International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2025
The 17 October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. As we continue to call for the EU take the lead in the fight to eradicate poverty, here…
17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | #EndPoverty
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17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | #EndPoverty
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Minimum Income | EAPN Campaign
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17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Beyond the Data
Finland Check out the info graphics produced by EAPN Finland based on their Poverty Watch! Latvia EAPN-Latvia organized a discussion on the 17th of October in the House of European…
Going Beyond the Data – the realities of poverty in Europe | EP Roundtable 16 October 2019
On 16 October 2019, the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October, the European Parliament’s MEPs Cindy Franssen (EPP) and Pierfrancesco Majorino (S&D) and EAPN…
#On Our Watch EU: assessing the work of the European Parliament since 2014
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EU Money for Poverty Reduction Now (2012-2013)
The 20% Campaign “EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW!” (2012-2013) Contact persons: Vincent (vincent.caron@eapn.eu) and Nellie (nellie.epinat@eapn.eu) EAPN launched its 20% campaign on 15.05.12 with a petition to collect signatures…
Electing Champions for a Social Europe! (2013-2014)
Electing Champions for a Social Europe! In 2013-2014, our big campaign is on the 2014 European Parliament Elections! What do we want? The overall goal of this campaign is to…
our campaign’s page 2012-2013: EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW!
Nearly 1 in 4 persons is in or at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion in the EU.
Member States must respect their commitments and allocate the necessary funds to the fight against poverty.
As concerned citizens, we call on Presidents and Prime Ministers of EU Member States to respect the commitment they made when agreeing the EU poverty−reduction target! We urge them to invest EU Money for poverty reduction now by:
- Allocating at least 25% of the Cohesion Policy budget to the European Social Fund (ESF)
- Earmarking at least 20% of the European Social Fund to poverty reduction and social inclusion.