It emerged from a split in the centre-right Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC), which separated into two factions: the larger part, following a broadly Christian democratic philosophy; and the smaller part, led by Rosindell, following a broadly conservative philosophy.
EYC blev stiftet efter en splittelse i Democrat Youth Community of Europe (DEMYC), der delte DEMYC i to fraktioner: den store fraktion, der ideologisk fulgte en bred kristendemokratisk filosofi; og den mindre fraktion, der ledt af Rosindell, fulgte en mere konservativ filosofi.