page_title: Euzko Gaztedi
section_title: Structure
hierarchical_section_title: Euzko Gaztedi / Structure
caption_attribution_description: Euskara: EGIkideak Ibarretxe Lehendakariarekin Ajuriaenean. English: EGI members with Ibarretxe President Français&#160;: Membres d´EGI avec Ibarretxe. Español: Miembros de EGI con el Lehendakari Ibarretxe en Ajuriaenea .
context_page_description: Euzko Gaztedi Indarra-EGI is the youth wing of the Basque main nationalist political party, the Basque Nationalist Party. Their presence is in the Basque Country, in the Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre and in the Northern Basque Country. According to its statutes is defined as an organization Basque, democratic, pluralistic, participatory, independence and humanist wishing to achieve a framework of respect for the identity of peoples and human rights.
context_section_description: EGI is structured so internal almost identical to EAJ-PNV, being an autonomous organization within the party, but its members are affiliated between 16 and 30 years.
  The organization is assembly and works on three levels: municipal, regional or territorial and national levels.  The first one was inaugurated on July 14, 1894 in the old town of Bilbao, one year before the formal establishment as the PNV party.  Today there are over 200 batzokis.
  The executive body of the party, "Aberri Batzorde", is composed of the secretaries of the regional councils and various burukides (council members) endorsed by the national assembly from those elected by the territorial assemblies. The regional councils are composed of the heads of each valley or area and that are shared work areas and the secretariat. Las ejecutivas tienen mandato por dos años. The executive has the mandate for two years.
  "Bilera Nagusiak" (General Assemblies) are the highest organ of EGI and usually every three or four years where approving the policy action. The last was in December 2004 in Zarauz (Guipuzcoa).
caption: Members of EGI with the Lehendakari Juan José Ibarretxe
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