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The 2023 December Newsletter

December 21, 2023

In this edition: PEPPI PROGRESS: SITE VISITS & UPDATE ON PEPPI WEBSITES...

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The December 2023 Conference Review Newsletter

December 5, 2023

ECDN MEMBERS MEETING & FINAL PEPPI EVENT – SUMMARY 30 November 2023...

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The 2023 Autumn Newsletter

October 4, 2023

In this edition: ECDN Statement: Article 36 of the Consumer Credit Directive...

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Conference: Addressing Consumer Over-Indebtedness across the EU

September 27, 2023

Save the date – 30 November & 1 December 2023 In light...

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Webinar Wednesday 20 September, 2023 – Psychosocial Problems of Debtors

August 30, 2023

Save the date: Wednesday 20 September 2023 Webinar: Psychosocial Problems of Debtors Invited...

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New Issue of Money Matters – No. 19 is out now.

July 11, 2023

Contents Editorial – Dr. Dieter Korczak – ECDN President & PEPPI Coordinator...

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The 2023 Summer Newsletter

July 4, 2023

In this edition: CONSUMER CREDIT DIRECTIVE UPDATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL FRAGILITY...

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Webinar Monday 26 June, 2023 – Establishment of an umbrella organisation of debt advice services

June 15, 2023

Save the date: Monday 26 June 2023 Webinar: Establishment of an umbrella organisation...

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Webinar Monday 26 June, 2023 – File documentation, Statistics, GDPR

June 15, 2023

Save the date: Monday 26 June 2023 Webinar: File Documentation, statistics & GDPR...

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Webinar Wednesday 10 May, 2023 – Target Groups for Debt Advice

May 9, 2023

Save the date: Wednesday 10 May 2023 Webinar: Target Groups for Debt...

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PEPPI Conference Malta 2023 Recordings

April 18, 2023

ECDN was delighted to host the first PEPPI conference on 23 March...

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The 2023 Spring Newsletter

March 31, 2023

In this edition: PEPPI conference on 23 March 2023 in Malta PEPPI...

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Webinar Wednesday 19 April, 2023 – Funding Debt Advice Services

March 31, 2023

Save the date: Wednesday 19 April 2023 Webinar: Funding Debt Advice Services...

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Webinar Wednesday 15 March, 2023 – Different Approaches in Debt Advice

March 1, 2023

Save the date: Wednesday 15 March 2023 Webinar: Different Approaches in Debt...

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ECDN fact sheet – Situation of over-indebtedness at the beginning of 2023

February 16, 2023

Germany The financial situation of the population in Germany has deteriorated. Twenty-two...

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PEPPI presentation video

January 28, 2023

Short video of the PEPPI presentation.

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ECDN General Assembly and European Conference – March 2023

December 18, 2022

March 22 -23, 2023 ECDN General Assembly and European Conference AGM, March...

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Webinar February 15, 2023

December 18, 2022

Save the date: February 15, 2023 Webinar: Professional Qualification of debt counselor...

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Webinar January 18, 2023

December 18, 2022

Save the date: January 18, 2023 Webinar: Legal Framework for Debt Advice...

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The 2022 December Newsletter

December 17, 2022

In this edition: A new online course for professionals increases understanding of...

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Convincing National Network Meeting in Malta

December 9, 2022

Together with the Department for Social Security of the Maltese Government ecdn...

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Again a great national network online meeting – this time in Slovakia!

December 3, 2022

The Slovak PEPPI coordinator Ladislav Sutý and his team invited high level...

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The flow of National network meetings goes on!

December 2, 2022

Today we had one meeting for Romanian  stakeholders and another one for...

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ECDN President Dieter Korczak met Prime Minister North-Rhine Westfalia Hendrik Wüst

November 25, 2022

ECDN President Dieter Korczak met Prime Minister North-Rhine Westfalia  Hendrik Wüst at...

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The 2022 November Newsletter

November 20, 2022

In this edition: PEPPI Identity: The development of logos and websites Celebrating...

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The 2022 Fall Newsletter

November 9, 2022

What has been going on in the ECDN for the past few...

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ECDN Newsletter

The 2021 Fall Newsletter

November 5, 2021

What has been going on in the ECDN for the past few...

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Spain

Spain – Debt Advice 2021

November 4, 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

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Slovakia

Slovakia – Debt Advice 2021

November 4, 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

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Romania

Romania – Debt Advice 2021

November 4, 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria – Debt Advice 2021

November 4, 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

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Romania

October 11, 2021

Unfortunately Romania currently have no active debt counseling organisations. We  have though...

