8th European Meeting of People experiencing poverty
The 8th Meeting of people experiencing poverty took place in Brussels on 15 and 16 May 2009 and addressed the topics of Housing, Financial Inclusion and Access to Basic Services.…
EAPN releases new publication on participation of people experiencing poverty
{jathumbnail}Small Steps – Big Changes, is the new publication of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) on the participation of people experiencing poverty, launched today in Brussels in presence of…
EAPN Supports the G20 demonstrations across Europe – Be there on 28 March!
While Governments are preparing for the G20 Summit in London on 2 April, Civil Society Organisations are preparing their mobilization to demand for an economy based on the fair distribution…
EAPN’s comment on the New Commission Communication for the Spring Council: “Driving European Recovery”
On the 4th March, the Commission published its updated proposals on the Economic Recovery Package, replacing the usual Lisbon report to the Spring Council. The new Communication is the next…
EAPN responds to the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion
EAPN recently responded to the European Commission’s Green Paper on territorial cohesion,arguing that a sound development of territorial cohesion must go hand in hand with a better, stronger acknowledgement of…
EAPN Austria: President of the Republic Heinz Fischer attending EAPN Austria’s Meeting of People experiencing Poverty
The President of the Republic of Austria, Dr. Heinz Fischer, attended the 4th Austrian meeting of self-organisations of people experiencing poverty in Vienna, from 6 to 8 March.
EAPN reacts to the draft Joint report on social protection and social inclusion
EAPN welcomes the sense of urgency and the call for an adequate social response to the economic crisis but regrets the absence of a key message about how to make…
EAPN contributes to major conference on Social Fairness in Sustainable Development
The European Commission organised in Brussels on 24 February a major conference on Social Fairness in Sustainable Development for a Green and Social Europe. The conference gathered policy makers, researchers,…
Social Platform Workshop on the Social Open Method Coordination (OMC)
On 18 February, EAPN jointly organized a workshop on how to strengthen the Social OMC, with FEANTSA, Eurochild and Age, under the auspices of the Social Platform. The aim of…
EAPN’s new Information Officer
After two-and-a-half years as EAPN’s Information Officer, Audrey Gueudet has left to take a position in DG Development. In her time at EAPN, Audrey contributed to increasing EAPN’s visibility through…