WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH #2014PEP
Brussels, 24 September 2014 – “Words are not enough”, was the clear message from the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty organised by European Anti-Poverty Network in Brussels the…
WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH #2014PEP
Brussels, 24 September 2014 – “Words are not enough”, was the clear message from the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty organised by European Anti-Poverty Network in Brussels the 22-24 September.
“The words on paper that the next round of Structural Funds will provide increased funding for social inclusion with 20% of the European Social Fund earmarked for fighting poverty and social exclusion is not enough” said Sérgio Aires, President of EAPN. “People in poverty are tired of empty promises.
ADEQUACY of minimum income in the EU – EXPLAINER
{jathumbnail}This publication explains what minimum income schemes are at present throughout the EU and how and why minimum income schemes should be “adequate”, i.e. for everyone to live a dignified life, as EU Member States had already committed to ensure in… 1992.
Publications from EAPN Greece
EAPN Greece has translated several publications into their language….
October/December 2008: Getting ready for 2010 European Year against Poverty!
{jathumbnail}The 2010 European Year against Poverty will be all the more special for EAPN as it will mark the deadline the EU set itself to “make a decisive impact on the eradication of poverty” and EAPN’s 20th anniversary.
EP | We should tackle the roots of migration, say MEPs and ACP parliamentarians
09/12/2015 – MEPs and parliamentarians from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries discussed migration, human rights and refugees during the 30th EU-ACP parliamentary assembly in Brussels on Tuesday 8 December. Most…
EU Semester Alliance holds dialogue meeting with Commission and Council
27/11/2015 – The EU Semester Alliance held its first stakeholder dialogue meeting with key representatives from the European Commission and the Council of Ministers engaged in the Semester process. This first roundtable exchange discussed the latest developments and changes in the 2016 European Semester, in the light of the 5 Presidents Report, including a first reaction to the new Annual Growth Survey based on the Alliance’s joint letter to President Juncker, set within the broader context of how to progress on a more democratic, social and sustainable Europe.
EESC should go back to basics and promote European integration, says its President Georges Dassis
13/11/2015 (Agence Europe) – The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) should go back to its primary role, namely expressing the views of civil society and advising the other European institutions on the best ways of encouraging European integration, which could include drawing up a plinth of European social rights, as desired by the European Commission.
EAPN participates in EESC/ESC conference: Common Social values, principles and social governance
04/11/2015 – EAPN participated in this important conference organized jointly by EESC and the ESC of Luxembourg on “Common social values and principles & social governance”. The aim was to…