1st National Congress of People Experiencing Poverty
{jathumbnail}EAPN Spain first National Congress for visibility to people experiencing poverty and their rights as citizens, 18-20 November: listen to them! They’ve taken the floor to act
European Council 28-29 June summarized by EAPN
The main new element is the new Compact for Growth and Jobs and re-focussing of Structural Funds to this end, with gains for youth unemployment, research, innovation, SME’s, and a reference to implementing effective policies to combat poverty and support vulnerable groups.. but with no detail.
Macedonian anti-poverty NGOs launch their campaign for the EU Year 2010
{jathumbnail}On 29 October, Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform and Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights launched their campaign on the year 2010 in Skopje.
Kickstart social Europe – Beyond austerity Conference EAPN and Civil Society actors present Shadow Recommendations to Commissioners in European Parliament
{jathumbnail}27/06 – EAPN’s policy coordinator, Sian Jones presented EAPN’s alternative country-specific Recommendations, to Commissioners Rehn and Andor, in a large event organized by the Greens/EFA: Kick Start Social Europe – Beyond Austerity, held in the European Parliament.
EAPN co-signs EPHA letter to European Council: EU leaders must focus on sustainable, equitable Europe that fosters, and is sustained by, a healthy population
Ahead of the European Council and right after the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, please find attached an Open Letter to Heads of States that nine leading Members of the European Parliament and 65 leading trade unions, civil society organisations, health organisations and industry associations have signed up to, calling on Heads of States and governments to stop cutting essential health and welfare systems.
The Poverty Alliance (EAPN Scotland): Money Matters! Low Incomes Drive Unequal Life Chances
Commenting on the release Frank Field MPs report from the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances, Peter Kelly, Director of the Poverty Alliance in Scotland, said….
FNARS (EAPN France member): homeless foreign people are not an ‘adjustment variable’
The daily newspaper Libération published documents on 29 November about administrative orders addressed to emergency shelters, which clear encourage to leave people on the street, so as to deal with the lack of room.
EAPN participates in meeting and book launch of OSE/ETUI Social Developments in the European Union 2011
This new report by ETUI and OSE analyses EU developments in 2011, including economic governance and reinforcement of austerity and the impact on social objectives.