ABOUT THE 2024 PEOPLE’S SUMMIT On 18th July 2024, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the launch of the first-ever Anti-Poverty Strategy of the EU during the…
The 2025 People’s Summit will take place on the 28 March, in Porto, Portugal, co-organised by EAPN Europe and EAPN Portugal. This edition will continue the push towards an ambitious…
The EU must protect welfare states at any costs Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary-General, has twice this year stated that Europe’s defence spending is too low, blaming the European social model—particularly…
The EU Anti-Poverty Strategy is a unique opportunity to fully eradicate poverty and social exclusion within the EU. As the largest EU Network advocating for the rights and participation of…
The 22nd European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty (#PeP2024), held on June 14-15, 2024, in Brussels, aimed to connect nearly 32 national delegations with EU policymakers to address key issues…
EAPN REACTION TO THE EUROPEAN SEMESTER AUTUMN PACKAGE From a European Semester to a Social Semester: Aligning the European Semester with the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. INTRODUCTION We are living a…
EAPN’s People’s Summit: Advocating for Ambition in the First-Ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Building the Future of Social Rights. Towards an EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Brussels, [26 November] – On 28 November…
Together with 15 organisations, we have addressed a joint letter to the new Executive Vice-President for People, Skills, and Preparedness, Roxana Mînzatu. We welcome the new EVP and request…
The 30 January 2023 European Council Recommendation on Minimum Income1 represents a milestone in acknowledging the importance of Minimum Income Schemes (MIS) as a cornerstone of social protection. Yet civil…
People’s Summit 2024 We are excited to announce that the call for interest for our upcoming 2024 Policy Conference is now open! Date: 28 November 2024Location: BrusselsRegistration Deadline: 20 November 2024 Registration Note: Seats…