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EUFASA CONFERENCES
EUFASA Conferences have taken place once a year since 1985, usually hosted by the association whose country has EU Presidency in the first half of the year. These Conferences count on the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country hosting the Conference.

In recent years EUFASA has made presentations to the Committee for Administrative Affairs and for Protocol (COADM/COPRO) in Brussels, usually on the fringes of its meetings and occasionally as part of them. This is the only EU forum which gives EUFASA a voice and an opportunity to inform and influence family-policy in the EU Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

 

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27TH CONFERENCE, BUDAPEST 1 - 3 MAY 2011

 The 27th EUFASA Conference was held in Budapest, May 1-3, 2011. 45 Delegates from 24 EUFASA members represented their associations. At the invitation of the Hungarian chair, 18 Observers from European embassies in Budapest attended the conference. The conference was opened by Mrs Katalin Schmitt-Makray, spouse of the President of the Republic of Hungary.

AGENDA

TOPIC 1 Reshaping EUFASA
Working group chair: Germany

  • Subgroup European Coordinator System >>
    Chair: Germany, Portugal
  • Subgroup Revised Guidelines
    Chair: Italy
  • Subgroup Establishing contact with Lady Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
    Chair: UK

TOPIC 2 Legal Status of the Spouse/Partner
Working group chair: The Netherlands

TOPIC 3 Establishing Links with the Private Sector for Spouse/Partner Employment Opportunities >>
Working group chair: Portugal
Participating: France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland

Other presentations
Chair: Switzerland Participating: Austria, Finland

  • School database for SEN (Special Education Need) and disabled children
  • EUFASA Internet team
  • Current Status of Transfer Policy in MFAs

The following workshops were held:

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS TO THE 27th EUFASA CONFERENCE
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, EU-ACSEC, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

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26TH CONFERENCE, MADRID 3 - 4 MAY 2010

 The 26th EUFASA Conference was held in Madrid the 3rd and 4th of May. Delegates from 20 EU countries, 3 Privileged Observers, 3 Family Officers, guests from the Embassies in Madrid and the Human Resources Program Coordinator of the UN attended the Conference. The Conference was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, and the opening speech was given by the Undersecretary of the Spanish Foreign Ministry, Mrs. Maria Jesús Figa Palop.

Speech by the Under-Secretary at the Opening Ceremony of the 26th EUFASA Conference
Download the speech >>

AGENDA

TOPIC 1 Coming Home >>
Working group chair: The Netherlands

TOPIC 2 How to prepare spouses/partners for their lives abroad
Working group chair: Germany

TOPIC 3 How to improve the Associations' Membership
Chair: Greece, Participants: Italy, Switzerland, EU, Portugal

Other Presentations
  • Presentation of the Manual to organize the Eufasa Conference
  • Dual career and staff mobility Programme. Presentation >>
  • Human Resources Programme Coordinator of the UN, Geneva
  • Training courses for spouses/partners at Madrid Diplomatic School" ACD. Presentation >>

The following workshops were held:

  • Workshop I : Family Officers, their job and their relationship with the Associations.
    Chair: The Netherlands
  • Workshop II: How to cope with life abroad. Insights into a preparatory workshop for trailing spouses/partners
    Chair: Germany
  • Updating the Website. Future of the internal and public Website, Coordination of the work with the Web Consultant.
    Chair Czech Republic

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS TO THE 26th EUFASA CONFERENCE

  • Eufasa Associations: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
  • Privileged observers: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland Family Officers: Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium.
  • Web Consultant.

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25TH CONFERENCE, PRAGUE 27 -28 APRIL 2009

The Czech Spouses Association (SRP) hosted in 2009 the 25th EUFASA annual Conference. 24 EUFASA associations (21 members, 2 privileged observers, 1 observer) as well as Latvia and Slovakia as guests, participated.

AGENDA

XXV years EUFASA:

WORKING GROUPS
WORKING br /> Working group chair: Switzerland Sub-groups:
HEALTH INSURANCE WHILE WORKING ABROAD
Working sub-group chair: France

HOW TO REMAIN EMPLOYABLE
Working sub-group chair: Austria SELF-TRAINING
Working sub-group chair: Greece

GOOD PREPARATION FOR A LOCAL JOB MARKET
Working sub-group chair: FinlandEUFASA CERTIFICATE AND VOLUNTARY WORK CERTIFICATE
Working sub-group chair: Czech Republic

JOB DATABASE
Working sub-group chair: Switzerland

External presentation: How to find a job? –
Lenka Kopečková, Arthur Hunt Agency Prague

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24TH CONFERENCE, PARIS 2008

The French Spouses Association (AFCA) hosted in 2008 the EUFASA annual Conference. Estonia attended as a new EUFASA member.

