Media Notice: Launch of Shaping Europe Programme
What: Launch of the Shaping Europe Programme, a new initiative that will give Irish citizens an opportunity to engage with MEPs and direct priorities for the economy, the environment and the European social model. The programme has been developed by The Wheel, with support from the European Parliament.
When: Friday, 21 June 2013, 9.30am-1.30pm (MEPs will be present from 12 noon)
Where: The Carmelite Community Centre, 56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2 (next to the Whitefriar Street Church).
Who: The event will be attended by:
- Marian Harkin (MEP) & Emer Costello (MEP)
- Members of the European Network of National Civil Society Associations (ENNA)
- Community and voluntary organisations from across Ireland
How: Contact Gert Ackermann on Tel: 086 176 9287 or email gert@wheel.ie. Ivan Cooper, Director of Advocacy at The Wheel is available for interview.
About The Wheel
The Wheel is a national organisation that represents and supports community, voluntary and charitable organisations in Ireland. Founded in 1999, we currently represent over 900 organisations across Ireland, reflecting the enormous scope and scale of this vibrant and diverse sector. The Wheel exists to help change people’s lives for the better. We do this by helping non-profit organisations get things done, more efficiently and more effectively.
As an independently governed, membership-based organisation, we represent our members’ shared interests to Government and other decision-makers, and we promote better understanding of the vital work they do for people in Ireland. See www.wheel.ie for more.
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