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Poland

October 11, 2021

We are currently gathering information on the options and status of debt...

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Netherlands

October 11, 2021

NIBUD has supported a request from the Social Alliance to the government, local municpalities,...

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Italy

October 11, 2021

The debt advice system in Italy is very weak, as there is...

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Ireland

October 11, 2021

The debt advice services in Ireland are provided by the Money Debt...

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Germany

October 11, 2021

Have you experienced a loss in income due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?...

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France

October 11, 2021

Debt counselling Despite the movement restrictions in France, CRESUS continues to counsel their beneficiaries...

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Finland

October 11, 2021

We are currently gathering information on the options and status of debt...

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Denmark

October 11, 2021

How you and your organisation handles both the corona crisis and the...

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Czech Republic

October 11, 2021

We are currently gathering more information on the options and status of...

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The 2021 spring newsletter of the ECDN

April 22, 2021

The meeting with the SME United’s Early Warning Project in Spain was...

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Introductory meeting with SME United

April 7, 2021

We have just had the pleasure of having a meeting with the...

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Money Matters Issue no. 18 is out now!

March 24, 2021

The Money Matters Issue no. 18 has now been published and is...

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Reply from Commissioner McGuinness

March 22, 2021

As you might recall the president of the European Consumer Debt Network,...

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ECDN Newsletter January to March

March 16, 2021

Dear all, we hope you are doing well and have had a...

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Letter to Commissioner McGuinness

February 16, 2021

The president of the ECDN Sandy Madar sent a letter to Commissioner...

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Online seminar and workshops to fight over-indebtedness through exchange of experience

February 9, 2021

The President of the ECDN, Sandy Madar participated throughout January in the...

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New report from Danish Member

November 16, 2020

Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the debt situation...

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Revision of the Consumer Credit Directive

November 10, 2020

In 2008 the European Union created the Consumer Credit Directive (or CCD...

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General Assembly at Social Platform

November 10, 2020

The ECDN is a long standing member and parter of Social Platform. and...

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New ECDN Newsletter

October 27, 2020

Dear all, we hope that you are all doing well after a...

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Over-indebtesness is not just poverty

October 8, 2020

European countries are now gearing up their welfare state institutions to alleviate...

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Danske Bank has in years collected too much debt from its most vulnerable clients

September 1, 2020

A new serious scandal has hit Danske Bank in Denmark. Since 1979...

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Pandemic Puts Millions of Europeans on path to a debt crisis

August 20, 2020

Alexander Weber from Bloomberg has written this article setting focus on the...

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Denmark

August 20, 2020

The overall aim of the evaluation report of debt counseling by the...

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Newsletter, Spring 2020

June 30, 2020

Today the ECDN has published its long awaited Newsletter. We have been...

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Press-Release on COVID-19 & Debt

June 25, 2020

Today the ECDN has made a press-release expressing our fear on the...

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Speach by queen Maxima

May 27, 2020

Tuesday May 26th Queen Maxima of the Netherlands spoke about the financial and...

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New Issue of Money Matters!

May 27, 2020

Today, May 27th, the ECDN has published Money Matters Vol. 17 “Debt...

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Social Banks – a Dutch model

May 14, 2020

The GKB Assen is a social bank active in the north of...

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Letter to Commissioner Reynders

April 15, 2020

On March 20th we sent to letters, one to the DG Justice...

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Meeting with Irish Banking Culture Board

April 7, 2020

Today the president of the ECDN, Sandy Madar together with Special Advisor...

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1st Meeting: COVID-19 and Debt Scientific Group

April 6, 2020

Today we held the first meeting in the COVID-19 and Debt Scientific...

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First 2020 Management Committee Meeting

March 22, 2020

Yesterday on March 21st, we had this year’s first MC Meeting. Due...

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Letter to the Commission and the Financial sector

March 21, 2020

March 20th, we send two letters to the European Commission’s Directorate General...

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COVID-19 and Debt advice

March 17, 2020

COVID-19 has struck Europe and many industries are bleeding due to this,...

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MC Meeting and COVID-19

March 11, 2020

We have with growing concern been following the news lately about the...

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Planning the next MC meeting

February 28, 2020

For the past month we have been planning the next meeting of...

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Throwback Thursday in 2001

February 27, 2020

It’s Throwback Thursday, in 2001 the Dutch Consumer Bankruptcy Act was evaluated,...

