Dear friends,

I am Stefanie, 26 years old and I am a member of JEF since 2003. Until now, I have served on the board of the JEF section in Berlin-Brandenburg (first as treasurer, than as vice-president). I graduated in political sciences last year and I am preparing for my doctoral thesis on governance beyond the level of the nation state at the moment. In my “spare” time I am working as accountant in the JEF Germany office, as a project manager for the German youth council and as a freelancer in the youth department of the German parliament.

I want to candidate for the FC after being involved in several international JEF projects as a participant or organiser to also take up responsibility in the political discussions and work with people from different backgrounds to further our common ideas and goals. If being elected as FC member, I want to focus especially on the following issues:

1) Finances: A solid financial situation is the fundament of effective campaigns as well as of sustainable projects and a healthy organisation. In my opinion the FC should intensify its efforts to support the EB’s financial and project policy.

Policy formulation: It is more crucial than ever to discuss the future of the European Union. I am convinced that our answer to the constitutional crisis can only be to continue promoting the idea of a European Union with a democratic constitution, and a liberal EU with a high degree of solidarity among the citizens and member states. But we should also talk about policy fields which have been more or less neglected by JEF. One example is the migration and integration policy, which we started to discuss in PC federal society.

2) Projects: It is my firm belief that political education is one of JEF’s pillars. Pupils and other students are often not aware to which extend European politics concern their daily life. In the federal committee gather creative, innovative, experienced and highly motivated Jeffers from all over Europe. Therefore, I would like to discuss my own experiences for example of the simulation of the EP in Berlin and international youth parliaments with you to define best practice project guidelines and to facilitate exchange of ideas that give young people the opportunity for discussing European politics in a constructive way.

Hoping to see you well in Copenhagen, Stefanie