EAPN cosigns letter to MEPs Finance Watch and final report
Several civil society groups sent a joint letter to MEP Pascal Canfin and other MEPs, cosponsoring the Financewatch Initiative initating the idea of developing a response to the lack of…
EAPN meets with Commissioner Andor
A delegation from EAPN led by Swedish Executive member Sonja Wallbom met with Commissioner Andor on 3 November. EAPN took the opportunity of this meeting to welcome progress made on integrating social issues in the Europe 2020 strategy and stressed with the Commissioner that a reinforced Social OMC built on National Action Plans on Inclusion must be a visible part of the future Platform against Poverty.
EAPN contributes to educational game on poverty
PING ‘Poverty Is Not a Game’ is a ‘serious’ game to be used by schools as a teaching tool, and is accompanied by a handbook for teachers which draws extensively on the EAPN ‘Poverty explainer’. EAPN Portugal also contributed to the testing phase of the game earlier this year with a group of young people in Lisbon.
Report of the 9th meeting of People Experiencing Poverty is out
{jathumbnail}The report of the 9th meeting of people experiencing poverty is now available in English, French and Spanish, and sumarised in other languages.
EAPN and other stakeholders send a clear message during the 9th Round Table
EAPN and other stakeholders who participated in the 9th Round Table sent a clear message that the National Action Plans on Inclusion, are crucial for coherent integrated strategies and national stakeholder participation, i.e. participation of people experiencing poverty, NGOs, regional and local authorities.
JOIN the HUMAN RING around the EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT!
{jathumbnail}MAJOR CALL! Human Ring around the European parliament for a credible response to the crisis! 19/11 at 12:15
The 2010 Coalition of Social NGOs calls on everyone to join and form a Human Ring around the European Parliament on 19 November, from 12:15 till 13:30. Taking the form of a citizens’ flashmob, this event calls for a credible response to the crisis and reclaims the European Institutions as People’s institutions.
EAPN Takes part in Dignity International Get Organised for Human Rights Training
EAPN took a further step forward in its partnership work with Dignity International on the Occasion of its ‘Get Organized for Human Rights’ study visit hosted by the MST (Landless Rural Workers’ Movement) in Brazil.
EAPN takes part in Belgian Presidency conference on Social OMC
{jathumbnail}ON 14-15 September, several EAPN members attended the Belgian Presidency conference on the Social OMC, on EU coordination in the social field – Looking back and building the future.
EAPN supports ETUC march against Austerity Plan
{jathumbnail}Trade unions and civil society organizations demonstrated on 29 September to express their opposition to austerity measures, which bring cuts in social budgets and place at further risk those most harmed by the crisis.
BAPN/EAPN Conference on Minimum Income Schemes, 24.09.2010
{jathumbnail}Laying the Foundations of a Fairer Europe – Ensuring adequate minimum income for all