EAPN Spain participates in the Spanish New Society Forum
EAPN Spain President Carlos Susías will be chairing a conference on 28 April on the occasion of the New Society Forum (“Foro de Nueva Sociedad”). The New Society Forum was…
EAPN Ireland – Press Release: “Closure of Forum on Europe Short-sighted and Disappointing”
Responding to the disappointing closure of the National Forum on Europe, Anna Visser, Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland, expressed concern that this closure is the latest in…
EAPN Ireland – European Parliament Activities
Throughout May, EAPN Ireland will facilitate a series of constituency hustings across Ireland. All candidates have been invited to participate in the meetings, which will provide a forum for people…
EAPN Hungary organizes an international seminar
The Hungarian Anti Poverty Network organises an international seminar on 23-24 April. The main topic of the seminar is how NGOs and anti poverty networks can ensure that the interests…
EAPN Italy – Preparing for 2010 – Observation to Participation
As part of the project “from Observation to Participation”, financed by the Ministry of Employment, Health and Social Affairs, around 100 people met in Avellino (Naples) on 13 March 2009,…
EAPN Bulgaria contribution on how to fight the Crisis
In a paper produced by EAPN Bulgaria for the Bulgarian Recovery Plan, they point out that the crisis could be a period of opportunities. “How well these opportunities will be…
EAPN responds to the EC consultation on Access to a Basic Bank Account
On 6th April, EAPN responded to the European Commission’s consultation on financial inclusion and access to a basic bank account. Stressing that time has come to “restore citizens’ confidence in…
EAPN new magazine: special issue on the European elections!
This month, EAPN issues its new magazine, the Anti-Poverty Magazine, which replaces the former EAPN’s Network News. This 12-page publication will be issued three times a year. This first new…
EAPN’s Press Release: Spring Council fails to give an integrated social response to the crisis!
On 20 March, EAPN published a press release following the Conclusions from the Spring Council (19/20 March). For EAPN, these conclusions represent a disappointing narrowing of the focus of the…
EAPN addresses Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on social and employment issues
On Tuesday 31 March, EAPN attended a policy briefing meeting with Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. The Commissioner presented the work on enlargement in the past five years and made the…