EAPN Response to the 2022 State of the Union Address
On 14 September, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen delivered her speech on the State of the European Union in 2022. This political exercise aims to…
Policy Proposals & Recommendations for Member States to tackle In-Work Poverty: EAPN presents its report for the WorkYP project
EAPN has released a new report presenting “Policy Proposals & Recommendations for Member States to tackle-in work poverty” within the framework of the Working Yet Poor project, funded by Horizon…
Youth Dialogue on Minimum Income | BAPN Activist Emmanuel Buta Kossi
Nicolas Schmit, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, met this Monday (June 13) with several young people from across Europe, to hear their views and discuss “Social Protection, Minimum…
EAPN EU 2021 Poverty Watch Report
This EU Poverty Watch report aims to capture the main findings, messages and recommendations from 21 Poverty Watches produced by our members. These reports start from the reality of people experiencing poverty…
SOS Citizens of Ukraine | EAPN Statement
Brussels, 24 February 2022 The Executive Committee of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) strongly voices its most absolute rejection of any type of war and its justifications. EAPN urges the European…
Will the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive eradicate energy poverty?
The European Commission released a new proposal to boost renovation and decarbonisation of residential, non-residential, and public buildings. Ahead of the publication, EAPN together with 44 organisations urged the EU…
Civil Society Statement | Put Fundamental Rights First in the AI Act
The EU institutions have taken a globally-significant step with the proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). Insofar as Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly used in all areas of…
Joint Statement | More Than Idle Words
Following the launch of the ambitious EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, child rights advocates express their deep disappointment and alarm at Member States’ recent failure to to commit…
EAPN Annual Policy Conference 2021 | Building Back Better without Poverty!
This year’s EAPN conference offered a timely discussion of the further impacts of a continuing COVID-19 pandemic on poverty, but also looked at how the green and digital transitions of…
EAPN Statement on the Porto Social Summit – May 7, 2021
With the upcoming Porto Social Summit, EAPN welcomes the intention to reinforce the commitment from Member States, European institutions, Social Partners and Civil Society to the implementation of the Action…