26/09 – Social Platform and EAPN attended a Ministerial conference of the Polish EU presidency in Wrocław, Poland, to discuss responses to the social impact of the economic crisis and how to intensify the support to innovation within social policies. Katherine Duffy, EAPN UK presented the key findings and outcomes of EAPN’s conference: getting out of the crisis together.
{jathumbnail}This conference aimed at providing a unique space for exchange between anti-poverty activists, trade-unionists, other NGOs activists, policy decision makers and researchers on the causes and the consequences of the crisis and on possible alternative approaches. As a participative network, the voice of people experiencing poverty was at the centre of the debates which gave a large space to the presentation of members’ experiences and mobilisations.
{jathumbnail}We know there are enough resources for everyone – all is needed is political will. On Tuesday 4 October, MEP Karima Delli and EAPN held a public presentation of EAPN’s explainer on Wealth, inequality and social polarisation in the EU. Speakers included Michael Moser, Vice President of EAPN, Martin Schürtz, expert on wealth and inequalities and Andrew Watt, Senior Researcher at the Eurropean Trade Union Institute (ETUI).
{jathumbnail}22/08 – Krems, Austria – After 5 days of intense, inspired and constructive exchange, the Nyeleni Europe 2011, European Forum for Food Sovereignty closed on 22 August.
On 19th July, anti-poverty organisations in 5 EU Member States (Portugal, Ireland, Romania, Greece and Latvia) and EAPN Europe wrote to Mr Barroso to request that the European Commission publish more detailed Recommendations on National Reform Programmes for each of their countries, reviewing the key objectives set by Europe 2020.
{jathumbnail}Row4Rights started on Sunday 21 August, and for seven days, rowers and volunteers will live this experience that will take them from Austria through Slovakia to the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
{jathumbnail}All the members of EAPN express their sympathies and solidarity with the people in Norway as they live through these dark days. Our particular thoughts go out to the members of the Norwegian Network.
24/06 – EAPN spoke on the opportunities and risks afforded by Europe 2020 to make progress on undocumented migrants’ rights, at the 10 Year anniversary seminar of PICUM.
On the 23 June, Eurochild presented their assessment of progress on child poverty and well-being in the 2011 National Reform Programmes.
On the 30 June and 1st July EAPN Galicia organized a well-attended forum aiming to increase the input of the third sector in Galicia in the regional implantation of Europe 2020 and the NRP, and to engage in the new Galician law on Social Inclusion.