{jathumbnail} The social impact of the crisis and recovery policies on poverty The current financial and economic crises and the different forms of poverty are the key issues at the third Citizens’ Agora at the European Parliament on 27 and 28 January, with civil society representatives, including EAPN, who presents 5 key messages to this…
{jathumbnail}The 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion was officially closed with a ceremony that took place in the Charlemagne building of the European Commission on 17 December in Brussels.
{jathumbnail}On November 23rd, the four paltforms and 21 European NGO’s have sent a letter to Commissioner Andor demanding calling for the strenghthening of the Social OMC in the future Platform Against-Poverty.
{jathumbnail}MAJOR CALL! Human Ring around the European parliament for a credible response to the crisis! 19/11 at 12:15 The 2010 Coalition of Social NGOs calls on everyone to join and form a Human Ring around the European Parliament on 19 November, from 12:15 till 13:30. Taking the form of a citizens’ flashmob, this event calls…
{jathumbnail}Laying the Foundations of a Fairer Europe – Ensuring adequate minimum income for all
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network (BAPN) will hold a major conference aiming at building consensus towards the need for progress on the guarantee of an adequate minimum income for a dignified life, as a basis for a fairer EU.
{jathumbnail}The Adequacy of Minimum Income in the EU is the 2nd in a series of 3 EAPN booklets called Explainers. It explains what minimum income schemes are at present throughout the EU and how and why minimum income schemes should be “adequate”, i.e. for everyone to live a dignified life, as EU Member States had…
{jathumbnail}Ensuring adequate minimum income for all EAPN and BAPN will hold a major conference on 24 September in Brussels to contribute to the 2010 European Year against Poverty and Social Exclusion, building consensus towards the need for progress on the guarantee of an adequate minimum income for a diginified life, as a basis for a…
{jathumbnail}The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) organised an international conference in Dublin to further its vision for the legacy of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, in the context of the EU’s priorities for the next decade.
{jathumbnail}Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN and Douhomir Minev, EAPN’s Bulgarian Executive Committee member, co-drafted an article published on Europe’s World on 6 June, entitled “Participation, the key mechanism for social inclusion”.