On 21 December, EAPN submitted its response to the stakeholder consultation organized by the SPC adhoc group on Child Poverty, following the stakeholder meeting held on the 14th December.The Adhoc group was set up to advise the Commission in developing the 2012 Recommendation on Child Poverty.
07/12 – (Utrecht) Hugo Swinnen has been a notable actor in the fight against poverty – contributing over thirty years to research and policy solutions on gender, participatory democracy and the interrelationships with poverty and social exclusion policy at national and EU level.
On 17-18 September, EAPN organized the first in a series of trainings for the Anti-Poverty Network of Serbia. This training and other activities are happening as part of a one-year EU funded project lead by SECONS development initiative group and involving 11 focus point organizations representing various groups of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion and service providers throughout Serbia.
Eurocities held their final event in the Cities for Active Inclusion project for 2011 on the 29th November in Brussels, assessing the key findings. The morning session included inputs from EP Employment Committee Vice President: Elizabeth Schroeder on the Future of ESF, followed by good practice workshops on social innovation, active inclusion of young people, quality of social services and social economy.
On 9 October, the newest member of EAPN – the National Anti-Poverty Network of Estonia – organized a Thematic Conference for the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in Tallinn: Think and Talk about Poverty.
05-06/12 – Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN spoke in this important and timely conference organised by Commissioner Andor and the European Commission in Brussels on the 5th and 6th December. The conference focused on all aspects of the growing inequality gap and its role in undermining social inclusion and cohesion, as well as economic growth.
{jathumbnail}On 2 October, EAPN Norway organized its International Day within the focus week. Members of EAPN Norway/Welfare Alliance invited National Network representatives from Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Iceland to join their event.
05/12 – In advance of the EU Council meeting on 8 and 9 December, EAPN has sent a letter to EU Prime Ministers outlining their proposals for a way out of the crisis which prioritises solidarity and an inclusive Europe 2020 Strategy.
