EAPN’s main points from the European Council Conclusions( 14/15 March) and President Van Rompuy’s remarks following the Tripartite Social Summit and the Council
EAPN highlights the following conclusions from the European Council 14-15th March…
New EAPN toolkit on engaging in the National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports 2013
In March, EAPN produced this Toolkit designed to help EAPN National Networks and European Organisations to engage with the 2013 preparation of the National Reform Programmes and the Questionnaires on the National Social Reports.
EAPN produces an assessment of the Council’s Country Specific Recommendations and proposes its own
EAPN continues to engage as active partners in Europe 2020 and the European Semester, at national and EU level, in order to make progress on the poverty and other social…
EAPN produces an assessment of the Council’s Country Specific Recommendations and proposes its own
EAPN continues to engage as active partners in Europe 2020 and the European Semester, at national and EU level, in order to make progress on the poverty and other social targets and the goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Its members have produced an analysis of the Country Specific Recommendations and their implementation, along with their own alternative recommendations.
EAPN expresses its serious concerns regarding the tendencies threatening democracy, social inclusion and human rights in Hungary
Brussels, 19 March 2013 – EAPN expresses its support to all Hungarian non-governmental initiatives mobilising to draw attention both inside and outside of the country on the new instruments recently integrated into the Fundamental Law, which replaced in 2011 the Constitution of Hungary. These instruments further threaten democracy, social inclusion and human rights in Hungary. EAPN calls on the European Union institutions and all other relevant international actors to put pressure on the Hungarian Government and the Hungarian Parliament to reconsider and withdraw these recent amendments and the ‘anti-poor’ policies that accompany them.
The Water Campaign: OVER 1 MILLION SIGNATURES COLLECTED! but required numbers per country! – Help us Sign and Spread the petition against water privatization!
Many millions of people continue to be deprived of clean, safe and affordable water and sanitation, even in Europe.
We have managed to collect 1 million signatures, but for the 1st European Citizens’ Initiative to be put on the European agenda, a minimum of signatures is required per country! Have you also signed it?
EAPN Spain (March 2013)
- 30,6% of children living in or at risk of poverty in Spain
- The President of EAPN Spain participates in the Nation’s Social Debate
- The People’s Legislative Initiative on mortgage (Iniciativa Legislativa Popular Hipotecaria): all political groups in the Parliament agree to discuss it
The Poverty Alliance (member of EAPN UK): 4th Scottish Assembly for Tackling Poverty – Achieving Social Justice in Scotland: Meeting the Challenge – 25 & 26 March 2013, Mitchell Library, Glasgow
Since 2010, the Poverty Alliance has been organizing an annual Assembly for Tackling Poverty. The Assembly has become a key forum for debating the issues associated with tackling poverty in Scotland.
EAPN Spain: The People’s Legislative Initiative on mortgage (Iniciativa Legislativa Popular Hipotecaria): all political groups in the Parliament agree to discuss it
21/01 – EAPN Spain, as a leading member of the committee promoting the Popular Legislative Initiative on retroactive payment in kind, on halting evictions standstill and on the social rent…
EAPN Spain: The People’s Legislative Initiative on mortgage (Iniciativa Legislativa Popular Hipotecaria): all political groups in the Parliament agree to discuss it
21/01 – EAPN Spain, as a leading member of the committee promoting the Popular Legislative Initiative on retroactive payment in kind, on halting evictions standstill and on the social rent – the Table of the 3rd Sector of Catalunya along with many other prominent social partners, welcomes the admission of the ILP by all parliamentary groups.