Emmaus Europe

2024 European Elections

The European elections are fast approaching. All citizens of the European Union will be able to vote over the period of 6-9 June 2024 to elect the MEPs who will represent them in the European Parliament for the next five years. In other words, a large number of you are going to elect the men and women who will have the power to decide what Europe will look like in the next few years.

Europe – a vital decision-making level for Emmaus’ work

European policy plays a pivotal role in the daily lives of each of us, directly influencing aspects such as labour rights, efforts to address precarity, health, production and environmental issues. For example, European law governs workers’ rights across Europe and migration policy, and directly affects our collection, sorting, reuse and recycling work, which are fundamental aspects of the Emmaus groups’ efforts.

The extreme right: a threat to Emmaus’ work in Europe

However, a major concern is emerging about the possible rise of extreme right-wing political parties, representing a serious threat to organisations such as Emmaus, particularly with regard to unconditional shelter and support. It is crucial that we resolutely resist the influence of political parties that embody racism and xenophobia.

Taking action together

It is vital that the future MEPs understand the urgent need to stand shoulder to shoulder with the most deprived people, go further on climate issues, and support the work of our groups. To raise the awareness of these MEPs, Emmaus Europe is suggesting that you invite prospective MEPs to visit your groups. This will provide a unique opportunity to showcase your everyday work to them and stress the issues that you face. If elected, these people could be Emmaus allies and help us to address exclusion and work for solidarity at the European level.

Emmaus Europe pledges to support you in this initiative by contacting the prospective MEPs and suggesting a visit to our groups. We are also encouraging you to contact the prospective MEPs in your countries, who you know, to arrange meetings. We are offering you the following help with this initiative:

  • An invitation template that you can personalise and send to the prospective MEPs of your choice. Most of the parties have designated their lists and these can be found on their websites. Their diaries fill up fast, so we advise you to contact them as soon as possible.

Invitation template

  • A four-page document detailing Emmaus Europe’s proposals for these elections.

Proposals

  • We can also help you to set up specific initiatives if you so wish, or to prepare members of your group to speak up in order to champion your proposals and lived experience to the prospective MEPs.

We are available if you have any questions and to support you with this initiative.

Contact: manon.gaham@emmaus-europe.org & eve.poulteau@emmaus-europe.org

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Deconstructing fear of foreigners: the Emmaus campaign for humane provision for migrants

The idea behind the posters is to open people’s minds to a discussion about the issue, and they should be displayed in our public areas so as to deconstruct people’s fears about receiving migrants. The posters are therefore available in the languages of the European countries in which Emmaus groups are located.  

You can use the posters as a gateway to more in-depth discussions with your customers and other contacts, or to invite politicians to discuss Emmaus’ approach to migration and reception policies. This invitation could be supplemented by including Emmaus International’s publication “First global report on our fight against poverty”.

At the European level, this campaign is in keeping with the discussions started between the Member States on the European Council and with the European Parliament on the new Migration and Asylum Pact. This pact sets the policy directions for these issues for the coming years.

Our team is available if you want to undertake advocacy work or arrange a meeting with your customers and/or elected representatives: eve.poulteau@emmaus-europe.org

We still have a number of posters in stock, so let us know if you want them sent out by post:
contact@emmaus-europe.org

The posters are also available to download in different formats for each language:
a web format, a standard print format suitable for an office printer, and a professional printer’s format.

Download the posters

 

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Solidarity with Ukraine

Many of you are supporting our friends from Ukraine and the neighbouring countries, and enabling them to help others. A big thank you to everyone for rallying round in the Emmaus way.

 

We are receiving a lot of questions about the best way to help. If you want to help, you can find here the main needs of the groups on the ground, and how to best meet them. You will also find answers to frequently asked questions and the information sent to all the European groups.

We also regularly share news from the groups on our Instagram account @emmauseurope and on the internal Facebook groups of Emmaus International (Act Emmaus) and Emmaus France (Emmaüs en Mouvement).

If you do not receive our emails, please sign up on the homepage of the member area. As all European groups are registered, please check your spam or any folders that filter your incoming emails or mark these emails as priority messages.

Information for clients and donors

Many of you are holding solidarity sales, with the profits being donated to the Ukraine Fund. We sincerely thank you for doing this.

Here are some posters to raise the awareness of the general public about the groups and work of Emmaus in Ukraine and on the Polish and Romanian borders. Equally, you could use the posters to inform customers wanting more information about how we use the funds. We have also included the Emmaus Europe logo if you need it for your communications.

Download the posters

 

Ukraine solidarity contact person

Emmanuel, solidarity coordinator: emmanuel.rabourdin@emmaus-europe.org

Bank account details (“Ukraine Fund” as the reference + groups’s name)

 

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