2025 marks a pivotal transition year for the European Union, with the renewal of major strategic frameworks underway. Alongside the ongoing consultation on an EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, scheduled for adoption…
The European Anti-Poverty Network Portugal (EAPN Portugal) and the European Anti-Poverty Network Europe (EAPN Europe) hosted the second edition of the People’s Summit in Porto on 28 March 2025, bringing…
2024 was a pivotal year for the European Anti-Poverty Network: a moment of reflection, resistance, and renewed commitment. Over three decades since our founding, the world around us has changed…
EAPN Germany joined a broad coalition of civil society organisations at the Policies Against Hunger 2025 conference in Berlin, contributing lived experience of poverty to the discussions and outcomes of…
On 16 and 23 July 2025, the European Commission will unveil its proposal for the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) – the EU’s long-term budget. This is a critical opportunity…
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) expresses its deep alarm over the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where for more than 20 months, the civilian population has been subjected to relentless…
It is commonly agreed across the political spectrum that social protection systems in the EU are under great pressure, leading to the weakening of their protective functions, especially for the…
EAPN welcomes the announcementof the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, as announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on 18 July 2024. We have been advocating…
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…