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Are you interested in a cycling holiday? Would you like to cycle along the beautiful Danube from Vienna to Budapest? Join the first cycling fundraising event and contribute to the EAPN Fund

The first edition of ‘Cycle against poverty: The Challenge’ will bring together teams of cyclists on the picturesque cycling paths in Austria, Slovakia and Hungary along the river Danube. The event is aimed primarily at Dutch cyclists, but not exclusively. This event is aimed at those wanting a cycling holiday (approximately 65km per day) rather than those who do cycling as a sporting pursuit, so while it is a challenge it should be open to most people.   

La 11ème Rencontre de Personnes en situation de pauvreté a eu lieu au Palais d'Egmont à Bruxelles, les 10 et 11 mai sur le thème du sans-abrisme et du droit au logement.

On the 4^th April, EAPN holds a roundtable debate with key EU decision-makers discussing initial assessments to the new National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports.

The Basic Income Network (BIEN) and other national organisations are planning a new European Citizen’s  Initiative (ECI) on Basic Income.

The Committee of the Regions (CoR) Economic and Social Commission (ECOS) held a Round Table session on the impact of the crisis, to assess solutions for improving the social impact and the creation of jobs.

29-30/03 - The second Joint Social Conference was organised in Brussels by an alliance of over 40 trade unions, NGOs and social movements from 20 countries, of which EAPN is a prominent member. The coalition started three years ago in an effort to build bridges and trust, as well as identify common action, between trade unions and the civil society. It includes, among others, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), ATTAC, the European Public Service Union (EPSU), the Transnational Institute (TNI), Transform!, the Seattle 2 Brussels network, ...