Junge Generation (SVP)
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The Young Generation is the youth organisation of the South Tyrolean People's Party
(SVP), a political party representing the German-speaking
and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol
, an Italian province separated from the Austrian territory and annexed to the Italian Monarchy in 1920 as consequence of the First World War and the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The Young Genreation has about 6,000 members and is therefore the largest political youth organisation in South Tyrol
and is the community of all party members of the SVP at the age of 14 to 30. The JG has about 100 local groups spread over the whole territory. President of the organisation is Manuel Raffin, who was elected from the congress thogeter with his deputies in June 2010. The JG is the youth branch of the SVP and wants to be the spokesman of the young people within the party.
The logo was restyled in spring 2010. The colours are black, white and red. The last two are the colours of the Tyrolean flag and represents the link of the youth organisation with the territory.
The Young Generation was founded as Youth of the SVP (SVP-Jugend) on 19 April 1970 during the first congress at the Waltherhaus in Bozen. The first elected president was Hans Benedikter. Hans Bauer and Klaus Dubis were his deputies, Ferdinand Mussner was the Ladin deputy and Klaus Gruber was elected as secretary general. The creation of local groups began since 1966/67. Erich Spitaler was appointed in 1967 as president of the youth branch of the SVP and he was charged to develop the youth organisation. The first statute was adopted by the council of the mother party in 1968. The SVP-Jugend had a fast grow and in 1969 105 local groups and 244 local youth speaker were count..
The Young Generation is member of different international umbrella organisations, as the Youth of the European Peoples Party (YEPP), the Democrat Youth Community of Europe
(DEMYC) and the Young Alps Region (Junge Alpenregion). The Young Generation is actively proposing resolutions within these international organisations.
South Tyrolean People's Party
The South Tyrolean People's Party is a regionalist Christian democratic political party active in the Italian province of South Tyrol.Founded in 1945, the SVP represents the German-speaking population of the province, as well as Ladin speakers. Since the first election of the Provincial Council in...
(SVP), a political party representing the German-speaking
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
, an Italian province separated from the Austrian territory and annexed to the Italian Monarchy in 1920 as consequence of the First World War and the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The Young Genreation has about 6,000 members and is therefore the largest political youth organisation in South Tyrol
South Tyrol
South Tyrol , also known by its Italian name Alto Adige, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. It is one of the two autonomous provinces that make up the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province has an area of and a total population of more than 500,000 inhabitants...
and is the community of all party members of the SVP at the age of 14 to 30. The JG has about 100 local groups spread over the whole territory. President of the organisation is Manuel Raffin, who was elected from the congress thogeter with his deputies in June 2010. The JG is the youth branch of the SVP and wants to be the spokesman of the young people within the party.
The logo was restyled in spring 2010. The colours are black, white and red. The last two are the colours of the Tyrolean flag and represents the link of the youth organisation with the territory.
The Young Generation was founded as Youth of the SVP (SVP-Jugend) on 19 April 1970 during the first congress at the Waltherhaus in Bozen. The first elected president was Hans Benedikter. Hans Bauer and Klaus Dubis were his deputies, Ferdinand Mussner was the Ladin deputy and Klaus Gruber was elected as secretary general. The creation of local groups began since 1966/67. Erich Spitaler was appointed in 1967 as president of the youth branch of the SVP and he was charged to develop the youth organisation. The first statute was adopted by the council of the mother party in 1968. The SVP-Jugend had a fast grow and in 1969 105 local groups and 244 local youth speaker were count..
The Young Generation is member of different international umbrella organisations, as the Youth of the European Peoples Party (YEPP), the Democrat Youth Community of Europe
Democrat Youth Community of Europe
The Democrat Youth Community of Europe is an umbrella organisation of the youth wings of conservative and Christian democratic parties of Europe....
(DEMYC) and the Young Alps Region (Junge Alpenregion). The Young Generation is actively proposing resolutions within these international organisations.