Civil society groups call on European governments to reject CETA
A broad group of civil society and consumer organisations as well as trade unions call on the EU’s trade ministers to reject the signature of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade…
Semester Alliance capacity building session | Engaging with the European Semester at national and EU level
On 20 September, the European Semester Alliance held a capacity building session for its members. It was hosted by the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI), with the participation of…
Fundamental Rights Agency report on Family Reunification
Refugee and migrant families risk being split up during the journey to the EU. Over a third of new arrivals in the past year were children, who often arrive unaccompanied…
State of the Union speech | A Europe that preserves our way of life
The State of the Union speech was made this morning by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. It will give important pointers for the priorities of the Commission…
Exchange of stakeholders’ views held on a European Pillar of Social Rights
1 September 2016, an exchange of views on a European Pillar of Social Rights was organised in the European Parliament. It was planned in the framework of the preparation of the…
EAPN joins 177 organisations in calling for a new Europe for people, planet & prosperity for all!
CONCORD Europe, WWF, ETUC and the European Youth Forum drafted a common statement on the future of Europe, supported by EAPN among 177 European and national Civil Society Organisations and Trade Unions. Europe…
Winner of EESC 2015 Civil Society Prize on poverty
“Armut und Gesundheit in Deutschland” is the association that Gabi Bischoff President of the Workers’ Group at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), proposed last year, and which won.…
Right2Water campaign – Spanish city Valladolid takes public privatized water in public hands
Following elections in Spain, in which the return of water into public hands was a big theme, the authorities have followed up, cancelled the water concession and created a public…
Homeless in Europe magazine by member FEANTSA is out!
FEANTSA announces their Summer 2016 edition of the Homeless in Europe Magazine – “Perspectives on Women’s Homelessness”. With the European Parliament recently calling twice for “research into female homelessness and…
New European Commission database on Social Fund projects
The ESF (European Social Funds) funds many thousands of projects across the EU. Find out what is happening in your country! Access the database here.