July/September 2007: Focus on participation
{jathumbnail}This issue of Network News looks into what participation really means.
{jathumbnail}This issue of Network News looks into what participation really means.
This tool kit is designed to help EAPN national networks engage with this “light year process”, specifically targeting action around the NAP inclusion, both at national and EU level and to provide supporting information that will enable networks to contribute to the questionnaire which will form the basis of the EAPN EU Report on Social Inclusion and Poverty 2007.
This tool kit is designed to help national networks engage with the National Reform Programme (2006-8) of the revised Lisbon Strategy and provides specific information on the 2007 Implementation Report. It primarily focuses on the Employment guidelines but makes reference to the macro and micro elements.
This position paper explains what social economy is for EAPN. It also lists ‘good activation’ criteria for Social enterprises promoted by EAPN and presents recommendations for more visibility and a more efficient support to ‘Inclusive social economy’.
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In its response to the Commission Communication on Flexicurity released late June, the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) suggests ways to ensure that the security dimension of Flexicurity is more developed. EAPN calls on Member States to give the objective of social inclusion a higher priority in the Flexicurity debate.
In its response to the Commission Communication “Towards common principles of Flexicurity: more and better jobs through flexibility and security”, EAPN warns: “The security we need cannot be summarised by secured transitions between jobs! It requires high levels of social protection, quality employment and respect of fundamental rights.”
Ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council due to take place in Portugal on 5-7 July, the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) calls on EU Social Affairs Ministers to strengthen the social dimension of the Lisbon strategy.
Read the letter EAPN sent to the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Affairs ahead of the informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (5-7 July 2007)
This document gathers the EAPN proposal for strengthening the social dimensions of Lisbon in the context of the discussion on the revision of the Integrated Guidelines for the Lisbon Strategy