Election results are in! #YFJGA
We’re very excited to announce the results of European Youth Forum elections!
Today, Member Organisations at this year’s General Assembly in Novi Sad, Serbia, have voted for the representatives who will lead our organisation and shape our strategic priorities for the next two years.
Congratulations to the new Board of the European Youth Forum 2019-2020:
President - Carina Autengruber
Vice-Presidents - Tina Hočevar and Ville Majamaa
Board Member - Andrea Casamenti
Board Member - Benjamin Günther
Board Member - Jovana Majstorovic
Board Member - Silja Markkula
Board Member - Rosalyn Old
Board Member - Michael Piccinino
Board Member - Loes Rutten
Board Member - Frédéric Piccavet
Member Organisations also voted to elected members of our consultative bodies, the Financial Control Commission (FCC) and the Consultative Body for Membership Applications (CBMA).
Congratulations to:
FCC - Simon Devos-Chernova, Pia Winstén, Enrico Pulieri
CBMA - Teo Comet, Adam Smuga, Christiana Xenofontos, Vladimir Vasilev
Once again we would like to thank all of the candidates who took part in these elections. We are proud to hear so many strong voices speaking out #ForYouth Rights!
The General Assembly was also invited to make decisions on membership. We're very happy to welcome a new member to the European Youth Forum family! Welcome and congratulations to the European Geography Association for students and young geographers. We also voted for existing member organisations the European Union of the Deaf Youth to become a full member, and Rat der Deutschsprachigen Jugend (RDJ) to become an observer member.
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