Federation of Young European Greens

The Federation of Young European Greens, often referred to as FYEG (/ˈfiːɛɡ/ FEE-egg), is an umbrella organisation that gathers young green movements and organisations across Europe with 40,000 members. FYEG's aim is to defend climate and social justice on the European level. Since 2007, FYEG is the European Green Party's youth wing.

Federation of Young European Greens
AbbreviationFYEG
Formation1988 (1988)
TypeGreen political youth organisation
Headquarters34 Rue du Taciturne, Brussels B-1000, Belgium
Secretary General
Cinta González Sentís
Spokespersons
Benedetta Scuderi and Sean Currie
Parent organisation
European Green Party
AffiliationsGlobal Young Greens
Websitewww.fyeg.org
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FYEG has 32 member organisations, 2 candidates and 2 associate members, along with two partner organisations - the Global Young Greens and Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe. It is a closer partner of the Green European Foundation, the European Green Party, and the Green Academy. It also holds a full membership to the European Youth Forum (EYF) which operates within the Council of Europe and European Union youth engagement frameworks and works closely with both these bodies.

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