AGENDA

FOREIGN BORN SPOUSES
Working group chair: EU Commission

JOB DATABASE
Working group chair: Switzerland

VOLUNTEERING
Presentation by France

PENSION COMPENSATION
Working group chair: The Netherlands

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23rd CONFERENCE, BERLIN 14 – 15 MAY 2007

Two new EUFASA members, Lithuania and Romania, joined the Conference: local observers from Denmark, Estonia and Slovenia, were also present.

AGENDA

EDUCATION AND MOBILITY
Working group chair: Austria

WORKING ABROAD
Working group chair: Switzerland

FUTURE OF EUFASA
Presentation by Italy

The following workshops were held:

  1. Pension for spouses
  2. Job Data Base
  3. Pre post (and coming home) training
  4. Public Website: brainstorming about a reshape

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EUFASA PRESENTATION to COADM/COPRO – Brussels, 4 December 2006

“SECURITY at POST – FAMILIES in DIFFICULT SITUATIONS”
Presentation by Austria and Finland.

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22nd CONFERENCE, VIENNA 27 - 28 MARCH 2006

AGENDA

CHANGING ROLE OF THE SPOUSE
Working group chair : Sweden

FAMILIES IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Working group chair : Finland

EUFASA MEMBERSHIP
Working group chair: Italy

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21st CONFERENCE, HELSINKI, 15 – 17 MAY 2005

The Conference was hosted by the Finnish Association. All the EUFASA institutional members and observers plus the Czech Republic representative participated in the Conference, as well as observers from Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia.

AGENDA

NEW MEMBERS
Working group - France, Hungary, Ireland (Chair), Italy, Poland, UK

EUFASA AFTER THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION (link)
Working group - Belgium, EU Commission (Chair), Finland, Italy, Switzerland

COADM : “DUTY OF CARE”
Presented by Germany.

THE PUBLIC WEBSITE
Internet Team : Austria, EU Commission, Finland (Chair), Greece, Ireland, Italy, Web Consultant

THE PRACTICALITIES OF HOSTING A CONFERENCE
Working group - Austria, Finland, Greece, Ireland (Chair)

For the first time during the Conference, workshops were held on:

  • Families in Difficult Situations
  • How to Establish an Association
  • Pension Funds
  •  The Role of the Family Officer
  • The European Job Database
  • Post Reports
  • How to Keep an Association Alive

The EUFASA new Public Website was unveiled and approved.
Presentation by Michel der Gaspard, the EUFASA Web Consultant.

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20th CONFERENCE, DUBLIN 16 – 19 MAY 2004

Cyprus, Hungary and Poland joined EUFASA as members, and Luxembourg rejoined the Conference. Local observers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia, Romania and Turkey were also present. Given the increasing attendance it was decided that the presence of guests observers was optional. The EUFASA Guidelines were finally approved.

AGENDA

FOREIGN BORN SPOUSES
Working group - Belgium (Chair), Finland, France and Sweden

EUFASA GUIDELINES Working group - Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden (Chair), Switzerland, UK

INTERNET TEAM
Presentation (Michel der Gaspard - Web Consultant) EU Commission, Finland, Greece, Ireland (Chair), Italy, Switzerland, Web Consultant

COADM

  • Report of the presentation 11 November 2003 (link) Working group – Italy, Spain, UK (Chair).

DIVORCE and SEPARATION WITHIN THE MFA
Working group: Austria, EU Commission, France, Germany (Chair), Greece

SPOUSES ASSOCIATIONS of the ACCEDING NATIONS
Working group: UK (Chair), Italy, Netherlands

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EUFASA PRESENTATION to COADM/COPRO, Brussels, 11 November 2003

“FAMILY POLICY in the EUROPEAN MINISTRIES for FOREIGN AFFAIRS” ( U.K, Italy )

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PRAGUE MEETING, 8 – 10 OCTOBER 2003

The British Spouses Association (DSFA) organized a meeting in Prague with the British Human Resources Director and his counterparts from the Accession and Candidate Countries to discuss “Family Policy”. On this occasion the DFSA President, assisted by the Netherlands’ Family Officer and by a delegate of the Italian Spouses Association, took the opportunity to introduce the different types of Spouses/Partners Associations already existing in EUROPE, to stress the importance of good family policy and the benefits of spouses associations. (link see report above “Spouses Ass. Acceding Countries”)

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19th CONFERENCE, ATHENS 11 – 14 MAY 2003

Together with the institutional attendance, observers from Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Turkey were present at the Conference.

