EAPN Ireland Press statement: ‘Time to focus on adequate income, services and quality work’
13/06 – ESRI controversy a dangerous distraction – “the paper is based on figures from 2004/5 when we had nearly full employment”
EAPN Portugal and EAPN Castilla y León: Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk
June 2012 – Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk: “Muitas vidas, um baú de tesouros. Um olhar sobre os percursos e as estratégias de intervenção junto das crianças e jovens em risco”.
FNARS (member of EAPN France): Don’t put people back on the street
FNARS sent the Minister of Equality of Territories and Housing an evaluation of the number of places available this winter and of the number that should remain available. 75% of all places opened for the winter have closed down.
EAPN Estonia denounces low subsistence benefits and issues brochure on homelessness
May 2012 – Last January, EAPN Estonia released a press release calling for a rise in the subsistence benefits, still ridiculously low in Estonia — 76,70 EUR for first person (and 80 % each next family member) after accommodation costs, while the monthly food basket costs 77,58 EUR per person. Press release was picked up by most national newspapers.
EAPN Spain: 3rd Regional Meeting of People experiencing poverty and social exclusion
23/05/2012 – The 3rd Regional Meeting of People experiencing poverty and social exclusion took place on 18 May in Murcia, on “the capacity of people to contribute to social change”.
EAPN Greece suggests
May 2012 – EAPN Greece suggests the following “ILO World of Work Report 2012”. It contains a fairly damning analysis of Europe’s suicidal austerity programmes. Link: http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/world-of-work/lang–en/index.htm
BAPN, Dynamo International and the Walloon Anti-Poverty Network make a common contribution to Stakeholders Dialogue at European Platform Against Poverty
03/05 – BAPN, Dynamo International and the Wallon Anti-Poverty Network drafted a common response to the European Commission’s questions on social services, which was also their make a common contribution…
EAPN Hungary shares an article on the Hungarian National Social Report criticizing the content and the process of the preparation
18/04/2012 – Excerpt of the article: “
Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres (member of EAPN UK): Launch of Snakes and Ladders Climbing out of Poverty Game and Exhibition
April 2012 – On Friday April 20th at 10 a.m., Dennis Skinner MP and Natascha Engel MP will roll the first dice on a life size game of Snakes and Ladders.
EAPN Portugal: Thematic cycle: a look at the Roma communities (April & May 2012)
EAPN Portugal is currently organizing a series of activities in different cities and dates on Roma Communities. The different events of the thematic cycle are taking place in April and May.