Numerous JEFers commit themselves every day to make Europe a better place, motivated by a profound belief that Europe is our common future.
They are young people that believe they can and will make a change in how the European Union develops.
They are European citizens that voluntarily spend their free time to keep the European dream alive, share it with others and make it a reality.
As federalists, they are convinced that only European democracy can enable a more free, just and democratic society and that European democracy is created and protected through active Citizenship.
We are convinced that Citizenship is not just something European citizens have, but also something they should DO. Nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the society we live in.
As a movement of young citizens, JEF only exists through the contributions of its volunteers. On this page, you can meet some of the people that willingly donate their free time to the struggle for a more democratic, just and free Europe.
Executive Board
The Executive Board (EB) comprises the President, two Vice-Presidents, four directly elected members, the Treasurer and the Secretary General.
Federal Committee
The Federal Committee (FC) is the main decision-making body between the European Congresses, it meets twice per year and decides on the political directions of the organisation.
European Secretariat
The European Secretariat is JEF’s public administration. The Secretary General is in charge of the European Secretariat of the association.
Arbitration Board
The Arbitration Board settles statutory conflicts between members, JEF sections and statutory bodies of JEF.
Auditors Committee
The Auditors Committee verifies the accounts of the association at least once a year. It is composed of at least two members and a maximum of three, elected by the Congress.
Executive Board
The Executive Board (EB) comprises the President, two Vice-Presidents, four directly elected members, the Treasurer and the Secretary-General.
The EB meets four to six times a year and is responsible for the overall management of the organisation. The EB members each hold specific 1) organisational, 2) geographic and 3) thematic/political responsibilities, which you can find below. They are always happy to answer to your questions so please feel free to contact them at [firstname].[lastname]@jef.eu.
Executive Board Responsibilities
• Strengthening the organisational development of JEF Europe via specific portfolios.
• Coordination of the preparation of the international seminars together with the organising section and the Secretariat.
• Preparation of, assistance to and follow-up on the work of the PCs and/or WGs assigned and participation in the PC’s and WG’s sessions during the FC meeting.
• Ensuring regular contacts with sections, among others, by exchanging detailed contact details.
• Encouraging sections to take part in different activities and contribute to JEF Europe’s work.
• Visiting the sections or taking part in their statutory meetings or activities, if possible.
• Monitoring the policy areas assigned, writing articles on them and preparing press releases together with the Press responsible.
• Being the contact person for JEFers who have information on these policy areas or wish to discuss certain issues
Executive Board Members
Moritz Hergl
President
Portfolios: Free movement & Schengen, Migration, Digital affairs & Technology, LGBTQI+ rights, European identity
Campaigns: Don’t Touch My Schengen, EUkraine
Projects: Podcast “Federalist Friday”, continuation of EurHope
Priorities: Press & advocacy, Reform of the JEF statutes
National Sections: Ukraine, Moldova, Turkey (Interest Group)
Debora Striani
Senior Vice-President
Portfolios: EU Treaty change, Rule of law, Security & defence, Youth Policy
Campaigns: Democracy under Pressure
Projects: Federalist academies, EU & federalism anniversaries, International ventotene seminar
Priorities: Coordination with UEF & EMI, European Youth Forum & EYF CoE
National Sections: UK, Norway, Georgia, Malta, Croatia, Germany, Belarus (Cooperation)
Nea-Maria Törmänen
Vice-President
Portfolios: Human rights & inclusivity, Climate Crisis, Social policy & health, Culture policy
Projects: Internal coordination & communication
Priorities: Contact person multi-level coordination, Internal inclusivity, Alumni engagement
National Sections: France, Hungary, North Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus (Interest Group), Iceland (Possible Interest Group)
Konstantine Gagnidze
Executive Board Member
Portfolios: Eastern partnership, EU Enlargement, Energy, Occupation and separatism
Projects: Ways of Europe, CompletEU, RAISE & Next Gen JEF, Europe What If
National Sections: Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden, Ireland, Armenia (Cooperation), Lithuania (Possible Interest Group)
Achilles Tsirgis
Executive Board Member
Portfolios: Capital markets union, Banking union, Eurozone and Fiscal Union, International trade
Projects: Economic competitiveness
Priorities: Twinning
National Sections: Portugal, Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro. Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina
(possible interest group)
Anna van de Moosdijk
Treasurer
Portfolios: MFF & eu budget, Cohesion policy, Rural Areas
Projects: Federalist feminist project, Horizon Europe and grants overview
Priorities: Finances, MFF, Archives, Implementation of 4-year strategy
National Sections: Austria, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, Young Europeans in Nordics & Baltics (Interest Group)
Dvir Aviam Ezra
Executive Board Member
Portfolios: World federalism/Global Fairness, Africa-Europe relations, China-EU relations, US-EU relations
Projects: Federalist Peace Forum, The New Federalist network
Priorities: Implementation of 4-year strategy (as regards political resolutions)
National Sections: Italy, Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Azerbaijan (cooperation)
Sara Rocchetto
Sara Rocchetto
Executive Board Member
Portfolios: EU/UK relations, Civic education
Projects: Ode to Joy
Priorities: External communication, Merch
National Sections: Denmark, Spain, Albania, Kosovo, Romania
Federal Committee
The Federal Committee (FC) meets twice a year and is responsible for formulating JEF resolutions policies. It is the main decision-making body between the European Congresses. The Federal Committee is mainly composed of one representative of each national section of JEF and 16 members elected directly by the Congress. This allows JEF to combine national representatives with directly elected European representatives united in one assembly (instead of 2 different chambers) – federalism in practice!
