Over 50.000 people demonstrate against asuterity and for investment, quality jobs, equality
04/04/2014 – EAPN participated with more than 50.000 people in the Euro-demonstration of ETUC against austerity and for investment, quality jobs, equality.
IQ Roma Servis (member of EAPN Czech Republic)
26/06/2012 – Latest publication bulletin on social exclusion at EU level Together and Across is out.
Press release: European Council, 15-16 June – Lisbon Strategy: lack of visibility, consistency and commitment for social inclusion
In a letter sent today to the EU Heads of State and Government, EAPN states that no place for social inclusion within the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy would devalue the Spring Council conclusions.
EAPN position paper on the Mid-term Review of the Structural Funds
This is an analysis of the European Union’s mid-term review of the current 2000-6 round of the structural funds from the perspective of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) combating poverty and social exclusion.
EU leaders disregard need for action on social impact of the crisis
24/03/2014 – EAPN reacts to the General Affairs and Spring Councils Counclusions – Whereas EU leaders recognise the continuing importance of the Europe 2020 goals, including on inclusive growth, and the failure of the Targets, calling for the need to ‘step up efforts’, the Conclusions of the Spring Council do not even mention poverty, nor the social impact of the crisis, which is a key part of objective 4 of the AGS!
EAPN Ireland Press statement: ‘Time to focus on adequate income, services and quality work’
13/06 – ESRI controversy a dangerous distraction – “the paper is based on figures from 2004/5 when we had nearly full employment”
Press release: Voices from the Poverty Line: Jobs and unemployment in the EU – Launch of a new EAPN publication
{jathumbnail}EAPN has officially launched on 12 September 2006 a new booklet entitled “Voices from the Poverty Line: Jobs and unemployment in the EU”.
EAPN Position paper on the Third Report on economic and social cohesion
This is the policy position taken by EAPN in response to the publication by the Commission of the Third cohesion report, which outlines the objectives, priorities and methods of the Structural Funds for the new programming period, 2007-2013.
REGISTER NOW!! EU Alliance for a more democratic, social and sustainable European Semester is launched at the EESC
This 07 April, the EU Alliance for a more democratic, social and sustainable European Semester kick starts in a hearing in the European Economic and Social Committee. The public hearing, Strengthening the legitimacy of the European Semester, will present the Semester Alliance, which gathers 16 European networks of civil-society organisations and trade unions, and their new report “Civil-Society Proposals for Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive growth“. This is a public hearing targeting EU decision makers and stakeholders, but open to everyone. REGISTER BY 1st APRIL!
News from EAPN Spain in June
- 8th National Meeting on Participation: “Social Participation is putting people at the centre of society”
- Civil society will receive over 4,5 million euro to reinforce NGO sector