MAG 3/2010 – EU 2020 Strategy: will it have an impact on poverty?
{jathumbnail}EAPN campaigned to have 2010 as the European Year against Poverty with the knowledge that it would be when the EU would renew its key strategies and we wanted to…
MAG 3/2010 – EU 2020 Strategy: will it have an impact on poverty?
{jathumbnail}EAPN campaigned to have 2010 as the European Year against Poverty with the knowledge that it would be when the EU would renew its key strategies and we wanted to ensure a strong focus on poverty and social exclusion during this time of renewal.
Europe 2020 Strategy: Social NGOs call for a reinforced Social OMC
{jathumbnail}On November 23rd, the four paltforms and 21 European NGO’s have sent a letter to Commissioner Andor demanding calling for the strenghthening of the Social OMC in the future Platform Against-Poverty.
Europe 2020 Strategy: Social NGOs call for a reinforced Social OMC
{jathumbnail}On November 23rd, the four paltforms and 21 European NGO’s have sent a letter to Commissioner Andor demanding calling for the strenghthening of the Social OMC in the future Platform Against-Poverty.
Press Release: Thousands-strong solidarity ring encircles European Parliament
Brussels, 19 November 2010 – With poverty and inequality levels rising throughout Europe, the 2010 Coalition of Social NGOs has called for a solidarity gathering today to urge the European institutions and Member States’ governments to give a more sustainable and equitable response to the crisis, instead of making the most vulnerable carry the cost.
Human Ring in Oslo
{jathumbnail}The Stortinget (Norwegian Parliament) will be gathered by the Human Ring on the 19th November at 12:00. The meeting point will be Eidsvold square, where there will be different musicians.
Human Ring in Madrid
{jathumbnail}On 19th November at 20:00, the Human Ring will join up around the Monument to the Constitution in Madrid, located in front of the Natural Sciences Museum. It is expected that more than 300 people will get involved in this event.
Macedonian anti poverty NGOs launch their campaign for EU Year 2010
Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights launched on 29th October their campaign on the year 2010 in Skopje. The campaign aims to raise awareness and mobilize actors at national and local levels to join forces to combat poverty and social exclusion in the country.
Invalidiliitto (member of EAPN Finland): Accessibility, adequate income, inclusive education and employment guarantee equality for people with mobility disabilities
Six organisations of people with mobility disabilities from Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania gathered for the first time at a seminar “Disability Rights and Reality” in Vilnius, Lithuania 28.–31.10.2010.
EAPN Spain: a national Congress gives visibility to people experiencing poverty and their rights as citizens
Organized by EAPN Spain and supported by public funding, a Congress on Fundamental Rights and People Experiencing Poverty and Social Exclusion will be held in Madrid on 18-20 November, as a closing event of the 2010 European Year.