FNARS (EAPN France member): Eviction is not a solution!
The ‘winter break’ ends on 15 March, which means families can now be expelled soon.
EAPN Position paper – Can activation schemes work for social inclusion? EAPN criteria for ‘good’ activation
Can activation schemes work for social inclusion? This is the question to which EAPN tries to answer in this position paper. According to the Network, the answer is ‘yes’ provided that these schemes aim to meet individual person’s needs, wishes and priorities.
EAPN President Sergio Aires speaks at Colloquium of GDF-Suez European Observatory on Energy and Water Scarcity
28/11 – Sergio Aires, President of EAPN, spoke at the Colloquium of the GDF-Suez European Observatory on Energy and Water Scarcity. He stressed the crucial need for a European and national integrated…
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Party leaders condemn stigma as new report highlights trend toward blaming the poor for their poverty
The First Minister and leaders of all the Hoyrood parties today signed a Stick your Labels statement condemning the stigmatisation of people in poverty.
EAPN takes part in EU Equality Summit
22-23/11 – Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN, spoke in the workshop on employment and inclusion at the EU Equality Summit, organised by the Cypriot Presidency. He emphasized the link between discrimination and poverty and stressed that unless we address the growing levels on income inequalities (and the resulting levels of poverty) that the impact of this reality will undermine all the good work done in relation to anti-discrimination. This message was very strongly picked up in the conclusions of the Summit.
EAPN Austria: the new economic governance producing poverty in Europe…
11.03.2011 – In a press release, EAPN Austria criticised European Ministers for using the EU project in the interest of the wealthy and the Head of States for breaking once more their promise to reduce poverty. In its press release EAPN Austria also urged Austrian politicians to fight for a social Europe.
EAPN on Study visit in India
{jathumbnail}October 2012 – Anu Toodu (EAPN Estonia), Sabrina Emilio (EAPN Italy) and Fintan Farrell (Director EAPN) were on a study visit in Indian the end of October organised in cooperation with Dignity International. During the visit they had opportunities to share experiences with leaders of the Dalit’s community and with Ekta Parishad (the Gandhian inspired movement of landless people) as well as other human rights activists in India.
Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres (member of EAPN UK): Derbyshire County Council withdraw support
Supporters of Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres have described the decision of Derbyshire County Council to completely withdraw its annual grant support as ‘utterly reckless’.
EAPN meets in Athens – The medicine is killing the patient… and democracy!
Athens, 09-10 November 2012 – In solidarity with its Greek network, EAPN held its Executive Committee in Athens, preceded by an open debate on the overall situation as well as on poverty and social exclusion. Sergio Aires, President of EAPN, and Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN, both spoke on behalf on EAPN. “The imposition of such measures and their negative impact seem to be deliberate. Deliberate for what? For the promotion of precarity in these countries towards a new world order meeting the needs of increasingly large Corporations and resulting in slavery and misery for the majority of citizens for the benefit of an even wealthier minority”, said Sergio Aires.
UNIOPSS (Member of EAPN France): Publication of the Recommendation of the CNLE
The Recommendation of the CNLE on the follow-up on the 2010 European year combating poverty and social exclusion was issued and sent to the French Government at the end of February…