Several civil society groups sent a joint letter to MEP Pascal Canfin and other MEPs, cosponsoring the Financewatch Initiative initating the idea of developing a response to the lack of critical lobbying from civil society in the field of financial regulation. Their letter made a series of proposals in that regard. Read full letter here.
A delegation from EAPN led by Swedish Executive member Sonja Wallbom met with Commissioner Andor on 3 November. EAPN took the opportunity of this meeting to welcome progress made on integrating social issues in the Europe 2020 strategy and stressed with the Commissioner that a reinforced Social OMC built on National Action Plans on Inclusion must be a visible part of the future Platform against Poverty.
In the context of the European Year 2010, two associations – Clara from France and Babelea at European level – with the support of EAPN France, have created this short video to give voice to migrants.
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 25 October 2010 – Within a month of launching its proposal for an EU framework Directive on Adequate Minimum Income, EAPN is delighted that the proposal has received support from 262 Members, from 7 different political groupings, in the European Parliament, on 20 October.
{jathumbnail}The Belgian Anti-Poverty network is always very active on 17 October. See http://www.17octobre.be/ (in Flemish and French).
On 1 October, in Warsaw a consultation meeting took place between Polish Presidency and NGOs. There were 4 parallel workshops divided by 4 priorities: 1. Foreign policy; 2. An energy policy; 3. Internal economy, innovation; 4. Intellectual capital, voluntary services.
A year after the creation and implementation of the Revenu de Solidarités Actives (RSA), ie new form of French minimum income system, FNARS carried out a survey with social workers in order to indentify the malfunctioning of the recently reshaped system. Results of the survey can be found on FNARS’ website.
In response to the increasing attacks on so called ‘welfare cheats’, a new campaign is being launched calling for the end to the unfair portrayal of people living in poverty in the UK.
The Third Sector of Social Action, represented by the Platform of NGOs of Social Action, the Platform of Volunteers in Spain and the Spanish European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN – ES) gathered on September 30th and October 1st 2010 at the Convention of the Third Sector of Social Action: “Proposals for a Strategy of Inclusion…