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 Minutes were shared on 23 Dec 2015
 Comments received:
Item 4: “With regard to the current narrative form of the Annual report it was agreed that the next Annual report should be results-oriented, i.e. be connected to the aims set for that year and thus to reflect as to what has or has not been accomplished. “
Item 6: “Consequently, it was decided not to adopt the current
‘Membership and fees policy’ and agreed to present an adapted draft…”

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 Final report & summary of findings
 Recommendations by the Steering Group
 Adoption of proposals

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2014: growth in volume and market share

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Agreed recommendations
(“no regrets”) recommendation
1 Develop strategic dialogue with
ECHO notes
Invest in high-level relationship and build political capital
(SG/DGs)
Organise meeting with new Commissioner and RC leaders
Commit to annual strategic dialogue plus participation in events/conferences, consultations etc
2 Strengthen operational dialogue with
ECHO directors and desks
More systematic dialogue on day-to-day operations
3 Invest more systematically in the
HIP-dialogue.
4 Develop an effective system for sharing ops intel & feedback
5 Invest in skills and training to deal with ECHO at HQ and field
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Develop the tools and procedures
Invest in visibility
This will require strong country-level analysis and agreed RCRC priorities
HIPs make up about 90% of all ECHO funding
Real-time info about ongoing/emerging operations & opportunities
Shared & accessed by NS, IFRC, RCEU, field, zones
Technical training re applications, contracts, reports
Guidance and training for relationship managers and country/regional reps
Consider permanent technical help-desk function
Model agreements, SOPs, global mapping etc
Scale up visibility especially inside EU
Annual partnership report and use of RC websites

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Steering Group meeting 8 April
1.
We believe the Red Cross will maximize its influence and fundraising potential by presenting a coordinated Red Cross and Red Crescent position to ECHO at all times;
2.
We will define the best placed person(s) or organization(s) to: (a) make the approach to the donor, (b) to apply the contract and (c) to participate in the implementation with the host NS. These will not necessarily be the same person/organization. Meanwhile, each host NS should be the implementing agency by default
3.
If an EU NS (individually or on behalf of a group of EU NS) and Federation
Secretariat are equally well-placed, the EU NS will be given first opportunity to apply
(“non-competition principle”)

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4.
We will endeavour to shape the strategic relationship with ECHO in our common interests while providing effective stewardship of donor funds
5.
In order to support joint analysis to maximize the value of the DG ECHO relationship, the Secretariat and EU NS will collaborate in an open and transparent manner, sharing operational and funding information
6.
We will establish a steering group , initially for one year, made up of the three largest
EU NS recipients of ECHO funding together with the IFRC Secretariat and one EU
NS from the EU Coordination Group in order to oversee the development and deepening of the relationship with ECHO. Steering Group level consists of SG or SG delegated level
=> proposal for next 12 months: FR, DK, ES
UK + IFRC

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7.
We will select a number of operational contexts with different characteristics where EU NS, IFRC and host NS will collectively develop a plan (combining assistance objectives and strategic relationship) to increase RC funding from ECHO for that context. Contexts will be determined by EU RC Office in coordination with the
Steering Group. The lessons identified from these plans will feed into the Steering
Group.
=> EUNS and IFRC are now being consulted re their interests
8.
The Steering Group will oversee a process to define “best placed” criteria based on existing documents and working with the EU Focal Point Group.
=> on agenda for next EU focal point meeting 15-16 June

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 Annual narrative and financial report 2014
 Membership fee policy
 Staff on loan positions

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2014 expenditure against budget & income

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Actual income & expenditure vs budget

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Actual expenditure vs actual income
 Overall exp/income =
94%
 Need for cautious approach due to unpaid membership fees
121 k EUR by Dec

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Trend analysis
TREND ANALYSIS 2009 - 2015
(in EUR, rounded figures)
Income & Expenditure Trends
(in EUR)
2009 actual
2010 actual
2011 actual
2012 actual
2013 actual
2014 budget
2014 actual
2015 budget
2015 outlook
EUNS Membership fees
IFRC contribution
Staff on Loan
Other Income
711,195
267,066
191,750
67,331
711,195
267,066
185,000
106,627
682,139
508,613
145,000
36,282
664,436
637,451
217,500
274,883
658,446
666,667
267,000
97,299
689,121
487,805
364,800
411,610
667,452
489,055
160,492
420,637
695,121
491,803
350,164
280,000
665,121
545,455
267,000
246,875
Total Income 1,237,342 1,269,888 1,372,034 1,794,270 1,689,412 1,953,336 1,737,636 1,817,088 1,724,450
Total Expenditure
Surplus/Deficit
1,316,380 1,127,917 1,389,180 1,686,885 1,848,331 2,033,336 1,715,602 1,907,942 1,814,308
-79,038 141,971 -17,146 107,385 -158,919 -80,000 22,034 -90,854 -89,858

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2013-2014-2015
Total 2013
Total 2014
Total 2015
Grand
Total
EUR
21,685 Hellenic RC
3,000 Lithuanian RC
5,990 Polish RC
30,675
Line description
MEMBERSHIP FEE 2013
MEMBERSHIP FEE 2013
MEMBERSHIP FEE 2013
21,685 Hellenic RC
3,000 Maltese RC
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2014
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2014
5,990 Polish RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2014
12,744 Portuguese RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2014
43,419
3000 Cyprus RC
3000 Czech RC
16,048 Finland RC
21,685 Hellenic RC
72,046 Italian RC
3,000 Latvian RC
3,000 Maltese RC
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
5,990 Polish RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
12,744 Portuguese RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
38,009 Sweden RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
3,000 Slovak RC BRUSSELS OFFICE MEMBERSHIP FEE 2015
181,522
255,616

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Commission Communication 13 May 2015
1.
Immediate action : address the migrant deaths crisis
 Relocation/Resettlement/EU interception operations
2.
Better migration management:
 Reducing the incentives for irregular migration (Fight smugglers and promote return)
 Border management – saving lives and securing external borders
(Frontex and Smart borders)
 Europe's duty to protect (CEAS and Dublin)
 A new policy on legal migration
3.
Long-term : moving towards a truly common European system?

