The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland)
- Need to spread the Living Wage Campaign message!
- Time to Stop the Stigma! Media needs to base benefit reporting on facts not fiction
“How can social protection respond to this financial crisis?”’ – Greens EP conference – 26 January, European Parliament
{jathumbnail}EAPN participated in an important conference on the 26 January in the European Parliament, exploring the role and arguments for strengthening social protection systems at EU and global level in the context of the crisis, organized by Jean Lambert and Mrs Malika Benerab-Attou, MEPs (Greens/EFA).
Slovak Anti-Poverty Network holds its 2nd Public hearing on Poverty
{jathumbnail}On 28 February, the Slovak Anti-Poverty Network (SAPN) will hold the second Public Hearing on Poverty in Slovakia, in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, under the auspices of the Chair of the National Council, Pavol Hrušovský. About 80 people with experience of poverty, NGOs working with them and members of Parliament will take…
Slovak Anti-Poverty Network holds its 2nd Public hearing on Poverty
{jathumbnail}On 28 February, the Slovak Anti-Poverty Network (SAPN) will hold the second Public Hearing on Poverty in Slovakia, in the National Council of the Slovak Republic, under the auspices of the Chair of the National Council, Pavol Hrušovský. About 80 people with experience of poverty, NGOs working with them and members of Parliament will take part.
EAPN participates in bi-annual Stakeholder Dialogue for the European Platform Against Poverty
06/02 – The European Commission held the first Stakeholder Forum of the Platform against Poverty of the new year. The full-day workshop involved around 100 stakeholders, mainly European NGOs and networks, but also representatives from social partners, think tanks, the World Bank as well as the EESC, CoR and the European Parliament.
NEW! EAPN Response to the AGS and the Draft Employment Report
{jathumbnail}Last week, EAPN sent its response to the Annual Growth Survey and Draft Employment Report to the Employment Committee and Social Protection Committee (EMCO and SPC), prior to their discussions on their opinion on the AGS, urging for a more coherent approach to implementing the poverty target, in the light of the dominant focus on austerity measures and fiscal consolidation and concrete proposals to deliver on the new social priority 4 in the AGS.
EAPN Estonia: rise in subsistence benefit badly necessary
27/01 – As more than a fifth of Estonian residence lives below poverty line and too many people are at risk of poverty, a swift increase in subsistence benefits could improve the situation that has developed, writes LETA/Postimees Online.
EAPN Video on employment activation policies is OUT!
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Pathways to Work: Unlocking a door to Active Inclusion
EAPN has just released its video on employment activation policies and practices in 4 European countries.
EAPN speaks at Employment Committee on future of ESF
26/01 – EAPN participated as speaker during the exchange of views on the future of the European Social Fund organised by the EMPL Committee of the European Parliament.
EAPN participates in Expert Forum on pan-European macro drivers in relation to work, worklessness and social protection, their impact on health inequalities
19-20/01 – The Working for Equity in Health Progress Project lead by the Scottish Government, with Eurohealthnet, Health Action Partnership International and other partners, organized this expert forum in Brussels.