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In defense of a Europe built on protecting fundamental rights for all | Final Declaration of the 2016 EAPN General Assembly

EAPN Press releases, FeaturedBy Elke October 31, 2016

The European Anti-Poverty Network, (EAPN), the largest European network of anti-poverty organizations across 31 countries, held its General Assembly on October 29 in Bruges. The EAPN General Assembly met while Europe is in a critical situation. Some of its features are the post-BREXIT; the humanitarian crisis suffered by people arriving in Europe; the accelerated deterioration…

SAPN | Poverty and income inequality featured among the key topics at the Central European Interfaith Forum (CEIF 2016)

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke October 25, 2016

Poverty and income inequality featured among the key topics at the Central European Interfaith Forum (CEIF 2016), which hosted more than 150 participants representing 20 nations, 3 continents, 7 world religions as well as other religious, spiritual or humanist traditions. The gathering took place in Nitra, Slovakia, on 25 July 2016. The alarming trends of…

EAPN Ireland Press Release on Budget 2017

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca October 25, 2016

The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland, an alliance of over 250 national and local organisations, has welcomed provisions in the budget announced on 11 October 2016, which will mitigate some of the impact of policies of the last eight years on people on low incomes. However, the Network argued that it will take much more…

Feantsa | Housing Exclusion Passes Under the Radar at EPSCO Discussion on the European Semester

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke October 25, 2016

The Devil is in the Detail! On October 13, as part of the European Semester, the EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy, Health & Consumer Affairs Council) endorsed main messages on the EU’s social situation and priorities for social policy reform. Ministers also endorsed the Social Protection Committee’s report on key social challenges,2 based on its analysis…

End the tiers in Ireland’s health service! | EAPN Ireland’s Annual General Meeting

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Rebecca October 25, 2016

Delegates to the Annual General Meeting of European Anti-Poverty Network, Ireland have called for urgent reform of public health policy. Delegates and speakers expressed their anger at policies which mean that people’s health and life expectancy depend on their income and ability to pay to get quality health services and jump queues. They welcomed the…

SAPN | Public Hearing on Poverty

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke October 25, 2016

On 25 May 2016, the newly elected Members of Parliament who took their mandates in the March parliamentary elections were introduced to the activities of the Slovak Anti Poverty Network (SAPN). As one of the largest networks in Slovakia, the organization comprises 154 socially engaged non-governmental organizations representing more than 250,000 members. These organizations share…

Ommen samen Sterk and EAPN Netherlands step over the poverty line

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke October 24, 2016

EAPN Netherlands, 17th of October 2016. WerkplekPlus, a local initiative working with drop outs, asylum seekers and elderly long term unemployed, in cooperation with Ommen Samen Sterk, created a beautifull Poverty Line in the colours of the self-organization Ommen Samen Sterk.

How the European Commission can make a European Pillar of Social Rights fit for children

EAPN NewsBy Elke October 24, 2016

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children responds to the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights. The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights, and its aspiration to achieve a “social triple-A rating” by re-balancing the EU’s existing prioritisation of…

EAPN with 70 NGOs at SDG Watch Alliance launch

EAPN NewsBy Elke October 24, 2016

On the 13th October, the SDG Watch coalition held its official launch in Brussels, with a packed audience of over 150 participants. The Alliance is a cross-sectoral NGO alliance involving social, green and development NGOs committed to mobilizing to ensure delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals and agenda. EAPN is an active member, working specifically…

17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Say No to Poverty

EAPN News, FeaturedBy Rebecca October 17, 2016

Say No to Poverty On October 17, 2016 the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) wants to emphasize that poverty is a violation of human rights and that all people and our political institutions have a duty to work for the realisation of a world free of poverty and social exclusion. On this day we call on…

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