7:30pm CET - 21/09/2014 ¦ Platform: Hangouts (until suitable alternative is solved)
Present: Gio, Julia, Milena, Shenna, Micha, Joan
Apologies: Josef, Marie
Quorum: Yes (by 1)
NB - prioritise all work to be done ready for WGm
Moderation:
Minutes:
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Personal updates:
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Office updates
Part by part doing the transfer period especially in terms of bookkeeping + finances, for the report to the accountant. We are also taking care of the taxes of FYEG.
Maggie is finishing all finances during her term. Shenna will be in charge of WGM onwards. We will have a financial meeting with CDN office on the 28/29th (morning). Guiding Edu in Twinning projects meeting & conceptualisation. Had good lunch cooked by Edu :)
>> Shenna to send out on list, share out on social media tomorrow.
More time this week as Strasbourg week!
Finalising the survey for MOs on twinning projects, coordinating with Milena & office next steps, fundraising for the meeting on Dec. 2 (partly covered by MEP Vana), administering FYEG social media
-JGP Question about spare capacity.
-Shenna - 60:40 split - Parliament:FYEG. He needs time to visualise the structures of how the twinning project is going to work. With additional social media responsibility, this takes on a fair bit of time, but doing it well. Should continue to keep him inspired about TC.
>> Shenna + Miléna to work together to coordinate meeting with CDN.
>> Joan still to work on
Check here
e.g. GEF support for COP20 2000K ok,
Climate Core group support 6K = waiting for EP Finance approval,
-GGEP request for Spring conference=drafted,
-Status of any pending reimbursements - Maggie is in contact with those needed to be reimbursed still
Parliament visit slots:
Micha, Krassi + Shenna worked on this.
Submitted request for all 85 slots for the EP visits (COP20 & Twinning cities).
Interest by COP20 team to increase participants- therefore out of additional slots - 10 more for COP
35 for twinning cities meeting
Preliminary contact list already there.
Invitation will be sent before end of survey.
Still attempting 2-day meeting; will need to co-fund.
Deadlines
Monica Vana - hosting us 2nd Dec. Meeting on Dec 1 + 2..
>>Deadline 2 weeks before. All details 12th/13th Nov earliest.
COP - 10th of Dec
Better to start on 9th to follow COP
Shenna not available on w/e of 6-7th
3. Approve minutes of last meeting (Last minutes (14/10/2014))
DECISION:
4. Activities: any updates, and current plans
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TTIP (update) Micha
b. Olive Tree Branch (if update): Joan
c. Climate campaign Joan/Shenna/Marie
>> JGP to propose first draft
d. Far right, populism and inclusion (if update) Josef
e. Capacity building exchange (if update)
f. Twinning cities (if update) Milena
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Survey to send to MOs is being finalised. Edu will send it this week.
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Twinning Cities meeting at the beginning of December: we’re working on it.
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A new partnership in creation between Sweden and Germany (yeah!)
g. WGm (30 October - 2 November) (if update) Krassina
>> Shenna + Krassi to have dedicated call
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Agenda - still waiting for Saturday part from Zara
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Open space Workshops
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action - skype conference. Include climate WG in doodle.
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task distribution in case Krassina not there
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Partaaay? :)
5. EC meetings
6. Network* & Partner updates
a. MOs
b. WGs
Climate WG will join the Halloween plannig WGM party and action ideas brainstorming
c. Partners
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EGP
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Urgent decisions?
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Everything else to be discussed next week + amendments
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Deadline for Amendments: 31 October. Please put your ammendments here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KMmGMbtZEwHESzUSmRVGjdnDoEeWpGVYZHBi...
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Resolutions:
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For every Emergency Resolution we need 5 supporters
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Mar and Saraswati requested a meeting. I told Sara that Meeting on WGM is possible
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FYEG workshop on the Topic " Green respond to the military intervention in Kobane"
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FYEG action
DECISION: Do we want to have a meeting with Linnea during the WGM to talk about future cooperation (like what we had we Terry)? >> Yes.
Petra of Green Window (Croatia) as new project coordinator
Steering committee meeting here in Brussels on Friday (Oct. 24) to talk about admin matters, tax, future collaboration? TO include Global Greens on our COP20 seminar agenda
Milena and Josef will have a skype meeting with the steering committee on Thursday.
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GA on Nov 20-22: Krassi, Julia & (Shenna) to go.
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Joan has started drafting the Climate resolution & now there are input from climate policy wonks :) Need to finalise it before end of Oct. at the latest in order to consult it with Sustainability group of YFJ & to check with other MOs working on climate esp. COPs. Deadline for submission: Nov. 6
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Shenna + Maggie to check if Shenna can go as the expert on the thematic square. How this to be arranged. Last EC meeting was taken decision for two EC delegates there - Krassi and Julia registered for it.
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Info Day on Funding opportunities on Nov. 13-14 Milena & Shenna attending
7.External Communication
Wednesday
DECISION: Mos Maiorum PR? in line with EP discussion tomorrow.
>> Ska Published an article - someone to share with MOs.
Bullfighting subsidies voting in EP
EP vote on Team Juncker
Thursday
Call for COP20 seminar participants
Call for articles
Friday
Saturday
Jong Groen TTIP Info Day: with FYEG campaign plan presentation in the afternoontwinnddddd
Sunday
England + Wales GA (Joan Attending)
JOVES GA (Julia)
Monday
Tuesday
8. Communication tools
GA documents were uploaded
9. Finances
10. Internal structure
11.Other political issues this week
12. Invitations
13. AOB
- Gio - it’s a pity that Economic Compass is just on the website without proper promotion. Would be good to promote - e.g. Send to MOs Green
>> Josef to ask if it’s possible to translate to different languages.
>> Gio + Micha + Pepa responsible for launching event, and invite youth organisations + MEPs
>> Krassi to add to agenda of WGm
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Issues postponed for discussion next week: