EAPN Ireland calls on the Irish Minister of Social and Family Affairs to reconsider the decision not to involve people who experience poverty and organisations who work with them in developing the forthcoming National Action Plan on Social Inclusion 2008-2010.
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 of the European policy against social exclusion.
{jathumbnail}This report, produced by the EAPN Social Inclusion working group, is based on concrete examples, demonstrates that the present crisis is having a cruel impact on the life of the…
Amid suggestions that the Irish government intends to amalgamate or abolish the Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) EAPN Ireland believes the CPA continues to play a crucial role in the fight…
In the run up to the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty on 12th June, EAPN Ireland has produced a review on the social aspects of the Treaty. This review presents arguments for and against the Treaty, and examines the potential impact of the Treaty on the future of the European social project.
{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.
EAPN welcomes this initiative of public consultation, and hopes that this consultation will lead not only to improved financial regulations but also the exchange of good practice and learning internally…
On 16-17 November, exco members Goran Larsson and Arunas Svitojus and development officer Tanya Basarab went on a study visit to Latvia to discuss with local NGOs and government representatives the possibility to establish an anti poverty network in Latvia.
On 26-27 October, EAPN and its National Networks from Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland met with anti-poverty NGOs in Reykjavik, Iceland.
EAPN and Eurochild participated in an important Peer Review on 3-4 December in Paris involving representatives from 11 Member States, focussed on the use of targets, and scoreboard mechanisms of indicators and governance mechanisms as drivers for active inclusion policy implementation.