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EAPN attends Vulnerable Consumers Working Group

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 9, 2015

03/06/2015 – EAPN participated in the European Commission’s Vulnerable Consumer’s group organized jointly by DG Energy and DG Justice. The group operated from 2012-13 and is now starting up again looking at develop new guidance for the Energy Union and highlighting good practices in the field of energy poverty and vulnerable consumers. A key issue will be the issue of price regulation and the overlap between policy solutions on poverty and energy poverty.

MAPP: Skopje: Walk with us and be loud on 01/03 for a minimum income!

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Nellie Epinat February 28, 2014

01/03/2014 –Walk with us, be loud its 5 to 12! – Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform and 8-mi Septemvri organizers march against poverty and concert for dignified life, At 5 minutes to…

Kisa (member of EAPN Cyprus): : Immigration department appears to be accountable to no one

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 19, 2014

19/02/2014 – Kisa, a member of EAPN Cyprus, has forwarded us this editorial article by the Cyprus Mail, “Immigration department appears to be accountable to no one”, which raises the issues of systematic contempt of the Supreme Court’s decisions, violation of the rule of law and abuse of power by the Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD) of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus.

Europe 2020’s poverty target will not be met with current approach!

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff July 16, 2012

Brussels, 16 July 2012 – EAPN’s analysis highlights serious failure of Europe 2020’s Strategy to promote coherent anti-poverty strategies, undermined by economic governance

EAPN Letter to EAPN to EU Ministers of Employment: “The adequacy of Minimum Income Schemes is a key way to address the economic crisis”

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff December 15, 2008

For EAPN such investment as well as being necessary for people living in poverty is also good for the economy as the investment will immediately be put back into the economy in the form of spending on essential goods and services.

EAPN supports national pilot projects on Europe 2020 and the European Semester

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 9, 2015

In 2015, EAPN is supporting its National Networks in launching ‘Europe 2020’ national pilot projects aiming to raise awareness at national level amongst key stakeholders like decision makers, civil-society stakeholders on the Europe 2020 Strategy and European Semester process. They will also aim to build capacity and promote better participation of all stakeholders in policy- and decision-making processes. As this pilot initiative also fosters cooperation and mutual learning amongst the national networks and organisations involved, some of the 5 pilot actions will therefore be carried out by a lead organization or network together with another support organization or network.

Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform (MAPP) working on Youth in 2014

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Nellie Epinat February 24, 2014

21/02/2014 – The Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform (MAPP) has created and started implementing a youth policy through a multi sectoral approach. In order to meet youth needs and interests, MAPP’s goal…

EAPN and EAPN Hungary support demonstration against the Hungarian law criminalising homeless people

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 14, 2014

14/02 – In many countries, demonstrations are protesting against the Hungarian law that came into effect on 15 October 2013, criminalising homeless people who “reside habitually in public premises”. t is also the case today, in Brussels, at 11am, in front of the Hungarian Embassy. This law entails that homeless people in most of the districts in Budapest and in the adjoining communes are at risk of being fined, forced to do community-service or put into jail only for staying on the streets and squares of the city. EAPN supports these demonstrations and the Steering Committee of the Hungarian Anti- Poverty Networkhas also put forward a statement, calling on the Hungarian Government to withdraw this law.

EAPN urges EU leaders to demonstrate that they have a Social Vision for Europe

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff June 26, 2012

{jathumbnail}Brussels, 26 June 2012 – In advance of the European Council (28-29 June), EAPN has written to Prime Ministers and Heads of State urging them to demonstrate that they have a social vision for Europe that is backed up by a social investment pact.

From financial crisis to recovery: Where is the strategy to combat poverty? – EAPN Input on the Commission’s Economic Recovery Package

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff November 27, 2008

EAPN member networks will be closely monitoring the impact of the crisis on people experiencing poverty and people at risk of poverty and will be building alliances with other actors to produce further proposals in the coming months.

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