About Us
A brief history of J&E
J&E Focus
Equal opportunities and non discrimination
Statutes
How to join
A brief history of J&E
J&E was established informally in 2003 and subsequently incorporated in September 2004. J&E currently has five members and five associate members.
J&E Focus
Recent rounds of EU enlargement has brought significant pressures to European citizens. With the transposition of the Acquis communautaire, a tremendous amount of new legislation has been brought in to countries with developing but still young democratic traditions. Citizens from new Member States all too often find that public institutions do not act in the true public interest, preventing these same citizens from defending their rights and the environment. Such cases frequently concern development projects, many of them utilizing tax payers money in the form of EU funds or state incentives. Cases involving the conflict between rapid economic growth and environmental values or rights of local citizens are the focus of the J&E.
J&E is sure that for any policy, not just environmental, correct interpretation and implementation of the law is a key issue. The EU has put in place policies which safeguard the rights of its citizens, and NGOs have a key role in ensuring that the state correctly performs its duties. These transposition and implementation issues are relevant to every EU Member State. By working on these issues, J&E is best seen as a legal, not environmental, NGO.
Equal opportunities and non discrimination
The policy is part of the J&E internal rules and is binding for the association.
The association is non - discriminatory and encourages equal opportunity and gender mainstreaming within the network. The Association actively strives for equal involvement of all individuals, regardless of gender, race, colour, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, national origin, age or disability in the entire association; this includes the members of the advisory board, executive committee, and working groups; among the coordinators; and the participants of the annual general meeting and in events and activities organised by the association (such as training sessions, discussions, email conferences, etc.). In case of un-balanced representation in above mentioned bodies and activities of the association there will be an action plan formulated in which the issue is solved as soon as possible and feasible. The general assembly is responsible to monitor the implementation of this rule.
Statutes
J&E Statutes for downloading (1.3 MB PDF)
