Caritas Europa is a European confederation of Catholic social service providers and international development and humanitarian relief organisations operating in Europe. It is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis .
23-499: Caritas Europa refers to both the European network with its 49 member organisations, and its secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium . Caritas Germany , established in 1897, was the first Caritas organisation. Over the following decades, numerous other Caritas organisations emerged in other countries. Caritas Internationalis , the global Confederation of all national Caritas organisations,
46-441: A department may also be referred to as its secretariat or secretariat building. Most secretariats of international organizations operate on the principal of extra-territoriality which means the staff are not - in their workplace - governed by the laws of the countries in which they are situated. This means the staff are governed by the staff regulations and this situation plus the requirement of most international organizations that
69-596: A report every 2 years on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), a legal provision under the EU Lisbon Treaty. PCD aims to ensure that the external impacts of other EU policies do not undermine the aims and objectives of EU development cooperation. In 2010, CONCORD published its Narrative on Development. The report outlines that European Union Development policies should not pursue unilateral European interests. Legally, they are to support sustainable and human development in developing countries. At global level, CONCORD
92-567: Is affiliated with a range of other platforms, including the European development NGO network CONCORD , the European humanitarian NGO network VOICE, the social and healthcare organisation network Social Services Europe, the European Council on Refugees and Exiles and others. Caritas Europa states that it maintains a "privileged partnership" with the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE),
115-1293: Is an EU member state. Instead, Caritas Cyprus is part of another region within Caritas Internationalis known as Caritas Middle East and Northern Africa (Caritas MONA). National Caritas organisations are the members of Caritas Europa. In most countries, each national organisation serves as an umbrella for various diocesan Caritas organisations. Diocesan and parish Caritas groups operate locally but are not direct members of Caritas Europa. Membership activities vary widely. Some organisations focus solely on domestic social welfare (e.g., Caritas Moldova or Caritas Montenegro), while others specialize in international development and humanitarian aid (e.g., Cordaid , CAFOD ). Some organisations engage in both domestic and international activities (e.g., Caritas Spain , Caritas Luxembourg , Caritas Poland ). Certain member organisations working internationally act as "partnership organisations", supporting local partners abroad without direct implementation. Examples include Caritas Portugal and Caritas Denmark . Others, like Caritas Czech Republic and Caritas Switzerland , establish offices in third countries to directly manage humanitarian and development projects. As Caritas Europa
138-422: Is an acronym for CON federation for CO operation of R elief and D evelopment NGOs . This name is no longer used and CONCORD is now describing itself as "European Confederation of NGOs working on sustainable development and international cooperation". The EU and its member states are the world's biggest donors of official development assistance. A major area of work for EU development policy operates within
161-7575: Is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis, all members of Caritas Europa are also members of Caritas Internationalis. The position of President of Caritas Europa was established in 1992, just before the network was legally created. Prior to 1992, the official title was Vice-President of Caritas Internationalis – Regio Europa. 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184-568: Is the department that fulfils its central administrative or general secretary duties. The term is especially associated with governments and intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations , although some non-governmental organizations (for example, the International Organization for Standardization ) also refer to their administrative department as their secretariat. The building or office complex that houses such
207-798: The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and CIDSE , an umbrella organisation for Catholic development agencies from Europe and North America. Over the years, the number of member organisations has continuously increased. As of 2024, Caritas Europa consists of 49 national member organisations operating in 46 European countries, covering every European Union and Council of Europe member state, as well as Belarus , Kosovo and Russia . In certain countries, multiple Caritas member organisations exist. For example, Ukraine has Caritas Ukraine ( Greek-Catholic bishops' initiative) and Caritas-Spes ( Roman Catholic bishops' initiative). In
230-906: The Cotonou agreement which establishes a relationship between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific states related to development policy. EU action in the field of development is based on the European Consensus on Development, signed on 20 December 2005, whereby EU Member States, the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission agreed to a common EU vision of development. EU partnerships and dialogue with developing countries promote respect for human rights , fundamental freedoms , peace, democracy, good governance , and gender equality ,
253-629: The United Kingdom , there are three Caritas organisations: CAFOD for international programmes and CSAN for national social programmes, while SCIAF serves as the national Caritas organisation in Scotland . Northern Ireland is covered by Trócaire , the Irish member. Because Caritas Europa adheres to the structure of the Catholic Church, Caritas Cyprus is not affiliated with Caritas Europa, although Cyprus
