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European Liberal Youth (abbreviated as LYMEC) is an international organisation of liberal youth movements – mostly the youth wings of members of the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
but also individual members. LYMEC holds full members status to the
European Youth Forum The European Youth Forum (from french: Youth Forum Jeunesse, YFJ) is an international non-profit association and serves as a platform and advocacy group of the national youth councils and international non-governmental youth organisations in Euro ...
( YFJ). It is the official youth wing of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party and holds separate votes in the statutory bodies of the ALDE Party. Even though the organisation is now called European Liberal Youth, it is still known as LYMEC, which is the abbreviation of the name when the organisation was formed in 1976. It was then known as Liberal and Radical Youth Movement of the European Communities.


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In 2020, LYMEC adopted a resolution, according to which the organisations call for recognition of
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as an independent country. The initiative was submitted by the Danish member organisation
Radikal Ungdom The Danish Social Liberal Youth (Danish: Radikal Ungdom, literally ''Radical Youth'', abbreviated RU), is a political youth organization in Denmark, built around the ideals of social liberalism. ''Radical'' indicates a connection to 19th and 20th ...
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International Federation of Liberal Youth The International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY) is an international liberal youth organization. It consists of a global membership of national youth organizations. These are often but not exclusively affiliated with political parties that ...
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ALDE Party Alde may refer to: * Alde Mudflats, a reserve in Suffolk, England * River Alde, a river in Suffolk, England * Alde Valley School, a school in Leiston, Suffolk, England * Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe group, a political party in the E ...
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Young Democrats for Europe The Young Democrats for Europe (officially Jeunes Démocrates Européens) is the youth wing of the European Democratic Party. The seat of the organisation is Brussels. History It was announced on 9 May 2007, the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty ...


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* {{Authority control International liberal organizations Liberal Youth, European Youth empowerment organizations Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party