Associations from several regions in France mobilize on 3 May for homeless people’s – and everyone’s – right to housing, against the degradation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. All organizations are called on to sign up the appeal by FNARS and take part on 3 May 2010. Read more on their website (in French).
Together with its regional networks and associations of people experiencing poverty, the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network (BAPN) addressed a letter to Belgian MEPS, in reaction to the latest developments on the Europe 2020 strategy. For further information, contact Karolien Schepens karolien.schepens@bapn.be.
{jathumbnail}On the 27th April 2010, the Commission published their proposals for Integrated Guidelines to deliver on the EU strategy: Europe 2020. 10 Guidelines have been proposed, under two distinct legal bases: 6 Economic and 4 Employment Guidelines.
EAPN participated in the Peer Review organized by the French Presidency on the 3 and 4 December 2009, discussing their scoreboard approach to driving and monitoring poverty reduction policies.
On 30 April, DG Regio of the European Commission organized for the first time an Informal Round Table with non-governmental organisations so as to strengthen the dialogue with the European Networks of NGOs actively involved in Cohesion Policy.
Since Friday 23 April, the Social Platform has been hosting a new photo exhibition: “Fourteen families under one roof” by Rebecca Lee (EAPN) and Catherine Antoine.
On the occasion of the Journalist Award for Diversity against Discrimination Ceremony, Fintan Farrell presented the Special award for the article on ‘discrimination and poverty’, offered to Hanna Nikkanen, for her article on migration policy and poverty Stuck in between, published in the monthly magazine Voima (Finland). Read more on the journalist award’s website.
{jathumbnail}Brussels, 29 April 2010 – EAPN’s reaction to the Commission’s proposals for Integrated Guidelines for the Europe 2020 strategy.
{jathumbnail}EAPN’s reaction to the Commission’s proposals for Integrated Guidelines for the Europe 2020 strategy.
{jathumbnail}The European Anti-Poverty Network in Spain offers six on-line courses on the following topics…
