Elections. In Germany, the right-wing populist AfD gains about 10% compared to 2019. In Austria, the right-wing populist FPÖ becomes the strongest poli...
Our society is ageing. Is that a bad thing? No, of course not. Our society is living longer and is healthy and active for longer. However, this has an impact on our social security and pension schemes. How so? In most European countries, pension schemes...
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