Young European Federalists Germany

Young European Federalists Germany eV (JEF)
legal form	registered association
founding	2-4 September 1949 in Weinheim
Seat	Berlin ( ⊙ coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 36 ″  N , 13 ° 23 ′ 59.1 ″  E )
precursor	Federation of European Youth (BEJ)
main emphasis	pro-European, non-partisan youth organization
method	Information and politics
Action space	Germany
Chair	Malte Steuber
Managing directors	Lutz Gude
Employees	3
Members	4,000
Website	www.jef.de

The Young European Federalists Germany eV (JEF-Germany also JEF-D, French Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes en Allemagne , English Young European Federalists Germany ) are the youth organization of the Europa-Union Germany for young people between 15 and 35 years. The association was founded in 1949 under the name Bund European Youth . JEF Germany is part of the supranational, non-partisan youth association Young European Federalists with over 25,000 members.

In Germany, the association has around 4,000 members and is divided into 15 largely independent state associations. The federal chairman is Malte Steuber . The JEF is a connection association of the German Federal Youth Association and a member organization in the European Movement Germany network .

Principles

The JEF is committed to a peaceful , democratic , citizen-oriented , solidarity , sustainable and federal Europe. She sees Europe as a place to meet and get to know each other. The JEF sees itself as a non-partisan , democratic and political movement . She advocates a European Federation as a first step towards a more peaceful, freer and more democratic federal society. The association sees its principles and the Hertensteiner program as the working basis.

Political program

At the 2012 Federal Congress in Saarbrücken , the political program of the Young European Federalists Germany eV was adopted after a two-year process. The political program describes the fundamental views of the JEF and fulfills the function of a basic program. Resolutions and press releases are regularly used to comment on current political issues.

requirements

The demand for a federal constitution for Europe is a major concern of the JEF. Citizens should be at the center of the European Federation . A two-chamber parliament (with one chamber each for the citizens and one for the states and regions) is to replace the previous regulation. In accordance with the principle of subsidiarity , the distribution of competencies must be decentralized in order to leave the lower levels enough leeway for their own solutions. The European Federation should be based on the common European free-democratic basic values. The JEF is also committed to the expansion of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) so that Europe speaks with one voice to the outside world.

activities

JEF Germany brings young people together at local, regional, national and European level to discuss a united Europe. To this end, it organizes seminars and congresses , street activities , podium events and educational trips . Often, resolutions of discussions are brought to politicians in state parliaments, the Bundestag or the European Parliament. There are various working groups within the JEF.

PFEZ

The Parliamentary Forum for Europe's Future (PFEZ) is a discussion forum for members of the Bundestag and young people interested in European policy issues, in which current issues of European integration are debated. It is supported by the Europa-Union Germany parliamentary group of the German Bundestag and the JEF Germany. The meetings take place regularly in the Bundestag and are open to members of parliament or representatives of the federal government, states and academia as well as interested citizens. The PFEZ members of the 16th legislative period were the members of the European Union: Günter Krings MP (CDU / CSU), Michael Georg Link MP (FDP), Johannes Jung MP (SPD) and Rainder Steenblock MP (BÜNDNIS 90 / GRÜNE). In the 17th Bundestag: Eva Högl for Johannes Jung, Manuel Sarrazin for Rainder Steenblock.

European workshop

The European workshop has been held annually in Berlin since 2012. Its aim is to bring politically active people from youth parties , associations and NGOs together with politicians from the European Parliament and the Bundestag in the form of an unconference . The idea behind an unconference is to use the potential of the participants - no matter which format is chosen: It is important that potentially every participant can contribute something interesting to the event. The central basic principle is therefore the motto “everyone is a participant”. A distinction is not made between (invited) speakers and guests of the organizers and normal participants. To explain: The coffee break is the principle at Unconferences. Regarding the format, however, this analogy does not go much further. Because the interesting conversations that are left to chance during the coffee break at a conference should be systematically promoted at an unconference! For this reason, every unconference has a moderated introductory phase in which the topics are determined. The topic suggestions come from the participants. The central condition for the proposals is the thematic reference to the topic of the unconference. Since there must be a space and a time for each topic, the organizer prepares a schedule, which is usually referred to as a "session plan" or sometimes - as in English-speaking countries or at international events - as a "grid" . This session schedule looks like an empty schedule. Every empty field on the timetable is called a “slot” and has to be filled with a “session”. This happens in the initial phase. With the help of a moderator who is familiar with large group moderation, the suggestions are evaluated by the participants. Depending on your interests, the session plan is then filled with suggested topics. The moderator helps ensure that sessions with the greatest interest get the largest rooms and that similar suggestions, if possible and desired, are merged so that everything goes well.

