European Liberal Youth
# European Liberal Youth

European Liberal Youth (abbreviated as LYMEC) is an international organisation of liberal youth movements – mostly the youth wings of members of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party but also individual members.

LYMEC holds full members status to the European Youth Forum (YFJ). It is the official youth wing of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party and holds separate votes in the statutory bodies of the ALDE Party.

Even though the organisation is now called European Liberal Youth, it is still known as LYMEC, which is the abbreviation of the name when the organisation was formed in 1976. It was then known as Liberal and Radical Youth Movement of the European Communities.

## Member organisations

| Name in English | Name in original language | Country | Mother party | Type | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Young Liberals of Andorra | Joventut Liberal d'Andorra, JLA | Andorra | PLA | Youth | 1Full member |
| ANC Youth | | Armenia | ANM | Youth | 1Full member |
| JUNOS – Young liberal NEOS | JUNOS – Junge liberale NEOS | Austria | NEOS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Musavat Youth Organization | | Azerbaijan | Musavat | Youth | 4Associate |
| Civil Forum | Gramadzianski Forum | Belarus | PFP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young VLD | Jong VLD | Belgium | VLD | Youth | 1Full member |
| Federation of Liberal Students | Fédération des Etudiants Libéraux, FEL | Belgium | — | Students | 1Full member |
| Youth of MR | Jeunes MR | Belgium | MR | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mladi Liberali Bosne i Hercegovine, MLBiH | Bosnia and Herzegovina | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| Forum Mladih Naša stranka | Youth forum of Naša stranka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Naša stranka | Youth | 1Full member |
| Youth Movement for Rights and Freedom (YMRF) | Mladejko dvijeni za prav i svobodi | Bulgaria | DPS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Croatian Liberals | Mladi hrvatski liberali, MHL | Croatia | HSLS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Croatian People's Party Youth | Mladi Hrvatske Narodne Stranke – Liberalni Demokrati, mHNS | Croatia | HNS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Istrian Democratic Youth (IDY) | | Croatia | IDS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young ANO (Mladé ANO) | Mladé ANO | Czech Republic | ANO | Youth | 1Full member |
| The Danish Social Liberal Youth | Radikal Ungdom, RU | Denmark | RV | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals of Denmark | Venstres Ungdom (VU) | Denmark | V | Youth | 1Full member |
| Estonian Centre Party Youth | Eesti Keskerakonna Noortekogu, YAECP | Estonia | K | Youth | 1Full member |
| Estonian Reform Party Youth | Eesti Reformierakonna Noortekogu, ERPY | Estonia | RE | Youth | 1Full member |
| Centre Party Students | Keskustan Opiskelijaliitto, KOL | Finland | KESK | Students | 1Full member |
| Finnish Centre Youth | Suomen Keskustanuoret, FCY | Finland | KESK | Youth | 1Full member |
| Swedish Youth | Svensk Ungdom, SU | Finland | SFP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Radicals | Jeunes Radicaux, JR | France | MR | Youth | 1Full member |
| UDI Youth | UDI Jeunes | France | UDI | Youth | 4Associate |
| Federal Association of Liberal Students Groups | Bundesverband Liberaler Hochschulgruppen, LHG | Germany | FDP | Students | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals | Junge Liberale, JuLis | Germany | FDP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals Greece | Ελεύθεροι Νέοι, ΕΛ.ΝΕ | Greece | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| Momentum TizenX | - | Hungary | Momentum | Youth | 1Full Member |
| Hungarian Liberal Youth | LiFT – Liberális Fiatalok Társasága | Hungary | Liberalisok | Youth | 4Associate |
| Ógra Fianna Fáil | - | Ireland | FF | Youth | 1Full Member |
| Uppreisn | | Iceland | Viðreisn | Youth | 1Full Member |
| Youth Forum of AKR | | Kosovo | AKR | Youth | 4Associate |
| Youth for Development | Jaunieši attīstībai | Latvia | LA | Youth | 1Full Member |
| Movement For! Youth | Par! Jauniešiem | Latvia | Par! | Youth | 1Full Member |
| Lithuanian Liberal Youth | Lietuvos liberalus jaunimas, LLJ | Lithuania | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Democrats of Luxemburg | Jonk Demokraten | Luxembourg | PD | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal-Democratic Youth | Liberalno-Demokratska Mladina, LiDeM | North Macedonia | LDP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal youth of Montenegro | Mladi Liberali Crne Gore, MLCG | Montenegro | LPCG | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal Youth of Moldova | | Moldova | PL | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Democrats | Jonge Democraten, JD | Netherlands | D66 | Youth | 1Full member |
| Youth Organisation Freedom and Democracy | Jongeren Organisatie Vrijheid & Democratie, JOVD | Netherlands | VVD | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals of Norway | Norges Unge Venstre, NUV | Norway | V | Youth | 1Full member |
| Norwegian Liberal Students | Norges Liberale Studentforbund, NLSF | Norway | V | Students | 3Associate |
| Nowoczesna Youth | Młodzi .Nowocześni | Poland | .N | Youth | 3Associate |
| Save Romania Union Youth | USR Tineret | Romania | USR | Youth | 4Associate |
| Vesna Youth Democratic Movement | Молодёжное демократическое движения «Весна» | Russia | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| New Party Youth Forum | Forum mladih Nove stranke | Serbia | Nova | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal Democratic Party Youth (mLDP) | | Serbia | LDP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Youth Circle of SMC | Krog Mladih SMC | Slovenia | SMC | Youth | 4Associate |
| Young Progressives | Mladí progresívci, MP | Slovakia | PS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Citizens | Jóvenes Ciudadanos, Jcs | Spain | Cs | Youth | 1Full member |
| Nationalist Youth of Catalonia | Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya, JNC | Spain | JUNTS | Youth | 1Full member |
| Centre Party Students | Centerstudenter, CS | Sweden | C | Students | 1Full member |
| Centre Party Youth | Centerpartiets ungdomsförbund, CUF | Sweden | C | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal Youth of Sweden | Liberala ungdomsförbundet, LUF | Sweden | L | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Liberals of Switzerland | Jungfreisinnige Schweiz, JFS | Switzerland | FDP | Youth | 1Full member |
| Young Green Liberals of Switzerland | Junge Grünliberale, jglp | Switzerland | glp | Youth | 4Full member |
| European Youth of Ukraine | Європейська молодь України, EMU | Ukraine | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| Liberal Democratic League of Ukraine | Ліберально-демократична ліга України, LDLU | Ukraine | — | Youth | 1Full member |
| Ze!Molodizhka | Зе!Молодіжка | Ukraine | SN | Youth | 4Associate |
| Young Liberals | | United Kingdom | LD | Youth | 1Full member |
| Gibraltar Liberal Youth (GLY) | - | United Kingdom | LPG | Youth | 1Full member |
| Alliance Youth | - | United Kingdom | Alliance Party | Youth | 4Associate |

## Positions

In 2020, LYMEC adopted a resolution, according to which the organisations call for recognition of Taiwan as an independent country. The initiative was submitted by the Danish member organisation Radikal Ungdom.

