EAPN with 70 NGOs at SDG Watch Alliance launch
On the 13th October, the SDG Watch coalition held its official launch in Brussels, with a packed audience of over 150 participants. The Alliance is a cross-sectoral NGO alliance involving…
17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Say No to Poverty
Say No to Poverty On October 17, 2016 the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) wants to emphasize that poverty is a violation of human rights and that all people and our…
“Better Europe” needs a transformative, social and economic agenda | Letter to President Juncker urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey for 2017
On October 11, The European Anti-Poverty Network wrote a letter to President Juncker, urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2017, due to be…
Budget 2017 must make good on Government promises to deliver a fair society
The Community Platform, an alliance of 29 national organisations, (including EAPN Ireland) is calling for a Budget 2017 to reflect the promise in the Programme for Government to deliver a…
Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women sing in New Square
Waspi women sing in New Square Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women were singing in Chesterfield New Square. Thanks to Wendy Bell, David Eccles and yours truly from Chesterfield…
The quarterly newsletter of Derbyshire One Fund For All | Autumn Solidarity Bulletin 2016
This issue of the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Center’s Autumn Solidarity Bulletin 2016 focuses on victories at Sport Direct and Universal Basic Income. Read the full quarterly newsletter here!
Semester Alliance capacity building session | Engaging with the European Semester at national and EU level
On 20 September, the European Semester Alliance held a capacity building session for its members. It was hosted by the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI), with the participation of…
Fundamental Rights Agency report on Family Reunification
Refugee and migrant families risk being split up during the journey to the EU. Over a third of new arrivals in the past year were children, who often arrive unaccompanied…
State of the Union speech | A Europe that preserves our way of life
The State of the Union speech was made this morning by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. It will give important pointers for the priorities of the Commission…
Exchange of stakeholders’ views held on a European Pillar of Social Rights
1 September 2016, an exchange of views on a European Pillar of Social Rights was organised in the European Parliament. It was planned in the framework of the preparation of the…