be open to cooperation with a wide range of anti-poverty NGOs in their country. contribute to framing EAPN’s policy positions. be able to establish links between the reality of poverty in their own country and the positive or negative impact of the EU on that reality. 4.2. EAPN pledges to its members that it will: work to maximise the active involvement of its members in all EAPN activities. work to promote its members’ activities. work to provide members with information and support that will assist them in their work. work to make the activities of its members more visible at European level. 4.3. In order for a European Organisation to be considered for membership of EAPN it must have members and be carrying out activities in at least 50 per cent of the Member States at the time of their application, except for organisations which became members prior to July 2015. . GENERAL ASSEMBLY Article 5 The General Assembly comprises four categories of participant: the full members; the associate members; observers: individuals or bodies that are invited to participate in assemblies without voting rights; experts: individuals or bodies requested by the Executive Committee or General Assembly to give an opinion on an issue that their expertise may help to address at the Executive Committee or General Assembly meeting, without voting rights. Article 6 6.1. The delegates of each National Delegation shall be elected by and from within the national networks. The Executive Member will be one of these delegates. The ratio of their votes shall be proportional as follows: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Poland: 8 Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania: 6 Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden: 4 Cyprus, Estonia, FYROM, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Croatia: 2 6.2. Each European organisation member shall send one delegate to the General Assembly, with voting rights. 6.3. The national networks shall elect the non-voting national delegations of associate members. The number of delegates shall be discussed at the same time of admission as an associate member. Article 7 The members delegated to the General Assembly and the Network’s governing bodies do not sit as representatives of organisations or groups but take part in the interests of action against poverty and social exclusion.
be open to cooperation with a wide range of anti-poverty NGOs in their country. contribute to framing EAPN’s policy positions. be able to establish links between the reality of poverty in their own country and the positive or negative impact of the EU on that reality. 4.2. EAPN pledges to its members that it will: work to maximise the active involvement of its members in all EAPN activities. work to promote its members’ activities. work to provide members with information and support that will assist them in their work. work to make the activities of its members more visible at European level. 4.3. In order for a European Organisation to be considered for membership of EAPN it must have members and be carrying out activities in at least 50 per cent of the Member States at the time of their application, except for organisations which became members prior to July 2015. . GENERAL ASSEMBLY Article 5 The General Assembly comprises four categories of participant: the full members; the associate members; observers: individuals or bodies that are invited to participate in assemblies without voting rights; experts: individuals or bodies requested by the Executive Committee or General Assembly to give an opinion on an issue that their expertise may help to address at the Executive Committee or General Assembly meeting, without voting rights. Article 6 6.1. The delegates of each National Delegation shall be elected by and from within the national networks. The Executive Member will be one of these delegates. The ratio of their votes shall be proportional as follows: Germany, Spain, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Poland: 8 Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania: 6 Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Norway, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden: 4 Cyprus, Estonia, FYROM, Iceland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Croatia: 2 6.2. Each European organisation member shall send one delegate to the General Assembly, with voting rights. 6.3. The national networks shall elect the non-voting national delegations of associate members. The number of delegates shall be discussed at the same time of admission as an associate member. Article 7 The members delegated to the General Assembly and the Network’s governing bodies do not sit as representatives of organisations or groups but take part in the interests of action against poverty and social exclusion.
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