A few years later, in 1997, after Sweden had joined the Union, I was involved in putting together the PPE Group's youth organisation, Youth of EPP, and I myself became its first chairman.
După câţiva ani, în 1997, după ce Suedia a aderat la Uniune, am înfiinţat organizaţia de tineret a Grupului PPE, Tineretul PPE, şi am fost primul preşedinte al acesteia.