International Berlin seminar

Every year between 60 and 100 young people from all over the world meet in the German capital to discuss European issues at the international Berlin seminar.

European dates

Europatermine.de is the official calendar of events of Aktion Europa , an initiative of the Federal Government in cooperation with the Representation of the European Commission in Germany and the Information Office of the European Parliament for Germany, with current dates for European political events. The non-commercial cooperation project of the Young European Federalists, the Network European Movement Germany and the European Union Germany is supported by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. Europatermine.de was started in March 2001 as an event calendar and newsletter service for Berlin and Brandenburg by the Young European Movement, the JEF section for Berlin and Brandenburg. Thanks to the cooperation with many organizations from politics, science, culture and business as well as the financial support of the Center International de Formation Européenne , the nationwide service could be started in January 2006.

Meeting point Europe

The meeting point Europe is the member magazine of the JEF Germany and was published from 2009 to 2015 quarterly with a circulation of 3000 copies. Since November 2009 there is also an online magazine with the same name . Up to 250,000 visitors access the site every month. More than 1000 people have already written or translated an article for the online magazine. These included guest contributions by Guido Westerwelle , Mario Monti , Reinhard Bütikhofer and Simon Hix , as well as interviews with Herman van Rompuy , Neelie Kroes and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing . Treffpunkteuropa is a partner of the online platform EurActiv . The editor-in-chief is Tobias Gerhard Schminke.

European Youth Convention 2017

The JEF-Germany together with the JEF-France invited 150 selected representatives of youth organizations to the European Youth Convention, which is to draw up a European constitution. The European Youth Convention will take place from March 9-12, 2017 in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. According to the organizers, its aim is to eliminate the European Union's birth defects.

Partnerships

ASKO European Foundation

The Junge Europäische Föderalisten Deutschland eV entered into a partnership with the ASKO European Foundation and the “Partners for Europe” group since January 2015 . The aim of the partnership is to win young people over to the European idea, to strengthen their commitment and to give them more weight in the political process. There should be new offers with joint seminars, youth encounters and conferences. A seminar with participants from all over Europe is to be held in 2015.

EuropeCanDoBetter

EuropeCanDoBetter is a large international study. The initiator, the Change Center Foundation , is politically neutral, not financed by public funds and recognized as a non-profit science foundation.

organization

membership

You can only become a member of the JEF through the respective national association, not directly through JEF Germany.

Regional associations

The following list shows the currently existing associations (as of July 2019) :

state	Member organization	State chairman	Web presence
Baden-Württemberg	Young Europeans - JEF Baden-Württemberg eV	Jakob Rauschert	jef-bw.de
Bavaria	JEF Bayern eV	Nicolas Stamou	jef-bayern.de
Berlin u. Brandenburg	Young European Movement Berlin-Brandenburg eV	Lea Nitsch	jeb-bb.de
Bremen	JEF Bremen eV	Oksana Sapelkin	jef-bremen.eu
Hamburg	JEF Hamburg eV	Christian Kisczio	jef-hamburg.de
Hesse	JEF Hessen eV	Friedel Pape	jef-hessen.de
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	JEF Mecklenburg-Vorpommern eV	Marcel Knorn	jef-mv.de/
Lower Saxony	JEF Lower Saxony eV	Jan Hörnschemeyer	jef-nds.de
North Rhine-Westphalia	JEF North Rhine-Westphalia eV	Joris Duffner	jef-nrw.de
Rhineland-Palatinate	JEF Rheinland-Pfalz eV	Marc Riegel Tobias Justinger	jef-rlp.de
Saarland	JEF Saar	Timo Stockhorst	jef-saarland.de
Saxony	JEF Saxony eV	Emely Shepherd	jef-sachsen.de
Saxony-Anhalt	JEF Saxony-Anhalt eV	Jennifer Michalak	jef-sachsen-anhalt.de
Schleswig-Holstein	JEF Schleswig-Holstein eV	Anna Vormann	jef-sh.de
Thuringia	JEF Thuringia eV	Johanna H. Beckmann	jef-thueringen.eu

