{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”.
{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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
{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!
{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…
On the 16 April, EAPN provided an input to a meeting organized with the Cabinet of the Belgian Government, SPC members and Department of social exclusion, together with OSE, Jonathan…
On the 14 April, EAPN participated in an internal meeting with 15 Greens/EFA and S+D MEPs to examine responses and strategic alliances on Europe 2020.