GCAP Europe Blog

European Union E-action: United against Poverty.org: Join the European-wide petition to call on ambitious goals for the EU at the MDG review summit. Until June 15th!
GCAP GERMANY IN THE RUN UP TO NATIONAL ELECTION: On Sunday, September 27th 2009 there will be a Federal Election in Germany. Following the election, the parties will begin with coalition negotiations designed to form the new Government. Thereafter, parliamentarians of the Bundestag will elect a new chancellor. The outcome of the election will be crucial for the design of German development policies in the upcoming four years. GCAP Germany (“Deine Stimme gegen Armut”) is working hard to bring development issues and MDGs to the public agenda. This is not easy as domestic issues related to financial and economic crisis are dominating the election campaigns.
SCOTTISH CLIMATE CHANGE BILL: A great step forward for climate justice - The Scottish Parliament has just passed the Climate Change Bill, which includes commitments to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 42% by 2020.

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About GCAP Europe

GCAP Europe is made of 33 national coalitions representing 30 countries all over the continent from Portugal to Azerbaijan. The European coalitions have 2 European representatives sitting in the GCAP Global Council (GCAP Governing Body). They are elected on an annual basis during the GCAP Europe Assembly traditionally taking place at the end of each year. A regional secretariat was set up in February 2007 and the latter is hosted by the Coordinadora de ONGD-España, Spanish NGO platform for development (www.coordinadoraongd.org), since March 2009.

Read the 2008 GCAP Europe Secretariat Report of Activities GCAP Europe Secretariat 2008 Activity Report

The GCAP Europe constituency is guided by the GCAP Europe Strategic Framework (2008/2010). A GCAP Europe Steering Group is in charge of the operational implementation of this document. The GCAP Europe Steering Group is made of an average of 10 members representing national coalitions and European networks.

Read the 2008/2010 GCAP Europe Strategic Framework GCAP Europe Strategic Framework 2008/2010

The last GCAP Europe Assembly was held in St. Petersburg on November 12/14 (2008 GCAP Europe Assembly Report). The European coalitions agreed on a 2009 action plan. Get in touch with the GCAP Europe Secretariat if you would like more information. The next European Assembly will take place in November in Malta.

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GCAP Europe Secretariat

Roeland Ramakers

Coordinadora de ONGD-España

Calle de la Reina 17, 3º
28004, Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34-915239865
Fax: +34-915213843
E-mail: gcapeuropesecretariat[at]whiteband.org
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