AGENDA

EUFASA WEB SITE PRESENTATION by Web Consultant Michel der Gaspard (Sweden)

SCANDINAVIAN DATA BASE
by the family officer of Sweden Marie-Louise Kärrlander

REPORT ON COADM MEETING 6 December 2002 (link)
by Emilie Salvesen, United Kingdom

PROGRESS OF ASSOCIATIONS (France )

REPORTS ON THE NEW “FAMILY OFFICE” in the MFAs of Spain and France

ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE IMPLICATIONS/CONSEQUENCES FOR EUFASA ( Greece)

REPORT ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIVORCE (Germany)

EUFASA NEW GUIDELINES (the Netherlands)

LETTER to the EU MFAs and to the EU COMMISSION (link)
It was decided during the Conference to help the new EU Accession countries as well as the Candidates countries to form Spouses Associations in the MFAs.

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EUFASA PRESENTATION to COADM/COPRO, Brussels, 6 December 2002

“PENSION PROVISIONS for DIPLOMATIC SPOUSES/PARTNERS”
by Austria (link, see above, report on COADM, Madrid Conference)

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EUFASA PRESENTATION to COADM/COPRO, Brussels, 31 May 2002 “SPOUSE EMPLOYMENT”
by Sweden.

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18th CONFERENCE , MADRID 21 - 24 APRIL 2002

Together with the members associations and the three privileged observers, the web consultant, in charge of the website and Internal Network of EUFASA and local observers from the Embassies of Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania and Hungary attended the Conference.

AGENDA

PENSION COMPENSATION (link)
Working group: Austria (Chair), Belgium, Germany, Greece, Ireland and Norway

SPOUSES CAREERS
Working group:, Finland, France, The Netherlands, Sweden (Chair) and Switzerland

LIAISON OFFICER - Necessity or luxury?(link)
Working group: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, UK (Chair)

CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS (link)
Working group : Austria, European Commission (Chair), Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and UK

WORKING PRACTICES for EUFASA
Working group: Italy, The Netherlands (Chair), Spain and UK

EUFASA on the INTERNET
Coordinator and Web Consultant: Michel der Gaspard
Editorial committee: Spain (EUFASA president 2002), Austria, Greece (EUFASA president 2003), the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden (EUFASA President 2001) and UK.

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EUFASA PRESENTATION to COADM/COPRO, Brussels, November 2001

“EMPLOYMENT ISSUES FACED by the DIPLOMATIC SPOUSE/PARTNER” by Sweden.

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17th CONFERENCE, STOCKHOLM 26 - 27 MARCH 2001

For the first time, the 13 EU Candidates Countries’ representatives were invited to attend the Conference in Stockholm as observers. AGENDA

CHILDREN with SPECIAL NEEDS (link) (European Commission)

EUFASA on the INTERNET (Michel der Gaspard - Web Consultant)

The ROLE of a SPOUSES ASSOCIATION(France)(link)

ALCOHOLISM and DRUG ABUSE – a Family Problem (link)(Sweden)

SPOUSES CAREERS (link)(Finland)

EUFASA LEGAL STATUS(Belgium)

The minutes from each topic on the agenda concluded with a joint statement. These statements appear in the final document, Declaration of Intent (link). During the Conference the new EUFASA web site www.eufasa.org was released. It was decided to create a common EUFASA glossary.

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16th CONFERENCE, LISBON 9 – 11 APRIL 2000

AGENDA

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPEAN EDUCATION
Working group : European Commission (Chair), France, Italy and Norway

NEGOTIATION OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Working group: France, Germany. Sweden, The Netherlands (Chair) Switzerland and the United Kingdom

 EUFASA ON THE INTERNET
Working group: France, Germany, Portugal, Sweden (Chair), The Netherlands and the United Kingdom

CHALLENGES FACING FOREIGN BORN SPOUSES (Austria)

LEGAL STATUS
Working group: Belgium (Chair), Denmark, France, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH, DISABILITY and DIVORCE
Working Group: Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland (Chair) and the U.K.

There was general approval for a EUFASA website, and the decision to close down the office in Brussels was taken.

