Letter from the President

Michèle Bramstoft

Dearest Fellow EuRA Members, December’s here - have you donned your Holiday Spirit?!?! I am working on it and my adopted country, Denmark, does a jolly job helping me!! The season kicks off when Tuborg ‘Julebryg’ [special Christmas beer] comes to town - AKA ‘J’ Day, which takes place on the first Friday of November. It’s Carlsberg Brewery’s official release of the Tuborg Christmas brew around the country. A celebratory affair with free beer a go go, ‘nisse’ hats, & generous amounts of good cheer. T’is also the season to don white decorative lights on home balcony’s & edifices, get festive [& slightly inebriated!!] at the office ‘julefrokost’/Christmas Lunch, and enjoy Tivoli while it reopens as a winter wonderland - complete with an outdoor Christmas market. This time of year is filled with sensational seasonal sights, smells & settings to put you in the mood. I love it!! In between the holiday festivities, the EuRA Executive Group [EG] had the pleasure to meet in a [lovely] top-secret location. It was a packed agenda that included two of our Strategic Consultants joining via Zoom. Peggy Love [Strategic Consultant Intellectual Content] helped us with the speaker submissions. Wow – it was fantastic to see new names eager to stand on the EuRA stage!! Peggy is sending emails to the selected candidates. Please note that it is necessary to be registered for the conference to be a speaker. Martina Scharwey, our Strategic Consultant for the EuRA Global Quality Seal joined Friday with updates & observations. One being that the number of members holding the EGQS has dropped. This is partly due to M&A in our industry. This is a topic that the Board would like explore & find ways to increase interest in the Global Quality Seal and its benefits. In addition to tackling the topdown review of EuRA, Executive Group presidential elections were on the agenda. Historically, electing the next EuRA President & Vice President happens in the last meeting of the year before the current president’s term is completed. I am delighted to announce that the Presidency will be passed into the capable hands of Alistair Murray [Packimpex UK]. Alistair will be officially inaugurated at the closing conference session in Dublin. Alistair will have the energetic Isabel Cudell [Moving On – Portugal/Mozambique] as VP to help him champion his goals. I hope you will make a point to be present to hear Alistair’s vision for EuRA. As well as congratulate & welcome him, Isabel, and the other newly elected regional representatives. The EuRA Global conference was another agenda item that I would like to share with you. Although Costa Rica was a successful [& cozy!] conference on many levels, the EG decided that we will skip a global get together in 2023. The EG will dive deeper into the last five global conferences to weigh the pros and cons of running a 2nd conference in the year. This is an opportunity for those of you who had the privilege of attending one, to offer your input. Feel free to reach out to either myself or Tad. EuRA will also send a survey to our members in early 2023. It would be wonderful to hear how you greet the holidays, your ideas to increase uptake in the EGQS AND stories/ anecdotes reflecting the value of mobility services. Please remember that our E-Book is still alive….although slightly under nourished � � but it’s an E-Book, therefore it’s easy to feed it!! In the meantime,

May you have the gladness of Christmas, which is Hope, The spirit of Christmas which is Peace And the heart of Christmas which is Love

Kind Regards,

Michèle president@eura-relocation.com