On 22 October, EAPN and its national members started to write to EP members to support a Parliamentary Declaration (0056/2009) which calls on Member States and the Commission to defend…
On 12 and 13 November, several national networks (FNARS, UNIOPSS, Secours Catholique, Fondation de l’Armée du Salut, Croix rouge Française, UNCCAS, Advocacy) and local networks (FNARS Basse-Normandie, URIOPSS Basse Normandie,…
EAPN Slovakia held its General Assembly on 10-11 November. The main discussion dealt with the 2010 Year Against Poverty and Social Exclusion. An exchange took place with Ministry officials responsible…
On 12 October, EAPN Ireland launched a new publication called “Building Public Support for Tackling Poverty”. The short, eight page guide is aimed at community and voluntary organisations, NGOs, anti-poverty…
On 19 October, EAPN Spain presented to the Senate a report entitled “the impact of the crisis on poverty and social exclusion: diagnosis and actions”, elaborated with all members of…
In 2007, the President of the Republic committed to reduce poverty by a third in 5 years. On the occasion of the World Day of the Eradication of Poverty, the…
{jathumbnail}On November 23rd, the four paltforms and 21 European NGO’s have sent a letter to Commissioner Andor demanding calling for the strenghthening of the Social OMC in the future Platform Against-Poverty.
The UK Government’s Equality Bill, includes a new socio-economic inequality duty on public bodies which has important implications for anti-poverty policy in Scotland.
On the occasion of the Roundtable on Poverty and Social Exclusion, EAPN Sweden organized a side meeting in the Swedish national Parliament.
EAPN welcomes the legislation Project, as it intends to include fundamental rights for all foreigners, solve pending issues such as political rights (right to vote and participate in the political…