EDP CONVENTION – Young Democrats for Europe

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Members of our delegation were Asier Areitio (President), Alice Bernard-Montini (Secretary General), Sergio Medina (Treasurer) and Antonella Velić (Vicepresident).</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Preparing for the upcoming European elections, after months of hard work, we finally unvield the <strong>EDP Manifesto</strong>! 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1170w, http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0032-600x400.jpg 600w, http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0032.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></figure> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">We had the opportunity to hear the speeches of <strong>Jean-Noel Barrot</strong> (French Minister Delegate in charge of Europe), <strong>Sandro Gozi</strong> (EDP Secretary General), <strong>Nicola Danti</strong> (Italian MEP), and <strong>François Bayrou</strong> (President of EDP) along with the insights of many other delegates attending the Convention.</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">After the statutory part of the Convention we also attended four inspiring panels with topics concerning the future of our continent. <strong>Green Europe, Inclusive Europe, Safe Europe and Sovereign Europe</strong> are not just the names of those panels, these topics can also be found in the EDP Manifesto! </p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">We were honored to hear the words of <strong>Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya</strong>, Belrusian politician, whose steadfast advocacy for the people of Belarus amidst challenges to freedom of speech and politics is a testament to her unwavering commitment to democratic values.</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background" style="color:#0004ee;font-size:24px"><strong><em>Let’s Rock EU!</em></strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" width="768" height="1024" src="https://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0075.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3715" srcset="http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0075.jpg 768w, http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0075-744x992.jpg 744w, http://www.youngdemocrats.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG-20240310-WA0075-420x560.jpg 420w, 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