European Parliament debate on inequalities
On 6 February 2018, the European Parliament conducted a thematic plenary debate around socio-economic inequalities, under the lead of Socialists and Democrats, who were the ones to put the item…
EAPN Portugal video on participation
EAPN Portugal has been promoting the citizenship and participation of people who experience or have experienced situations Poverty and/or social exclusion through citizenship movements, at the district level -Local Citizens’…
EAPN recommendations for European Council conclusions | 14 and 15 December
Following the adoption of the inter-institutional proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in Gothenburg last month, EAPN has written to Council President Donald Tusk ahead of the…
What work(s) for young Roma | EAPN participates in the 11th Roma Platform
The European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO) organised on 27 November a public event entitled Investing in our future: what work(s) for young Roma. The event was dedicated to presenting…
EAPN at the EU leaders Social Summit in Gothenburg
The European Pillar of Social Rights was solemnly proclaimed on Friday, 16 November, by Heads of States and Governments of the European Union meeting at the Social Summit for Fair…
7 December | Hosted event with S&D & Greens/EFA: Building a European Social Standards Union – what role for the European Semester?
Building a European Social Standards Union – what role for the European Semester? On 7 December 2017, EAPN and MEPs Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (S&D) and Jean Lambert (Greens/EFA) jointly hosted…
17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Stop Poverty
Stop Poverty October 17 is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. In 2017 the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) calls to Stop Poverty! Tackling poverty is about ensuring we…
Sustainable Development Goals year 2 | Time to take poverty seriously and ‘make Europe sustainable for all’
25 September 2017 marks the two-year anniversary of the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Two years after signing up to the SDGs, the EU still has no clear…
New study about indebtedness in Lithuania and its effect on the poor
The Lithuanian National Anti-Poverty Network in collaboration with Vilnius University has conducted a study on the problem of the forcible collection of debts by bailiffs from the perspective of indebted people and the specialists…
New report on poverty in rural areas in Macedonia
The Federation of Farmers of the Republic of Macedonia in partnership with the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food and in consultation with the Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform has prepared a new…