[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: EU/Pan-European/North-American Caucuses

[Frithjof Finkbeiner]

I stay in close contact with MEP Erika Mann.
I am very sure she would help with her contacts.
Just in case I could help ...
Best

Frithjof

Wolfgang Kleinwächter schrieb:

> I would very much support Jean Louis proposal. MEPs are much closer to
> CS than others. We will have a meeting on EU-RALO, the planned European
> Internet User Organkjsation within ICANN on Saturday in Milan. MEP
> Erika Mann, who co-chairs also the European internet Foundation, is
> also involved.
>
> BTW, the EU-RALO, if it comes to an existence (very open and at the
> moment in cooperation with the different European ISOC Chapters) could
> be also closer linked to WSIS and both the ICT Global Governance and
> the EU/US caucuses, if needed.
>
> Best
>
> wolfgang
>
> On torsdag, okt 2, 2003, at 09:37 Europe/Copenhagen, Fullsack
> Jean-Louis wrote:
>
> > Ralf and all
> > I can't but approve this soundly argued statement upon the
> > "pan-european
> > caucus".
> > I agree fo a real European caucus, who will have to gather the
> > numerous and
> > diverse european NGOs, facilitate european actions and meetings, and
> > establish contacts (lobbying) with the EU bodies such as the
> > Commission and
> > the European Parliament (EP).
> > For the latter I believe there is big job to be done especially with
> > the
> > Committees :
> > - CO1 (Foreign Affairs, Human Rights,...)
> > - CO4 (Citizen's Freedoms and Rigths,...)
> > - CO7 (Industry, Trade, Research and Energy)
> > - C13 (Culture, Youth, Education, the Media ...)
> > - C16 (Women's Rights and equal Opportunities)
> > - C14 (Development and Cooperation).
> > I use to have some contacts with members of the latter committee.
> > Since I
> > have an access pass to the EP and I am living at Strasbourg, I
> > volunteer to
> > participate in possible lobbying activities as a "CS focal point" for
> > Access
> > and Infrastructure, and deeply committed in development activities
> > mainly
> > with Africa. In this field the EU-ACP Agreement  entails some
> > possibilities
> > of bringing together the European and African Caucuses.
> > Thanks for your attention and best regards
> > Jean-Louis Fullsack
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ralf Bendrath" <ralf.bendrath at sfb597.uni-bremen.de>
> > To: <wsis-euc at fsfeurope.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: EU/Pan-European/North-American Caucuses
> >
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Christine Wenzel wrote:
> >>
> >>> By establishing two lists we face the danger of being confronted with
> >>> "double"postings in the EU and USA/Can.-list
> >>
> >> No. It is up to us to really think about what should be sent to whom.
> >> And there are ways of enforcing this. ;-)
> >>
> >> If we have the clear objective of mainly getting the NGOs in the EU
> >> together, it is of no primary interest to the North Americans.
> >> If the North Americans have things to organize over there (like
> >> meetings, lobbying in Washington or other stuff), I don't want all the
> >> mails they need to get it done.
> >>
> >> If one of the caucuses (after proper discussion on the respective
> >> list)
> >> comes up with a  projet / idea / problem of common concern, then we
> >> have
> >> means of getting in contact with each other. There is always the
> >> plenary
> >> list, where all caucuses should report about concrete projects once
> >> they're propoerly managed in the caucus anyway.
> >>
> >> If anybody wants to participate in both groups: Just subscribe to both
> >> lists.
> >> But you should be able to choose.
> >>
> >> Re Olga:
> >>>> equivalent to the UN-geographical pan-european regions
> >>>> and to the further regional preparatory conferences (?),
> >> Will there be anything happening in this regard? I don't see it yet.
> >>
> >>>> better information flow in both
> >>>> directiions on monitoring or lobbying results,
> >> As Meryem has rightly said: This should (and will) be done in the
> >> thematic caucuses.
> >>
> >> Most importantly:
> >> If people in North America want to set up their own structure, we
> >> should
> >> not try to stop them by saying "we can organize you, too". Let them do
> >> it if there is already this good initiative by Amali!
> >>
> >> We have enough to do in Europe. For example:
> >> Is anybody really feeling responsible for the EU follow-up? See? ;-)
> >>
> >> (BTW: Jan: Can you please send around the letter to the EU presidency
> >> that was given to them last week?)
> >>
> >> So: let us first see if we really can get this CS-EU-thing going and
> >> let
> >> the North Americans do their thing. When it is rolling more stable, we
> >> can think about cooperating with others, not before. This somewhat
> >> reflects the experience we had in Germany: We first organized in
> >> Berlin,
> >> than (more or less) German-wide, then finally were able to help with
> >> getting the EU thing done.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> Ralf
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