Brussels, 19 December 2008 – For EAPN the next 100 days will be vital to see if Active Inclusion will be a real driver of the EU and Member Sates policies or if it will be seen as a technical exercise of concern only to specialists.
It is not the intention to dwell at length here on what has already been done but to give an NGO perspective on the broader framework against which such indicators should be chosen.
03/11/2014 – In response to our ECI “water is a human right!” the European Commission said it would explore “benchmarking” as a way to achieve better quality water services in the EU. As a first step it organised a multi-stakeholder meeting to discuss the subject and to hear the opinions of stakeholder in water services.
15/02 – Skopje – The event highlighted the need for the introduction of adequate minimum income in FYROM and aimed at launching this process, starting by defining it and introducing on the social policy agenda of the Republic of Macedonia.
Brussels, 15 October 2008 – At the opening today in Marseilles of the Round table on poverty and social exclusion where the key item for discussion is the active Inclusion strategy for the people furthest from the labour market, EAPN warns: If the EU leaders are serious about this Active Inclusion agenda they must commit to invest in policies to tackle poverty and social exclusion.
7/11/2014– European Civil Society Statement in advance of ECOFIN on 7 November signed by more than 1000 organisations and trade unions from 11 European countries representing more than 50 million European citizens
European civil society, including trade unions, deplore the lack of progress made by the 11 Member States negotiating the Financial Transactions Tax (FTT).
It is unacceptable for the Ministers of Finance of France, Italy and Spain to consider watering down proposals under pressure from the financial sector in defiance of public opinion. We strongly urge Ministers Sapin, Padoan and de Guindos to include the taxation of the broadest possible class of derivatives and High Frequency Trading activity.
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.
Brussels, 27 November 2008 – For EAPN the current “Growth and Jobs” focus has clearly failed to reduce poverty and social exclusion, even in times of boom, so how are we supposed to trust that more of the same will help us in times of crisis?
This report reviews the first National Action Plans for Inclusion from the perspective of the reactions of the national EAPN Networks. It compares and contrasts the approach and content of the NAPincls of the 15 Member States. It then draws some overall conclusions.