Date of article: 03/10/2018
Daily News of: 04/10/2018
Country: 
EUROPE
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Article language: en
The Equinet Newsbook is our monthly external newsletter through which we share with you latest developments related to the work of Equinet as a network, our members, and stakeholders at European-level. We very much hope you find it interesting and useful in your day-to-day work, and we would be grateful if you could disseminate it among your colleagues and partners.
Should you have any feedback or important developments you would like us to share through this newsletter, please do not hesitate to contact
Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Communication Officer (
sarah.cookeodowd@equineteurope.org – Tel: 0032 2 212 31 84).
Equinet Seminars
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During the month of October and November, Equinet will organise three seminars with different focus areas. The seminars will bring together equality bodies and selected experts to discuss the role of equality bodies at national level and how to deal with existing challenges. More information about the events can be found through the links below:
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Equinet Annual General Meeting 2018
The General Assembly of Equinet Members will meet for the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Brussels, Belgium on 7 November, and bring together heads and senior management representatives from all Equinet member and observer national equality bodies. This year’s AGM is especially important for the Network, as 2018 marks the final year of Equinet’s current Strategic Plan that has guided the work of the Network since 2015. Read more here...
During the AGM, equality bodies will have the opportunity to engage with relevant stakeholders and partners of Equinet to discuss key policy and legislative developments as regards equality and non-discrimination at European and international levels. Specifically, this year’s AGM will address important issues on the equality agenda in an open plenary format, including:
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EU priorities on equality and non-discrimination and the contribution of equality bodies;
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Implementation of European Standards for national equality bodies;
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Upcoming Elections of the Parliament of the European Union;
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and;
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Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) post-2020 of the European Union (Rights and Values Programme).
You are welcome to join. Please use the following form to register for the Equinet AGM 2018 by Monday, 15 October 2018.
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