The YES-EXECOM meeting brought together 60 young European entrepreneurs from 6 countries to meet and discuss the "Priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the EU" and especially of the YES strategy for 2006. This meeting was the occasion as well to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of Gruppe 1031, the Austrian association of young entrepreneurs, with, in particular, Veit Schmid-Schmidsfelden, former YES President, who remembered the enriching cooperative spirit that he experienced in the European confederation.