Structure of the JEF

Federal Committee

The Federal Committee (BA) is the highest body of JEF Germany between the federal congresses. It consists of two delegates for each national association. The federal executive board and the federal secretary take part in an advisory capacity. The BA meets five times a year. Its tasks include the control of the federal executive board, the election of the federal secretary, the legal committee and the delegates in all organizations within the European movement. It takes decisions on all political, organizational and financial issues.

Federal Congress

The Federal Congress (BuKo) is the highest body of JEF Germany. The BuKo consists of delegates from the regional associations who are elected at the state congresses and are assigned according to a key that can a. depends on the number of members of the regional associations. The BuKo advises and resolves the statutes of JEF Germany. It elects the federal executive board and makes decisions on all political, financial and organizational issues. The BuKo takes place once a year.

Federal Secretary

The federal secretary is elected by the federal congress on the proposal of the federal chairman. He takes on the technical implementation of the resolutions of the various bodies and the general administration of JEF Germany. The current federal secretary is Georg Handel.

Federal Secretariat

The federal secretariat (BuSek) consists of the federal secretary and one employee. The BuSek is based in Berlin. It is the contact person for all sections within JEF Germany and coordinates the practical work.

Federal Executive

The federal executive board (BuVo) consists of the federal chairman (Malte Steuber), four deputy federal chairmen and the federal treasurer. In addition, up to five assessors, who are elected by the Federal Congress, can be part of the BuVo. The BuVo may name up to six speakers on individual subject areas, but they have no voting rights. The BA chairman and federal secretary are also represented in the BuVo without voting rights. The BuVo is responsible for the political orientation of JEF Germany, relations with other sections and JEF Europe as well as the bookkeeping. The BuVo is elected for two years.

Federal Committee

Similar to the German Federal Committee, the Federal Committee (FC) is the highest body of JEF Europe outside of the European Congress. The FC consists of the presidents of the national section and 20 members directly elected by the European Congress. The FC's term of office is two years. The FC elects the Executive Bureau and at least one member of its own Presidium from among the directly elected members. The FC controls the work of the Executive Bureau and votes on the annual budget. It elects the Secretary General and the Treasurer. All political and organizational questions are determined by the FC. The FC meets at least twice a year.

European Congress

The European Congress (EuKo) is the highest organ of JEF Europe. The congress consists of delegates from the various national sections. The German delegates are set up by the regional associations. The number of delegates depends on the number of members. The EuKo takes decisions on all political and organizational questions and can change the statutes. He elects the President of JEF Europa, the two Vice Presidents and the directly elected members of the Federal Committee, the Arbitration Committee and the Audit Committee. The EuKo meets every two years.

European Movement (EBD) / European Movement

The European Movement is the umbrella organization of many associations that all want to promote the European idea. JEF and UEF are members as well as trade unions, business associations and many other organizations. The European Movement has a European Association and national sections.

European Union (EUD)

The Europa-Union is the German section of the UEF. Depending on the national association, there is a double membership of the JEF / European Union, which changes to a simple membership in the European Union when the age limit of 35 years is reached. Other JEF regional associations have cooperation agreements with the European Union. Like the JEF, the Europa-Union Deutschland is made up of federal state associations.

State Board

Each regional association is headed by a regional executive committee (LaVo). The number of its members depends on the respective statutes of the regional associations. At least one member of the LaVo represents the regional association on the federal committees. The LaVo takes on the representation of the regional associations to the outside, the cooperation with other sections of the JEF and associations of the UEF and the European movement. The LaVo is elected by the state committee or state congress. His term of office is based on the state statutes.

