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In July 2017 the European Commission published its Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, with specific measures to improve age, gender, disability and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) inclusion within its workforce – all of which are important. Despite representations and dialogue with the European Network Against Racism during the development of the strategy, the European […]
European countries have reacted to the challenges of migration by adopting approaches who aim to substantially reduce the number of migrants entering Europe and increase the number of people returned. However, there is widespread concern that human rights and refugee protection standards are being undermined. One of those concerns is the use of detention, […]
It’s our pleasure to be able to share with you the latest edition of Around Europe, the newsletter of the Quaker Council for European Affairs. We’ve devoted this issue to the theme of “Sanctuary Everywhere,” which is also the theme of our upcoming joint conference with Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW). From 1-3 December, […]
It’s our pleasure to be able to share with you the latest edition of Around Europe, the newsletter of the Quaker Council for European Affairs. In this edition we report on a recent film screening hosted by QCEA, which brought together almost 200 people for a discussion on the arms trade as part of our Peace […]
To all Friends everywhere We met in Brussels on 7-8 April 2017 as the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA’s) General Assembly of European Yearly Meeting representatives. Building on forty years of experience and support from Yearly Meetings, this was our first gathering since we changed our constitution and direction last October. This new […]
It’s our pleasure to be able to share with you the latest edition of Around Europe, the newsletter of the Quaker Council for European Affairs. In this edition we continue our reporting on Quaker work with refugees, exploring concrete steps which Friends in Europe can take to help new arrivals integrate into their local communities. We […]
On 20 September 2016, European Union member states agreed to accept the application of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which formally launches a process of accession into the EU. Bosnia’s journey to membership will be a slow and complicated process, during which it will need to meet a wide range of membership requirements, including reform of economic […]
Til Venner allevegne Vi mødtes i Bruxelles 7.-8.april 2017 som QCEAs generalforsamling af repræsentanter for europæiske Årsmøder. Ud fra 40 års erfaring og med støtte fra Årsmøderne, var dette vor første sammenkomst, siden vi ændrede vores vedtægter og ledelse sidste år i oktober. Denne nye epoke for QCEA begynder på det rette tidspunkt til at […]
QCEA, together with the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN), have published a report on Friends’ efforts to respond to the influx of displaced persons in Europe. Quaker Faith in Action: Friends’ work in the area of forced migration builds on feedback from Quaker respondents across Europe, and explores the important work done by individuals, […]
It’s our pleasure to be able to share with you the latest edition of Around Europe, the newsletter of the Quaker Council for European Affairs. In this edition, we explore how volunteers working with refugees can develop secondary trauma, and look at ways to help those affected. We also reveal new proposals that risk militarising the […]