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EU Semester Alliance holds dialogue meeting with Commission and Council

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff November 30, 2015

27/11/2015 – The EU Semester Alliance held its first stakeholder dialogue meeting with key representatives from the European Commission and the Council of Ministers engaged in the Semester process. This first roundtable exchange discussed the latest developments and changes in the 2016 European Semester, in the light of the 5 Presidents Report, including a first reaction to the new Annual Growth Survey based on the Alliance’s joint letter to President Juncker, set within the broader context of how to progress on a more democratic, social and sustainable Europe.

Get a flair of the #2015PEP Meeting – Voices from the ground

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 26, 2015

This 3mn video gives a good insight into the 2015 European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty. Delegations of people experiencing poverty from 30 European countries came to exchange their views and experiences for two days (19-20 November) with EU officials and other policy makers with the aim to input on policies that affect them with…

EAPN holds stakeholder dialogue round table with EU institutions on delivery on 20% of ESF on poverty and partnership

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff November 26, 2015

On 02/12/2015,EAPN will hold a stakeholder dialogue round table on the topic of how to make progress on the 20% ear-marking of ESF on social inclusion and poverty and on the code of conduct on partnership. In 2015, EAPN established a Task Force to develop a Barometer survey with its members to monitor the implementation of both these topics, involving representatives from EAPN Portugal, Germany, Spain, Estonia, Romania and Bulgaria.

EAPN holds stakeholder dialogue round table with EU institutions on delivery on 20% of ESF on poverty and partnership

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 26, 2015

On 02/12/2015, EAPN held a stakeholder dialogue round table on the topic of how to make progress on the 20% ear-marking of ESF on social inclusion and poverty and on the code of conduct on partnership. In 2015, EAPN established a Task Force to develop a Barometer survey with its members to monitor the implementation of…

EAPN expresses its sympathy with victims of horrific violence

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 16, 2015

EAPN and its members are horrified by the recent attacks in Paris and the day before in Beirut against innocent civilians. These are horrible tragedies in a world where too many needless tragedies bring the most awful pain to people and diminish our humanity. EAPN expresses its sympathy and condolences to all those who, from…

Semester Alliance holds Stakeholder Meeting with invited Guests

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 16, 2015

On 27 November 2015, the EU Alliance for a democratic, social and sustainable European Semester (EU Semester Alliance) will hold a stakeholder meeting in dialogue with key representatives from the European Commission and the Council of Ministers who are engaged in the Semester process: Michele Calandrino, Policy Officer from Directorate D, Policy Coordination 1: Europe…

EAPN participates in High-Level Reflecting Group – Socializing the European Semester

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 16, 2015

13/11/2015 – Sian Jones, EAPN Policy Coordinator, was invited to participate in a small Reflecting Group composed of experts from EU institutions and stakeholders alike, to provide essential feedback for the completion of the final report due beginning of December 2015 on ‘Further Socializing the European Semester: Moving forward for the social Triple A’. The report…

EAPN participates in EESC/ESC conference: Common Social values, principles and social governance

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 16, 2015

04/11/2015 – EAPN participated in this important conference organized jointly by EESC and the ESC of Luxembourg on “Common social values and principles & social governance”. The aim was to promote dialogue with decision-makers and stakeholders on key new inputs aiming to influence the Commission’s upcoming proposals for the EU’s Social Pillar or “Social Triple…

EAPN participates in the EP intergroup event for World Eradication of Poverty day

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 12, 2015

23/10/2015 – The Intergroup organized a special meeting to celebrate the world day, linked to the Global Day to eradicate poverty, to which EAPN participated. The key speaker was Mario Monti, followed by a panel debate, including the intergroup chair, Caritas Secretary General and ATD activists with direct experience of poverty. The session closed with…

#2015PEP – SOCIAL CONVERGENCE IN THE EU – A strategic dialogue meeting with People experiencing Poverty

EAPN NewsBy Nellie Epinat November 9, 2015

The European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty takes place this year on 19-20 November 2015 in Brussels as a consultation with people experiencing poverty to gather their input on policies to foster social convergence in Europe and to strengthen the participation of people experiencing poverty in policies that affect them. Delegations of people experiencing poverty…

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