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Follow- up: FEANTSA European seminar

Glocalisation of Homeless Policies?

How local authorities can strenghten their homeless strategies through transnational coocperation
Committee of the Regions, 11 May 2006

Relevant documents

-Seminar report EN/FR
-See all related press releases in the FEANTSA Press room EN/FR
-ETHOS - European Typology on Homelessness and housing exclusion EN/FR
-First steps of the European Forum to combat homelessness
-Participants list EN

See more documents on initial seminar page EN/FR

Pictures from the seminar are available here.

Full Programme and presentations 

Welcome by Lady Hanham, Member of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (UK), Committee of the Regions

Panel discussion 1: Tackling homelessness at EU and local level
Chair: MEP Bairbre de Brún (Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left)

How the Committee of Regions can promote the mobilisation of local actors in the fight against homelessness at EU level
Lady Hanham, Member of Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (UK), Committee of Regions

Tackling homelessness at EU level in response to the Council decision to make "the treatment of homelessness a priority"
Mr Adam Tyson, European Commission, DG employment, social affairs, and equal Opportunities

The role and importance of local authorities for tackling homelessness
Ms Lisa Barker, Head of Homelessness Implementation Team, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (UK)

A national perspective on local strategies to tackle homelessness
Mr Paulo Variz, Catholic University of Portugal (Portugal) 

Elements that make local homeless strategies effective
Mr David Corner, UK National Audit Office (UK)

Panel discussion 2: Local alliances to combat homelessness
Chair: MEP Elspeth Attwooll (Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe)

Mapping and monitoring the homeless problem at local level
Mr Markku Leijo, City of Helsinki (Finland)

"Housing strategies as a solution to homelessness"
Mr Brian Rowntree, Nothern Ireland Housing Executive (UK)

Effective interagency working to combat homelessness
Mr Darío Pérez, Madrid City Council (Spain)

Four cities (Utrecht, the Hague, Rotterdam, Amsterdam) commitment to reducing homelessness by 2010
Ms Christl van Gerven, City of Rotterdam, (the Netherlands) Elements that make local homeless strategies effective Mr David Corner, UK National Audit Office (UK)

Panel discussion 3: Need/potential of a European Forum to combat homelessness
Chair: MEP Edit Bauer (Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats)

Presentation of a European Forum to combat homelessness and what FEANTSA can offer local authorities
Mr Freek Spinnewijn, FEANTSA Director

Benefits for local authorities to be part of this transnational Forum on homelessness
Mr Gerhard Eitel, Vienna City Council, Chair of Eurocities Homelessness working group


Seminar conclusions FEANTSA Vice-President, Mr Michel Mercadié
(See Seminar Report)