Milano: IPCM general assembly renewed the board of directors

On Saturday Nov. 24th, the International Platform for Cooperation and Migration (IPCM) held its General Assembly, in Milano (Italy). At the meeting, Mr. Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga, IPCM President, and Mr. Piergiorgio Sciacqua, First Vice-President, explained the activities and projects carried out by the Platform during 2012.

IPCM decided, in an extraordinary Assembly, the renewal of those members of the Board of Directors, who were elected in 2009, for three more years. As Mr. Rodríguez-Ponga and Mr. Sciacqua were elected in 2011, they may continue in their positions until 2014.

The IPCM Board of Directors is now composed as follows::

Mr. Rafael Rodríguez-Ponga, Spain, President.
Mr. Piergiorgio Sciacqua, Italy, First Vicepresident.
Mrs. María Reina Martín, Portugal, Vicepresident.
Mr. Tomasz Róźniak, Poland, Vicepresident.
Mr. Jesús Casado, Spain, Secretary.
Mr. Josep Calvó, Spain, Treasurer.

Two internartional networks attended both Assemblies: the Europäisches Zentrum für Arbeitnehmerfragen (EZA), based in Germany; and the Unión de Centros de Estudios del Mediterráneo (UCEM), based in Spain; as well as several NGOs (present or represented): Fundación Humanismo y Democracia (H+D), Spain; Movimento Cristiano Lavoratori (MCL), Italy; Associação para a Formação, Investigação e Desenvolvimento Social dos Trabalhadores (FIDESTRA), Portugal; Europejski DOM Spotkań (EDS), Poland; Departamentul Educare - Formare al Confderaţiei Sindicatelor Democratice România (CSDR), Romania; Centro Internacional de Formação dos Trabalhadores da Industria e Energia (CIFOTIE), Portugal; Federação dos Trabalhadores Democrata-Cristãos (FTDC), Portugal; Centro Social de Trabajadores (CST), Spain; Ente Nazionale per la Formazione e l’Addestramento dei Lavoratori (EFAL), Italy; Federazione Nazionale per lo Sviluppo dell’Agricoltura (FEDER-AGRI), Italy; Liga Operária Católica Movimento de Trabalhadores Cristãos (LOC/MTC), Portugal; Base-Frente Unitária de Trabalhadores (BASE-FUT), Portugal; Unione Nazionale delle Associazioni degli Immigrati ed Emigrati (UNAIE), Italy; y el Institutul de Formare Economică şi Socialǎ (IFES), Romania.