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FNARS (Member of EAPN France) : Survey on the French minimum income scheme RSA: re-thinking minimum income

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff November 6, 2012

For the 3rd year in a row, FNARS has carried out a survey on the French minimum income scheme RSA with social workers in its network. The survey’s report highlights the difficulties of the RSA to reach the social inclusion objectives set.

EAPN Briefing – Renewed Social Agenda, Social Package: Is there anything new for the fight against poverty and social exclusion?

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff July 25, 2008

In this briefing, EAPN aims to clarify the different issues at stake.

Press release: People in poverty shouldn’t have to choose between heating and eating!: EAPN, CECODHAS and EPSU urge the Parliament to take urgent action against Energy Poverty

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff June 17, 2008

Brussels, 17 June 2008 – Tomorrow, the European Parliament will vote in its plenary session in Strasbourg on amendments to the Energy Package. EAPN, CECODHAS and EPSU fully support the important amendments which are being put forward pressing for EU definition and national action plans on Energy Poverty…

EAPN probes European Commissioners-designates’ commitment in a set of questions for the European Parliament to put to them

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff August 21, 2014

21/08/2014 – The European Anti-Poverty Network has prepared a set of questions to the European Commissioners-designate who will seek to be confirmed by the European Parliament after they have been scrutinized…

The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): IDS Needs New Direction on Welfare

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca November 6, 2012

Commenting on Iain Duncan Smith’s speech during his visit to Scotland Peter Kelly, Director of the Poverty Alliance, said: “As we expected, the future of our welfare system will be…

EAPN Spain issues its position on the Fund for Most Deprived Persons in the EU

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff November 6, 2012

Read EAPN Spain’s position on the topic and article on this position published in El Publico, one of the main Spanish newspapers: The EU plan to fight poverty only allocates…

Structural funds 2007-2013: what will remain of social innovation and past learning? EAPN comments on the Commission’s communication on programming documents

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff July 25, 2008

This document is the EAPN’s reaction to the Commission’s communication on the results of negotiations around structural funds’ programming documents, and recommendations on how to strengthen structural funds’ contribution to the fight against poverty and social exclusion.

Press release: Anti-poverty NGOs call on President Barroso to end hierarchy of rights in combating discrimination

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff June 2, 2008

Just before the Commission should table new anti-discrimination legislation, EAPN expresses its support for enhanced legislation to combat discrimination in all areas of life and on all grounds recognized by the EC Treaty (article 13).

11/9 Joint seminar in the Parliament: Decent Work, Quality Jobs and Poverty – The Missing Link in Europe 2020 what way forward?

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff October 29, 2014

11/09/2014 – The Socialists & Democrats Group of the European Parliament hosted a joint seminar with the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to critically examine how the quality of work and employment are taken up in the Europe 2020 Strategy, both at national and EU levels: what the consequences for poverty and social exclusion are and how we can ensure that decent work and quality jobs are back on the agenda as a priority.

FNARS (Member of EAPN France) : Survey on the French minimum income scheme RSA: re-thinking minimum income

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca November 6, 2012

For the 3rd year in a row, FNARS has carried out a survey on the French minimum income scheme RSA with social workers in its network. The survey’s report highlights…

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