An EU poverty target as priority for post Europe 2020 | EAPN statement
The Europe 2020 strategy set an EU poverty target to reduce poverty by at least 20 million people by 2020. The poverty target was crucial, but failed to reduce poverty…
Sign-on Statement Framework Directive Minimum Income | Joint Statement
Together with our partners Caritas Europe, ETUC, Eurodiaconia and the Social Platform, we add our voices to the Council’s invitation to the Commission to “initiate an update of the Union…
EAPN serving as Expert for EESC Explanatory Opinion “Decent Minimum wages across Europe” | EAPN News
Since March, Mathias Maucher, EAPN Policy Officer, has participated as an invited expert in the “Diversity Europe Group” (Group III) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in drafting…
Provide Adequate Social Protection Benefits and make Social Protection Schemes Poverty-Proof | EAPN News
Mathias Maucher, EAPN Policy Officer, contributed to a panel debate organised by DG EMPL and ICF to contribute to the implementation of the principles set out in the Council Recommendation on…
EAPN Response to the EC Consultation to the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee
On 19 August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee. EAPN welcomes the commitment shown by the European Commission to progress towards the…
Interview Semaine de l’Europe | BAPN & EAPN news
The poverty levels throughout the European Union increase significantly. Even prior to the pandemic, 109 million people in Europe were at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Covid-19 only aggravated…
Minimum Income Framework Directive | EAPN letter to Commissioner Schmit
Following the recently adopted EPSCO Council Conclusions on ”Strengthening Minimum Income Protection to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond”, we wrote a letter to Commissioner…
State of the European Union | EAPN Response
The President of the Commission issued her first State of the Europe Union (SOTEU) address last week. While the SOTEU recognised that we live in a period of ‘profound anxiety…
EAPN Key messages on the European Green Deal and the “Just Transition” | EAPN Reflection Paper
On 11 December 2019, the new Commission launched its proposals to launch a radical European Green Deal as the ‘new Green strategy for Growth and Jobs’, complemented by a Just…
Energy Poverty: Third and last meeting of the European Vulnerable Consumers Steering Committee | Project
EAPN organised virtually, on 20 April, the third and last meeting of the European Vulnerable Consumers Steering Committee (VCSC). The aim of this meeting was mainly to discuss with the European…