Media Advisory: Launch of European Network of Migrant Women, 18 June 2010 in Brussels

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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF MIGRANT WOMEN

LAUNCH AND HIGH-LEVEL SEMINAR

 

Brussels, 15 June 2010 – Two years after its formation and the commencement of its activities, the official launch of the European Network of Migrant Women will take place on Friday 18 June in Brussels in cooperation with the European Economic and Social Committee.

The European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) is an innovative network bringing together more than one hundred non-governmental and non-profit organisations from 16 European Union countries to democratically represent the concerns, needs and interests of migrant women at EU-level.

The theme of the inaugural high-level seminar will be ‘Migrant Women in Europe: Challenging Policies and Highlighting Good Practices to Ensure an Inclusive Europe’.  A first session will give voice to members of ENoMW from diverse EU countries to highlight the contributions of migrant women to integration in Europe. This will be followed by a roundtable discussion with decision-makers from the European Commission, European Parliament, Fundamental Rights Agency, European Institute of Gender Equality and Council of Europe.

The full programme is available here.

More details on the European Network of Migrant Women are available here.

The Seminar will be followed by a reception to which members of the press are cordially invited.

 

Location: European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Belliard 99, 1040 Brussels

Date and time: Friday 18 June 9:30 – 13:00

Photo opportunities

Interview opportunities with the Chair of the European Network of Migrant Women, Virginia WANGARE GREINER and other members of the network are available upon request

 

For interview requests, more information and a copy of the Press Pack, please contact:

Leanda E. Barrington-Leach, Communications and Media Officer, European Women’s Lobby, Tel: 02 210 04 41 / 04 88 41 94 2, E-mail: barrington@womenlobby.org