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EU 2020 Strategy is further off-track to deliver inclusive, sustainable, equal and social EU, writes EU Semester Alliance to EU Council

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 19, 2015

19/06/2015 – 19/06/2015 – The EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester also called ‘Semester Alliance’ addressed a letter yesterday to Heads of States and top EU officials ahead of the EU Council next 25 & 26 June on the endorsement of the 2015 Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs). The Semester Alliance highlights that the EU has failed to deliver an inclusive recovery strategy and that immediate action is needed to bring the Europe 2020 back on track with all its initial goals.

EU Alliance for Investing in Children | Country-Specific Recommendations fail children. Urgent call to Action

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 17, 2015

16/06/2015 – On 13 May, the European Commission published its proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs). The partners in the EU Alliance for Investing in Children are deeply concerned that the Commission’s fewer, but targeted, priorities fail to address the needs of in the EU, in particular over 26 million children1 who are at risk of poverty and social exclusion.

EAPN writes to the EMPL Committee of the EP ahead of the vote on the Guidelines for Employment Policies of the Member States

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 16, 2015

12/06/2015 – EAPN has addressed a letter to the members of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee, ahead of the vote on the Agea report on the Guidelines for Employment Policies in Member States, scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th.

EAPN speaks at EP public hearing on “The Revision of the Europe 2020 Strategy”

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 15, 2015

15/06/2015 – Today, Barbara Helfferich, Vice-President of the Social Platform and EAPN Director will speak at the public hearing organised in the European Parliament on “The Revision of the Europe 2020 Strategy”. This public hearing is organised on 15 June as a follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2014 on the employment and social aspects of the Europe 2020 strategy which was prepared in the EMPL and should feed into the Commission’s public consultation on Europe 2020.

EAPN holds a capacity-building training for its members

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 11, 2015

On 18-19 June, EAPN will hold a capacity-building training for its members to help them strengthen their knowledge and skills on how to engage in social-policy work both at EU and national levels. The regular trainings EAPN organizes are a key element contributing to the Network’s acknowledged ability to bring its different sources of expertise together in a bottom-up and participative approach.

EMIN outcomes presented at European Social Insurance Platform Conference

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 11, 2015

04/06/2015 – The results of the EMIN project were presented at the Conference of the European Social Insurance Platform. Over 130 people took part in the Conference. The outcomes were presented by EMIN coordinator, Fintan Farrell as part of a panel on ‘Future Perspectives for the EU”.

EAPN responds to the European Commission’s consultation on long-term unemployment

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 11, 2015

12/05/2015 – EAPN submitted today its contribution to the European Commission’s consultation regarding the provision of services to long-term unemployed in the Member States and at EU level. In its response, EAPN highlights that the long-term unemployed cannot be regarded as a homogenous group, and a one-size-fits-all approach will not yield the expected results.

EAPN expects concrete action from Commission’s orientation debate on social policy

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 10, 2015

10/06/2015 – Commissioners yesterday discussed ‘Policy Orientations for a Social Europe’ in Strasbourg followed by a press conference with Commissioners Thyssen and Dombrovskis. EAPN welcomed the debate and did identify some positive elements, notably the the mention of ‘good jobs, i.e. quality jobs’, the importance of strong social protection and benchmarking minimum income – adequacy and coverage.

EAPN participates in First Round of Social Cohesion Days

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 10, 2015

06/06/2015 – Barbara Helfferich director of EAPN attended the first round of SOCIAL COHESION DAYS organized by the Italian Foundation “EasyCare” from Reggio Emilia from 4-6 of June 2015. During a panel discussion with representatives of trade unions and social NGOs, Barbara presented the work of EAPN underlining in particular work done under the Minimum Income Project. She also detailed the efforts of EAPN and its national networks to fight poverty in the context of the European Semester.

EAPN attends Vulnerable Consumers Working Group

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 9, 2015

03/06/2015 – EAPN participated in the European Commission’s Vulnerable Consumer’s group organized jointly by DG Energy and DG Justice. The group operated from 2012-13 and is now starting up again looking at develop new guidance for the Energy Union and highlighting good practices in the field of energy poverty and vulnerable consumers. A key issue will be the issue of price regulation and the overlap between policy solutions on poverty and energy poverty.

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