EAPN’s General Assembly: EU Year 2010: Building a Europe for All
{jathumbnail}EAPN’s Cyprus network hosted EAPN’s 2010 General Assembly on 10-12 June. At this GA, which marked its 20th anniversary, EAPN welcomed EAPN Estonia into its membership.
EAPN urges Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs to defend a target to reduce poverty and inequalities as a Headline Target in the Europe 2020 Strategy
{jathumbnail}On 3 June 2010, EAPN sent a letter to the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs urging them to defend a target to reduce poverty and inequalities as a Headline Target in the Europe 2020 Strategy at their Council meeting next week.
EAPN takes part in EESC Biennale Conference
{jathumbnail}The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held its major Biennale Conference in Florence on 20-22 May. To mark the 2010 Year Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the theme of the Conference was “Education to Combat Social Exclusion”.
EAPN reacts to the Commission’s proposals for Integrated Guidelines for the Europe 2020 strategy
{jathumbnail}On the 27th April 2010, the Commission published their proposals for Integrated Guidelines to deliver on the EU strategy: Europe 2020. 10 Guidelines have been proposed, under two distinct legal bases: 6 Economic and 4 Employment Guidelines.
Peer Review Newsletter highlights French Poverty Scoreboard
EAPN participated in the Peer Review organized by the French Presidency on the 3 and 4 December 2009, discussing their scoreboard approach to driving and monitoring poverty reduction policies.
EAPN participation in the DG REGIO’s Informal Round Table on Cohesion Policy
On 30 April, DG Regio of the European Commission organized for the first time an Informal Round Table with non-governmental organisations so as to strengthen the dialogue with the European Networks of NGOs actively involved in Cohesion Policy.
New Social Platform photo exhibition: Fourteen families under one roof
Since Friday 23 April, the Social Platform has been hosting a new photo exhibition: “Fourteen families under one roof” by Rebecca Lee (EAPN) and Catherine Antoine.
EU Journalist Award for Diversity against Discrimination Ceremony
On the occasion of the Journalist Award for Diversity against Discrimination Ceremony, Fintan Farrell presented the Special award for the article on ‘discrimination and poverty’, offered to Hanna Nikkanen, for…
EAPN receives the Finnish 2010 Social Protection Award
{jathumbnail}The fight against poverty and inequality carried out by EAPN since it was established in 1990 has been rewarded with the Social Protection Award 2010!
EAPN inputs to Employment Committee’s draft resolution on Europe 2020
{jathumbnail}EAPN has provided draft amendments to all groups regarding the draft resolution prepared by Pervenche Beres, Chair of the Employment Committee on Europe 2020. The European Parliament will be preparing…