All FC members together are interacting with the Executive Bureau (EB) like a parliament interacts with a government and holds it accountable. Each of the 16 directly elected members of the FC is also responsible for one area of political or organisational activity being the (co-)chair of one of the Political Commissions or Task Forces respectively.
Structure of the Federal Committee
The Presidium consists of three members that are responsible for chairing the FC meetings and also coordinating and steering the work and activities of the Political Commissions and Task Forces in-between the FC meetings by providing input and distributing the tasks.
The national delegates are the representatives from the sections and they are responsible for bridging the European level with the national, regional and local levels by: transmitting information from JEF Europe to the sections & encouraging their own members to participate in the debates and other activities of JEF Europe.
These members are independent from sections and are responsible for making substantial contributions to the elaboration of political messages by submitting draft resolutions to the FC.
The Congress is the supreme body of JEF and represents all JEF members. You could consider the Congress as the representation of the citizens of JEF. It meets every two years. It is composed of delegates elected by JEF national sections. The congress elects most mandate holders of JEF (the President, the two Vice-Presidents, the Treasurer, the members of the Executive Board, the directly elected members of the Federal Committee, the Arbitration Board and the Auditors Committee). The Congress also defines the political direction of JEF and its policies by discussing and formulating the Political Platform.
EB members are also part of the FC since they are holding voting rights, except for the Secretary-General.
According to the official Rules of Procedure, Observers are JEF members who are present at statutory meetings but not in the capacity of delegates and thus without a voting right. They consist of, among others, representatives from candidate sections. Observers with important organisational duties can ask the Presidium to be incorporated in the Google Group of the FC email list.
Members directly elected from the Congress
Aitana Pla Lawlor
Federal Committee Member
Aléxandros Apostolidis
Federal Committee Member
Ani Sulikashvili
Federal Committee Member
Cyprien Bettini
Federal Committee Member
Elisabed Chachava
Federal Committee Member
Federico Tosi
Federal Committee Member
Francesca Marini
Federal Committee Member
Konstantin Petry
Federal Committee Member
Laura Serrano Folguera
Federal Committee Member
Nea-Bettina Baarman
Federal Committee Member
Reinis Gils
Federal Committee Member
Stefano Chiesa
Federal Committee Member
Tiberia Cercea
Federal Committee Member
Valentin Petri
Federal Committee Member
Visvaldis Knuts Bērziņš
Federal Committee Member
European Secretariat
The European Secretariat is JEF’s public administration. The Secretary General is in charge of the European Secretariat of the association. S/he is responsible for relations with the sections of JEF Europe and the coordination of their activities. S/he is appointed by the Executive Board and ratified by the Federal Committee for a term of two years.
Christos Papagiannis
Secretary General
Simone Gaio
Finance and Administration Officer
Julian Gassner
Policy Officer
Jan-Gert Zevenbergen
Membership and Project Officer
Teresa Carvalho
Communication and Project Officer
Arbitration Board
The Arbitration Board settles statutory conflicts between members, JEF sections and statutory bodies of JEF. Its five members elected by the Congress take their decisions by simple majority. The entire Arbitration Board can be reached on: arbitration(at)jef.eu.
Kati Systä
Mariasophia Falcone
Patrick L. von Wildenradt
Robin R. Mudry
Tobias von Gostomski
Auditors Committee
The Auditors Committee verifies the accounts of the association at least once a year. It is composed of at least two members and a maximum of three, elected by the Congress. You can contact them at auditors(at)jef.eu.
Permanent Contact Persons
The Permanent Contact Persons are dedicated to ensuring safety and feeling of safety across the association and can be contacted online at any time.
Sorcha Ní Chonghaile (sorcha.nichonghaile@jef.eu), Samuel Tammekann (samuel.tammekann@jef.eu) and Helena Robert i Campos (helena.robert.campos@jef.eu) can be contacted through email or the anonymous form below should you wish to contact them anonymously.