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Churches' Commission for Migrants in Europe

Acronym: CCME

General Information

Identification Code: 01765274994-03
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Entity Form: international non-profit organisation (aisbl)
Registration Category: Organisations representing churches and religious communities
Registration Date: 1/14/2011
Last Update: 6/17/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: "CCME is an ecumenical organisation that serves the churches in their commitment to promote the vision of an inclusive community through advocating for an adequate policy for migrants, refugees and minority groups at European and national level. In fulfillment of this mandate it is responding to the message of the Bible which insists on the dignity of every human being and to the understanding of unity as devoid of any distinction between strangers and natives.” (CCME mission statement) Founded in 1964, the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) is an organisation of churches and ecumenical councils from currently eighteen European countries. Since the General Assembly of CCME in October 1999 in Järvenpää/Finland the mandate of CCME has been expanded to cover the whole area of migration and integration, refugees and asylum, and racism and xenophobia. CCME s work on uprooted people is part of the cooperation with the Conference of European Churches and the World (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Borders and security
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Asylum and migration policy (e.g. asylum and migration pact), in particular safe passages to Europe, anti discrimination/anti racism, search and rescue, EU external borders/FRONTEX responses to displacement from Ukraine.
Communication Activities: Regular advocacy papers on pact Mobilising votes on EP elections (discussion events)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Anti-racism and diversity

Head Office

Address: rue Joseph II, 174
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: rue Joseph II, 174
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

New Organisation: false
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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: These persons are employees not members of the organisation

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Diakonie Austria(0), ART Armenia (0) United Prot. Church Belgium(0), Church of Cyprus(0), Ev Lutheran church of Denmark (0) Finnish Lutheran Church(0), Finnish Ecumenical Council(0), Orthodox Church of Finland(0), French Prot. Federation/CIMADE(0), CIMADE FR(0), Ev. Kirche in Deutschland(0), Diakonie Germany(0), Church of Greece(0), Hungarian Reformed Church(0), Indian orthodox church ireland (0) Fed. Protestant Churches Italy(0), Protestant Church Netherlands(0), Council of Churches NL(0), Remonstrante (NL,0) Church of Norway(0), ARCA Romania(0), AIDRom Romania(0), Christian council Norway (0) Evang. Church Spain(0), Church of Sweden(0), Council of Churches SE(0), Evagelical Reformed Church Switzerland(0), Churches Together In Britain and Ireland(0), Council of Afro Caribbean Churches(0), Methodist Church UK(0), Joint Council for Anglo Caribbean Churches UK(0), Cherubim and Seraphim Council of Churches Europe(0) Indian orthodox Church in Ireland (IE) Kalunba non Profit (HU) European Methodist Council (int.) United Reformed Church UKEvangelical lutheran Church Denmark (0) Convocation of Episcopal Churches Europe (0)
Organisation Members: CCME is co-chair of the European NGO platform on asylum and migration EPAM CCME maintains close collaboration with the Conference of European Churches and represents this in the European Council on Refugees and Exiles ECRE. CCME is part of the Global Ecumenical Network on Migration (GEM) of the World Council of Churches CCME is a (founding) member of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR).