You might have seen that Vita, our outgoing Treasurer, has been successfully elected to the board of the European Youth Forum, now being the first FYEG candidate to be elected to this body in 9 years. We are so exctied to coordinate and work with her in this new position as FYEG and this amendment reflects this.

This amendment is to keep our Activity plan in line with the IRPs and is done with the aim to give FYEG a chance to examine and streamline the work of the Ecosprinter. We are sad that we will be suspending the work of our magazine for a year, and sorry to the candidates who put themselves forward and applied to work on the Ecosprinter. We are however still planning to continue the work in the mandate after.

This amendment increases procedural flexibility and safeguards the ability of the Executive Committee to act swiftly and responsibly in situations requiring temporary suspension during safeguarding processes. By removing the requirement that such action must occur specifically upon request of the Awareness Group, FYEG reduces the risk of unnecessary procedural obstacles that could delay responses in serious cases. This change does not diminish the role of the Awareness Group, but rather ensures that protective measures can be implemented more effectively when needed, while maintaining confidentiality and survivor protection. Eliminating this restrictive wording strengthens the responsiveness, clarity, and practical functionality.

This amendment improves procedural clarity and consistency within the Internal Rules of Procedure by explicitly including the election and ratification procedure for the volunteer member of the Awareness Team within the Exceptions section of the General Assembly. As this process now differs from standard elections by combining Executive Committee proposal with General Assembly ratification, it is important to clearly codify it alongside other exceptional procedures, such as those for the Advisory Committee.

This amendment ensures that the Internal Rules of Procedure accurately reflect the expanded democratic powers of the General Assembly by formally granting it the authority to approve the proposed volunteer member of the Awareness Team. As the General Assembly is FYEG’s highest decision-making body, any new responsibility related to ratification or approval of key organisational roles should be explicitly included within its defined powers. By adding this provision, FYEG strengthens legal clarity, institutional consistency, and democratic oversight while ensuring that the General Assembly’s role in the Awareness Team selection process is properly codified within the organisation’s governing framework.

This amendment ensures that FYEG can proactively protect the continuity of its member organisations during mergers, dissolutions, or any kind of structural transformations in an increasingly volatile European political landscape. As progressive and green forces across Europe increasingly cooperate to counter the rise of the far right, party mergers and political realignments may create uncertainty regarding youth organisations’ international affiliations. FYEG must retain the autonomy to safeguard its federation from external interference and ensure that member organisations committed to our values do not lose their status due to decisions made outside our structures. By allowing the General Assembly and Executive Committee to act swiftly and confirm continuity of membership, this amendment strengthens our organisational stability, political independence, and democratic control within FYEG.

This amendment seeks to clarify the process around Compromise Amendment Sessions, and to make clear what course of action should be followed if no compromise can be achieved on the final day which is amenable to all parties. This is a circumstance where the IRPs are otherwise quite vague, and a clear structure for managing uncompromised disagreements will help with the smooth running of future GAs.