EAPN Reaction to the State of the Union (SOTEU) 2021 Speech
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…
Fit for 55, not fit for Europe’s energy poor | EAPN & Right to Energy Coalition
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…
We’re Hiring! | Policy & Advocacy Coordinator
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…
EU governments, respect the promises made to workers! | Social Platform and ETUC Statement
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…
Voices From The Ground 2021 | EAPN Video Series | #PovertyVaccine
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…
EAPN Annual Policy Conference 2021 | Building Back Better without Poverty!
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…
Manifesto on Child Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU
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…
Roundtable on Pillar of Social Rights with UN Special Rapporteur, Commission, and ‘trio’ country representatives (PT, SI, FR)
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…
EAPN Statement on the Porto Social Summit – May 7, 2021
With the upcoming Porto Social Summit, EAPN welcomes the intention to reinforce the commitment from Member States, European institutions, Social Partners and Civil Society to the implementation of the Action…
Social Europe will not be strengthened without binding measures? | EAPN Reaction to EPSR Action Plan
EAPN welcomes the European Commission’s Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights, published on 4 March 2021. The Action Plan is the long-awaited follow-up to the promise that the…