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ECOSY - Young European Socialists is an association of socialist and social democratic youth organisations in the European Union. The most widely accepted pronunciation of Ecosy is as a single word with short "e" and short "o".
Ecosy is the youth structur of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and is a member of the International Union of Socialist Youth (Iusy). The seat of the organisation ist Brussels.
Anders Lindberg (Sweden) is Ecosy president, Ilias Antoniou (Greece) is Secretary General.
History
Ecosy was founded as European Community Organisation of Socialist Youth in November 1992 in Oegstgeest/The Hague.
Before 1992 the european activities had been coordinated inside Iusy, especially in the European Leaders Meeting. The foundation of Ecosy had been controversial. Especially the Austrians and the Swedish promoted an all-european organisation, including the non-EU members.
The parallell founded European Socialist Youth (Esy) was only a weak organisation, a little bit later renamed in European Committee, one of the Iusy continental committees.
Member organisations
- Austria: Sozialistische Jugend Österreichs (SJ)
- Austria: Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs (VSStÖ)
- Belgium: Animo - de spirit van jong links
- Belgium: Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes (MJS)
- Cyprus: Neolea Sosialdimokraton (NEOS)
- Czech Republic: Mladí Sociální Demokraté (MSD)
- Danmark: Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (DSU)
- Estonia: Noored Sotsiaaldemokraadid
- Finland: Sosialdemokraattiset Nuoret
- Finland: Sosialdemokraattiset Opiskelijat
- France: Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes (MJS)
- Germany: Jusos in der SPD
- Germany: Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands (SJD) - Die Falken
- Greece: Neolaia Pasok
- Hungary: Fiatal Baloldal
- Irland: Labour Youth
- Italy: Sinistra Giovanile (SG)
- Italy: Federazione dei Giovani Socialisti (FGS)
- Lithuania: Lietuvos socialdemokratinio jaunimo sąjunga (LSDJS)
- Luxembourg: Jeunesses Socialistes Luxembourgeoises (JSL)
- Malta: Labour Youth Forum / Forum Zghazagh Laburisti
- Netherlands: Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA (JS)
- Northern Irland: SDLP Youth
- Poland: Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów (FMS)
- Poland: Federacja Młodych Unii Pracy (FMUP)
- Portugal: Juventude Socialista (JS)
- Sweden: Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund (SSU)
- Sweden: Socialdemokratiska Studentförbundet
- Slovakia: Mladá demokratická ľavica (MDĽ)
- Slovenia: Mladi forum ZLSD
- Spain: Juventudes Socialistas de España (JS)
- United Kingdom: Labour Students
- United Kingdom: Young Labour
Beside this 33 full member organisations there are 7 associate member organisations and 18 observer member organisations.
Ecosy presidents
Since 1997 Ecosy has an elected president. Before 1997 the presidency rotated simultaneous with the EU-presidency.
- 1997 Andreas Schieder (Sozialistische Jugend Österreichs)
- 1999 Hugues Nancy (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / France)
- 2001 Jan Krims (Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs)
- 2003 Anders Lindberg (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund)
Ecosy congresses
Ecosy summer camps
In July 2004, the 7th ECOSY summer camp was held at Navodari, Romania, hosted by the Tineretul Social Democrat, the youth wing of Romania's governing party. About three thousand young socialists participated. Activities included conferences and seminars as well as parties and discos. The Internationale and other traditional socialist songs were sung.
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