FUTURE

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EAPSPI AT A GLANCE

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ABOUT EAPSPI

EAPSPI – Pensions for the public sector.

EAPSPI is an association of 24 public sector pension

schemes out of 15 European countries that are responsible

for around 26 million active members and pensioners in

the public sector. The connecting factor of EAPSPI’s

members and observers is thus the public sector in Europe:

they cover the special basic pension schemes for civil

servants or the supplementary schemes for public employees.

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ABOUT EAPSPI

Preserving a social Europe – Our purposes.

EAPSPI’s main purpose is to enable its members to improve the mutual

knowledge of their institutions and that of the social system of their

respective countries. EAPSPI actively takes part in the construction of a

social Europe. Therefore, EAPSPI’s members analyse ways and means

of improving services offered to their clients (pensioners, active members

and employers) by learning best practices from other institutions and by

analysing the impact of EU-law for the national pension schemes. To achieve

this purpose, EAPSPI promotes exchanges of expertise and information

through working groups, conferences, seminars, information letters and direct

contacts between its members.4

ABOUT EAPSPI

We are experts. No more, no less.

The role of EAPSPI is not limited to a mere information exchange. The

importance of EU-law in the field of pensions is steadily increasing.

Therefore, EAPSPI also offers a common platform for the pension

institutions of the public sector towards the European institutions, such as

the Commission, the Parliament and other stakeholders at EU-level.

However, EAPSPI is not a pressure group. EAPSPI merely aims to position

itself as a pension expert in order to demonstrate the effects especially of

new legislative projects. Hence, EAPSPI develops relations and interacts

with European institutions and other international organisations.

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ABOUT EAPSPI

Beginning and settlements.

The history of EAPSPI goes back to the beginning of the 1990’s

when the French organization CDC created an information

platform of six pension organisations dedicated to local

government employees. In 1997 it was officially transformed into

an association of 13 members. The General Secretariat was

initially located in Bordeaux (France), and transferred to Munich

(Germany) in 2006.

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MEMBERS OF EAPSPI

EAPSPI consists of public sector pension organisations or

associations that are either members or observers. Both take part

in all activities of EAPSPI including participating in task forces and

the Pensions Policy Committee. They have access to all the

information provided by EAPSPI, however, members have more

rights within the association than observers. Members have an

active and passive voting right and can claim for the

reimbursement of travel expenses for participating in task forces

or the Pensions Policy Committee. In 2016, EAPSPI had

members and observers in the following countries:

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1. ABP, Netherlands.

https://www.abp.nl

2. AKA, Germany.

http://www.aka.de

3. ASIP, Switzerland.

http://www.asip.ch

4. BPK, Austria.

http://www.bundespensions

kasse.at

5. CDC, France.

http://www.caissedesdepots

.fr

6. CGA, Portugal.

https://www.cga.pt

7. DHPCLG, Ireland.

http://www.housing.gov.ie

8. DoPE&R, Ireland.

http://www.per.gov.ie/en

9. DfC, United Kingdom.

https://www.communities-

ni.gov.uk

10. Elkarkidetza, Basque

Country.

https://www.elkarkidetza.eu

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11. FEPSVE, Basque Country.

http://epsv.org

12. SFDP, Belgium.

http://www.sfpd.fgov.be

13. KEVA, Finland.

https://www.keva.fi

14. KLP, Norway.

https://www.klp.no

15. KPA, Sweden.

http://www.kpa.se

16. MZ, Slovenia.

http://www.modra-

zavarovalnica.si

17. Préfon, France.

https://www.prefon-

retraite.fr

18. RAFP, France.

https://www.rafp.fr

19. Sampension, Denmark.

https://www.sampension.dk

20. SPPA, United Kingdom.

http://www.sppa.gov.uk

21. SPV, Sweden.

https://www.spv.se

22. Valida, Austria.

http://www.valida.at

23. VBL, Germany.

https://www.vbl.de

24. VBV, Austria.

http://www.vbv.at

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EAPSPI’s BODIES

There are four bodies making up the legal structure of EAPSPI:

a. General Assembly.

b. Board of Directors.

c. General Secretariat.

d. Accounting Inspector.

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General Assembly

The General Assembly is the highest authority of the association,

taking decisions on all important subjects such as on the

nomination of the Secretary General, the election of the members

of the Board of Directors or the approval of the former year’s

accounts and the yearly budget. The General Assembly meets at

least once a year, usually in October. The right to vote is reserved

for members but observers may take part in the General

Assembly, submit proposals and participate in discussions.

