The 2019 PeP Meeting took place on 18 and 19 November, at the beginning of a new term of the European Commission and European Parliament. During this meeting, we took the opportunity to raise awareness about the history of PeP meetings, organised since 2000, and to present the political priorities that people experiencing poverty (PeP)…
EAPN, with members of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, recently published two statements welcoming the prioritisation for a European Child Guarantee by the European Institutions. In the first one, the Alliance explained Why the Child Guarantee Council Recommendation is best launched in 2020 Today, 23 million children grow up at risk of poverty…
As we were approaching the 30th year of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), it was time to reflect. To do so, we undertook a Strategic Thinking Process that begun in 2018 and led to the adoption of our ‘Strategic Review’ in 2019. It was the opportunity to collectively imagine the future we want to see…
The European Anti-Poverty Network has read with interest the Commission’s Communication: A strong social Europe for just transitions and the related package of documents. Our network and our members will respond more fully in due course – at this stage we share our initial reactions. European Pillar of Social Rights EAPN has been calling for years…
EAPN, represented by delegates from 13 European countries, attended the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth 2019 (#ACIG2019) on 20 May, which this year focused on the future of Social Europe. As the Europe 2020 Strategy is coming to an end, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the 2030 Agenda and the new multiannual financial framework provide the structure for our work…
On 14 May 2019, EAPN organised a roundtable to facilitate an exchange between some of its national members and the corresponding social attachés in the Permanent Representations in Brussels, as well as the European Commission. The event was kindly hosted by the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, country which currently holds the…
EAPN’s annual conference was on 13 June, under the title Beyond Europe 2020 to Agenda 2030 – Working together for a post 2020 strategy that really benefits people and planet. We debated how to get a transformative social and sustainable post 2020 EU strategy which can deliver real results for poverty and social rights –…
EAPN Portugal On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – 17 October, EAPN Portugal has reinforced the visibility of its action by developing a set of initiatives to make the date a real milestone in the fight against poverty and social exclusion in Portugal as well as promoting the participation…
Brussels, 17 October 2018 – On 17 October 2018, the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) calls on the EU to MAKE EUROPE POVERTY FREE! In Brussels as well as in several other cities in Europe, the message “Nobody deserves less, everybody benefits” #EUPovertyFree was projected on big…
