SOS Citizens of Ukraine | EAPN Statement
Brussels, 24 February 2022 The Executive Committee of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) strongly voices its most absolute rejection of any type of war and its justifications. EAPN urges the European…
30 years Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion | EAPN Portugal
EAPN Portugal celebrates its thirty years of life, a life full of challenges and obstacles to overcome. We celebrate the Pearl Wedding, because the pearl is an object that takes…
Participatory Democracy: Designing the Social Europe of the Future | EAPN Greece
EAPN Greece is active within the “Foundations for Futures Europe” project. This 6-member partnership (Ireland: Maynooth University, Sweden: URKRAFT, Ireland: EAPN Ireland, Hungary: Pécs University, Serbia: Novi Sad University, Greece:…
Right to Energy Forum 2022
As one of the co-founding members of the Right to Energy Coalition, EAPN was honoured to launch the Right to Energy Forum 2022, together with the European Public Service Unions…
Will the new Energy Performance of Buildings Directive eradicate energy poverty?
The European Commission released a new proposal to boost renovation and decarbonisation of residential, non-residential, and public buildings. Ahead of the publication, EAPN together with 44 organisations urged the EU…
Civil Society Statement | Put Fundamental Rights First in the AI Act
The EU institutions have taken a globally-significant step with the proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA). Insofar as Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly used in all areas of…
EAPN Statement | Energy poor must not bear the costs of soaring energy prices
With the rise of energy prices in Europe, EAPN calls on Member States and European Institutions to protect people living on a low income or in energy poverty, and provide…
Joint Statement | More Than Idle Words
Following the launch of the ambitious EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, child rights advocates express their deep disappointment and alarm at Member States’ recent failure to to commit…
Experts by Experience Talk to Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment about Changes to the Participation Act | EAPN Netherlands
Left corner drawing: Problem: digitizing increases the distance. Right corner drawing: Problem: social assistance as a maze that many people cannot get out of. Middle: Consideration: Actively stimulate or give…
Poverty Watch Greece | Poverty Watches Overview 2021 & 2022
2022 2022 is the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic with serious global health, social and economic consequences. These consequences combined with the energy crisis, the climate of insecurity, the…