Call for Participants: Autumn Federal Committee Meeting 2026 – Athens 30 October – 1 November
JEF Europe and JEF Greece are launching the call for the autumn 2026 Federal Committee, which will take place in Athens, Greece, from 30 October to 1 November 2026.
Do you need to refresh your memory on what JEF Europe’s Federal Committee (FC) is? What does it do? Who are its members? Check out our website:
You can also learn more about the Political Commissions and the Task Forces composing the FC.
All participants -directly elected FC and EB delegates, National Delegates, and Observers- are kindly asked to register via this link by 31st of August 2026.
If you would also like to take part in the pre-congress cultural or political program (pending confirmations from partners on which one it will be). This will take place on Thursday the 29th of October; accommodation and food from the 29th till the 30th will NOT be guaranteed to be covered by JEF Europe
Practical Information
Deadline for Applications
Please register by the 31st of August 2026, 23:59 (CEST).
Participation and Confirmation
Directly elected FC and EB delegates and observers who hold an elected position in the Arbitration Board, Auditors Committee, or as a Permanent Contact Person for the Code of Conduct, who register by the deadline, are automatically accepted and may proceed directly with paying the participation fee and booking their travel arrangements, without waiting for confirmation from the Secretariat.
National Delegates are also automatically accepted, provided they have been formally appointed by their section. Please note that each national section may appoint only one National Delegate to the Federal Committee. The Secretariat will verify the appointed name with each section.
- What is a National Delegate? Each national section of JEF appoints ONE delegate to the FC: it can be the International Officer, the President, the Vice-President, a regular member etc. Please note that there is only ONE national delegate per section to the FC, regardless of the size of the section. Register as a national delegate ONLY if you were appointed as such by your section: we will double-check with each section the name of their national delegate.
Observers, who don’t hold an elected position in JEF Europe listed above, are asked to wait for confirmation from the European Secretariat before paying the participation fee or booking travel arrangements. Confirmation for observers will be sent by the 14th of September 2026.
If you apply for the Solidarity Fund, you will also receive a reply by the 14th of September 2026.
- What is an Observer? An Observer is a member of JEF who is not a National Delegate (and so has no voting rights to the FC), but who is interested in taking part in the discussions, learning more about the work of the FC, and attending an international JEF event.
Observers should wait for confirmation by the European Secretariat before issuing the payment of their registration fee and booking their travel arrangements. Please note that if we receive more applications from Observers than the number of spots available, a waiting list will be put in place, in case of cancellations.
Participation Fees
70€ for National Delegates
This fee includes full participation in the FC, accommodation and catering/food during the event.
100€ for Observer
This fee includes full participation in the FC, accommodation and catering/food during the event.
The participation fee includes two nights of accommodation (Friday and Saturday) and catering/food from Friday dinner until Sunday lunch. Please note that additional nights are not included and must be arranged independently by participants.
Payment Information
Payments should be made to the following account:
IBAN: BE36 0011 1287 9481
BIC: GEBABEBB
Account holder: AISBL Jeunes Européens Fédéralistes
In the payment communication, please include:
“Participation fee Athens FC (Federal Committee) 2026 – [your role: National Delegate / Observer]”
JEF Europe Solidarity Fund: Travel Reimbursement
The Solidarity Fund is designed to support participants whose financial situation makes it difficult to cover their travel costs.
The available support is limited to a maximum of 250€ per person for this event. Reimbursement will be made after the event, upon submission of the original travel receipts, sent by email.
If you wish to be considered for the Solidarity Fund, please indicate this in the registration form. Please note that resources are limited and only a limited number of requests can be supported. Participants awarded the Solidarity Fund will be informed by the 14th of September 2026.
Other Information
The Federal Committee will be conducted in English.
The preliminary schedule foresees registration of participants on Friday 30 October, starting in the late afternoon (estimated around 17:00).
Participants who require an invitation letter should contact Jan-Gert Zevenbergen at events@jef.eu.
For any questions regarding the Autumn Federal Committee 2026, please contact our Membership Officer, Jan-Gert Zevenbergen at events@jef.eu.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Athens and continuing together our work for a more united and peaceful Europe.