Launched in 1967, the European Mortgage Federation is the representative at EU level of the mortgage loan product, bringing together national banking associations and individual mortgage lenders from the EU Member States. Our overarching aim is to ensure a sustainable housing environment for EU citizens.

Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, is a European Union body, one of the first to be established to work in specialised areas of EU policy. Specifically, it was set up by the European Council (Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1365/75 of 26 May 1975), to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe.

Our website: www.eurofound.europa.eu.

Created in 1948, BICE is an international catholic network of organizations engaged in the promotion and protection of the children’s rights and of their dignity. A French non-profit association, BICE is present in 66 countries on 4 different continents through its member organizations and its partners.

BICE also enjoys a special status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and it takes an active part in the Human Rights Council and the Comitee on the Rights of a Child. Our organization is also acknowledged by the Holy See

URBACT is a European exchange and learning programme (*) promoting sustainable urban development.  

We enable CITIES to work together to develop solutions to major urban challenges, reaffirming the key role they play in facing increasingly complex societal changes. 

We help cites to develop pragmatic SOLUTIONS that are new and sustainable, and that integrate economic, social and environmental dimensions.