Is the Crisis Normality?
Helmut Berg, EuRA President

The answer to this question is not as easy as it may first appear. “Crisis” defines a limited period of time marked by the dysfunction of our societal, political and economic systems. Therefore this cannot be normal. Crises are extreme situations of upheaval, challenges which appear out of the blue like a virulent virus, taking a sudden and debilitating hold. However they can also hold opportunities for improvement. These improvements can be built from higher quality, more creativity, determination, diligence and discipline.
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Coaching - What's the Hype?
Elisa French, The Threefold Group

Are you aware that coaching originated from the term „coach“ meaning a large horse-drawn carriage? A carriage is a vehicle that gets people from where they are to where they want to be. The coaching profession does exactly that. When you embark on a coaching journey, you basically are changing from one situation to another.
So what’s the big deal? Someone knows what they want - to move from one country to another.
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Palma 2010
Four Days in Mallorca

Purely in the interests of delegate satisfaction, Dominic Tidey spends four days in our 2010 destination.  Mallorca is an island of great diversity, from the well known tourist resorts of the south, to world heritage sites in the north. The mountains of the west are a stunning contrast to the blinding white sand beaches of the east. So, how best to get a taste of the real Mallorca?
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Quality Seal
2009 EQS Review

The second annual EuRA Quality Seal Review took place during November. A group of eight members who have been through the audit came together with Project Manager Martina Scharwey and the EuRA Management Team to review and alter the Quality Standard requirements that underpin the seal.
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EuRA Oxford Brookes University
First Programme Sold Out

The first Programme in the Coaching Connections course went online in mid November and is now fully subscribed. Programme A will be repeated in January, February and March 2010 and bookings are now being taken.This pioneering initiative between EuRA and Oxford Brookes University takes the skills used in coaching and applies them directly to the relocation process.
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Member Focus
Annexus Philippines

Dornet Venturanza "The Philippines is often voted one of the most livable countries in Asia for expatriate families. Why is it so popular? Because of the country’s legendary hospitality. Filipinos, in general, are welcoming of foreigners – whether they are retirees who have decided to relocate to the Philippines permanently, expats on a three-year assignment from the head office, investors coming in on tourist visas and extending their stay for long periods of time,　or tourists in town for a week or two. There is no place on earth where a stranger is welcomed with more warmth and with more fanfare."
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Short Webinar Programme 2010
Free to Attend Session List

During 2010 we will be running a series of short webinars on diverse topics affecting the relocation industry.  These webinars will be free to attend for EuRA Members and we will start taking bookings at the beginning of the month PRECEDING the session. The first webinar in the programme will be in February and a sign-up sheet will be online at the start of January.
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Is the Door Open?
Trends in Immigration - Sophy King, Emigra

Governments across the globe are continuing to tweak and modify immigration regulations in response to the effects of the recession and high unemployment rates.  Back in March of this year, I wrote an article about the credit crunch and its effect on global immigration policies. That article (available here) looked at how countries from Asia to Europe were attempting to attract highly skilled workers, to boost their economies, while restricting intake of low skilled migrants, in order to preserve jobs for the local labour force. This short article looks back over the last six months at some specific countries to see what has actually been put into place.
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EuRA Activities Report
December 2010

This edition:

  • Palma Timing Changes
  • EuRA in Chicago
  • Webinar Update
  • Quality Seal Update
  • InGA
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Baker's Dozen 2009
Who Ranks Where?

HRO Today magazine publishes an annual listing of the top 13 relocation management suppliers worldwide and this year’s list makes for very interesting reading.
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