EAPN Response to Europe 2020: Delivering on the Poverty Target!
{jathumbnail}On 3rd March 2010, the European Commission published its proposals for the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy: Europe 2020.
7th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty
This forum was hosted by the City of Rotterdam in conjunction with the United National Development Program (UNDP) on 24‐26 February 2010.
EAPN Opening Conference for the 2010 European Year
{jathumbnail}On 19 February, EAPN organized an international conference in Dublin to progress its vision for the legacy of the 2010 European Year for Combaing Poverty and Social Exclusion, in the context of the EU’s priorities for the next decade, the “Europe 2020 strategy”.
EAPN and CECODHAS Joint Conference on Energy Poverty – 24 March 2010
{jathumbnail}The European Anti‐Poverty Network (EAPN) and CECODHAS Housing Europe will be holding a Conference entitled “Getting to grips with energy poverty. From EU to Cities to Homes” on Wednesday 24 March from 09.00 – 13.00 in Brussels, within the European Sustainable Energy Week and also as part of the 2010 European Year.
New publication “Ways out of Poverty”
Michaela Moser, Vice‐President of the European Anti‐Poverty Network and Martin Schenk, Policy Specialist at Diakonia Austria, co‐authored a book called Es Reicht! Für Alle! (“Ways Out of Poverty”), available in German. This publication focuses on the political and societal needs to empower people to get out of poverty. Read more on the website of hanser-literaturverlage.de.
EAPN speaks in Spanish NGO Conference supported by Spanish Presidency on access to employment for social disadvantaged groups
The conference took place on the 22 and 23 February in Madrid, organized by 5 Social NGOs who have been instrumental in coordinating Structural Funds programmes on action against discrimination against specific target groups (Caritas Spain, the Spanish Red Cross, the Luis Vives Foundation, the ONCE Foundation and the Secretariado Gitano)…
Press Release: EAPN calls on Member States to support Commission’s proposal for a target to reduce poverty in the EU
{jathumbnail}EAPN calls on all Member States to make a historic step forward in EU cooperation by defending the Commission’s proposals for an explicit target to reduce poverty in the EU when they meet at the Spring Council on the 25-26 March.
EAPN calls on EU Leaders to set an ambitious target for poverty reduction in ‘Europe 2020 strategy’
Today, EAPN has sent a letter to President Barroso, following the informal Council held on 11 February and the recent comments made by the Commission that appear to give rise for hope that the fight against poverty and social exclusion could find a prominent place within the Europe 2020 strategy.
Europa website undermines European Commission’s commitment to the social OMC and to the fight against poverty
{jathumbnail}In a letter addressed on 16 February to Director-General of DG Employment Robert Verrue, EAPN expressed its concerns about recent changes to the Commission’s pages of the Europa website which appear to undermine the visibility of the Commission’s commitment to the fight against poverty and to the Social OMC…
EAPN meets with Independent Experts on Social Inclusion
EAPN has been invited by the European Commission to meet with the Independent Experts on Social Inclusion on 26 February, following a very positive feedback on its report on the Crisis, written by EAPN’s Social Inclusion Working Group.