Regional association

The federal association of JEF Germany consists of regional associations that are based on the borders of the existing federal states. Membership in the JEF is usually based on the national association, as well as the amount of the membership fee. Each state association has its own organs, such as a state congress or state board. The state associations themselves can consist of district and / or district associations. Each national association has its own statutes.

history

Altiero Spinelli (1907-1986)

Spinelli is one of the founding fathers of the European Federalist Movement. He was already fighting the Italian fascists in the 1920s and was imprisoned for over ten years from 1927. He was then exiled to the island of Ventotene . During this time he wrote a manifesto for a federal Europe.

In 1943 Spinelli founded the Movimento Federalista Europeo (MFE). In the 1950s he was one of the champions for a united Europe. As a member of the European Parliament from 1976 to 1986 he continued his efforts for a European Federation. In 1984 he submitted a draft for a European constitution, based on a constitutional "Constituent Assembly". A building of the European Parliament in Brussels is named after him.

Founding time

The Wachenburg was the founding place of the BEJ in 1949.

In the founding phase of the European Union, various youth rings or youth groups were formed. At the first congress of the European Union in Eutin from June 21 to 23, 1947, Heinz Kosfeld was appointed a youth representative. In October 1947 a conference was held in Göttingen chaired by Erwin Buchmeister, at which youth groups from the European Union and the European Union united to form the Union for Young Europe (UJE). Not everyone liked this independence of the youth, especially the then President of the European Union, Wilhelm Hermes (who also put up considerable resistance against the unification of the federalist groups in Germany and was finally removed from office in mid-1948), was opposed to an independent youth association.

From September 2 to 4, 1949, around 40 young people came together at the Wachenburg near Weinheim and founded the Federation of European Youth (BEJ) as a young community of the European Union, which at its sixth congress in Berlin at the beginning of 1957 in Young European Federalists (JEF) renamed. The founding of the youth association was based on the desire to emancipate oneself from the adult organization in order to have enough freedom for one's own work and, conversely, to be able to exert an effective influence on the association of adults. Erwin von Bressendorf was elected first chairman.

The founding members included: Friedrich von Friedeburg and Walter Steinrücke from Hamburg, Margot Rothe from Bremen, H. Fickerment from North Rhine-Westphalia, Adolf Kanter from Rhineland-Palatinate, I. Stenger, H. Lang and HJ Kasperczik from Hesse, Erwin von Bressendorf, Burkhard Holzner, Heinz Hahn and Ingrid Friedrichsen from Bavaria.

The early years

René Leudesdorff 2009, formerly a young European in Heidelberg, was one of the occupiers of the island of Helgoland in 1950.

Already at the Wachenburg and afterwards tensions arose over the direction of the practical work. One group led by Erwin von Bressendorf wanted an association of young people that was as independent as possible in order to intervene actively in politics, while others placed more value on European actions, education and information for and about Europe. When Erwin von Bressendorf founded the German Young Council of the European Movement with the chairmen of the party political youth associations on June 13, 1950, there were disputes that led to the fact that at the second BEJ congress from 1 to 3 June 1951 instead of Erwin von Bressendorf Rüdiger Proske (employee of the magazine Frankfurter Hefte , published by Eugen Kogon , the then President of the European Union) was elected.

Despite all the tensions, the first few years were full of activity. The international JEF Europe held its first congress on November 18 and 19, 1950 in Strasbourg. On August 6, 1950, 300 young Europeans burned the border posts at the Sankt Germanshof border crossing (southern Palatinate) - a picture that went around the world. Three months later, 5,000 young Europeans who had crossed the border without a passport or visa demonstrated in front of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. In September 1950 the so-called E-Aktion took place, in which large green E (the emblem of the European Union) were painted on the walls in many cities in Germany overnight. On December 20, 1950, the two Heidelberg students and young Europeans René Leudesdorff and Georg von Hatzfeld, together with the publicist Hubertus zu Löwenstein, occupied the island of Heligoland to protest against British bombings. They hoisted the German flag, the flag of the European Movement and the flag of Heligoland. From the Rhineland-Palatinate regional association, together with the federal association of the BEJ, the establishment of the European House in Marienberg was promoted, which was officially opened on October 21, 1951 as a place of encounter and European education.

