EAPN Poland has just published “The Guidebook to European Social Policy”, available in Polish. The Guidebook explains main terms concern European social policy and glossary of EU jargon. For more information, contact Kamila Plowiec.
On 27 May, Valladolid hosted the 2nd in a series of 15 seminars, in the framework of the “For Social Inclusion, IntegrACTÚA” initiative, which aims at strengthening social inclusion policies in Spain. The event showed that than 22% of Castilla y Leon population is facing poverty. Read more (in Spanish).
EAPN Luxembourg est à l’origine d’une exposition désormais permanente sur la pauvreté au Luxembourg, au Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg.
As you already know, EAPN is running its Campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes throughout the EU. It calls on all people who believe in providing everyone with the opportunity to live a dignified life to join the campaign by signing the appeal on www.adequateincome.eu. Read more.
Speaking after the launch of EAPN’s minimum income campaign, Director of EAPN Ireland, Anna Visser described the initiative as “a litmus test of Europe’s commitment to the 79 million people who are at risk of poverty across the continent”.
The Italian Network is organizing a meeting on “Citizenship and Participation” in Rome, on June 19th, in partnership with the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs and the Regional Council for Voluntary Services.
This position paper sets out EAPN proposals on the way forward for an EU strategy for post 2010.
{jathumbnail}This position paper sets out EAPN proposals on the way forward for an EU strategy for post 2010.
Brussels, 17 June 2009 – In advance of the forthcoming European Council (18-19 June) the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) has sent a letter today to the Heads of States and Governments urging them to make visible the fight for an ‘EU we can Trust’, both in the short- term responses to the crisis and longer term vision of the post 2010 EU strategy.
2010 and beyond: the legacy we want! EAPN held an ambitious seminar entitled “2010 and beyond: The legacy we want” on May 29th in Brussels. It was attended by more than 90 participants including 70 EAPN members, other NGOs and stakeholders, academics as well as EU decision makers.