EAPN France: ‘Active Solidarity Income’: one year later …
On the occasion of its first anniversary, the French minimum income called ‘active solidarity income’ (Revenu de solidarité active (rSa)) is again in the media headlines…
EAPN Romania (Renasis) has started the Romanian Focus week!
The Romanian Focus week (5-11 July) will try to raise awareness on poverty and social exclusion issues, giving visibility to local initiatives and events involving people experiencing poverty and social exclusion and engaging local and national media on the topic…
EAPN Ireland: Poor and marginalised increasingly silenced as impact of recession takes hold
“The voice of the poor and the marginalised has been largely silenced in the current recession as – unlike most other groups in society – they have no powerful interest groups to represent them”, said Philip O’Connor, Chairperson of the EAPN Ireland at the launch of a book commemorating twenty years of the National Network.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) : Budget Blow for Poor Scots
The Poverty Alliance responds to the Coalition Government’s emergency budget (22 June 2010). The package of cuts to benefits will hit hard.
EAPN Portugal launches a website for 2010 Year!
EAPN Portugal has just launched a micro-website for EAPN Portugal’s activities within the scope of 2010 EY. It is in Portuguese and can be accessed through www.reapn.org/2010 or by clicking in the 2010 logo in REAPN’s homepage (www.reapn.org).
EAPN Romania members host international meetings in Bucharest on migration
Two members of RENASIS – EAPN Romania, ADO SAH ROM and AUR, hosted 2 international meetings organized in Bucharest, on the migration phenomena and on Romania as a country of both emigration and immigration. For more information, please contact Cristina_Loghin@gmx.net.
EAPN Ireland Book Launch and 20th Anniversary
EAPN Ireland will be celebrating its 20th anniversary on 1 July in Dublin. On that occasion, the publication “Ireland and the European Social Inclusion Strategy: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead” by Pat Carey TD, Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs will be launched. For further information, please contact enquiries@eapn.ie.
EAPN France calls on the French Government to re-launch housing policy
On 16 June, 31 civil-society organizations, including the Fondation Abbé-Pierre, Emmaüs and France Terre d’Asile, asked the French Government to relaunch the housing policy for homeless people and people living in substandard housing, denouncing the gap between official speeches and reality.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland) calls on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to support Poverty Target in Europe 2020 Strategy
On 7 June, on behalf of EAPN UK, the Poverty Alliance addressed a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron calling for his support for a relative poverty target in the Europe 2020 Strategy.
EAPN Austria ‘smartmobs’ against poverty: get a spoon and make noise!
{jathumbnail}On the 14th of June, EAPN Austria has started – what is hopefully to become – a large series of smartmobs against poverty. Smartmobs – or flashmobs as they are often called – are short and simple public actions to raise awareness for a specific issue.