Ennalog 16 - 01 - 2012

First ENNA Log for 2012! Weekly updates start again! Updates from the ENNA office, General Assembly Plans, Website Updates, News Updates Been back in Brussels for 1 week. Have reorganised the office to allow for a seating capacity of 3. New workspace is open for any ENNA member wishing to hot-desk whilst visiting Brussels New Starter: Lukas Eick, ENNA Network Assistant for the next 2 months. Will give the next ENNA log Draft Agenda of the General Assembly (1st to 3rd Feb 2012 in Brussels) 1st Day: Public Seminar. 2nd and 3rd Day: Internal Assembly Public event will discuss how to sustain civil society as a societal glue during economically tough times. 3 Roundtables: 1st CSOs as motors of local participation 2nd Financial perspectives for CSOs beyond 2012 - what funding opportunities are coming up? Last Roundtable: Network building and partnership working as a cost-effective way to reach CSO objectives with less money EY2012 gets underway. ENNA attending opening conference in Copehagen this week. Participates in EY2012 Alliance meetings. ECAS moving forward with European Civil Society House project. Wants ENNA members to provide national correspondents. If interested and unable to attend the General Assembly. Contact us at secretariat@enna- europe.org Update of ENNA website plug-ins has not gone as smoothly as expected. Expect intermitent problems over next few weeks to be resolved. Access should be restored soon for EU news updates for this week including draft treaty controversy, Danish Presidency priorities... Controversy between British desire to see a more inter-governmental approach to tackling financial crisis vs community method Summary of Danish Presidency priorities has been published on website focussing on CSO perspective Funds for Balkan CSOs to peer exchange with CSOs from the region. Announcement comes from Balkan Civil Society Development Network European Diversity Leadership awards scheme for companies and organisations doing ground breaking work to promote diversity in workplace Visit our YouTube channel Civil Society Hub to check out latest hot videos including the 2011 Highlights from European Parliament See you next week!