Newropeans is the fruit of 20 years of dedication to the European Union project by citizens from all over Europe aiming both at the progress of European unity and common democracy. These Newropeans - most of them born after the signature of the Rome Treaty - have most notably succeeded in:

• 1985: the creation of the first large-scale pan-European student network, AEGEE-EUROPE. In 2005, the student network will celebrate its 20th anniversary, proudly counting more than 200,000 European student members since 1985.

• 1988: the creation of the ERASMUS program was the fruit of the lobbying by AEGEE’s leaders, especially to François Mitterrand. This first large European program oriented toward the younger generation has enabled more than 1 million students to study in European universities outside of their own country.

• 1989: the first transnational political campaign for the European Parliament with a party called the “IDE: Initiative for Democracy in Europe”.

• 1991 : « Tempus Scandal » (student exchange program with Eastern Europe) and first public questioning of lack of efficiency and transparency of European programs, together with recommendations on new methodologies for creation and management of European policies.

• During the 90s, the maturation of this group allowed them to work as consultants to national governments and to the EU institutions.

• At the end of the 90s, their contribution to European policy-making has been formalized through the establishment of one of the most respected trans-European think tanks, EUROPE 2020, that developed the first recommendations on the necessary EU democratization.

• October 2000 : organization of the founding symposium « Newropeans 2000 : New Europe, New Challenges, New Generations », that gathered more than 2000 European youth in Paris with prestigious speakers from allover Europe.

• May 2002 : organization of EU-StudentVote, the first Internet trans-European election

• October 2002 – July 2003 : organization of the Newropeans Democracy Marathon that allowed to elaborate 16 propositions to re-found a democratic EU, thanks to 100 conferences in 100 towns of 25 European countries, gathering more than 10,000 participants.

• October 2003 : Organization of the first Grand Prix Newropeans, selected by nearly 1,000 European citizens, yearly rewarding the actors of EU democratization.

• Since 2003: creation of a unique network reaching out nearly 100,000 European citizens, daily connected through Newropeans Magazine, one of the most read trans-European webzines.