On 25 June 2020 the Latvian Constitutional Court ruled that the current Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) currently set at 64€ per month is too low to ensure a life in…
Publication Impact Covid Covid-19 has tremendously shaken the world, which led to the destabilisation of national economies and political systems, as well as increased poverty rates and growing inequalities. As…
Since March, Mathias Maucher, EAPN Policy Officer, has participated as an invited expert in the “Diversity Europe Group” (Group III) of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in drafting…
Mathias Maucher, EAPN Policy Officer, contributed to a panel debate organised by DG EMPL and ICF to contribute to the implementation of the principles set out in the Council Recommendation on…
2022 This year, people experiencing poverty put forward two key priorities that need to be addressed urgently: Raise minimum income schemes above the European poverty threshold as soon as possible Make…
On 19 August, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the Roadmap for the Child Guarantee. EAPN welcomes the commitment shown by the European Commission to progress towards the…
The poverty levels throughout the European Union increase significantly. Even prior to the pandemic, 109 million people in Europe were at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Covid-19 only aggravated…
Following the recently adopted EPSCO Council Conclusions on ”Strengthening Minimum Income Protection to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond”, we wrote a letter to Commissioner…
Challenge Poverty Week In the run up to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Scotland organised the ‘Challenge Poverty Week’. Throughout this week, hundreds of events took place…
EAPN and EMIN have repeatedly called for a Framework DIrective on Minimum Income, as well as the ETUC, EESC, Social Platform, Eurodiaconia and Caritas Europa, to name a few. There…
