EU policy/Engage/MEP Mailings

What's the plan?

Our United Kingdom chapter sent all UK Members of the European Parliament a letter outlining our three core issues asking for a change in legislation. This helped them start the conversation with some of them. We would like to have other countries emulate an initiative.

What's the timeline?

December/January 2014: Finding national coordinators/volunteers
February 2015: Translations and mailing lists preparation
February/March 2015: Mailing the letters
From March 2015 on: Relationship building and copyright counselling

Who are we looking for?

Volunteers or staff willing to invest some time in preparation and to keep up longer term relationships with decision-makers. Letters should best be sent out in the name of chapters, user-groups or thorgs, but single community members could do it too if no organisation exists.

What exactly needs to be done?

Translate the WMUK letter into your local language. Send it out to your countries' MEPs via snail mail and email.
Alternatively use the updated letter of write your own.
Send it out to your countries' MEPs via snail mail and email.
Follow-up by keeping the conversation going after they have replied.

National Coordinators

Country	Organisation	WEASEL	Translation?	Mailing lists prepared?	Talked to chapter?	Letters sent?	Replies/Comments
AT	WMAT	TBD
BE	WMBE	Romaine
BG	WMBGUG
HR	Community
CY	Community
CZ	WMCZ
DK	WMDK	Ole (WMDK)
EE	WMEE
FI	WMFI
FR	WMFR	TBD (WMFR call)
DE	WMDE	TBD
GR	WMGRUG
HU	WMHU
IE	Community
IT	WMIT	Lorenzo, Federico (also at Brussels)	Custom tailored stuff	Yes	Yes; tracked at wmit:Associazione:Politica UE	Yes (no snail mail)	25 replies, about 10 in-person meetings. All MEPs informally contacted already by email, a dozen by phone.
LV	Community
LT	Community
LU	Community
MT	Community
NL	WMNL	Romaine, Grijz	in progress
PL	WMPL	TBD
PT	WMPT
RO	Community
SK	WMSKUG
SI	Community
ES	WMES; Amical
SE	WMSE	Karl
UK	WMUK	Stevie Benton	yes	yes	copyright wikimedia.org.uk	yes	7