17/10/2014 – “On the international day against poverty EAPN reminds policy makers in Europe that they are accountable for the 124 million people in Europe who are experiencing poverty at this very moment Poverty is not a natural phenomenon, but a political choice.
January 2013 – “Leicester is a city of around 330,000 people; it is the tenth largest in England (…) a city in which the long-term decline of the textile industry…
The European Round Table “Social inclusion in an enlarged EU: new challenges, new opportunities” takes place in Rotterdam on 17-19 October. On that occasion, EAPN publishes a series of position papers to promote an Inclusion Strategy which should be far more than a paper exercise…
This briefing paper provides an overview of the EU Social Inclusion strategy, looks at the potential involvement for EU applicant countries in the strategy and invites cooperation with EAPN in monitoring the implementation of the strategy.
On the International Day for the Eradication on Poverty, Commissioner Andor recalls the EU measures which can help Member States reduce child poverty.
10/01 – Lone parents will increasingly struggle to achieve a decent standard of life in Scotland due to the combined impact of cuts to welfare and the rising cost of food and fuel according to research published today.
According to EAPN, the Kok report fails to grapple with the complexity of the Lisbon Agenda, and ignores the commitment made in Lisbon in March 2000 in relation to the eradication of poverty and social exclusion.
In view of the failure so far to integrate the economic, social and environment objectives of the Lisbon strategy, EAPN asks the European Council to give a strong mandate to the Commission to develop mechanisms with which to assess all aspects of the Lisbon strategy as to their social and environmental impact.
13/10/2014 – Sérgio Aires, President of the European Anti-poverty Network, gave a speech at the Mid-term review of the Europe 2020 Strategy conference on 9 October.