Mail exchange RP - Saastamoinen: SOS Children, list of NGOs etc
Salla.Saastamoinen@ec.europa.eu
17/12/2009
to me, Patrizia.DE-LU., Edo.KORLJAN
Dear Ms Post,
As mentioned in my previous mail, we covered the costs of the one representative per association that had registered to the Conference before the deadline expired and that were coming from a country of the EU.
If I understand correctly, you refer to association For the Children SOS in your message; that association was represented by a person who also represented an organisation "Association "Biruinta" (Victory)" situated in an EU Member State and whose costs were covered in that context. Thus, there was no separate representative to "For the Children SOS" financed (who would have come outside of the EU) but their European representive was present without additional financing.
Yours,
Salla Saastamoinen
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Head of Unit
JLS.E.2 - Civil justice
Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security
Tel. +32-2-296.94.63
E-mail: salla.saastamoinen@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm
From: Roelie Post [mailto:roelie.post@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 7:09 PM
To: SAASTAMOINEN Salla (JLS)
Cc: DE LUCA Patrizia (JLS); Edo.KORLJAN@coe.int
Subject: Re: Strasbourg conference - reminder
Thank you.
May I ask why a non registered US 'organisation' would be financed by the Commission?
2009/12/17
Dear Ms Post,
Thank you for your messages. I apologise for delay in replying.
As the Conference was organised jointly by the Council of Europe and the European Commission, the related materials are shared in our websites: You will find the speeches and presentations in the website of the Council of Europe:
http://www.coe.int/t/DGHL/STANDARDSETTING/FAMILY/Adoption_conference_en.asp
The study commissioned by the European Commission is published in the website of the European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters:
http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/news/whatsnew_en.htm
The NGOs that had sent representatives to participate to the Conference were (for which the organisators covered the costs for one representative per NGO):
1) Adoption UK
2) Against Child Trafficking
3) AMICI DELL'ADOZIONE
4) Amici dei Bambini
5) ASESORÍA DE ADOPCIONES (ADA)- ADOPTIONSBERATUNG e.V
6) ASSOCIATION "BIRUINTA" (VICTORY)
7) Attraverso il Mondo per un Sorriso
8) BAAF, British Association for Adoption and Fostering
9) ChildONEurope
10) CIAI Centro Italiano Aiuti all'Infanzia
11) Coordinamento Coppie Adottive Bulgaria
12) Defenseur des Enfants
13) EFA, Enfance et Familles d'adoption
14) Euroadopt
15) Fondazione Patrizia Nidoli
16) For the Children SOS
17) International Adoption Association
18) International Social Service ISS
19) Nordic Adoption Council
20) Save the Children Finland
21) Terres des Hommes
22) United Adoptees International
Of these, the costs of one representative of Adoption UK, AMICI DELL'ADOZIONE, Amici dei Bambini, BAAF British Association for Adoption and Fostering, ChildONEurope, Coordinamento Coppie Adottive Bulgaria, EFA Enfance et Familles d'adoption, Euroadopt, International Social Service ISS, Nordic Adoption Council and Terres des Hommes were covered by the first budget allocation. With the additional budget, we were able then to cover the costs of the one representative of also the rest of the NGOs (situating in the EU) that had registered by the deadline.
FYI: the list of participants is not published in the websites because it contains personal data (names, addresses, e-mails) that was meant for the use of the organisators. In addition to the NGOs, all Member States of the EU and of the Council of Europe had sent one or more representatives (the costs of the one representative per country were covered). In addition, some international organisations, researchers and journalists attended the conference.
Yours,
Salla Saastamoinen
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Head of Unit
JLS.E.2 - Civil justice
Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security
Tel. +32-2-296.94.63
E-mail: salla.saastamoinen@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/judicialatlascivil/html/index_en.htm
From: Roelie Post [mailto:roelie.post@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:03 PM
To: SAASTAMOINEN Salla (JLS)
Subject: Re: Strasbourg conference - reminder
Dear Ms. Saastamoinen,
We have not yet received a reply to our mail of 9/12/2009.
Best regards,
Roelie Post
Against Child Trafficking
http://againstchildtrafficking.org
Author of Romania for Export Only
2009/12/9 Roelie Post
Dear Ms. Saastamoinen,
During the Strasbourg conference you announced that the speeches and the EC study would be made public on the EC website.
Please let us know where these can be found.
I also repeat our request to receive the original list of the 10 NGO's that received a special invitation from the Commission.
Best regards,
Roelie Post
Against Child Trafficking
http://againstchildtrafficking.org
Author of Romania for Export Only