On 16-17 January, Caritas Europa organized the first Institutional Advocacy Forum in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Forum gathered members from the newly formed Institutional Advocacy Action Group and its Reference Network for a first exchange of practices. Advocacy experts from 15 European Caritas organizations participated to discuss how Caritas does advocacy in different countries and how Caritas positions itself in relation to state authorities.Caritas experts on advocacy from France, Romania, Germany and Armenia presented their institutional advocacy work… On 16-17 January, Caritas Europa organized the first Institutional Advocacy Forum in Bratislava, Slovakia.