March/April 2006: Services of general interest
{jathumbnail}Services of General Interest: What are we talking about? Ever had that feeling that everybody else knows what the Services Directive is about except you?
EAPN position paper – Ensuring a Decent Income and a Better Life for All
EAPN Response to the Communication concerning a consultation on action at EU level to promote the active inclusion of the people furthest from the labour market.
Press release: Ensuring a better life for all: work is not the only route…
EAPN calls for the EU to confirm the basic right to minimum income, providing adequate income levels to sustain a dignified life for all, regardless of employment status.
Press release: Spring Council, 23-24 March: Poverty must not remain the ‘poor relation’ of the Lisbon Strategy
It is about time the Heads of State and Government reaffirmed that significant progress is to be made to help and support those in poverty, who are still excluded from the ‘EU family’ project.
‘A Future Worth Having’: the EAPN response to the first reports of the Lisbon National Reform Programmes and the Annual Progress Report
EAPN assessment of how the new Lisbon process is integrating social inclusion priorities and promoting the active participation of social NGOs and people experiencing poverty. It forms part of EAPN’s contribution to the Spring European Council.
EAPN position paper on the Commission proposal on Guidelines for preparing national reports on strategies for social protection and social inclusion
These guidelines are pivotal in defining the mechanisms and scope of Member States’ contribution to delivering an effective OMC on social protection and social inclusion. They need to remain ambitious in defining a clear framework for promoting the European added value of this process.
January/February 2006: What future for ex-offenders?
{jathumbnail}At a time when the theme of insecurity is exploited for electoral ends, this edition of Network News, the EAPN newsletter, calls for a real political will to give prison back its function as a force for social rehabilitation.
Press release: ‘The EU We Want’: Launch of two new EAPN publications
EAPN has launched two new books aimed at contributing to the general debate on the future of Europe: a book entitled ‘The EU We Want’ and a comprehensive ‘Manual on the management of the EU Structural Funds’.
EAPN REPORT – Evaluation of EAPN
This evaluation of EAPN was carried out during 2004 and 2005. The overall aim of this evaluation was an assessment of the extent to which EAPN is a strong and growing network equipped to deliver its mission and work towards its vision.
The EU We Want: Views from those fighting poverty and social exclusion on the future development of the EU
{jathumbnail}The EU We Want is EAPN’s third book and is aimed at making a contribution to the debate and policies needed to eradicate poverty and social exclusion in the EU.