EAPN first reaction to the Commission Communication on the Platform against Poverty
{jathumbnail}On 16 December, the European Commission published its Communication on the Europe 2020 Flagship Programme: Platform against Poverty.
Good intentions need urgent actions to be convincing
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 16 December 2010 – EAPN first reaction to the Commission Communication on the Platform against Poverty.
EAPN Italy holds a successful 2010 Focus week
The week which was held in Bari was a great success, definitely beyond our expectations. The seminars and round tables were regularly followed by approximately 90 persons each time.
1st National Congress of People Experiencing Poverty
{jathumbnail}EAPN Spain first National Congress for visibility to people experiencing poverty and their rights as citizens, 18-20 November: listen to them! They’ve taken the floor to act
Macedonian anti-poverty NGOs launch their campaign for the EU Year 2010
{jathumbnail}On 29 October, Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights launched their campaign on the year 2010 in Skopje.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Money Matters! Low Incomes Drive Unequal Life Chances
Commenting on the release Frank Field MPs report from the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances, Peter Kelly, Director of the Poverty Alliance in Scotland, said….
FNARS (EAPN France member): homeless foreign people are not an ‘adjustment variable’
The daily newspaper Libération published documents on 29 November about administrative orders addressed to emergency shelters, which clear encourage to leave people on the street, so as to deal with the lack of room.
EU SILC data on Income and Living Conditions in Ireland – Legacy from 2010 EY Against Poverty will be to drive more people deeper into poverty
Statistics released on 25 November by the Central Statistics Office show that the current crisis has driven more people into extreme poverty, with almost one in four households in arrears with their household bills at some time during 2009, and one in ten households falling into debt in the same period.
Government needs to publish detailed report on poverty impact of Budget 2011
Tuesday , 7 December, The Government needs to publish a detailed report on the poverty impact of Budget 2011 which it is committed to carry out in its own National Action Plan for Social Inclusion.