This analysis of the 2023 Spring Package raised concerns about the resurgence of austerity measures, skyrocketing energy poverty rates, and the rising burden of inflation, all of which disproportionately affect vulnerable households. Although public policies to restrain inflationary pressure start showing results. The EU’s current approach must be questioned, as it appears to prioritise profit-driven…
The European Anti-Poverty Network has been closely following the developments of the escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel these past days with great indignation, shock, and a strong sense of injustice. Hamas’ military operation and the ongoing air strikes ordered by the Israeli government have caused tremendous suffering and the loss of many lives.…
On the first UN International Day of Care and Support, EAPN and 16 European organisations call for urgent measures to address underinvestment and staff shortages in long-term care. The first UN International Day of Care and Support is a welcome initiative that marks a positive development in the recognition of the vital importance of care and…
In this report, EAPN Norway presents the latest statistics on poverty in Norway, along with their assessments of the development of poverty in the country. The cost of living crisis has influenced the development of poverty in the country, and this year’s report therefore includes a discussion of how it has affected people living in…
In its latest Poverty Watch Report, the Slovak Network Against Poverty outlines the poverty situation in the country and zooms in on its impact on people experiencing poverty or social exclusion. In the second decade of this century, the Slovak Network notes, among other things, that the country’s growth dynamics slowed down compared to similar…
In its latest Poverty Watch Report the German National Poverty Conference (Nationale Armutskonferenz) maps poverty in the country and zooms in on the situation of people experiencing poverty or social exclusion. One of the observations is that after a significant increase in the percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion between 2020…
Serbia is among the European countries with the highest risk of poverty and social exclusion, and among those with the highest social inequality. Global challenges in recent years, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the rise in food and energy prices, have further hampered and slowed the reduction of poverty and…
This year, Ireland’s Poverty Watch focuses on fiscal justice and social rights. Through analysing budget and other policy choices in relation the cost of living crisis, we assess how these measures and reforms address the lives and needs of people experiencing poverty, in the context of fiscal justice and social rights. Each year, we also…
What is the EAPN Poverty Watch Report? The EAPN Poverty Watch Reports start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of the NGOs that support and work with them: our 31 EAPN national networks and 13 European Organization members. Their main objectives are to: To monitor key trends and policy on poverty and…
Portugal’s Poverty Watch 2023 seeks to draw a picture of the country’s situation in terms of poverty and social exclusion, with a special focus on the current situation of high inflation and rising cost of living. The truth is that inflation rose too quickly in 2022, with peaks between July and October last year. In…