European Citizens’ Initiative for an Unconditional Basic Income: please stand up for Basic Income as a Human Right! SIGN NOW!WHAT IS BASIC INCOME? The emancipatory Unconditional Basic Income is defined…
EAPN Poland has begun a social campaign “Nothing for us without us. Nothing for you without you” about participation of PEP in consultation processes. Engagement and knowledge of PEP increase effectiveness…
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 23 March 2011 – In advance of the Spring Council 24-25 March, EAPN wrote to the Prime Ministers and Heads of State and Governments, to express its alarm at the current discussions and decisions taking place on Economic Governance (Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Pact for the Euro), happening without adequate public and democratic scrutiny and without a proper assessment of their social impact.
The seminar consisted of a debate on civil society: the recognition of civil society and its role, East and West, in addressing the ‘New’ forms of poverty, for example that experienced by the unemployed, migrants and refugees, ethnic minorities, prisoners and ex-offenders, the homeless, and drug and alcohol abusers.
4/03/2015-EAPN Europe has signed an open letter to Members of the European Parliament in regards of the TTIP resolution. The letter puts an emphasis on the importance of putting public services, social rights and democracy in Europe before the interest of big corporate businesses on this trade agreement to be signed between Europe and US.
CHECK OUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY AROUND 17 OCTOBER! EU level, Belgium, UK, Cyprus, Slovakia, Portugal, Norway, Poland, France, Spain, Macedonia… and check our Facebook page…
EAPN Iceland has contributed to Icelandic publication “Prosperity – Fighting poverty in Iceland” (English version), published by the Church Aid and the Reykjavík Red Cross and drafted within the Collaborative group…
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 04 March 2011 – Current economic governance proposals will only result in increased poverty and inequality and put at risk the commitment of people to the EU project.
This publication aims to inform and support networks at Member State level to impact on their Government’s approach to the reform of the Structural Funds and on their Government’s plan for using Structural Funds in the 2000 to 2006 period.
04/03/2015- EAPN Europe is part of a Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors partnering at the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council and taking part on a side event named ‘Social Protection Floors and Human Rights’ this month in Geneva. Social protection floors can help better realisation of social, economic and cultural rights. The side event at the UN Human Rights Council aims at raising awareness on social security as a human right.