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Press release: Cause for serious concern for the poorest in Europe: EAPN responds to the conclusions of the EPSCO Council

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 23, 2007

While welcoming the renewed commitment by EU Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs to make a decisive impact on social exclusion and poverty, EAPN is seriously concerned about the introduction of the confusing concept of “minimum resources” instead of the well understood concept of “minimum income” in the conclusions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council which took place on 22 February 2007.

EAPN Position paper – Reinforcing the EU Social Inclusion Strategy

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff October 13, 2004

It is clear that we will not reach or even move towards the objective to ‘make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty and social exclusion by 2010 with ‘more of the same’. To achieve this, we need a serious boost to the strategy.

URBACT III (2014-2020): EAPN participates in EU-level consultation meeting

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 24, 2014

19/02/2014 – EAPN participated to the EU-level consultation meeting on URBACT III (2014-2020) organized in Brussels and aimed at finalizing the Operational Programme. The URBACT programme is the EU programme co-funded by ERDF and Member States to help cities to build their capacities on sustainable urban development and develop and implement strategies and local action plans around this issue.

EAPN Estonia denounces low subsistence benefits and issues brochure on homelessness

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff May 23, 2012

May 2012 – Last January, EAPN Estonia released a press release calling for a rise in the subsistence benefits, still ridiculously low in Estonia — 76,70 EUR for first person (and 80 % each next family member) after accommodation costs, while the monthly food basket costs 77,58 EUR per person. Press release was picked up by most national newspapers.

Press release: European Summit conclusions raise expectations for the fight against poverty!

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff March 13, 2007

The European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) welcomes the European Council’s commitment to improve social cohesion and social inclusion and to give more attention to the fight against poverty and active inclusion. It is now time for the EU to turn these commitments into deeds!

EAPN Position paper – Streamlining: Strengthening a Social Europe while maintaining a visible Inclusion Strategy

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff October 13, 2004

In this position paper, EAPN is arguing is that the commitment made by Heads of State and Government in Lisbon in 2000 to bring forward a strategy to make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty is as relevant, if not even more relevant, today.

Background Reports for the 2013 Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty are out!

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 19, 2014

19/02/2014 – On the occasion of the 2013 European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty, National delegations were asked to make preparatory reports to feed the exchanges of the Meeting. While done with little or no financial support, they represent a goldmine of information and testimonies from those carrying the greatest burden of the austerity measures, with also examples of good practices showing that choices can be made to make a positive difference.These reports were made on the basis of 1) Reference Budgets, 2) The impact of the crisis, 3) Relevant Practices.

EAPN Ireland and OPEN launch report by Brian Harvey on funding schemes

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff April 3, 2012

03/04 – EAPN Ireland and OPEN launched a report by Brian Harvey entitled “Reforming grant-giving in public administration: the Funding scheme to support national organizations in the voluntary and community…

Press release: EAPN calls on the Commission to ensure that social inclusion is given rightful place in the new Structural Funds round

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff March 28, 2007

At a crucial time when the European Commission has embarked on a process of scrutinising Member States’ National Strategic Reference Frameworks and Operational Programmes for 2007-2013, the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) calls on the Commission to live up to its responsibility and make sure this new round enables the EU to make a decisive impact on poverty and social exclusion.

EAPN Position paper – National Networks’ stock-take on the implementation of the NAPs Inclusion 2003-2005 (in the 15 ‘old’ Member States of the EU)

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe Staff October 13, 2004

The report identifies the major achievements of the National Action Plans on Inclusion to June 2004. It must be remembered that the NAPs Inclusion process is not quite four years old.

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