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15th CONFERENCE, BONN 7 - 9 MARCH 1999

AGENDA

CHALLENGES FACING FOREIGN-BORN SPOUSES
Working group: Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Portugal (Chair)

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH, DISABILITY AND DIVORCE IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE
Working group: Austria, European Commission, Finland, Germany (Chair) Norway, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom

EUFASA ON THE INTERNET (Michel der Gaspard - Sweden)

ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE (Sweden)

LEGAL STATUS (Belgium)

THE ROLE OF THE DIPLOMATIC SPOUSE/PARTNER IN THE 21ST CENTURY (The United Kingdom)

The idea of a website was first raised at the Conference in Bonn and a decision was taken to have a EUFASA office in Brussels, staffed by a volunteer from the association whose country had the EU Presidency in the second half of the year.

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14th CONFERENCE, LONDON 15 - 17 MARCH 1998

For the first time, the newly formed EU Commission External Service Spouses Association was present.

AGENDA

SAFETY Working group: Denmark Germany, the Netherlands, Spain (Chair) and Switzerland

SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN AND THE YOUNG Working group : Ireland and the United Kingdom

 DATABASE
Working group: Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden

THE ROLE OF DIPLOMATIC SPOUSE IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Working group: Germany, Austria, Finland, Iceland and Switzerland and the United Kingdom (Chair)

EUFASA LEGAL STATUS Working group: Belgium (Chair), Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom

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13th CONFERENCE, THE HAGUE 20 - 22 APRIL 1997

AGENDA

PAY AND PENSIONS ,
Working group: Austria, Greece, Ireland (Chair), Portugal, Spain and Switzerland

DATABASE Working group: Austria, Denmark, Finland and Sweden and the United Kingdom (Chair)

EUFASA LEGAL STATUS Working group: Belgium (Chair), Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom

CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CHANGING SOCIETY ON DIPLOMATIC LIFE
Working group: Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands(Chair) and Norway.

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12th CONFERENCE, ROME 22 - 23 APRIL 1996

AGENDA

The agenda was for the first time based on the presentations of working groups.

EUROPEAN SCHOOLS
(Austria, Belgium, Finland, France and Italy)

SPOUSES' EMPLOYMENT
(Sweden, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland and the United Kingdom)

EUFASA DELEGATE
(Belgium, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom)

HEALTH
(Greece and Germany)

The second EUFASA Newsletter was published by Ireland on "Subsidies and Pensions" The Irish Association presented the results of their questionnaire on this topic.

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11th CONFERENCE, PARIS 3 - 4 APRIL 1995

This conference received for the first time as member countries, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

AGENDA

"DIPLOMATIC LIFE OF TODAY FOR EUROPEAN SPOUSES - A NEW APPROACH".

Related to this theme the following studies were presented:

THE PRESENT ROLE OF THE SPOUSES
(Austria, France, Spain and Portugal)

FOREIGN-BORN SPOUSES
(Germany)

PREPARATION FOR POSTING
(Belgium and the United Kingdom)

PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE COUNTRIES OF THE FORMER USSR
(Finland and Greece)

RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS
(Norway and Switzerland)

EUROPEAN SCHOOLS (Italy)

DIFFICULT COUNTRIES
(The Netherlands) The first EUFASA Newsletter was published by Spain later that year.

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10th CONFERENCE, ATHENS 18 - 20 APRIL 1994

The name of the Conference was changed from ECFASA to EUFASA (from European Community to European Union)

AGENDA

The subject of the Conference was :

"PROBLEMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF LIFE IN DIFFICULT COUNTRIES AND THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CASES OF EMERGENCY OR SPECIAL SITUATIONS". Related to this main theme the following topics were presented:

HEALTH PROBLEMS, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN DIFFICULT COUNTRIES.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN SPECIAL CASES

HEALTH IN DIFFICULT COUNTRIES - PRECAUTIONS AND PREVENTIONS (the Netherlands)

CRITERIA FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF A "DIFFICULT COUNTRY" (United Kingdom)

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9th CONFERENCE, BRUSSELS 5 - 7 MAY 1993

AGENDA

Only one subject was covered at the Conference :

“DIPLOMATS’ CHILDREN” COMING HOME. PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATION AND EDUCATION.”

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8th CONFERENCE, LISBON 28 - 30 APRIL 1992

58 delegates were present including, as observers, participants from Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

AGENDA

PROBLEMS FACED BY THE DIPLOMAT'S FAMILY "BACK HOME"
(Belgium)

COMPENSATIONS FOR THE SPOUSES
(United Kingdom)

ECFASA "GUIDELINES"
(the Netherlands)

THE STANDARDIZATION OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE EMPLOYED SPOUSES
(Ireland)

HEALTH AND WELFARE PROVISIONS ABROAD
(Italy)

The Portuguese Association introduced new topics to be included for comparison in the Charts of the member countries.

