EAPN Ireland General Election Demands
EAPN Ireland wants the new government to reinvigorate Ireland’s contribution to social Europe and fight to keep Europe on track in combating poverty and social exclusion.
EAPN on TV show “C’est ça l’Europe?!”
C’est ça l’Europe?! (Is that Europe ?!), a TV show co-produced by RTBF (Belgian French-speaking main TV and radio channel) and TV5World, features EAPN as a non-governmental organization aiming, along with its members, to take part in shaping European and national politics; a totally different type of “lobbying”, far away from industrial lobbies. Sergio Aires, President of EAPN and Geneviève, a person experiencing poverty active in the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network (BAPN) addresses directly Martin Schulz, the President of the European Parliament.
EAPN France : a social Europe
Several members of EAPN France have designed a blog and produced a range of material (videos, leaflets, cards, …) on the Open Method of Coordination, in order to raise awareness…
Tribute to Göran Larsson
In July we heard the sad news that our friend and colleague Goran Larsson passed away in the presence of his wife and family. EAPN members and secretariat would like to pay the following tributes to Goran and to pass on our sympathies to his wife, family and friends.
As Director of EAPN I had the privilege to get to know Goran. I highly appreciated his supportive presence, his great sense of humour and his absolute commitment to fighting poverty. He will be missed by many. Goran was a member of the EAPN European level Executive Committee on behalf of the Salvation Army from 1998 to 2012.
Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centres (member of EAPN UK): Chesterfield witnesses protest by disabled benefits claimants
Claimants with disabilities staged a demonstration outside Chesterfield Jobcentre on Monday January 24th as part of a National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts.
EAPN participates in EU Conference Jobs for Europe
On 6-7 September, the European Commission organised a major, high-level conference dealing with employment issues. This event comes after the release, in April this year, of the Employment Package, a comprehensive set of initiatives aimed at boosting job creation and reforming labour markets.
FNARS (EAPN France member) : A sad anniversary for the Geneva Convention
The legislation project on “immigration, integration and nationality” will be back on the discussion table at the French Senate on 2 February, while debates have been increasingly dominated by the topic of ‘security’.
EAPN participates in conference on political representation – Working Paper Interdisciplinary Views on Political Representation in the EU
Sian Jones, Policy Coordinator for EAPN, participated in a conference on political representation in Exeter on 24-26 May 2012, held by the European Institute of the University of Exeter. All…
EAPN Spain : “Here i live, here i vote” Campaign for a full citizenship
{jathumbnail}Campaña Aquí Vivo, Aquí Voto. Por una ciudadanía plena – The platform “All Equal. All citizens” is driven by social groups and organizations that claim advances in the recognition of full citizenship for nationals from countries outside the EU.
EAPN and EPSU write to MEP Kathleen VAN BREMPT on energy poverty
29/08 – EAPN and the European Public Services Union wrote a letter to MEP Kathleen VAN BREMPT calling on her and the European Parliament, who have played a major role…