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Board of Directors

EAPSPI’s Board of Directors is composed of a maximum of eight

members who are elected for two years by the General Assembly.

In order to ensure an even representation of the different

countries and geographical regions and the basic and

supplementary pension schemes, the Board members are chosen

from different “EAPSPI member states”. The Board proposes the

guidelines of the association along with the annual working

programme and the resulting budget that is later approved by the

General Assembly. They also determine the common positions of

the association, especially regarding papers or similar

communications, and coordinate the future direction of EAPSPI.13

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat is the administrative body of EAPSPI. It

runs the daily business of the association.

The Secretary General, who is elected for a five year period,

represents EAPSPI in the daily management as well as in

relationship with other stakeholders, European bodies and other

international organisations. The Secretary General regularly

reports to the Board of Directors guaranteeing a continuous flow

of information. The Secretary General is member of the Board

with no voting rights.

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Accounting Inspector

The Accounting Inspector, like Board members, is elected every

two years, but he can also be a representative of an observer

institution. He keeps the accounts of the association and at the

end of each year produces a report which has to be approved by

the General Assembly.

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EAPSPI’s BODIES

The Pensions Policy Committee (PPC).

It is the working group of the association.

Providing pensions is becoming more and more complicated,

even in times of global communication, and it helps to work face

to face on key issues and to talk and exchange knowledge. The

PPC usually meets three time over the year and the average

number of attendees is around fifteen persons.

It is open to all members’ and observers’ representatives, as well

as to guests from related institutions and associations.16

EAPSPI’s BODIES

The Pensions Policy Committee (PPC).

EAPSPI’s PPC looks at all pension-related issues which make

them paramount to the work and communication within the

association. At the moment it is dealing, among others, with the

following subjects:

• Legal affairs: e.g. jurisprudence.

• Portability of pensions.

• European pension-tracking system (Find Your Pension initiative).

• Taxation issues.

• National pension system updates.

• Regulation: national legislations, Directives, EIOPA…

• Principles of Responsible Investment.

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EAPSPI’s BODIES

The Pensions Policy Committee (PPC).

Its work is not limited to an information exchange. If necessary,

the PPC drafts position papers, especially on European topics that

concern all EAPSPI-members, and answers to EU (EC, EIOPA…)

consultations, with the required approval of the Board. Thus, the

PPC is not only able to formulate the common position of the

public sector pension organisations towards the European

organisations, but also towards national authorities and other

entities, with the approval of the Board.

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EAPSPI’s BODIES

The Pensions Policy Committee (PPC). Task Forces.

The PPC also organises the joint Open Information Meeting

(OIM), which takes place immediately before EAPSPI’s annual

general meeting each autumn. This session provides a summary

of the most important results especially for those members not

taking part in the PPC meetings.

If there is a specific subject worth it, EAPSPI sets up a Task Force

to deal with it, on a limited time-span basis. At the moment there is

one active, working on Communication issues. Task Forces also

report during the Open information Meetings.19

EAPSPI’s OTHER ACTIVITIES

Seminars, workshops and conferences: EAPSPI regularly organises

conferences, seminars and workshops for its members, also open to external

participants. Every autumn, the annual meeting is followed by a full-day

conference. Apart from these regular events, EAPSPI organises specific

seminars or workshops on selected subjects either alone or in cooperation

with other members or organisations. The documentation for these events

can be downloaded from EAPSPI’s website, section “Events”.

One of EAPSPI’s priority targets is to regularly circulate information among its

members. Apart from the regular conferences and the PPC/Task Forces

meetings, members are informed, through Circulars, about external and

internal developments. Additionally, EAPSPI has established a protected

member domain on its website accessible only to EAPSPI’s members and

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EAPSPI’s OTHER ACTIVITIES

EAPSPI was a member of the Pensions Forum of the European Commission,

and is active in being member of the substituting body to be implemented

according to IORP II guidelines.

EAPSPI’s representatives are regularly invited as speakers to other

conferences, to hearings at the European Parliament as well as to national

parliaments and to meetings of other organisations.

EAPSPI is also member of the so-called G9, together with AEIP, Business

Europe, CEEP, EFAMA, ETUC, Invest Europe, Pensions Europe and

UEAPME.

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Further information:

EAPSPI- General Secretariat

Denninger Str. 37

81925 Munich (Germany)

Phone: +49 89 9235 7575

Fax: +49 89 9235 8599

info@eapspi.eu

www.eapspi.eu

Thank you.

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