The second Transnational WorkYP Meeting was held online on 9 – 15 and 18 September 2020. The 11 partners, of which 8 Universities and 3 Social Rights Institutions, including EAPN, gathered online to discuss the state of the project and the next milestones. The consortium also discussed the impact of Covid-19 on in-work poverty. Mathias…
When employment is not enough: the challenge of in-work poverty in Europe Every 3 months, EAPN will share the Working Yet Poor Newsletter to keep you updated about the project’s findings and the novelties and news of interest related to in-work poverty in Europe. We are therefore very happy to share with you the first newsletter…
Following the cancellation of the physical conference, the partners of the ASSIST 2GETHER project – in which EAPN has been leading the policy orientation work – are happy to announce that they have transformed their final conference into an online event. The event “From local to European: Barriers and solutions to tackle Energy Poverty”, organised with the support…
The coronavirus crisis is exacerbating in-work poverty in the EU and a powerful raft of labour market and welfare measures is needed for an adequate response. According to Eurofound, in 2018 there were more than 20 million workers in the European Union living in households at risk of poverty—an increase of in-work poverty from 8 to 10…
EAPN organised virtually, on 20 April, the third and last meeting of the European Vulnerable Consumers Steering Committee (VCSC). The aim of this meeting was mainly to discuss with the European experts the final draft of the “Vulnerable Consumers Protection Framework Paper”, the main public document providing policy recommendations from the ASSIST2GETHER project. Members of the…
On 5 and 6 March, EAPN went to Luxembourg to the kick-off meeting of the recently launched project: Working Yet Poor (WorkYP). During 1.5 days, partners could meet for the first time to discuss the project’s role and responsibilities for the next 3 years. The meeting started with a virtual welcome from EU commissioner for…
On Monday 17 June, EAPN organised the second meeting of the European Vulnerable Consumers Steering Committee (VCSC) at the European Economic and Social Committee. This meeting, organised as part of EAPN’s policy orientation work within the ASSIST2GETHER project, gathered different European experts to discuss and exchange about how to tackle energy poverty in Europe. The main objectives of the…
As part of its policy orientation work within the ASSIST2GETHER project, EAPN organises on Monday, 22nd of October the first meeting of the European Vulnerable Consumers Steering Committee (VCSC). The main objectives of the meeting are: Share the project results and raise awareness on the project activities; Discuss the state of the art on legislation and policies impacting on energy…
Welfare Innovations at the Local Level in favour of Cohesion (WILCO) WILCO is a EU-funded project aiming to examine, through cross-national comparative research, how local welfare systems favour social cohesion. Special attention will be paid on the missing link between innovations at the local level and their successful transfer and implementation to other settings. The effort…