The EU institutions have taken a globally-significant step with the proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). Insofar as Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly used in all areas of…
With the rise of energy prices in Europe, EAPN calls on Member States and European Institutions to protect people living on a low income or in energy poverty, and provide…
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, delivered her speech on the State of the Union (SOTEU) on September 15. Below is a brief overview of EAPN’s…
The European Commission recently released its ‘Fit for 55’ package, to deliver on the EU’s 2030 climate targets. The ’55’ originates from the goal to reduce net emissions by at…
Join our team! Do you want to lead policy and advocacy efforts to create a Europe free of poverty and social exclusion?! Then this role may be for you! EAPN…
Joint Statement on the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU In response to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) meeting on 14 June, Social…
People Experiencing Poverty (PeP) are and have been at the forefront of the socio-economic effects of the pandemic and their stories deserve to be heard! We, therefore, introduce our ‘Voices…
This year’s EAPN conference offered a timely discussion of the further impacts of a continuing COVID-19 pandemic on poverty, but also looked at how the green and digital transitions of…
With 1 in 4 children up growing at risk of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union even before the pandemic, the European Parliament, the Intergroup on Children’s Rights…
EAPN organised a closed roundtable during the afternoon of 3 May with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, the European Commission and…