Finally, in 1953, members of the BEJ founded the European Action Group (today's EBAG - European Education and Action Group), which organized countless campaigns and Europe Weeks and which, especially in the first few years, supervised or managed the books and brochures that the BEJ published. misplaced. This early “marriage” of the BEJ suffered a sudden setback when, at the end of August 1954, the French National Assembly rejected the treaty establishing the European Defense Community and the European Political Community associated with it . This was also a hard blow for the BEJ, as many members lost interest and left.

Federal executive boards

Members of the federal executive boards of JEF were (chronologically since 1949):

Period	Federal Executive
1949-1951	Chair: Erwin von Bressendorf Deputy: Rüdiger Proske , Hans-Wolf Kanngiesser 1st Federal Secretary: Rolf E. Burmeister
1951-1952	Chair: Rüdiger Proske Deputy: Hans-Wolf Kanngiesser
1952-1953	Chair: Hans-Wolf Kanngiesser Deputy: Klaus Günther Wöhler, Eberhard von Brauchitsch , Paul Arnold Nelles
1953-1955	Chair: Hans-Wolf Kanngiesser Deputy: Burkart Holzner, Gerd Jans Special feature: Creation of the statutes
1955-1957	Chair: Heinrich Schneider Deputy: Edwin Kolender, Burkhart Holzner
1957-1959	Chair: Heinrich Schneider Deputy: Rudolf Woller , Arno Krause , Hubert Mischler Special feature: Change of name to "Young European Federalists"
1959-1961	Chair: Heinrich Schneider Deputy: Rudi Woller, Arno Krause
1961–1962	Chair: Rudolf Woller Deputy: Gerhard Eickhorn, Herbert Scheffler, Axel N. Zarges
1962-1965	Chair: Herbert Scheffler Deputy: Freya von Enckevort, Eberhard Grabitz , Heinrich Schneider
1965-1967	Chair: Herrmann da Fonseca-Wollheim Deputy: Freya von Enckevort, Helmut Hanses, Wolfgang D. Kramer
1967-1969	Chair: Hagen Frost Deputy: Helmut Hanses, Helmut Hertsch (resignation February 9, 1968), Roland von Hunnius (moved up), Dieter Reichel
1969-1971	Chair: Heinz Kramer Deputy: Manfred Lauer, Holger Balke, Hendrik Otten
1971-1973	Chair: Hartmut Rabich Deputy: Manfred Lauer, Bernd Geiger, Peter Osten
1973-1975	Chair: Franz-Josef Klein Deputy: Wolfgang Iden, Josef Leinen
1975-1977	Chair: Gerhard Fiedler Deputy: Konrad Hummel, Sofia Vogt (resignation November 15, 1975), Gisela Kröhne
1977-1979	Chair: Josef Leinen Deputy: Armin Wettengel, Erhard Erdmann, Gerhard Brand
1979-1981	Chair: Lutz Peterscheck Deputy: Eckard Fischer, Axel Detert, Ulf-Peter Voss
1981-1983	Chair: Lutz Peterscheck Deputy: Eckhard Fischer, Jutta Müller, Heinz-Ulrich Schulz
1983-1984	Chair: Lutz Peterscheck Deputy: Eckard Fischer, Hans-Peter Barten, Hans-Peter Panzer
1984-1985	Chair: Hans-Peter Barten Deputy: Martin Hofmann, Eckhard Fischer, Hans-Peter Panzer
1985-1986	Chair: Hans-Peter Barten Deputy: Roland Kruse, Eckhard Fischer, Martin Hofmann
1986-1988	Chair: Hans-Peter Barten Deputy: Ulrike Adler, Sebastian-Justus Schmidt, Klaus-Peter Jürgens
1988-1989	Chair: Ralf Bingel Deputy: Claudia Kraft, Bianka Lichtenberger, Ivo Jäger, Andreas Christian Brandt
1989-1991	Chair: Ralf Bingel Deputy: Andreas Christian Brandt, Andrea Brennies, Claudia Kraft, Sabine Hübner
1991-1992	Chair: Markus Obenland Deputy: Andreas Christian Brandt, Markus Reiter, Stefan Trutschler, Thorsten Baumann
1992-1993	Chair: Markus Obenland Deputy: Roland Becher, Constanze Wirth, Markus Reiter, Thorsten Baumann
1993-1994	Chair: Markus Obenland Deputy: Markus Scholl, Markus Reiter, Jutta Hergenhan, Hanno Thewes Treasurer: Constanze Wirth
1994-1995	Chair: Markus Obenland Deputy: Michael Kraupa, Simon Paulenz, Hanno Thewes, Markus Scholl Treasurer: Constanze Wirth
1995-1996	Chair: Heinz-Wilhelm Schaumann Deputy: Klaus Marbold, Michael Kraupa, Markus Obenland, Jan Köhler Treasurer: Ursula Knecht
