Water is a Human Right Campaign: Fountain events, big success!
Events were held at fountains all across
EAPN participates in meeting and book launch of OSE/ETUI Social Developments in the European Union 2011
This new report by ETUI and OSE analyses EU developments in 2011, including economic governance and reinforcement of austerity and the impact on social objectives.
EAPN participates in Caritas Europa Seminar Tackling Child Poverty – Good Practice Shaping Policy
Sian Jones, EAPN Policy Coordinator, spoke in the roundtable of the Caritas Europa Seminar.
Save the date! Hearing in the EP: MAKING ACTIVE INCLUSION HAPPEN IN TIMES OF CRISIS
{jathumbnail}EAPN, together with the Office of Frédéric Daerden MEP (Belgium, SD) have the pleasure to invite you to a hearing dedicated to Making Active Inclusion Happen in Times of Crisis, next July 12th, from 14:00 – 17:00, in the European Parliament (room A5 G305).
ESRI controversy a dangerous distraction – “the paper is based on figures from 2004/5 when we had nearly full employment”
19/06/2012 – The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland is calling for an honest debate on how we can ensure that everyone has access to a decent income whether from social welfare or work and on how to remove poverty traps for those trying to move from welfare to work.
EAPN urges EU leaders to stop their attack on Social Protection Systems
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 19 June 2012 – In advance of the Employment and Social Affairs Council (21-22 June), EAPN has written to Ministers of Social Affairs urging them to defend Social Protection and Social Welfare systems, which the austerity measures continue to undermine. Unless a new approach is found, the social, economic and health costs will be enormous and difficult to reverse.
EAPN Ireland Press statement: ‘Time to focus on adequate income, services and quality work’
13/06 – ESRI controversy a dangerous distraction – “the paper is based on figures from 2004/5 when we had nearly full employment”
EAPN General Assembly calls for an EU Social Investment Pact
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 11 June 2012 – The 23rd EAPN General Assembly delivered a strong message to EU Institutions and National Governments to say that ‘Austerity’ is not working and that it is driving people further into poverty and making the ‘poor’ pay the price for the crisis they did not create.
EAPN Portugal and EAPN Castilla y León: Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk
June 2012 – Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk: “Muitas vidas, um baú de tesouros. Um olhar sobre os percursos e as estratégias de intervenção junto das crianças e jovens em risco”.
EAPN Portugal and EAPN Castilla y León: Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk
June 2012 – Transnational Seminar on Children on Youth at risk: “Muitas vidas, um baú de tesouros. Um olhar sobre os percursos e as estratégias de intervenção junto das crianças e jovens em risco”.