Young European Leadership

YEL is an international nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering young leaders and future decision makers from Europe and beyond.

OUR MISSION

Through engaging activities and youth advocacy, YEL aims to inspire and enable young leaders from all backgrounds to shape their own future and the future of Europe, fostering innovative solutions to local and global challenges.

HOW WE DO IT

We recruit and train youth delegations to international conferences including the Y7 and Y20, the youth counterparts to the G7 and G20, and the UN’s annual COP climate conferences. We aim to give young people the opportunity not only to build their own expertise, but also to share ideas with experts and decision makers from think tanks, EU institutions, business, media, civil society and more. Our activities encompass a wide range of topics from foreign affairs and employment to climate and technology.

HISTORY

Established in 2013, Young European Leadership was founded with the primary objective of engaging and recruiting delegates from the European Union for participation in upcoming Y8 and Y20 Summits. Legally incorporated as an international non-profit organization in Brussels in February 2013, since then, the organization has expanded its core competencies to include sending delegations to the annual UN COP conferences as well as collaborating with other European organizations to elevate the political voice of young Europeans.

OUR ACTIVITIES

YEL aims to empower youth through providing them with high-level leadership development opportunities and to connect young people with decision-makers in the European Union and abroad. The organization trains young Europeans in leadership skills including public speaking and negotiation. YEL is also a platform for networking for youth leaders from across the continent. Young adults participate annually in the Youth 7 and Youth 20 summits, the COP summit, as well as other European and international events.

Y7 & Y20

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 UNFCCC / COP

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European Cooperation

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Paris Peace Forum

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European Business Summit

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U4EU

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OUR TEAM

Our team is made up from an array of international members from across Europe. Coming from all sorts of different backgrounds in academia, industry, and advocacy, they are united in their drive for a better future and are guided by common ideals. We all strive every day to help make the world a better place.

Team

Latest News

Youth 7 Wants to Hear from You

On March 13th, the European Union’s delegates to the Youth 7 conference launched their European Youth Survey. Targeting individuals aged 16 to 30, the survey aims to ensure a democratic[…]

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YEL Attends the Power Earth Summit

Young European Leadership attended the first annual Power Earth Summit in Paris, France from March 13th to March 15th of this year, made possible by YEL’s sponsor Schneider Electric. These[…]

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Interview with Harriet Klepper, EU COP28 Delegate

Interview by Augusto Gonzalez Harriet is a youth climate activist from Germany, currently pursuing a dual master’s at Sciences Po Paris and Bocconi University and working as a teaching assistant[…]

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