Winner of EESC 2015 Civil Society Prize on poverty
“Armut und Gesundheit in Deutschland” is the association that Gabi Bischoff President of the Workers’ Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), proposed last year, and which won.…
Right2Water campaign – Spanish city Valladolid takes public privatized water in public hands
Following elections in Spain, in which the return of water into public hands was a big theme, the authorities have followed up, cancelled the water concession and created a public…
Homeless in Europe magazine by member FEANTSA is out!
FEANTSA announces their Summer 2016 edition of the Homeless in Europe Magazine – “Perspectives on Women’s Homelessness”. With the European Parliament recently calling twice for “research into female homelessness and…
New European Commission database on Social Fund projects
The ESF (European Social Funds) funds many thousands of projects across the EU. Find out what is happening in your country! Access the database here.
Mary Anne MacLeod’s new blog piece on Food insecurity, Europe & Solidarity
Mary Anne MacLeod, Research Officer at the Poverty Alliance, reflects on a recent conference in Brussels to launch the network for the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived.…
Over 230 members of civil society write to UN Council President with concrete suggestions on Sustainable Development
EAPN joins hundreds of Civil Society Organisations in writing to H.E. Oh Joon, President of the UN Economic & Social Council. The letter puts forward observations and recommendations based on the…
17 October international day for the eradication of poverty | national activities
The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty has been observed every year since 1993, when the United Nations General Assembly, by resolution 47/196, designated this day to promote awareness of the…
The 2016 EESC Civil Society Prize is on Migrants
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has launched the eighth edition of its Civil Society Prize: the subject of this edition is Migrants. Europe is experiencing an unprecedented influx…
EAPN inputs to Commission Structured Dialogue on the Social Pillar
Fintan Farrell, Acting Director of EAPN, made an input to the European Commission’s structured dialogue session on the ‘future of work and welfare’ in the context of the debate about…
EAPN Participates in the EESC conference “Next steps for a sustainable European future – Reforming Europe, implementing SDGs”
On 7 July EAPN participated in the EESC conference “Next steps for a sustainable European future – Reforming Europe, implementing SDGs” opened by the Commission’s First Vice-President Timmermans. The event came…