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April 3rd-4th & May 5th-7th, 2019

February 20, 2020

In the Spring Sandy went to Romania two times for meetings with...

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Money Matters, Apr. 2001

February 20, 2020

Once again, it’s time for a #ThrowbackThursday – this week’s issue is...

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EAPN conference in Brussel

February 20, 2020

The 18/11 our president, Sandy Madar, participated in the 18th European Meeting...

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Money Matters, Dec. 2000

February 13, 2020

It is time for another #ThrowbackThursday – In this week’s issue you...

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Money Matters, Mar. 2000

February 6, 2020

It is Thursday and you know what that means – It is...

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Exchanges of knowledge between members

February 3, 2020

During the last annual meeting of ECDN, the idea came into being...

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DG JUST Conference

January 31, 2020

Our president, Sandy Madar had a presentation for a workshop arranged by...

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Money Matters, Nov. 1999

January 23, 2020

After a break, due to the hard work on the Call for...

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Next time

January 18, 2020

As many of you have seen on our Facebook and LinkedIn account...

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Meeting with Finance Watch

January 8, 2020

We are currently working hard on the EU Call for Tender called...

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Money Matters, Dec. 1998

January 2, 2020

This issue is from December 1998 and starts with a short article...

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Money Matters, Nov. 1997

December 12, 2019

This week’s issue was published in November 1997 and starts with an...

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Money Matters, Dec. 1996

December 5, 2019

This week’s issue is from December 1996, and starts with a presentation...

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Conference in Germany

November 22, 2019

Financial education in Germany, like education in general, is a matter for...

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Intro to CDN – Nov. 21st 2019

November 21, 2019

Did you know that the ECDN had a precursor in the 1990s...

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SKEF – Help the youth save up

November 21, 2019

The Society for Promotion of Financial Education (SKEF) from Poland has prepared...

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MABS conference in Ireland

November 5, 2019

On November 5th our president, Sandy Madar, represented us at the Citizens...

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SKEF mets the Polish ministry

October 31, 2019

On October 31st Ewa Kruk from SKEF participated in a meeting at the...

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Know any alternative banks?

October 21, 2019

Dear followers and members of ECDN, we are well on our way...

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Meeting with DG Just in Brussel

October 6, 2019

On May 29th, Sandy met with Francesco Gaetano and Renatas Mazeika from...

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Conference: Consumer safety…

September 23, 2019

Monday September 23th ECDN board member Ewa Kruk from SKEF in Poland...

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ECDN MC meeting in Strasbourg

September 16, 2019

Monday and Tuesday (September 16th-17th) the third meeting of the Management Committee...

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In RO working on “Help Debit”

September 16, 2019

On the 16th of September the DSRF intern, Rebeca Rus, travelled to...

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Finance Watch in Denmark

September 5, 2019

Thursday September 5th and Friday September 6th Finance Watch held a workshop...

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EUROFOUND meeting in Brussel

September 4, 2019

Today the president of the ECDN, Sandy W. Madar, and board member,...

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HelpDebit in Romania – now official

July 5, 2019

Hurray! The final permit to start an economy- and debt counselling in...

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ECDN MC meeting in Brussel

June 28, 2019

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Evaluation of the CCD in Brussel

May 29, 2019

On May 29th, Sandy was in Brussels with Maxime from CRESUS. At...

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In Dublin to meet with CIB / MABS

May 22, 2019

On May 22nd to May 24th Sandy had arranged a new meeting in Ireland...

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ECDN MC meeting in Rotterdam

March 22, 2019

From the 22nd to the 23rd of March the first Management Group...

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Finance Watch conference

February 19, 2019

On November 19th, Sandy Madar went to the annual conference of Finance...

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ECDN GA in Amsterdam

February 8, 2019

Friday the November 8th we had our annual General Assembly in Amsterdam. In...

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In Dublin to meet with CIB / MABS

January 27, 2019

On February 27th Sandy, visited among others CIB (Citizens Information Board) where I...

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In RO – new debt association?

January 6, 2019

On the 16th of September the DSRF intern, Rebeca Rus, travelled to...

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General Assembly in Copenhagen

November 30, 2018

The 30/ 11 we held our annual General Assembly. This year’s general...

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Meeting with DG Just in Brussel

May 29, 2018

On May 29th, Sandy met with Francesco Gaetano and Renatas Mazeika from...

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