“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
The European Parliament and The Council of Ministers approve online voting
In its last session before the summer break the European Parliament made an important decision concerning the European elections next year. On the fourth of July, the EP approved the Council’s decision on how to elect its members in the future. The most important changes to the existing law areRead More
Networks of dedicated schools or education services abroad
ETTW works with the European Institutions to better understand the educational systems set up by the Member States of the European Union, for the children of their expatriate citizens. Here is a first result that follows the conference on the subject organised in March 2018 with the European Committee ofRead More
Newsletter N°17 – June 2018
Activities in and around ETTW I. News from Board and Working Groups ETTW Board meeting 28 May 2018 At the meeting, our President, Raymond Xerri reported from an important series of meetings on diaspora policies. ‘The Annual Diaspora Forum – Diasporas as Partners for a development in a Globalized World’Read More
Newsletter N°16 – March 2018
News from Board and Working Groups Administrative matters The ETTW Board met on March 7th to discuss mainly administrative matters – the financial situation and the 2018 budget – and prepare the conference later the same day on education for expats (see the resumé below). As almost all other NGOsRead More
ETTW Conference-Providing education for European diasporas-Conclusions
The purpose of the conference, organised by ETTW (Europeans Throughout The World) and hosted by the European Committee of the Regions with the support of M. Borboly, rapporteur for ‘Modernising school and higher education’ as well as the ‘Youth Strategy’, was: raising the awareness in European Institutions of the importanceRead More
ETTW Educational Conference, hosted by the Committee of the Regions – Brussels March 7 th, 2018, 2-6 p.m.
Providing education for European diasporas – a joint challenge for EU and its Member States. How to preserve one’s roots, recognise learning outcomes, support mobility of students without losing talents? What is the role of regions, cities, networks of schools abroad? ETTW (Europeans Throughout The World, https://euromonde.eu) invites you to debateRead More