Action Plan on Urban Poverty: EAPN members’ feedback is needed!
The European Commission has opened a consultation on the 13 draft actions for a Final Action Plan of the Urban Agenda priority partnership on Urban Poverty, coordinated by Belgium (PPS…
Human Rights first!
Brussels, 5th July 2017 EU must at all costs avoid a moral defeat and put in practice its best reasons for existing: solidarity, defence of human rights and peace. Thousands…
therighttobeanythingwewant | Portuguese-wide anti Roma-discrimination campaign developed with EAPN Portugal
EAPN Portugal, in partnership with the State Secretariat for Citizenship and Equality, is currently promoting an anti-discrimination Campaign on Roma Communities #direitoaseroquequiserem (therighttobeanythingwewant). This Campaign was launched on the 24th…
EAPN’s 2017 conference conclusions: Learning from the past to beyond 2020 – What EU strategy to fight poverty, social exclusion & inequality?
EAPN’s annual conference was on 15 June, under the title Learning from the past to Beyond 2020 – What EU strategy to fight poverty, exclusion and inequality? The conference afforded an opportunity to…
Right to Energy Coalition makes demands ahead of EP debate on clean energy
EAPN is co-founder of a coalition of unions, anti-poverty organisations and environmental NGOs committed to join efforts to fight energy poverty and defend the right to renewable energy for all. Brussels,…
Over 250 Non-Governmental Organisations launch alternative vision for Europe
INVITATION: Online press briefing, Tuesday June 27, at 10.00, with speakers from a new campaign about rethinking the future EU budget to advance ‘Scenario 6: Sustainable Europe for its Citizens’.…
The Agenda 2030 for sustainable development | EESC conference conclusions
The EESC organised a 2-day conference on 22-23 May on the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development: A new frontier for rights and progress for the EU. Embarking on a “collective…
More Social Europe in the European Semester? | EAPN Assessment of the 2017 Country-Specific Recommendations
EAPN presents its members’ assessment of the 2017 Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs): More Social Europe in the European Semester? On the 22nd May 2017, the European Commission adopted the 2017 Country-Specific Recommendations. This…
European networks’ response to the Staff Working Document taking stock of the implementation of the 2013 Recommendation on ‘Investing in Children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage’
Analysing the European Commission’s staff working document taking stock of the implementation of the Recommendation on ‘Investing in children: breaking the cycle of disadvantage,[1] many of the partner organisations of…
Energy poverty project – Together4energy – kicks off today!
Fighting fuel poverty addressing energy and social issues ASSIST project (engaging social and energy actors in the creation of an innovative European network of Vulnerable Consumers Energy Advisors) press release:…