First Annual Convention must breathe life into the EU Poverty Reduction Target
EAPN sends its messages and recommendations to the first Annual Convention – Take Urgent Action to prevent Europe 2020 increasing poverty – Invest in Social Europe now!
EAPN sends its messages and recommendations to the first Annual Convention – Take Urgent Action to prevent Europe 2020 increasing poverty – Invest in Social Europe now!
05-08/10 – The Annual European Health Forum, was held in Gastein, Austria from the 5th to the 8th October, on the topic : Innovation and Well-being: European Health in EU2020 and beyond. EAPN participated in the forum and spoke in the final plenary on: Health by design – the road to well-being,
responding to the key note addresses of John Dalli, EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy: J Dalli and Ms Jakab, Regional Director for Europe for the World Health Organisation.
This briefing note aims at highlighting the work of many EAPN members who work directly on issues of Roma Inclusion. Roma have been identified as a priority group at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the National Strategic Reports on social protection and social inclusion, as part of the Social OMC.
{jathumbnail}This briefing note aims at highlighting the work of many EAPN members who work directly on issues of Roma Inclusion. Roma have been identified as a priority group at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the National Strategic Reports on social protection and social inclusion, as part of the Social OMC.
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For more than a year, solidarity organisations, united in the Collectif des associations unies, have been calling for a meeting with Prime Minster François Fillon, to discuss the appalling and aggravating situation of the most deprived. Read press release here (in French only).
{jathumbnail}On 16/10, on the eve of the International Day against Poverty, a demonstration starting at 1pm at North Station against poverty, but more specifically youth and child poverty. BAPN and its partners call on 3 main demands that you can find in the campaign’s text (here in French).
Europe urgently needs to stop austerity measures, and support social investment, inclusive governance and solidarity in its approach to the crisis!
Brussels, 29 September 2011 – Last Friday, EAPN’s Conference Getting out of the Crisis Together presented its Working Paper: Re-engaging Hope and Expectations – getting out of the crisis together, highlighting 12 key elements for viable alternative approaches for an inclusive recovery.
26/09 – Social Platform and EAPN attended a Ministerial conference of the Polish EU presidency in Wrocław, Poland, to discuss responses to the social impact of the economic crisis and how to intensify the support to innovation within social policies. Katherine Duffy, EAPN UK presented the key findings and outcomes of EAPN’s conference: getting out of the crisis together.