| Young Union Junge Union | |
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| Chairman | Johannes Winkel |
| Secretary General | Arvid Hüsgen |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Headquarters | Leipziger Platz 11, D-10117 Berlin |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism (German) Economic liberalism |
| Position | Centre-right |
| Mother party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
| International affiliation | International Young Democrat Union |
| Website | junge-union.de |
TheYoung Union of Germany (German:Junge Union Deutschlands), or simplyJU, is the jointyouth organisation of theCDU/CSU coalition inGermany.[1] Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age.[2]
The Junge Union claims to be the largest political youth organization in Germany and Europe with about 100,000 members.[3]
The JU views itself as an organization that aims to further the goals of its parent political parties,CDU/CSU, among the German youth, and to represent the interests of the younger generation within the CDU/CSU parties. In its platform, it defines itself as aliberal,[4]conservative, yet progressive[5] organization.
The JU is committed todemocracy and asocial market economy. It supportsEuropean integration and a strong partnership with theUnited States within the framework ofNATO. Within its parent parties, the Junge Union advocates political reform. One central objective is a remodeling of the publicsocial security system which is confronted by an increasingdependency ratio.The JU supportsintergenerational equity in the areas of pension and health care system reforms, proposing to complement these systems with capital-based private accounts in order to address fiscal problems such as Germany'sdebt-to-GDP ratio. The JU views labor-market liberalization as an effective means to battle unemployment. It favors university tuition fees, and has expressed support for theCenter Against Expulsions inBerlin.
In foreign policy, the JU is committed to a German-American security alliance, and called for Germany to participate in theWar against Iraq. It opposes Turkey's full membership in theEuropean Union, preferring for them to have aprivileged partnership with the EU.
The JU is a member of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP), an umbrella organisation ofChristian Democratic and conservative youth organisations ofEurope. It collaborates closely with all European partner organisations but has traditionally had strong ties to the neighboring Junge Österreichische Volkspartei (JVP), the youth organisation of theAustrian People's Party.
All International Affairs are coordinated by the International Commission, which is chaired byMaximilian Mörseburg MdB as International Secretary and his deputiesManuel Knoll MdL and Moritz Übermuth.[7]
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