May 2012 – Last January, EAPN Estonia released a press release calling for a rise in the subsistence benefits, still ridiculously low in Estonia — 76,70 EUR for first person (and 80 % each next family member) after accommodation costs, while the monthly food basket costs 77,58 EUR per person. Press release was picked up by most national newspapers.
23/05/2012 – The 3rd Regional Meeting of People experiencing poverty and social exclusion took place on 18 May in Murcia, on “the capacity of people to contribute to social change”.
23/05/2012 – The 3rd Regional Meeting of People experiencing poverty and social exclusion took place on 18 May in Murcia, on “the capacity of people to contribute to social change”.
The following list of proposed Country-Specific Recommendations has been prepared by EAPN National Networks and European Organisation members.
The following list of proposed Country-Specific Recommendations has been prepared by EAPN National Networks and European Organisation members.
{jathumbnail}EAPN First assessment of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs) 2012
Brussels, 21 May 2012 – EAPN has written to Commissioner Andor and to the members of the Social Protection Committee (in advance of their meeting on 23 May) presenting its first assessment of the 2012 National Reform Programmes (NRPs).
This document reproduces the full EAPN response to the questionnaire prepared by the European Commission, according to the “Guidelines to the stakeholders’ contribution to the 2012 Report on the follow-up…
{jathumbnail}This document reproduces the full EAPN response to the questionnaire prepared by the European Commission, according to the “Guidelines to the stakeholders’ contribution to the 2012 Report on the follow-up on the 2008 Recommendation on Active Inclusion” (1 March 2012).
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 15 May 2012 – Today, 14 social NGOs are launching their campaign EU Money for Poverty Reduction NOW! to urge Member States to respect their commitments to reduce poverty by ensuring that the necessary EU Funds are allocated for social inclusion and fighting poverty.
{jathumbnail}The 11th European Meeting of people experiencing poverty took place in Brussels on 10 & 11 May 2012 on the topic of “Homelessness and Housing Rights in the Context of the Crisis.”