Merķeļa iela 13 - 424
Rīga, LV-1050
Latvia
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
EML works in order to:
-improve representation of Latvia’s interests in the EU and cooperation with other European countries,
-foster European awareness in Latvia,
-and to support civil society and its participation in decision-making both in Latvia and in Europe (incl. neighbourhood and development cooperation).
Regular activities throughout the year:
-newsletter on Latvia in the EU and EU neighbourhood
-lectures in schools and universities on EU and its neighbourhood
-interviews on EU related issues (incl. migration) (2015 more than 80 interviews, leading to more than 200 publications where given)
-meetings with NGOs, decision makers and leading civil servants on Latvia's EU and foreign policy
-participation in the NGO and Government Cooperation Council and the NGO and Saeima Forum coordination team
Yearly events (examples):
-European Mobile Express -regional information on Latvia as EU member state
-Europe Day and week activities
-European Footprints in Latvia
-European of the Year nomination and honouring event
The EML has a newsletter published every two weeks reaching out to more than 2000 opinion leaders from politics, civil service, NGOs etc. and more than 2000 followers on social media. These tools have and will be used for spreading information where ALF and EML goals match.
The EML is member of the NGO and Government Cooperation Council and the NGO and Saeima Forum Coordination Team. The EML is fully fledged and active member of the Latvian Platform for Development Cooperation (LAPAS), the Latvian Civic Alliance and the European Movement - International.
The EML regularly provides answers on EU related issues (including migration policies, neighbourhood etc.) to media.
Additional cooperation possibilities in relation with the above mentioned activities can be discussed/considered.
The EML has participated in the past years in several ALF events in Latvia.
The EML and the EM-International network have been active in the EU neighbourhood since its establishment.
Since the recently signed memorandum with the ministry of education, the EML is eager to exchange best practice in citizenship and active citizenship education, democracy etc. with Israel and other countries with significant experience in these issues. In addition, the growing interest and importance of migration issues in Latvia and the EU are an additional source for motivation to apply for membership and to be part of the information exchange in the network.