Junge Union

Young Union Junge Union
Chairman	Paul Ziemiak
Secretary General	Alexander Humbert
Founded	1947
Ideology	Christian democracy Conservatism Economic liberalism
Mother party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union in Bavaria
International affiliation	International Young Democrat Union
Website
junge-union.de

The Junge Union Deutschlands (Young Union of Germany) or JU is the joint youth organisation of the two conservative German political parties, CDU and CSU. Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age.

Junge Union claims to be the largest political youth organization in Germany and Europe with about 120.000 members.

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 a liberal,conservative, yet progressive organization. The JU is committed to democracy and a social market economy. It supports European integration and a strong partnership with the United States within the framework of NATO. Within its parent parties, the Junge Union advocates political reform. One central objective is a remodeling of the public social security system which is confronted by an increasing dependency ratio. The JU supports intergenerational 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's debt-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 the Center Against Expulsions in Berlin.

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