{jathumbnail}In a letter addressed on 16 February to Director-General of DG Employment Robert Verrue, EAPN expressed its concerns about recent changes to the Commission’s pages of the Europa website which appear to undermine the visibility of the Commission’s commitment to the fight against poverty and to the Social OMC…
Statistics released on 10 June by the Irish Central Statistics Office show that despite Ireland having the second highest levels of GDP in the EU, at 45.4% above the EU average, its poverty rate is still above the EU average.
EAPN has been invited by the European Commission to meet with the Independent Experts on Social Inclusion on 26 February, following a very positive feedback on its report on the Crisis, written by EAPN’s Social Inclusion Working Group.
With the expansion of access to credit and the provision of new products in financial services, over-indebtedness has become a growing concern in today’s society. Combating over-indebtedness is key element…
In October EAPN Ireland is organising four Regional Workshops and six focus groups on Ireland’s National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2008-2010 which was submitted last week to the European…
EAPN Portugal recently started leading the “Bridges for Inclusion” project, with the participation of EAPN Castilla La Mancha (Spain), EAPN Flanders (Belgium), EAPN Bulgaria, EAPN Europe, as well as the Caritas Romania Confederation and the International Labour Organisation.
{jathumbnail}Over 100 people were present when EAPN in London launched its count down to 2010 on December 1st, with a ‘Road show’ in Stretford Town Hall.
Statistics released on 10 June by the Irish Central Statistics Office show that despite Ireland having the second highest levels of GDP in the EU, at 45.4% above the EU…
EAPN Ireland concludes that the rejection of the Treaty highlights the need for a more social Europe.