Oli Henman

How do people engage with the EU?

<>While the European elections were building NCVO worked closely with members across the country and in many other EU countries to develop a shared platform for civil society- this is increasingly a discussion that happens outside the major capitals and we must recognise the role of local and regional action. For example a panel debate with MEPs and candidates in Birmingham tapped into the phenomenal work of the West Midlands European Network and the ways that...

<>Richard’s article points to the critical cross-roads that the world of civil society is reaching.
NGOs are no longer the outsiders begging for crumbs at the table but are now significant players in our own right; but with this comes increasing complexity and changing responsibility. The old ideas of North-South Divide do not add up when Indian conglomerates are buying Jaguar cars and Brazilian aircraft companies are delivering aircraft to the Swiss, instead we are moving towards a world of...

As the European Union has been expanding so the number of migrants from across the new member states has increased in the UK.
We took some time at the NCVO Annual Conference on 20 February 2008 to consider the impact of this migration on the voluntary sector in this country, with participation of colleagues from the Barka Foundation of Poland.

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How have things changed?

What are the key examples of success for new migrant communities?

<>How can we work together across the EU to improve...

The Impact of the European Reform Treaty on the 3rd Sector:

Last week's Eurogroup Meeting took place in the Jubilee Room, Westminster Hall, where the Minister for Europe Jim Murphy spoke and answered questions from Eurogroup members including RSPB, BOND, NSPCC and UKREN

There was a lively debate covering a wide range of aspects of the European Reform Treaty with consideration of environmental policy, development assistance, diversity and children's rights.

<>The overarching aspect that affects...