The report identifies the major achievements of the National Action Plans on Inclusion to June 2004. It must be remembered that the NAPs Inclusion process is not quite four years old.
In this position paper, EAPN is arguing is that the commitment made by Heads of State and Government in Lisbon in 2000 to bring forward a strategy to make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty is as relevant, if not even more relevant, today.
The legislative framework for the reform of cohesion policy for 2007-2013, aimed at reducing the “wealth gap” in an enlarged EU, presents few surprises and raises both concerns and hopes for NGOs.
EAPN gives its take on emerging employment policies that make not just the unemployed, but workers too, more vulnerable.
EAPN, urges that the following key messages emerge clearly from the review of the Lisbon agenda: the need to achieve a balance between Social, Employment and Economic Policies; the need…
EAPN, urges that the following key messages emerge clearly from the review of the Lisbon agenda: the need to achieve a balance between Social, Employment and Economic Policies; the need to maintain a visible and effective EU Inclusion strategy as part of the EU Social Policy Agenda.
With the European Parliament and Commission busy reshaping themselves, the outcome of the Kok High Level Group to Review the Lisbon strategy will take on even greater impor
Without covering the full range of technical issues linked to the legal status and financing of Social Services of General Interest, and before commenting on the current legal development at EU level, EAPN wants to define more precisely the expectations of organisations representing the interests of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion in terms of access and quality.
At the occasion of a seminar entitled “Social Services of General Interest in the European Union", EAPN wants to put the needs and expectations of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion at the centre of the debate.
The European Elections offer an opportunity to debate what kind of European Union we want. EAPN, in its Election Manifesto, has put forward concrete proposals for actions.
