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I am very pleased to report that the AEJ UK Section
has maintained a very healthy level of membership in the past year, and
our regular lunchtime meetings were well attended, with a wide range of
speakers and themes. European politics and social issues have remained very
newsworthy and the AEJ has been able to provide good opportunities for
members to engage with leading players and speakers with various
perspectives. Among our guestS during the past year were the UK
Europe Minister and senior diplomats representing the Czech and Swedish EU
Presidencies and one of the top policy-makers in the Bank of England. The European Parliament elections seminar
which we co-hosted with the EP London Office in April was again the main
occasion for the UK media to be briefed on the European Parliament's
elections, with strong speakers on voters' concerns, the prospects for
the party groupings and in-depth analysis of various policy issues of special
interest. David Lennon continued to make a valuable contribution as our
Events Director. The Section's finances are also in good
shape, as our Treasurer Mike Springate's accounts show. It is with much regret that we have told members Celia
Hampton is giving up the role of Secretary to concentrate on other
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See also Secretary's report, Report to International AEJ, Minutes of the AGM She has given a huge amount of commitment
and professionalism to the task of managing the Section's affairs. She has
done a great deal to develop the Section as a friendly, sociable
and rewarding professional association, both in her years as Secretary and
before that at various times as Chairman and Treasurer. We owe her a big debt
of gratitude. And our thanks also for agreeing to continue her excellent work
as webmaster. Internationally, some Section members
enjoyed a stimulating AEJ Congress and Assembly at Maastricht in
November. The AEJ's Media Freedom project has grown more serious and has
borne fruit in various ways, as reflected in reports on the website. Please
also take a look sometimes at the international site www.aej.org to see the kind of things our
colleagues in the more than 20 other sections are doing. I wish everyone a very rewarding and
successful year in 2010. William
Horsley Chairman, UK
Section of the AEJ 9 March 2010 |
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