EAPN Spain: 10,000,000 people in poverty
Around 10 million people (22.5% of the population) live experience ‘relative poverty’ in Spain, living with 500 € or less per month. 2 millions of them experience extreme poverty, with…
EAPN Ireland: Dramatic rise in inequality highlights that the burden is not being shared equally
30/11 – The latest report on income and poverty published today shows that inequality in Ireland has grown dramatically. The preliminary results from the Central Statistics Office Survey of Income and Living Conditions 2010 shows that the at-risk of poverty rate grew from 14.1% in 2009 to 15.8% in 2010.
Events from EAPN Portugal
Training sessions on active aging and seminar on management of NGOs
EAPN Estonia participates in professional volunteering project
EAPN Estonia is currently participating in a professional volunteering project ran by Estonian Ministry of Interior (http://www.siseministeerium.ee/8189/).
EAPN Ireland
- Review – Progress Towards Europe 2020
- Government needs to act immediately to protect the most vulnerable or it will condemn people to live in poverty for decades
EAPN Spain: proposals for 20 November elections
Social policy and social inclusión have to be at the heart of the next Government’s agenda, with the aim to build a fairer and more equitable society, giving priority to the fight against poverty.
News from BAPN…
- BAPN participates to trade union national demonstration on 02/12
- 1st official meeting of the Belgian Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion EU 2020
KISA (member of EAPN Cyprus) makes a statement on Detention conditions in Cyprus
EAPN Cyprus stands by KISA in asking for human treatment and respect of Conventions and Directives and agrees that there have been cases of violations. The statement made by KISA here below follows a visit to the detention centers in response to the request from many people in the detention centers to come and see their reality.
FNARS (member d’EAPN France): back to demonstrations of 10th November
15/11 – On its website, FNARS gives a good overview of the demonstrations of 10th November on housing, with a summary of the day in Paris and in other regions, with videos, press articles and radio shows.
The Poverty Alliance (member of EAPN UK): Scottish Living Wage Campaign Welcomes Parliamentary Inquiry into Living Wage in Scotland
11/11 – The Scottish Living Wage Campaign today welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee that their first bit of business following scrutiny of the…