After winning a bid in Luxembourg last April, the Young European Federalists (JEF) Malta will be hosting over 100 young people from across Europe this week for the 2023 Spring Federal Committee. So-called JEFfers will come together to discuss, and ultimately vote on, the future of the organisation at the biannual statutory conference, which is being held at the Paradise Bay Resort, Mellieħa between March 17 and 19. JEF Malta is a non-partisan youth NGO and political movement as well as a student organisation within the University of Malta. Internationally, it forms part of JEF Europe, which is non-partisan federalist movement that was founded in 1972. The first groups of young federalists had appeared in the 1950s as a youth section of the Union of European Federalists (UEF). This European organisation counts 10,000 members across 250 national, regional and local sections in 31 countries, who strive towards a more united, tolerant and democratic Europe. The national section’s aims are to promote European affairs and to make Europe more accessible to young people, including by bridging the gap between the youth and policymakers. Throughout the year, JEF Malta undertakes the task...
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