Knowsley Advocacy Hub (member of EAPN England)
Knowsley Advocacy Hub is a service in the metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, England, currently working towards promoting the European Year of Active Ageing across the Borough.
EAPN statement on the occasion of the Fifth European Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion: Give the fight against poverty the political drive it deserves!
On the occasion of the fifth European Round Table on Poverty and Social Exclusion, EAPN wishes to share its initial reflections on this stage in the development of the new ‘streamlined’ OMC on social protection and social inclusion
EAPN at the Alter Summit in Athens
On 07-08 June, EAPN took a very active part in the Alter Summit, which is a pan-European initiative, bringing together a wide range of major actors from different organizations, committed to a better, more democratic and more equal Europe, that puts people before profit.
EAPN Austria
- Action Day on the new Minimum Income Scheme
- EAPN Austria: New regional network in Vienna
EAPN position paper: Will Flexicurity meet the needs of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion?
This document gathers the EAPN position paper which was presented on the occasion of the Informal Social Summit on Flexicurity held in Lahti, Finland, on the 19 and 20th of October 2006.
EAPN holds the 12th European Meeting of People experiencing poverty #PEP2013
{jathumbnail}From 18 till 20 June, on the Esplanade in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, EAPN held the 12th Meeting of People experiencing poverty on “What we can learn from the experiences of poverty today”. Gathering delegations of people experiencing poverty and activists from all the EU countries, this meeting was also an significant event in the calendar of the 2013 European Year of the Citizen. The event was open to the public.
FNARS (member of EAPN France): Yes to a housing policy first, no to a politicking slogan
05/10 – On 13 October the French local authorities of Ile de France (i.e. Department of Paris) will host the regional conference Logement d’abord (Housing first).
EAPN letter to EU Prime Ministers on Flexicurity
Read the letter EAPN sent to the EU Prime Ministers on the eve of the of the Informal Tripartite Social Summit on Flexicurity held in Lahti, Finland on the 19 and 20th October
2013 Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) are out!
30/05 – The European Commission has just released its Country-Specific Recommendations for each Member State, along with an overarching communication on “what is needed to return to growth and jobs“. EAPN national networks will publish an assessment of these CSRs. The main points are:
EAPN Ireland: Paying our Way – Progressive proposals for reforming the Irish tax system
On 11 October, the Community Platform Challenging Poverty and Inequality will launch Paying our Way. This publication outlines a realistic set of proposals which would take us from the under-resourced,…