IQ Roma servis is running a transnational cooperation project “Together and Across”, focused on support and good practice exchange among the project partners in order to promote social inclusion of the socially excluded people, especially the Roma.
In this video, “because values and ideas matter “, independent candidate Robin Hanan argues that Seanad Éireann needs to be reformed to make it representative of Irish society, not abolished.
The ‘winter break’ ends on 15 March, which means families can now be expelled soon.
The First Minister and leaders of all the Hoyrood parties today signed a Stick your Labels statement condemning the stigmatisation of people in poverty.
11.03.2011 – In a press release, EAPN Austria criticised European Ministers for using the EU project in the interest of the wealthy and the Head of States for breaking once more their promise to reduce poverty. In its press release EAPN Austria also urged Austrian politicians to fight for a social Europe.
Supporters of Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres have described the decision of Derbyshire County Council to completely withdraw its annual grant support as ‘utterly reckless’.
On 10-11 March representatives of trade unions, NGOs, and social networks from 15 EU countries got together for the first Spring Social Conference, in which also EAPN participated.
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 23 March 2011 – In advance of the Spring Council 24-25 March, EAPN wrote to the Prime Ministers and Heads of State and Governments, to express its alarm at the current discussions and decisions taking place on Economic Governance (Reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the Pact for the Euro), happening without adequate public and democratic scrutiny and without a proper assessment of their social impact.
{jathumbnail}In 2011, the spotlight shifts from Poverty and Social Exclusion to Volunteering, with the baton passed from the EU Year for combating poverty and social exclusion to the EU Year…
{jathumbnail}In 2011, the spotlight shifts from Poverty and Social Exclusion to Volunteering, with the baton passed from the EU Year for combating poverty and social exclusion to the EU Year of volunteering. What is the link? How can we build on the strengths of volunteering yet guard against the risks of abuse in the context of current attacks on Europe’s welfare State and social model?
