EAPN Parliament Hearing on “Fighting Poverty and Inequality – Building Trust in the EU”
EAPN organised a Parliamentary Hearing on “Fighting Poverty and Inequality – Building Trust in the EU”, on 3 December 2009…
EAPN calls on EP members to sign the EP Written Declaration on Social Rights
Since 22 October, EAPN and its national members have written to EP members to support a Parliamentary Declaration (0056/2009) which calls on Member States and the Commission to defend social rights in the crisis.
2009 Round Table on Poverty: October 2009, Stockholm
The Round Table took place on 15 and 16 October in Stockholm under the title ‘Social inclusion in times of recession” – New challenges for the Active inclusion strategy’.
EAPN in dialogue with Barroso – Spring Alliance conference
EAPN members participated in the Spring Alliance conference held on 28 September in the EESC, organized together with Environmental, Development NGOs and trade unions.
European Parliament presses for Commission action in defense of social rights on Latvia
On Wednesday 7 October, EAPN participated in a meeting in the European Parliament, organized by MEPs and 50 delegates from Latvian Trade Unions and NGOs to press the Commission about the serious social situation in Latvia arising from the conditions placed by the Commission on the Latvian Government to reduce their public deficit rapidly and make cuts in services. Urgent action was called for to redress this approach.
EAPN takes part in third EUROBAROMETER Conference
The third EU Eurobarometer conference “Understanding public opinion” took place in Gothenburg Sweden on 28 and 29 September 2009.
EAPN participates in EPEE EU Conference on Fuel Poverty
On 8 October, Ludo Horemans participated in the EPEE EU Conference on fuel poverty organised by EPEE (European Fuel Poverty and Efficiency) Consortium funded by the Energy Intelligent Europe Programme. He highlighted the importance to tackle the growing problem of fuel poverty by an integrated approach embrassing the issues of an adequate minimum income, the high level of energy prices and the promotion of energy efficiency.
EAPN calls for reinforcing Social Inclusion in Structural Funds
{jathumbnail} In the context of the upcoming debate on the future of the Cohesion Policy and at almost mid-term of the current programming period of Structural Funds, EAPN stresses the crucial need to strengthen the link between Social Inclusion and Structural Funds, which is currently clearly insufficient…
Eapn’s key messages for the Roundtable with Swedish Presidency
25 EAPN Representatives participated in the annual Roundtable on Poverty and Social Exclusion, organized by the Swedish Presidency this year…
Open Days 2009
Since 2003, the Open Days are the annual landmark event for Europe’s regions and cities.