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1992-1999: Activities, Campaigns and Projects of the European Centre on Pacific Issues

AuthorECSIEP
DateAugust 1999
Classification 4.26.8.00/16 (PACIFIC - FRENCH TESTING AREA)
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European Centre on Pacific Issues: 1992 – 1999

Introduction

In the 1980s, peace, environmental and development issues in the Pacific became 
the subject of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and church organisations in 
France, Germany, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and 
Switzerland. These organisations combined forces in the Europe Pacific Solidarity 
(EPS) network. Since 1989 the Europe Pacific Solidarity network has organised 
annual seminars at which activists of the network meet and discuss campaigns on 
Pacific issues they are involved in.

In 1992 the network started the European Centre on Pacific Issues (ECSIEP). The 
main objective for the establishment of ECSIEP was to give support to the variety of 
small groups and big organisations in Europe active on Pacific issues. Support was 
mainly given through the supply of information via the EPS-Bulletin and the 
organisation of the annual EPS-seminars. Through ECSIEP and its contacts in Europe 
and the Pacific, continuity was brought into the European Pacific work. ECSIEP 
maintains regular contact with churches and NGOs in the Pacific and supports their 
campaigns and activities. Furthermore, ECSIEP supports and develops educational 
projects with the NGOs and church organisations which participate in the Europe 
Pacific Solidarity network. The information and networking activities are still the 
'core-business' of ECSIEP. However, ECSIEP has developed a number of additional 
projects with NGOs and churches in the Pacific and Europe.

Activities of the ECSIEP office have, in the past, been summarised in the reports 
which resulted from the annual seminars. However, to get a good overview of the 
activities that were carried out by ECSIEP in the past seven years, it was thought 
that the publication of an overall 'seven-year' report would give the best insight.

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