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…
30 Years EAPN | Reflecting with our Presidents
Looking back and looking forward In 2020, EAPN celebrates its 30th anniversary. Over three decades, EAPN has become the largest European network of anti-poverty NGOs and grassroots organisations and during…
Minimum Income | EAPN Campaign
Poverty and inequality are rising again with the COVID-19 pandemic which has deepened existing inequalities. Certain groups were always disproportionately at risk of poverty and social exclusion, such as children,…
State of the European Union | EAPN Response
The President of the Commission issued her first State of the Europe Union (SOTEU) address last week. While the SOTEU recognised that we live in a period of ‘profound anxiety…
EAPN Position Paper on Adequate Income | Summary document on Minimum Income
In May 2020 EAPN issued a Position Paper on Adequate Income. It presents and updates EAPN’s priorities, proposals and demands in view of adequate income, covering both adequate minimum income…