EAPN with 70 NGOs at SDG Watch Alliance launch
On the 13th October, the SDG Watch coalition held its official launch in Brussels, with a packed audience of over 150 participants. The Alliance is a cross-sectoral NGO alliance involving…
17 October – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty | Say No to Poverty
Say No to Poverty On October 17, 2016 the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) wants to emphasize that poverty is a violation of human rights and that all people and our…
“Better Europe” needs a transformative, social and economic agenda | Letter to President Juncker urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey for 2017
On October 11, The European Anti-Poverty Network wrote a letter to President Juncker, urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2017, due to be…
What Progress on Social Europe? | EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2016
11/10/2016 – EAPN publishes its Assessment of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs) 2016, answering the question What progress on Social Europe? It is based on EAPN members’ assessment of the NRPs, reflecting on…
Budget 2017 must make good on Government promises to deliver a fair society
The Community Platform, an alliance of 29 national organisations, (including EAPN Ireland) is calling for a Budget 2017 to reflect the promise in the Programme for Government to deliver a…
Last Chance for Social Europe ? | EAPN Position Paper on the European Pillar of Social Rights
On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation until the end of 2016 on their proposals for a European Pillar of Social Rights. This paper sets out…
Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women sing in New Square
Waspi women sing in New Square Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) women were singing in Chesterfield New Square. Thanks to Wendy Bell, David Eccles and yours truly from Chesterfield…
The quarterly newsletter of Derbyshire One Fund For All | Autumn Solidarity Bulletin 2016
This issue of the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Center’s Autumn Solidarity Bulletin 2016 focuses on victories at Sport Direct and Universal Basic Income. Read the full quarterly newsletter here!
Last Chance for Social Europe? EAPN Statement on European Pillar of Social Rights
On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation on their proposals for a European Pillar of Social Rights. Today (27 September), after consultation with its members, EAPN…
How the European Commission can make a European Pillar of Social Rights fit for children
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights, and its aspiration to achieve a “social triple-A rating” by re-balancing…