EAPN welcomes the sense of urgency and the call for an adequate social response to the economic crisis but regrets the absence of a key message about how to make progress on poverty and social exclusion and to deliver on the overarching objectives of the OMC.
EAPN will be working with CECODHAS, EPSU and other NGO’s to lobby on this important Declaration.
The report demonstrates how the Lisbon strategy has continued to sideline social inclusion – leading in some cases to more poverty not less and continues to undermine the EU’s investment in vital social protection systems.
This new campaign aims to build a broad alliance starting with 3 key sectors: social and green NGO’s and Trade Unions to campaign for change in the post 2010 agenda – to build a social and green sustainable future for the EU.
For EAPN participating in the WSF was an opportunity to link the struggle against poverty in Europe to the struggle against poverty in other parts of the globe.
The EAPN secretariat and members looks forward to collaborating in 2009 with all those concerned for a social Europe and to ensure a good preparation for 2010 and to ensure…
EAPN will now produce a short report in January highlighting the specific EAPN members’ experience and opinions, and will focus its messages on its initial proposals for change to input…
These guidelines are used by the Commission’s staff when assessing the economic, social and environmental impact of Commission’s proposals.
Such investment as well as being necessary for people living in poverty is also good for the economy as the investment will immediately be put back into the economy in…
EAPN will be working with CECODHAS, EPSU and other NGO’s to lobby on this important Declaration.