Call for volunteers for interpretation for the EU PeP Meeting 2022

Are you studying to become an interpreter? Are you fluent in English and other European language? Are you based in Brussels? This Call is for you!! EAPN is looking for volunteers to act as interpreters at the 20th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty (PeP). The event will take place in Brussels at Royal Library…

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Joint statement on the European Commission’s Proposal for a Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income schemes in the EU

On September 28th, the European Commission released its long-awaited proposal for a Council Recommendation on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (the Proposal). The Proposal is part of the initiatives announced in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and seeks to contribute to the EU-level headline target to reduce the number of people…

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Social Europe will not be strengthened without binding measures? | EAPN Reaction to EPSR Action Plan

EAPN welcomes the European Commission’s Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights, published on 4 March 2021. The Action Plan is the long-awaited follow-up to the promise that the unique European Social and Economic Model brings about shared prosperity and opportunities for all, proclaimed in 2017 by the European Parliament, the Council and the…

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“COVID-19 Supercharging Poverty” | EAPN Poverty Watch 2020

Poverty Watch 2020 launch On 29 January 2021, we launched our EU Poverty Watch 2020. The Poverty Watches start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of NGOs who work with them. With poverty predicted to rise to at least levels seen in the 2008 crisis, and the EU Action Plan on the…

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EU Poverty Watch report launch | Covid19 supercharging poverty – data and experiences from the ground

On 29 January we held an online conference “Covid19 supercharging poverty” – data and experiences from the ground, hosted by MEPs Cindy Franssen and Marisa Matias. The EU Poverty Watch report was launched with this event. The Poverty Watches start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of NGOs who work with…

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EAPN Response to the EC Consultation to the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee

On 19 August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee. EAPN welcomes the commitment shown by the European Commission to progress towards the development of a Child Guarantee which can have an impact on Child Poverty, with a strong implementation and monitoring framework, including through EU funds. However,…

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Poverty Watch Austria 2023

This Poverty Watch Report provides an overview of poverty and social exclusion in Austria with a special focus on the deterioration of welfare and the effects of inflation and rising prices on people experiencing poverty and low-income earners respectively. 201 000 people in Austria (2.3% of the total population) live in poverty and social exclusion…

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Poverty Watch Belgium 2023

The 2023 Belgian Poverty Watch is based on the experience of people in poverty gathered by BAPN through consultations with people experiencing poverty as well as through information received from its network of members. This knowledge is supplemented with statistical data, scientific research and findings from other civil society organisations. This year, in addition to…

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Poverty Watch Greece 2023

The year 2023 marks the end of the COVID-19 alert; leaving behind serious global health, social, and economic consequences. These consequences, combined with the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis, the climate of insecurity, ongoing climate change, the rise or consolidation of the far-right, and extensive natural disasters, form an explosive mixture that fuels poverty…

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21st Edition of Annual European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty

(c) Diveo.es | EAPN Around 100 people experiencing poverty from 26 European countries gathered in Madrid for the Annual European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty European Anti-Poverty Network sounds alarm as unbearable cost of living continues On 14 and 15 November 2023, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) has organized it’s Annual European Meeting of People…

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