Laying the Foundations for a fairer Europe!
{jathumbnail}Ensuring adequate minimum income for all EAPN and BAPN will hold a major conference on 24 September in Brussels to contribute to the 2010 European Year against Poverty and Social…
Shaping Our Future: developing a vision for an inclusive, equal and sustainable Ireland
On 19th June the Community Platform and a group called Is Feidir Linn (‘yes we can’) held a conference to discuss the possible future for a more social and just…
EAPN Scotland: Joint Seminar to build public support
The poverty Alliance and Joseph Rowntree Foundation are organizing a joint seminar “Hearts and minds: building public support to tackle poverty and income inequality in the UK”, on 9 July…
Participation, the key mechanism for social inclusion, by Fintan Farrell and Douhoumir Minev
{jathumbnail}Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN and Douhomir Minev, EAPN’s Bulgarian Executive Committee member, co-drafted an article published on Europe’s World on 6 June, entitled “Participation, the key mechanism for social…
EAPN Scotland has just released its latest Anti-Poverty Review
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland) has just released its Scottish Anti-Poverty Review, which focuses on fighting poverty during the recession and carries articles on the living wage, volunteering and a…
Take action: send a letter for adequate Minimum Income schemes!
{jathumbnail}None of Minimum Income schemes in Europe are adequate, sufficient for people to live in dignity. In 3 EU countries, they don’t even exist. And that could get even worse……
EAPN Luxembourg: exposition photographique sur la pauvreté au Luxembourg
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.
EAPN’s General Assembly: EU Year 2010: Building a Europe for All
{jathumbnail}EAPN’s Cyprus network hosted EAPN’s 2010 General Assembly on 10-12 June. At this GA, which marked its 20th anniversary, EAPN welcomed EAPN Estonia into its membership.
EAPN Luxemburg: Photograph Exhibition on Poverty in Luxemburg
EAPN Luxemburg initiated what is now a permanent photograph exhibition at the Luxemburg City History Museum (Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg) on Poverty in Luxemburg. This exhibition aims…
EAPN urges Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs to defend a target to reduce poverty and inequalities as a Headline Target in the Europe 2020 Strategy
{jathumbnail}On 3 June 2010, EAPN sent a letter to the Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs urging them to defend a target to reduce poverty and inequalities as a Headline…