EAPN Position paper on the Proposal for a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity – PROGRESS
EAPN welcomes the proposal as a step towards guaranteeing a future to the learning gained to date through the OMC.
EAPN website in English only: why is that?
30/01/2014 – Due to drastic cuts in EAPN funding by the European Commission, EAPN announces with great regret that they will no longer be able to translate their publications and website in French.
EAPN Greece shares an article: Should Stability and Growth Pact be strengthened?
Recently, economists from the Paris-based economic institute OFCE, published an article on the results of their economic analysis of the New Fiscal Treaty, using a kind of Keynesian simulation model for 4 EU countries, with which they analysed the economic implications of the new fiscal rules of this Treaty for the next 20 years. The economic consequences are recessions, long-term deflation and chronic stagnation.
EAPN Netherlands on TV and radio on Poverty amongst the elderly
22/03 – Omroep Max, a Dutch media channel, broadcasted a whole-day long radio and TV shows about the situation of the elderly in the Netherlands, mainly about the growing poverty…
Press release: EAPN calls for an early start to ensure a successful EU Year against poverty (2010)
Speaking at the 2007 General Assembly of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) held from 8th to 10th November in Budapest and gathering 150 representatives of NGOs working with people experiencing poverty and social exclusion across Europe, EAPN President, Ludo Horemans called for an early start to ensure a successful EU Year against poverty (2010).
EAPN Response to the report from the High Level Group chaired by Wim Kok
The report of the High Level Group chaired by Wim Kok in many ways contradicts the ‘Lisbon Agenda’ that was agreed by Heads of State and Governments in 2000 and ignores the commitment that was made in relation to the eradication of poverty and the combat of social exclusion.
EAPN Participates in Equity Action final conference – addressing health inequalities – 2014 and beyond
23/01/2014 – EAPN participated in this important final conference of the Equity in Action project. This important conference show-cased the results of a joint action project, funded by the Commission, coordinated by UK, with 14 Member States, including Norway, and other stakeholders including Eurohealthnet, under DG Sanco’s Health Programme, aiming to find sustainable strategies to close the unacceptable gaps in inequality in health with a particular focus on the social determinants. Key Speakers included Sir Michael Marmott, Director, UCL, Institute of Health Equality, who highlighted the need to take urgent action, and to go beyond more collection of data, to tackle health inequality, but more specifically the social determinants – poverty and inequality – people’s access to adequate income, jobs, education and services.
EAPN UK: new issue of the Migrant Voice newspaper!
{jathumbnail}The new issue of Migrant Voice newspaper celebrates the success and contribution of migrants and their role in influencing life and culture in the UK, and shaping its future.
Last news from EAPN Spain
- EAPN Spain welcomes the Transparency Law
- The Welfare State is not the problem. It is the solution!
- Minister for Social Affairs announces drafting of Law for Social Sector
- Volunteering: School of Citizenship
Press release: Everyone deserves a decent life: EAPN kicks off EU wide campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes!
The European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) launches today an EU wide campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes. 24 out of 27 Member States have minimum income schemes in place at this present time, but there are serious flaws with their accessibility and their adequacy. It is time to state clearly that adequate Minimum Income schemes are a fundamental prerequisite for an EU based on social justice and equal opportunities for all!