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Commission lacks ambition in replying to first European Citizens’ Initiative

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff March 20, 2014

19/03/2014 – The European Commission (EC) published a Communication today that gives its official response to the first successful European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) which called on the EC “to implement the human right to water and sanitation in European law.” In the Communication, the European Commission does recall the importance of the human right to water and sanitation and states the importance of water as a public good and fundamental value and that “water is not a commercial product.” However, that’s as far as it goes.

ESRI controversy a dangerous distraction – “the paper is based on figures from 2004/5 when we had nearly full employment”

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 19, 2012

19/06/2012 – The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland is calling for an honest debate on how we can ensure that everyone has access to a decent income whether from social welfare or work and on how to remove poverty traps for those trying to move from welfare to work.

Press release: Only a partial victory on the Services Directive: EAPN concerned about lack of progress on social services!

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff November 17, 2006

On 15 November 2006, the European Parliament in its second reading, adopted the Services Directive, voting against all the proposed amendments to the Council’s compromise position. For the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), this is only a partial victory.

Report of the First European meeting of people experiencing poverty, 1-2 December 2001

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff January 3, 2002

Read the full report of the first European meeting of people experiencing poverty which took place on 1st and 2nd of December 2001 in Brussels under the Belgian Presidency.

EAPN loses a friend and a great poverty fighter

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff March 20, 2014

EAPN was saddened to hear recently of the untimely death of our friend and colleague Patricia Stepman on 12 March 2014. For more than 20 years Patricia has fought with heart and soul against poverty and exclusion, convinced that every human being has a right to a dignified existence. She was a supporter and co-founder of the Fourth World group People for People (Mensen voor Mensen), an association where the ‘poor’ take the floor in Aalst, Belgium. Patricia was a very recognizable contributor to the European Meetings of people experiencing poverty and was an active participant in a number of General Assemblies and other EAPN meetings.

EAPN Greece suggests

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff May 3, 2012

May 2012 – EAPN Greece suggests the following “ILO World of Work Report 2012”. It contains a fairly damning analysis of Europe’s suicidal austerity programmes. Link: http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/world-of-work/lang–en/index.htm

Press release: EAPN deeply concerned at the disappearance of a clear focus on the eradication of poverty in the EU

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff December 15, 2006

On 14 December 2006, at a meeting between social NGOs, Commission officials and the EU Social Protection Committee, the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) expressed its deep concern at the disappearance of a clear focus on the eradication of poverty as an objective of the revised Lisbon Strategy.

EAPN Position paper – The Lisbon strategy must hold out prospects for all

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff July 14, 2004

EAPN, urges that the following key messages emerge clearly from the review of the Lisbon agenda: the need to achieve a balance between Social, Employment and Economic Policies; the need…

EAPN Position paper on Social Services of General Interest

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff June 28, 2004

Without covering the full range of technical issues linked to the legal status and financing of Social Services of General Interest, and before commenting on the current legal development at EU level, EAPN wants to define more precisely the expectations of organisations representing the interests of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion in terms of access and quality.

Save the date! 18/03 “European Elections 2014: Mobilising EU citizens”

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff March 14, 2014

This Tuesday 18/03 at the European Parliament, MEP Claude Moraes, together with AGE Platform Europe, EDF, EWL, COFACE, ILGA Europe, ENAR and EAPN, is hosting an event on “European Elections 2014: Mobilising EU citizens”. #EP2014 #electingchampions

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