European Free Alliance Youth is a youth organisation made up of members who belong to organisations, movements or political parties that safeguard and promote the cultural, linguistic and national diversity of Europe. The EFAY therefore is an alliance of the youth branches of nationalist and regionalist political parties and organizations throughout Europe, who are actively engaged at the State-Regional and European level. Its members work towards a greater recognition of European diversity.
EFAy is the youth wing of the European Free Alliance European political party. Created by Mikel Irujo (former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Eusko Alkartasuna) in 2000, when he was Secretary for international issues of Gazte Abertzaleak. Its current president is Roccu Garoby (from Corsica), elected in 2011.
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