EAPN meeting in … Iceland
On 26-27 October, EAPN and its National Networks from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland met with anti-poverty NGOs in Reykjavik, Iceland.
European Seminar “At work, but poor and without a voice?”
On 14-15 September, EAPN participated in the seminar “At work, but poor and without a voice?”, organized by the Council of Europe, Directorate General for Social Cohesion, in cooperation with…
EAPN Parliament Hearing on “Fighting Poverty and Inequality – Building Trust in the EU”
EAPN organised a Parliamentary Hearing on “Fighting Poverty and Inequality – Building Trust in the EU”, on 3 December 2009…
EAPN Ireland “Hearts & Minds – Building Public Support for Tackling Poverty”
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…
EAPN Spain: the impact of the crisis on poverty and social exclusion: diagnosis and actions
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…
EAPN France: poverty increased in 2007
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…
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): The Equality Bill and the socio-economic inequality duty: what does it mean for anti-poverty policy in Scotland?
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.
EAPN Sweden meeting with national Parliamentarians
On the occasion of the Roundtable on Poverty and Social Exclusion, EAPN Sweden organized a side meeting in the Swedish national Parliament.
EAPN calls on EP members to sign the EP Written Declaration on Social Rights
Since 22 October, EAPN and its national members have written to EP members to support a Parliamentary Declaration (0056/2009) which calls on Member States and the Commission to defend social rights in…
2009 Round Table on Poverty: October 2009, Stockholm
The Round Table took place on 15 and 16 October in Stockholm under the title ‘Social inclusion in times of recession” – New challenges for the Active inclusion strategy’.