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7th CONFERENCE , THE HAGUE 14 – 16 APRIL 1991

AGENDA

DATABANK
(the Netherlands)

WORK PERMITS
(Belgium)

SOCIAL SECURITY
(the Netherlands)

JOIN ACTIVITIES
(Germany)

"COMPENSATIONS FOR THE SPOUSE?"
(United Kingdom)

Work related subjects emerged as the main concern of EUFASA. Comparison Charts of member associations were introduced.

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6th CONFERENCE, DUBLIN 8 - 9 MAY 1990

The first Charts of member Associations were presented. The Conference name was changed from ECDSSA (European Community Diplomatic Service Spouses Associations) to: “ECFASA ( European Community Foreign Affairs Spouses Associations).

AGENDA

THE ROLE OF THE SPOUSE
(Ireland, Spain)

TANDEM COUPLES
(Ireland)

PENSIONS
(United Kingdom)

ACTION PLAN
(Ireland, France)

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ABROAD
(Germany)

THE SPOUSES ASSOCIATIONS
(Ireland)

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5TH CONFERENCE, MADRID 17 – 18 APRIL 1989

The presentations at the Conference were all made by the Spanish Spouses’ Association. The newly formed French Association, attended as member.

AGENDA

THE DIPLOMAT'S RESIDENCE AND THE MARITAL HOUSING

PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS ON CHILDREN DUE TO DIPLOMAT'S POSTINGS

EDUCATION

THE SPOUSE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY

HEALTH

HOUSING

HEALTH INSURANCE ABROAD

PENSION

COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

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4th CONFERENCE, BONN 6 - 7 JUNE 1988

All the member associations were present as well as a delegate of the French Bureau d’Information, plus observers from Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

AGENDA

SPOUSES' EMPLOYMENT

RETIREMENT AND OTHER PENSIONS

EDUCATION

HEALTH

The topic of "Liaison Officers" was also discussed.

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3rd CONFERENCE, COPENHAGEN 24 NOVEMBER 1987

42 delegates participated, including observers from Austria, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States of America.

AGENDA

SPOUSES' EMPLOYMENT

PENSIONS SCHEMES FOR THE SPOUSES

HEALTH

EDUCATION

SPECIFIC PROBLEMS OF DIPLOMAT'S CHILDREN

One of the resolutions taken at this conference was: To hold an annual conference of diplomat's spouses' associations where participation would be limited to 12 member countries of the EEC, although the host country may invite non-participant observers as conference members. The Conference was named ECDSSA (European Community Diplomatic Service Spouses Associations).

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2nd CONFERENCE, LONDON 6 - 7 NOVEMBER 1986

Participants included the delegates of the member countries of the EEC and observers from Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

AGENDA

SPOUSES' EMPLOYMENT

THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE DIPLOMAT

CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND THEIR DIFFICULTIES

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE FINAL RESOLUTIONS:

  • To continue the exchange of ideas and solutions, the proposal for an annual conference in the country holding the presidency of the EEC was accepted.
  • Each member country may refuse to hold the conference.
  • The Italian delegation put forward the suggestion that English be accepted as the working language

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1st CONFERENCE, ROME 10 JUNE 1985

The first Conference (called “Symposium”) was held in Rome at the initiative of the Italian MFAs Spouses Association (ACDMAE). Delegates of all the EEC member countries, (only Luxembourg was absent) were present in the "Symposium": they were the spouses of the EEC Ambassadors in Rome, (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, U.K., Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain), and representatives of the existing MFAs Spouses’ Associations from : Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and U.K.( plus a delegate from the French "Bureau d'Information" of the French MFAs, since France had not yet a spouses’ association).

AGENDA

The topic of the meeting:

"EUROPEAN DIMENSIONS OF THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE FAMILY IMPLICATIONS", was presented by the Italian Association in four parts:

THE VALUE OF TRADITION: the role of the diplomat's wife and the family's engagement in the missions abroad.

THE ROLE OF THE WIFE IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE: her potential and future.

THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THE DIPLOMATIC LIFE IN THE FAMILY LIFE: health, education, emotional stress .

 CULTURAL INTERESTS/PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Problems resulting from the marriage dissolution: separation, divorce, and widowhood.