EAPN Poland organized a debate with candidates to the European Parliament on 27th of May, concerning EAPN’s 10 demands. Four EP candidates took part to the debate, which mainly focused on Access to social services.
As you already know, EAPN is running its Campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes throughout the EU. It calls on all people who believe in providing everyone with the opportunity to live a dignified life to join the campaign by signing the appeal on www.adequateincome.eu. Read more.
EAPN Poland has just published “The Guidebook to European Social Policy”, available in Polish. The Guidebook explains main terms concern European social policy and glossary of EU jargon. For more information, contact Kamila Plowiec.
On 27 May, Valladolid hosted the 2nd in a series of 15 seminars, in the framework of the “For Social Inclusion, IntegrACTÚA” initiative, which aims at strengthening social inclusion policies in Spain. The event showed that than 22% of Castilla y Leon population is facing poverty. Read more (in Spanish).
EAPN Luxembourg est à l’origine d’une exposition désormais permanente sur la pauvreté au Luxembourg, au Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg.
2010 and beyond: the legacy we want! EAPN held an ambitious seminar entitled “2010 and beyond: The legacy we want” on May 29th in Brussels. It was attended by more than 90 participants including 70 EAPN members, other NGOs and stakeholders, academics as well as EU decision makers.
ON 29 April, Valencia hosted the 1st in a series of 15 autonomic seminars, in the framework of the “For Social Inclusion, IntegrACTÚA” initiative, which aims at strengthening social inclusion policies in Spain. Read more (in Spanish).
{jathumbnail}7-9 May, Ciudad Real Madrid – “We are not alone, we know what we want”. For the 6th year, EAPN Spain organized its national Meeting of people experiencing poverty, with the help of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Affairs and of the European Commission.
On 13 May, EAPN Belgian Network held a press conference in Brussels to present its strategic work 2009-2011. Paul Varenewyck, its Coordinator and Christine Mayet, Coordinator of the Walloon (French-speaking) network, presented the work of the Federal network, represented by the Flemish, Walloon and Brussels network.
Social Cohesion promised – but not delivered. EAPN welcomes the commitment made by the Summit to put people at the centre of the recovery plans, promoting social cohesion through an integrated economic, employment and social approach. However, these principles are not delivered through the actions proposed. The 10-step solutions focus mainly on maintaining jobs at…