February 2011

Listed events (for further descriptions of events and links scroll down):

1 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Conference on European Neighbourhood Policy

2 February 2011, Dublin, Ireland

Turn Off the Red Light : End Prostitution in Ireland

3–4  February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Integrating the Wider Europe after the Lisbon Treaty

3-5 February 2011, Bilbao, Spain, This is European Social Innovation: Workshop for Winners

3 February 2011, Lincolnshire; 10 February 2011, Newcastle 

Winning a bigger buck for the bang programme financial planning and budgeting to win 

8 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, How to transform the demographic challenge into an opportunity for quality employment in Europe?

9 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, ELAC for Migrant Elders

9 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, The 2010-2014 European Commission: 1 Year On…

10 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Pension Reform: Make or Break

10-11 February 2011, Trier, Germany, Annual Forum on Combating Corruption in the EU 2011

10-11 February 2011, Paris, France, Green Growth Strategy Workshop

15-16 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium, Culture in Motion Conference

17-18 February 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, Seminar on human rights dimensions of migration in Europe

21 – 23 February 2011, Geneva, Switzerland, Improving the Effectiveness of Your Board

23-25 February 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark, Development of agricultural systems and climate smart agriculture in developing countries – Workshop

24-25 February 2011, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Conference on the constitutional consequences of European integration in Germany and the Netherlands

25-26 February, 2011, Szeged, Hungary, Let’s Liberate Diversity! 

 

1 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Conference on European Neighbourhood Policy

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) is one of the European Union’s newest external relations policies, aiming to bring Europe and its neighbours closer, to their mutual benefit and interest. It was conceived after the 2004 enlargement of the EU with 10 new member countries, in order to avoid creating new borders in Europe

To read more: www.europa.eu/eucalendar

 

2 February 2011, Dublin, Ireland

Turn Off the Red Light : End Prostitution in Ireland

Irish civil society organisations, unions, NGOs and individuals have formed an alliance to raise public awareness about the harm caused by prostitution and sex trafficking and to lobby the government to introduce legislation to end the exploitation of women, men and children in the sex industry.

To read more: www.womenlobby.org

 

3–4  February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Integrating the Wider Europe after the Lisbon Treaty

The conference will open with political perspectives from MEPs on extending the European integration process eastward. A core aim for the conference is to identify appropriate strategies for EU policy-making in the future. It will be also discussed how the changes brought in by the Lisbon treaty to the functioning of the Union’s external relations will affect relations with the eastern neighbours.

To read more: www.euclidnetwork.eu

 

3-5 February 2011, Bilbao, Spain

This is European Social Innovation: Workshop for Winners

This opening workshop is for the 10 selected innovation initiatives selected for the ‘This is European Social Innovation’ – Information on the programme is available here.

To read more: www.euclidnetwork.eu

 

3 February 2011, Lincolnshire; 10 February 2011, Newcastle 

Winning a bigger buck for the bang programme financial planning and budgeting to win

Participants will gain an understanding of how to support organisations with the financial aspects of submitting a tender and winning a contract.

To read more:www.acevo.org.uk

To know more about Acevo’s events and training you can click on the following link: www.acevo.org.uk/Events

 

8 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium 

How to transform the demographic challenge into an opportunity for quality employment in Europe?

The conference constitutes one of the first major events in the framework of the “Europe 2020” strategy concerning economic, social and digital policies. It shall give a strong political impetus in favour of the preservation of the European social model.

To read more: www.europeanagenda.eu

 

9 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

ELAC for Migrant Elders

On 9 February 2011, the winners of the first European Local Authorities Competition on Good Practices on the Support for Migrant Elders Initiatives (ELAC for migrant elders) will be awarded for outstanding municipal initiatives for the improvement of the quality of life of migrant elders.

To read more: www.europa.eu

 

9 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

The 2010-2014 European Commission: 1 Year On…

Burson-Marsteller Brussels aims to get a snapshot of how the current European Commission is doing as we are approaching its 1st birthday.

To read more: www.europeanagenda.eu

 

10 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Pension Reform: Make or Break

This ALDE seminar makes a contribution to the debate launched by the European Commission in its Green Paper on adequate, sustainable and safe pensions in July 2010.

To read more:

www.alde.eu

 

10-11 February 2011, Trier, Germany

Annual Forum on Combating Corruption in the EU 2011

This fifth Annual Forum on Combating Corruption in the EU, organized by ERA-Academy of European Law, will gather approximately one hundred lawyers to debate how best to ensure effective protection of whistleblowers, victims and witnesses.

www.era.int

 

10-11 February 2011, Paris, France

Green Growth Strategy Workshop

To ensure that green growth policy recommendations are relevant to countries’ needs, the OECD is organising a consultation to review the first draft of the Synthesis Report on 10-11 February 2011. The workshop will bring together policymakers and experts across OECD and partner countries, as well as a range of stakeholders from international organisations, business, and civil society.

To read more: www.oecd.org

 

15-16 February 2011, Brussels, Belgium

Culture in Motion Conference

What is the added value of transnational cultural cooperation projects supported by the EU and what does European financing enable the cultural sector to achieve that would not have been possible otherwise? The European Commission is organising its third Culture in Motion Conference in order to help answer these and other questions.

To read more: www.culture-in-motion-2011.eu

 

17-18 February 2011, Istanbul, Turkey

Seminar on human rights dimensions of migration in Europe

This seminar is organized by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, and the Turkish Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers. The aim is to exchange views on the most important discrepancies between European migration laws and practices and human rights standards, as well as on optimal ways to provide assistance to states in reflecting on and revisiting their migration policies. Representatives from Council of Europe member states, migration experts from intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, and academics will discuss topics such as the general human rights challenges of migration in Europe, the protection of unaccompanied migrant children and the measures to combat smuggling.

To read more: www.coe.int

 

21–23 February 2011, Geneva, Switzerland

Improving the Effectiveness of Your Board

It is widely recognised in the NGO sector that there is much scope for improving governance. This three-day course is designed to equip board members, executive directors and other staff with the knowledge, skills and tools to identify that scope and devise and implement measures to exploit it.

To read more: www.ngomanager.org

 

23-25 February 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark

Development of agricultural systems and climate smart agriculture in developing countries – Workshop

This workshop will discuss challenges and opportunities for more efficient agriculture in the long term, contributing to thinking beyond Cancun and The Hague. It will also explore synergies between adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity to respond to competing pressures on land and water from agriculture, forests and other ecosystems, growing population and urban expansion, as well as energy needs.

To read more: www.fao.org/climatechange/en

 

24 25 February 2011, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Conference on the constitutional consequences of European integration in Germany and the Netherlands

This conference aims to discuss and compare not only the effects of European integration on the constitution as such, but also its consequences on the judiciary and on the national parliaments.

To read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl

 

25-26 February, 2011, Szeged, Hungary 

Let’s Liberate Diversity!

6^th European forum on agricultural biodiversity

The Let’s Liberate Diversity! forums are the annual gatherings of farmers’ organisations and associations working on agricultural biodiversity in Europe. The 2011 edition of the forum will be held in Szeged, Hungary, during the Hungarian presidency of the European Union. Its central theme will be the question of Farmers’ Rights related to the conservation, sustainable use and development of agricultural biodiversity.

To read more: http://www.liberate-diversity-hungary2011.org