EFIN - a EU Network to tackle financial exclusion
Financial Inclusion Priorities in Europe Conference
To identify and finalise a synthetic view on financial inclusion priorities to be raised at the EU level. The idea is to reach a position that should reflect the view of a broad range of stakeholders involved in Financial Inclusion in Europe.
Brussels, 25 May 2012, 9:00 – 15:30
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee – rue Van Mearlant,2 – 1040 Brussels
The fight against financial exclusion...
EFIN bases its actions upon the objective to tackle financial exclusion which refers to ”a process whereby people encounter
difficulties accessing and/or using financial services and products in the mainstream market that are appropriate to their needs and enable them to lead a normal social life in the society in which they belong”.
...is a common bond for a large range of stakeholders
The European Financial Inclusion Network (EFIN) is a coalition of European stakeholders (institutions and
individuals) involved in financial inclusion, including:
• European networks active in a more specific area of financial inclusion • Public institutions • Trade Unions • NGOs • Universities and Research institutes • Consumer protection organisations • Financial education practitioners • Debt counselling organisations representatives • Financial Institutions • Bank Associations