1996-1997	Chair: Heinz-Wilhelm Schaumann Deputy: Hans-Jörg-Diehl, Michael Kraupa, Susanne Wiedemann, Jan Köhler Treasurer: Ursula Knecht
1997-1998	Chair: Heinz-Wilhelm Schaumann Deputy: Hans-Jörg-Diehl, Jan Köhler, Christoph Morck, Michael Ohnesorge Treasurer: Susanne Wiedemann Federal Secretary: Bernd Hüttemann
1998-1999	Chair: Jörg Diehl Deputy: Felix Schulz, Björn Lampe, Olivia Omassi, Anja Wischer Treasurer: Ingo Linsenmann
1999-2000	Chair: Marc-Oliver Pahl Deputy: Olivia Omassi, Christian Schläger, Jan Kreutz, David Schneider-Addae-Mensah Treasurer: Ingo Linsenmann Federal Secretary: Christoph Morck
2000-2001	Chair: David Schneider-Addae-Mensah Deputy: Lutz Hager, Anja Hübner, Jan Kreutz, Michael (Micky) Peters Treasurer: Florian Rodeit Federal Secretary: Leo Hruschka
2001-2002	Chair: David Schneider-Addae-Mensah Deputy: Lutz Hager, Anja Hübner, Holger Grefrath, Jan Seifert Treasurer: Florian Rodeit Federal Secretary: Florence Duchene-Lacroix
2002-2003	Chair: Jan Seifert Deputy: Lutz Hager, Christian Wenning , Sebastian Pönsgen, Jessika Hazrat Treasurer: Florian Rodeit Federal Secretary: Florence Duchene-Lacroix
2003-2004	Chair: Lutz Hager Deputy: Christian Wenning, Thomas Heißmeyer, Silke Gebel , Nicole Meßmer Treasurer: Florian Rodeit Federal Secretary: Anja Hübner
2004-2006	Chair: Christian Wenning Deputy: Silke Gebel, Luise Papcke (until 2005), Johannes Schmid, Florian Ziegenbalg, Nina Busemann (from 2005) Treasurer: Jan Schubert Federal Secretary: Anja Hübner, Jana Schröder
2006-2008	Chair: Jan Schubert Deputy: Karen Matzke, Helmut Kienle, Florian Pertenbreiter, Thomas Heißmeyer Treasurer: Henner Leader Federal Secretary: Lutz Gude
2008-2010	Chair: Yvonne Nasshoven (resigned in 2010) Deputy: Laura Korbmacher, Martin T. Teubner, Karola Erbstößer, Thomas Heimstädt (since 2010 acting chairman) Treasurer: Volker Lindenthal Federal Secretary: Lutz Gude
2010–2012	Chair: Lars Becker Deputy: Michael Dollinger, Thomas Wittmann, Daniel Matteo, Manja Jacob Assessor: Vincent Venus, Linn Selle , Inga Wachsmann, Ole Hübner, Christian Beck Treasurer: André Berberich Federal Secretary: Lutz Gude
2012-2014	Chair: Daniel Matteo Deputy: Manja Jacob, Martin Renner, Linn Selle (until June 2013), Vincent Venus, Inga Wachsmann (from October 2013) Assessor: Katharina Borngässer, Markus Breitweg, Fabian Haun, Federica Muggironi, Jan Peters (from October 2013 ), Inga Wachsmann (until October 2013) Treasurer: Lisa Ditlmann Federal Secretary: Lutz Gude (until June 2013); Linn Selle (from June 2013)
2014-2016	Chair: David Schrock Deputy: Gerhard Soyka, Katharina Borngässer, Malte Steuber, Nadine Winter (until May 2015) Assessor: Silvia Behrens, Tilmann Hartung, Christoph Schmidt, Hannah Schwarz, Isabella Schupp Treasurer: Sandra Schumacher Federal Secretary: Vincent Venus
2016-2018	Chair: Manuel Gath Deputy: Silvia Behrens, Linda Jaberg, Gerhard Soyka, Malte Steuber Assessor: Jasmin Sarah König (from October 2017), Stefan Sachsenhauser, Paula Thierack (until October 2017), Katharina Vollmer (from October 2017), Juliane Weller, Charlotte Wiesenthal Treasurer: Ricarda Dubbert Federal Secretary: Martin Luckert
2018-2020	Chair: Malte Steuber Deputy: Sebastian Lang, Jan Malchin (until October 2019), Lara Sosa Popovic (from October 2019), Pia Schulte (until October 2019), Laura Wanner Assessor: Emmeline Charenton (from October 2019), Mustafa Eren, Clara Föller (from October 2019), Georg Händel (until October 2019), Larissa Montag (from October 2019), Stephan Raab (until October 2019), Katharina Vollmer (until October 2019), Jonathan Weide (until October 2019), Alain Ziegler ( from October 2019) Treasurer: Stella Meyer Federal Secretary: Tim Odendahl (until October 2019), Georg Händel (from October 2019)

