We believe that the limit on the number of EC members older than 30 may excessively restrict the organisation, without being justified by any hard requirements (such as the age of participants for projects funded by the European Youth Foundation). There may be years when there are more quality candidates who are above 30 years of age, and rejecting them could be a loss for CDN as a whole. Similarly, there may be years when the number of candidates is insufficient, and the viable candidacy of individuals above the age limit could help constitute a functioning EC body without the need for by-elections. Age should not be a limiting factor; members should be eligible as long as they are under 35 years old. CDN should cherish the engagement of all young people and leverage their expertise to the fullest extent.
Proposer: | Polish Young Greens |
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Status: | Withdrawn |
Submitted: | 10.04.2024, 11:48 |
Comments
Bojana Vuleltić:
Beside this, three quarts of Administrators must come from organisations members, while at least 50% third of Administrators must be of women* and at least 50% of Administrators must be younger than thirty.
Reason:
We agree with the Polish Young Greens that the current limit of only 25% EC members older than 30 is too restrictive. However, we still believe that it is important to support young activists in our network. Therefore, we propose that the quota for EC members younger than 30 be reduced form 75% to 50%, which means that the EC of 7 members will have 4 members younger than 30. This would ensure that young members will have the majority, while allowing for greater participation of more experienced activists, which will enable the transfer of knowledge and enhance the work of the EC in the future.