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 Deaths at sea/loss of family links/trafficking and exploitation :
 Publication to raise awareness on vulnerabilities linked the migratory trail
 Recommendations to the EU for reducing these
 Smuggling:
 Promoting legal avenues to the EU (resettlement, family reunification and visas)
 Position paper and recommendations on the rights and needs of migrants in an irregular situation
 Solidarity within the EU :
 Joint event w Belgian RC on reception of asylum seekers and solidarity

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What
Meeting Commissioner Stylianides
Strategic Dialogue Meeting
Rapporteur EP
Civil Protection Forum
Joint EP event with ICRC
Meeting Commissioner Mimica
EP Chair Development Committee
EEAS Africa Director
ACP Ambassadors
ACP Ebola Conference
ACP Health Ministers
European Development Days
Meeting with Commissioner Thyssen
DG EMPLOY Director
Breakfast with MEPs at EESC
EP event
Who
IFRC SG ; President
When
Dec 2014, Mar
Steering group (DK,
ES, FR, UK) + USG
Director
Q3-4, tbc
Ongoing
Mike Adamson tbc
6-7 May
20-21 Sep tbc
Director + Croatia RC
Director + British RC
Director tbc
17 May
Feb
IFRC SG
Director
IFRC
NL + DE RC
Dec 2014
Nov 2014
Mar
3-4 June
Director
Director
Director tbc
17 Mar (cabinet)
9 Feb
26 Mar
Q 4
Meeting with Commissioner
Avromopoulos
EP Chair of human rights sub-committee
Francesco Rocca
Director
Thematic roundtable humanitarian visas 5 NS
EP event 3-4 NS
Meeting with Commission President
Juncker
Meeting with HR Federica Mogherini
Meeting with EP President Schulz
Meeting with Commissioner Hahn
Lux RC
Italian RC
Ger RC
AusRC
Requested-tbc
22 Apr
17 Apr
Q 4 2015
Q 3-4
Q 3-4 tbc tbc

Migration & asylum
Humanitarian
Aid & Civil
Protection
Development
Cooperation
Social
Inclusion
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Position paper on resettlement
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Position paper on humanitarian visas; thematic roundtable
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Info note on the impact of the Facilitation Directive
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Statements for world refugee day and world migrants day
 EC agencies’ Consultative Forums: Frontex, EASO and FRA
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Internal Briefing paper on humanitarian visas
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Fact sheet of success stories on Red Cross programmes on returning migrants
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Briefing note on transposition of reception Directive, particularly on the issue of detention
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Joint conference w Belgian RC on the reception of asylum seekers
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Joint workshop w Croatia RC and IFRC BUD on externalization (tbc)
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Operational dialogue on major crises, incl Syria, Nepal, Ebola
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ECHO Sectoral HA policies and guidelines (incl shelter/urban settings and protection)
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Dialogue with EP rapporteur on World Humanitarian Summit
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NS position paper on civil protection
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NS position paper on EU Aid Volunteers
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Joint event with ICRC at EP on Fundamental Principles
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RC-ECHO Strategic dialogue meeting
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European Development Days
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Resilience & DRR initiative led by Neth RC
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Policy Forum on Development (with Dan RC)
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Internal briefing paper on fragile contexts
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Dialogue with Commissioner Thyssen & cabinet
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Follow-up on FEAD
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Joint event with Social Services Europe (Q4 – tbc)
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Job creation potential and attractiveness of the sector

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1) WG on EU PLEDGES set up by ELSG
2) To reach a consensus among EUNS on topics
3) ELSG to inform EU Members States (trough COJUR) ( before 4 th June) on proposed topics
4) EUNS to approach their respective MFA on join pledges
Bottom line : to demonstrate to EU a united Movement, avoiding any appearance of competition with pledges proposed by ICRC/Federation(EUNS)

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(1) Racism and Xenophobia (not only focused on Migrants) (ELSG)
To address recent incidents of racism, anti-semitism and xenophobia in many EU countries, States and
National Societies would work together to promote tolerance, non-violence in the community and cultural diversity.
(2) Gender based violence (ELSG)
States and National Societies to work together to raise awareness of the issues of sexual violence in armed conflict, and of gender-based violence in disasters and other emergencies; to take practical steps to prevent and assist victims of such violence and their families, including through IHL dissemination
(3) Strengthening the legal protection for the victims of armed conflicts (ELSG)
EU Member States and EU National Societies to co-operate in giving effect to the recommendations arising from the initiative to strengthen international humanitarian law compliance mechanisms domestically and as appropriate, internationally.

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(4) Unidentified deceased migrants (dead and missing migrants) (under consideration by
PERCO and EUNS Tracing Services)

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