Known members

Members of JEF Germany were or are, among others, Jan Philipp Albrecht , Philipp Amthor , Lasse Becker , Eberhard von Brauchitsch , Emily Büning , Henning Finck , Silke Gebel , Detlef Gottschalck , Heiko Hecht , Roland Heintze , Bernd Hüttemann , Nadja Hirsch , Georg Jarzembowski , Johannes Kahrs , Petra Kelly , Wolfgang D. Kramer , Arno Krause , Jo Leinen , Christine Lieberknecht , Michael Georg Link , Anna Lührmann , Michael Panse , Jens Parker , Alexander-Martin Sardina , Manuel Sarrazin , Rudolf Seiters , Linn Selle , Helmut Stubbe da Luz , Roland Vogt , Nils Wiechmann and Wolfgang Wulf .

Web links

• Literature by and about Young European Federalists Germany in the catalog of the German National Library
• Young European Federalists Germany
• Statutes of JEF-Deutschland eV (PDF file; 403 kB)
• Meeting point Europe: The JEF online magazine
• European political events calendar
• European workshop
• The political program as PDF on the JEF.de homepage
• JEF Europe

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Representation of the adult association: Archive link ( Memento from May 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Malte Heimbächer: Malte Steuber is the new federal chairman of JEF Germany eV In: Network EBD. European Movement Germany eV, October 16, 2018, accessed on June 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ member organizations. German Federal Youth Association, archived from the original on April 7, 2019 ; accessed on June 22, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Profile presentation in the European Movement Network
5. ↑ according to the official website Archived copy ( Memento from May 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ cf.
7. ↑ See https://www.facebook.com/treffpunkteuropa.de/info
8. ↑ [1]
9. ↑ Youth associations draft European constitution. JEF Germany, February 16, 2017, accessed March 4, 2017 . 
10. ↑ http://www.neuland.brandeins.de/magazin/archiv/magazin/die-suedpfalz/artikel/international-befreite-zone-germanshof  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
11. ↑ See Erwin von Bressendorf
12. ↑ Cf. http://jeb-bb.de/aktion/verbandsleben/buko/2010/3/  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
13. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from November 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ https://www.jef.de/manuel-gath-neuer-bundesvorsitzender-der-jungen-europaeischen-foederalisten/
16. ↑ https://www.jef.de/europa-denn-man-tau-drei-tage-23-antraege-120-delegierte/
17. ↑ "Europe comes from making" - JEF Germany. Retrieved October 18, 2018 .