Dr. Raymond C. Xerri of Gozo has been elected as the new President of one of Europe’s largest NGOs – Europeans Throughout The World (E.T.T.W.).
Chev. Dr. Raymond C. Xerri, K.H.S., Ph.D. (Australia), M.A.(Dip.St.) (Malta), D.D.S., E.U.Sch (E.U.Law)(F.R.G.), B.A.(Hons.) (U.S.A.), the only doctoral graduate and expert in Maltese Diaspora from Gozo, has just been unanimously elected as the next President of E.T.T.W. (2025-2029) by the General Assembly of European Diaspora organisations and individual expert-members.
Elected for the second time as President, Chev. Dr. Xerri previously served in the same position between between 2016 and 2019 leaving a good mark on E.T.T.W. after rising up the ranks as one of the five Vice-Presidents between 2013-2016 representing the Council of the Maltese Living Abroad.
Europeans Throughout The World [1] is a federation of European Diaspora organisations and individual expert-members from different countries of Europe. E.T.T.W. speaks out for more than 60 million European citizens who live in a country that is not their own and 17 million of them live in one of the countries of the 27 EU Member States.
By extension, the 480 million people of European descent living throughout the globe are also considered in the formulation of E.T.T.W.’s policy and actions, it said.
E.T.T.W. said that its three main pillars are:-
Ensure democratic rights for all European expatriates, particularly the right to vote and the right to be represented in national parliaments;
Work hard towards equality of treatment for all European expats and diasporas with nationals of countries of origin and of countries of destination;
Strive to improve assistance to European expats, with special attention given to consular protection, recognition of diplomas, social security, pension and native language training.
In more detail, E.T.T.W. its aims are:-
To promote the development of international cooperation between associations of European expatriates and individual expatriates, whether they reside in a Member member country or in a third country;
To act towards all authorities concerned as the spokesperson and defender of the European expatriates it represents, for the safeguard of their rights;
To collect information on the activities of these associations and on all organisations, institutions, foundations, official and private services concerned with the temporary or permanent presence abroad of European expatriates;
To encourage the creation of associations having similar goals in the countries where they do not yet exit, as well as European circles in third countries, which bring together European expatriates of different nationalities;
To make its information accessible to all and to ensure its dissemination;
To carry out studies and issue publications on issues common to the association of European expatriates; from these proposals, to establish and implement a programme of joint actions;
To facilitate the mutual relations between existing associations, or those to be created;
To promote the study and knowledge of the rights and duties of European expatriates; and,
To act in accordance with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The seat of this international non-profit association (AISBL) is in Fondation Universitaire, 11 rue d’Egmont, Brussels B1050, Brussels judicial district and its identification number is 872/84.
Photo: E.T.T.W.