Ecosy

Infobox_European_Political_Youth_Organisation
party_name = Young European Socialists (ECOSY) |
party_articletitle = Party of European Socialists
party_
president = Giacomo Filibeck
foundation = 1992
ideology = social democrat and socialist
international = International Union of Socialist Youth| motherparty = Party of European Socialists
europarl = Party of European Socialists
colours = Red
headquarters = c.o PES, Rue du Trône, 98 - 1050 Brussels, Belgium
website = [http://www.ecosy.org/ www.ecosy.org]

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 organisation 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.

Full members status is held to the European Youth Forum (YFJ) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union areas and works closely with both these bodies.

Giacomo Filibeck (Sinistra Giovanile) is Ecosy president, Ania Skrzypek (Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów) is Secretary General.

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: Българска социалистическа младежка (БСМ) / Balgarska Socialisticeska Mladezhka (BSМ)
* Bulgaria: Европейска лява младежка алтернатива (ЕЛМА) / Evropejska Ljava Mladezhka Alternativa (ELMA)
* Croatia: Forum mladih SDP
* Cyprus: Νεολαία Σοσιαλδημοκρατών (ΝΕΟΣ) / Neolaia Sosialdimokraton (NEOS)
* Czech Republic: Mladí Sociální Demokraté (MSD)
* Danmark: Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom (DSU)
* Estonia: Noored Sotsiaaldemokraadid (Noor-sots)
* Finland: Sosialidemokraattiset Nuoret (Demarinuoret)
* Finland: Sosialidemokraattiset Opiskelijat (SONK)
* France: Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes (MJS)
* Germany: Jusos in der SPD
* Germany: Sozialistische Jugend Deutschlands (SJD) - Die Falken
* Greece: Νεολαία ΠΑΣΟΚ / Neolaia Pasok
* Hungary: Fiatal Baloldal (FiB)
* 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 (FZL)
* Macedonia: Социјалдемократската младина на Македонија (СДММ) / Socijaldemokratskata mladina na Makedonija (SDMM)
* 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)
* Slovakia: Mladí sociálni demokrati (MSD)
* Slovenia: Mladi forum Socialnih Demokratov (Mladi forum SD)
* Spain: Juventudes Socialistas de España (JSE)
* Sweden: Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund (SSU)
* Sweden: Socialdemokratiska Studentförbundet (S-studenter)
* United Kingdom: Labour Students
* United Kingdom: Young Labour
* United Kingdom: SDLP Youth

Beside this 38 full member organisations there are 16 observer members

*Albania: Forumi i Rinisë Eurosocialiste të Shqipërisë (FESYA)
*Albania: Rinisë Socialdemokrate
*Armenia: Armenian Youth Federation Հայ Երիտասարդաց Դաշնակցութիւն (AYF)
*Belorussia: Маладой Грамады (МСД-МГ) / Malada Hramada (MSD-MH)
*Bosnia: Forum Mladih SDP (BiH)
*Catalunya: Joventut Socialista de Catalunya (JSC)
*Cyprus: Αγώνας / Agonas
*Georgia: Akhalgazrduli Kavshiri Sotsialisturi Sakartvelos
*Island: Samband ungra jafnaðarmanna (SUJ)
*Israel: משמר נוער בתוך מפלגת העבודה / Mishmeret Tse’irah shel Mifleget haAwoda
*Norway: Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking (AUF)
*Poland: Młodzi Socjaliści (MS)
*Russia: Российский социал-демократический союз молодёжи (РСДСМ) / Russian social democratic union of youth (RSDSM)
*San Marino: Area Giovani Socialisti Sammarinesi (MGSS)
*Serbia: Socijaldemokratska omladina Социјалдемократска омладина
*Serbia: Demokratska omladina Демократска омладина
*Switzerland: JungsozialistInnen Schweiz (JUSO) / Jeunesse Socialiste Suisse (JS)

Ecosy presidents

Since the founding of ECOSY in 1992 until 1997, the presidency rotated simultaneously with the EU Presidency
*1992 Tracy Paul (Young Labour)
*1993 Henrik Sass Larsen (Danmarks Socialdemokratiske Ungdom)
*1993 Ronald Gossiaux (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / Belgium)
*1994 ./. (Neolaia Pasok)
*1994 Reinhold Rünker (Jusos in der SPD)
*1995 Renaud Lagrave (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / France)
*1995 Martin Guillermo (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
*1995 Paco-Luis Benitez (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
*1996 Vinicio Peluffo (Sinistra Giovanile)
*1996 Mick McLoughlin (Labour Youth)
*1997 Thomas Windmulder (Jonge Socialisten in de PvdA)

Afterwards, ECOSY has an elected president
*1997–1999 Andreas Schieder (Sozialistische Jugend Österreich)
*1999–2001 Hugues Nancy (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / France)
*2001–2003 Jan Krims (Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs)
*2003–2005 Anders Lindberg (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund)
*since 2005 Giacomo Filibeck (Sinistra Giovanile)

Ecosy secretary generals

*1992–1997 Philip Cordery (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / France)
*1997–1999 Pau Solanilla (Juventudes Socialistas de España)
*1999–2003 Yonnec Polet (Mouvement des Jeunes Socialistes / Belgium)
*2003–2005 Ilias Antoniou (Neolaia Pasok)
*since 2005 Ania Skrzypek (Federacja Młodych Socjaldemokratów)

Ecosy congresses

*1992 Oegstgeest/The Hague
*1994 Munich
*1997 Strasbourg
*1999 Toledo
*2001 Vienna
*2003 Bommersvik (Sweden)
*2005 Cascais (Portugal)
*2007 Warsaw

Ecosy summer camps

*1995 Rimini (Italy)
*"1996 Iusy Festival Bonn"
*1997 Mazagón (Spain)
*1998 Vienna (Austria)
*1999 Livorno (Italy)
*"2000 Iusy Festival Malmö"
*2001 Debrecen (Hungary)
*2002 Weißenbach (Austria)
*"2003 Iusy Festival Kamena Vourla (Greece)"
*2004 Năvodari (Romania)
*2005 Figueira da Foz (Portugal)
*"2006 Iusy Festival Alicante"
*"2007 Iusy100 Berlin"
*2008 Carpentras (France)

External links

* [http://www.ecosy.org Official website]
* [http://www.socialeurope4everyone.org Campaign website]