EAPN Executive Committee meets in Szécsény, Hungary
On the occasion of the recent EAPN Executive Meeting in Hungary a Conference was held on the First Four Years of the Szécsény Children’s programme.
The role of the Social OMC in the context of Europe 2020: EAPN’s input
{jathumbnail}EAPN has lobbied actively to defend and reinforce the Social Open Method of Coordination (OMC) as an independent, integrated, rights-based strategy aiming to prevent as well as alleviate poverty and ensure access to pensions, health and long-term care and presents today its position on the role of the social OMC.
EAPN input on the role of the Social OMC in the context of Europe 2020
{jathumbnail}EAPN has lobbied actively to defend and reinforce the Social Open Method of Coordination (OMC) as an independent, integrated, rights-based strategy aiming to prevent as well as alleviate poverty and ensure access to pensions, health and long-term care and presents today its position on the role of the social OMC.
The Poverty Alliance: Scottish Living Wage Campaign Welcome Labour’s Living Wage Commitment
Scottish Living Wage campaign has welcomed the announcement in Scottish Labour’s manifesto that if they form the next Scottish Government they will introduce a living wage of at least £7.15 an hour starting with those working in the public sector.
EAPN Hungary (HAPN) puts forward 12 points for the fight against poverty
Last March Hungary celebrated the anniversary of the 1848 Revolution and fight for freedom (against the Habsburgs). An important point of the Revolution was the publishing and disseminating of the “12 points”, which were the main requirements of the Revolutionists regarding freedom in Hungary.
EAPN speaks at EPHA Annual Conference: Delivering a healthy and sustainable future for all? – European Charter for Health Equity
14/04 – Following its annual conference, EPHA launched a press release “Life expectancy of the poorest is eight years shorter than for the most wealth” highlighting the impact of poverty on health inequality as one of the key social determinants –and calling for action from all actors, particularly in the context of Europe 2020.
7 days of rowing on the Danube (20 – 27 August) to raise Funds for EAPN and Amnesty International Slovakia
{jathumbnail}Row4Rights is a unique and challenging rowing event. It starts in Austria and finishes over 400 km downstream in the Hungarian capital of Budapest.
Spanish Red Cross (member of EAPN Spain) bulletin: new data on the impact of the crisis on the lives of the most vulnerable
In this bulletin, the Spanish Red Cross continues its research on the conditions endured by the most vulnerable during the crisis and on the possible adequate solutions. Read more on the SRC’s website (in Spanish).
EAPN Spain: they can’t mortgage your life! (¡Que no te hipotequen la vida!)
30/03 – Several major NGOs and trade unions brought the People’s Legal Initiative to the Congress (la Iniciativa Legislativa Popular, ILP), calling for the modification of the law on mortgage so as to allow people to renounce to their house in exchange of the mortgage. Read more on EAPN Spain’s website.
Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland) Seminars: Tackling Poverty During Austerity
11 and 21 April – As the first round of austerity cuts begin to hit organisations and services across Scotland, these seminars will provide an opportunity to for all those concerned about poverty to look at what the implications are both locally and nationally.