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#1733085008118276-536: The rule of law , solidarity and justice through global education . The European Community's contribution is focused on certain areas of intervention, responding to the needs of partner countries. CONCORD publishes AidWatch, an annual report on the EU's aid policy. In 2011, the AidWatch report criticised EU members states for increasingly tying overseas development aid to specific domestic and foreign policy goals, inflating aid by 5billion Euros. CONCORD also publishes
299-890: The Caritas network in Europe and other NGOs created the NGO Euronaid in 1980, particularly for the distribution of food aid by the EEC. In the 1980s, European Caritas organisations recognized an increasing need for a pan-European Caritas structure. Rather than establishing a formal legal entity, they opted to have European member organisations collaborate through consortia with varying memberships tailored to different areas of work. For instance, one consortium focused on providing aid in Poland, while another implemented programmes in Russia, and so forth. This collaborative model
322-545: The EU's policies and practices relation to overseas aid and its commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals , policy coherence for development and funding issues. CONCORD maintains a secretariat based in Brussels, Belgium . The organisation was registered in Belgium in 1980 but established by development NGOs from across Europe in its current form in 2003. CONCORD
345-678: The European Economic Community, the predecessor of the European Union . At the same time, between 1983 and 1991, the name Caritas Europa was used as the working title for the European region of Caritas Internationalis. This structure continued its work also outside of the European Economic Community, such as with the Council of Europe . After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communism , numerous new Caritas organisations emerged in central and eastern European nations. At
368-644: The Secretariat was one department in the Three Departments and Six Ministries structure in the history of China . This government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This organization-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CONCORD CONCORD , also referred to as CONCORD Europe , is the European confederation of non-governmental organisations working on sustainable development and international development cooperation . It
391-806: The premises of Caritas Switzerland . This new legal framework consolidated the former Euro-Caritas structures and the European region of Caritas Internationalis into a unified entity. In 2015, the Caritas Europa secretariat moved its office into the same building as Caritas International Belgium in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , Brussels. Caritas Europa consists of 49 national member organisations that are working in 46 European countries. The member organisations are active in combating poverty and social exclusion, providing social and welfare services, dealing with migration and asylum issues, combating human trafficking , providing humanitarian aid in Europe and across
414-528: The regional conference of the European region of Caritas Internationalis in Vienna , in 1991, Luc Trouillard of Caritas France was elected as Secretary-General and Msgr. William Kenney from Sweden was elected as President. In July 1993, Caritas Europa was formally established as a non-profit association under Belgian law with its secretariat based in Brussels . Until then, the secretariat had been located in Lucerne in
437-525: The secretariats are multi-national in composition creates bureaucratic and administrative problems. In some cases, the secretariat is not a bureaucratic organ, but one which includes a certain organization run by all its members who collectively help to organize the larger group, such as the secretariat of the International of Anarchist Federations , which is an office that rotates irregularly between its member federations. The Zhongshu Sheng or simply
460-665: The world, regional development , peace programmess and projects around the world. Caritas Europa fosters cooperation and mutual learning among its member organisations and facilitates capacity building, joint advocacy and joint projects and programmes. The secretariat, headquartered in Brussels, employs staff engaged in advocacy activities targeting the European Union, the Council of Europe, and their respective member states. They focus on policy issues concerning poverty, social inequality, migration, asylum, emergency humanitarian assistance, and international development globally. Caritas Europa
483-529: Was endorsed during its general assembly, formally called "Regional Conference", of the European members of Caritas Internationalis in Luxembourg in May 1985. This new cooperation model was named Euro-Caritas and was overseen by Caritas Belgium in Brussels. Edward de Brandt was appointed as its Managing Director and served in that capacity until 1992. Euro-Caritas was mostly an initiative of the Caritas organisations based in
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#1733085008118506-610: Was established in its current form in 2003 and is the main NGO interlocutor with the EU institutions on development policy. As of 2024 it was made up of 57 member organisations, which are national NGO platforms and international NGO networks, representing more than 2,600 NGOs. The stated goal of the Confederation is to enhance the impact of European development NGOs by combining expertise and accountability. Since 2003, CONCORD has reviewed and protested
529-545: Was founded in 1950 in Rome. Its European members worked together as the informal "European region" of Caritas Internationalis and starting in 1966 met every two years. Cooperation and collaboration increased throughout the 1970s and 1980s, especially after the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC). The EEC administration insisted on working with a unique interlocutor instead of individual NGOs. For this reason,
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