European Democrat Students (EDS)
President	Sven Henrik Häseker
Founded	1970
Headquarters	67, Rue d'Arlon, B-1040, Brussels, Belgium
Political Ideology	christian democrat and conservative
International Affiliation	International Young Democrat Union
Mother Party	European Democrat Union (also European People's Party)
Mother European Parliament Group	Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats (EPP-ED)
Colours	Blue and White
Website	www.edsweb.org
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European Democrat Students (EDS) is an umbrella organization of european political Students organisations. The name, however, is misleading; EDS comprises the conservative and Christian democrat youth wings of parties in both the European Peoples Party and the European Democrats. An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry specific) institutions, who work together formally to coordinate activities or pool resources. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, meaning to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of... Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... For other uses, see European Democrats (disambiguation). ...

EDS is therefore recognised as an associated organisation of both the European Democrat Union and the European Peoples Party (EPP), in addition to recognition as an NGO at UNESCO. The European Democrat Union is the European wing of the International Democrat Union. ... Logo of the European Peoples Party The European Peoples Party is a Christian democrat-conservative political party at European level founded in 1976. ... NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...

Organising seminars, summer- and winteruniversities all over Europe, EDS tries to connect likeminded students from in- and outside Europe.

A list of member-organisations can be found on the EDS website.

External links

• Official EDS website

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