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Millions of Europeans are still suffering
‘The European Commission’s State of the Union speech two weeks ago had a missing chapter – Free Movement got very little attention. Our President, Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’, has a proposal: “Europeans Throughout the World followed with attention the State of the Union speech delivered by the President of theRead More

Address of the President of Latvia, Egils Levits, at the opening of the annual board meeting of World Federation of Free Latvians
Fellow Latvians, Dear friends, Thank you for inviting me to open the board meeting of the World Federation of Free Latvians (WFFL) which has been taking place in Riga for many years now. WFFL was established as the central umbrella organisation for overseas federations of Latvian organisations that represent LatviansRead More

ETTW – A bridge between the EU and the Council of Europe in building a Pan European Diaspora Policy?
ETTW President Pierre-Yves Le Borgn’ : “We need a Pan-European Diaspora policy”. One of ETTW’s top priorities is advocating a Pan-European diaspora policy to the benefit of the more than 18 million European Expatriate citizens living in the EU. In several individual European countries active diaspora policies are being drawnRead More

Brain drain: A one way ticket?
During a big European week organised by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), our President Dr. Raymond Xerri participated in a workshop on the 9th of October, a workshop entitled: ‘Brain drain: a one way ticket?’. CoR members emphasised the need to define local and regional strategies to counteractRead More

“Brain drain: a one way ticket?” workshop information
During the European Week of Regions and Cities, Organized by the EU Committee of the Regions and the European Commission, ETTW President, Raymond Xerri, participated in an important workshop, entitled ‘Brain Drain: A One Way Ticket?’ The Harghita county Council of Romania, at the occasion of the European Week ofRead More