Oct 13, 2016

Assyria: Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE) Elects its First President


Attiya Gamri - Photo Courtesy of AinaNews

On 9 October 2016 at the Assyrian European Convention in Sweden, Ms Attiya Gamri from the Netherlands was elected as the first ever president of the Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE). The Convention was attended by MEP Bodil Valero who emphasized the importance for Assyrians across Europe to be well organized. ACE is an umbrella organization for Assyrian national federations in different European countries including France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden.

Below an article published by AinaNews:

Assyrians in Europe concluded the first Assyrian European Convention, held on October 8 and 9 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The convention saw the election of the first ever president for the Assyrian Confederation of Europe (ACE), an umbrella organization for Assyrian national federations in the different European countries.

Ms Attiya Gamri from the Netherlands was elected president for a three term. Ms. Gamri is a former member of a Dutch provincial parliament.

The convention gathered Assyrians from France, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden. Bodil Valero, member of the European parliament from Sweden addressed the convention and spoke of the importance for Assyrians in Europe to be vocal and well organized.

The Assyrian Confederation of Europe was officially inaugurated in April this year during a ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Assyrians in Europe number nearly half a million and constitute one of the biggest diaspora communities from the Middle East in the European Union.