Ecosy
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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 structure of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and is a member of the International Union of Socialist Youth (Iusy). The seat of the organisation is Brussels.
Giacomo Filibeck (Sinistra Giovanile) is Ecosy president, Ania Skrzypek (Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów) is Secretary General.
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History
Ecosy was founded as the 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. In particular, the Austrians and the Swedish promoted an all-European organisation, including the non-EU members.
The European Socialist Youth (Esy), founded in parallel, was only a weak organisation, a short time later renamed as European Committee, one of the Iusy continental committees.
Member organisations
- Austria: Sozialistische Jugend Österreichs (SJ)
- Austria: Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs (VSStÖ)
- Belgium: Animo
- Belgium: Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes (MJS)
- Bulgaria: Balgarska Socialisticeska Mladezhka (BSМ)
- Bulgaria: Evropejska Ljava Mladezhka Alternativa (ELMA)
- Croatia: Forum mladih SDP
- 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
- Ireland: Labour Youth
- Italy: Sinistra Giovanile (SG)
- Italy: Federazione dei Giovani Socialisti (FGS)
- Latvia: Jaunatnes Sociāldemokrātiskā Savienība (JSS)
- 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)
- Poland: Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów (FMS)
- Poland: Federacja Młodych Unii Pracy (FMUP)
- Portugal: Juventude Socialista (JS)
- Romania: Tineretul Social Democrat (TSD)
- 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 full member organisations there are six associate member organisations, 15 observer member organisations, one passive member organisation and one invited organisation.
Ecosy presidents
Since 1997, Ecosy has an elected president. Before 1997 the presidency rotated simultaneously 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)
- 2005 Giacomo Filibeck (Sinistra Giovanile)
Ecosy congresses
- 1992 Oegstgeest/The Hague
- 1994 Munich
- 1997 Strasbourg
- 1999 Toledo
- 2001 Vienna
- 2003 Bommersvik (Sweden)
- 2005 Lisbon
Ecosy summer camps
- 1995 Rimini
- 1996 Iusy Festival Bonn
- 1997 Mazagon (Spain)
- 1998 Vienna
- 1999 Livorno
- 2000 Iusy Festival Malmö
- 2001 Debrecen
- 2002 Weißenbach (Austria)
- 2003 Iusy Festival Kamena Vourla (Greece)
- 2004 Navodari (Romania)
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.
External links
- Official website (http://www.ecosy.org)de:Ecosy