Online Meeting - 28/10/2014

7:30pm CET - 28/09/2014 ¦ Platform: Hangouts (until suitable alternative is solved)

Present: Micha, Krassina, Milena, Gio, Josef, Shenna, Júlia

Apologies: Joan, Marie,

Quorum:

Moderation: Krassi

Minutes: Micha

Personal updates

Office updates

Approve minutes of last meeting: Approved

Activities: any updates, and current plans

Olive Tree Branch (if update): Joan

• Call: Done

• Project Outline: Done

• Decision on Meeting: Member Organisation can indicate to the EC/Joan whom they see representing their organistion best. Joan to agree and take note

Climate campaign Joan/Shenna/Marie

• Campaign plan initial brainstorming draft

• We need concrete numbers on costs very soon so we can talk with numbers to MEPs: Micha to write it to Marie and Joan

• Offer of Benjamin to help in the campaign planning & Oleg as free trainer for COP20 seminar

• Money was received and a meeting with the Group was requested by Shenna

• The Group allocated 3.000 Euro to FYEG for Climate Campaign

• Fundraising Plan: Haloween Action, Adopt a Negotiator

• Communication with the Group goes through Co-Spokes

• Halloween Fundraising has to be done on Monday. Micha and Joan and Shenna to work on it

Far right, populism and inclusion (if update) Josef/Micha

• Define further process:

• Micha to finalise proposal, Josef and Micha will speak about it at the WGM to clarify then submit proposal

Capacity building exchange (if update)

Twinning cities (if update) Milena

• Updates on the Parliamentary Visits

• Shenna will update us tomorrow on confusion with the parliamentary visits

• Shenna will update Milena in order for her to follow-up on the meeting

• We already have 2 local grous (Juhuu)

WGm  (30 October - 2 November) (if update) Krassina

Shenna + Krassi to have dedicated call

 5. EC meetings

• Decision from the doodle:

• Agenda and Meeting during Working Group Meeting (on sunday)

 6. Network* & Partner updates

MOs

WGs

Update: Peace&Conflict WG chose to work on the Israel/Palestine conflict this year.

Partners

• EGP

• Council

• Ammendments

• Ebola Resolution (not yet finished) (includes the WG proposals)

• Amendments will be coming in. We will meet on Friday on the WGM to discuss them.

• Middle East: All Amendmets are ok, except for them that Marie and Micha bring to the attention of the EC

• Technical aspects: registration, accommodation, arrival/departure:

• EGP informed us now: 2 weeks before the start of the congress that we have to pay 60 Euros per night for the non-delegates. Micha will communicate with Shenna and Marie on if there are cheaper hostels. EC will stay together in one place. Possibly all stay in the 4 rooms that we have.

• CDN: financial meeting tomorrow Oct. 29

• GYG: they are at the office last Friday

• YFJ:

• Decision: Julia and Krassi will go to the GA of YFJ

 7.External Communication

• Newsletter

• Social media

• PRs

Wednesday

DECISION:

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

 8. Communication tools

• Mumble (input from webmaster in the mailing list)

• postponed

• Website (Gio)

GA documents were uploaded

• Corporate Identiy:

 9. Finances

• GGEP financial request - until the end of the month to be finalized.

• Closing of campaign budget

• Austrian YGs situation:

 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

1. Issues postponed for discussion next week: