July/August 2004: Employment and Social Inclusion
EAPN gives its take on emerging employment policies that make not just the unemployed, but workers too, more vulnerable.
EP | Fairer corporate taxes: Special Committee on Tax Rulings votes recommendations
27/10/2015 – Parliament’s Special Committee on Tax Rulings recommended measures to make corporate taxes in the EU fairer and more transparent, after eight months of fact finding, in a vote Monday evening in Strasbourg.
OECD | Working moms – ‘having it all’ not yet a standard in Europe
30/09/2015 – 62 per cent of the employment growth before the crisis was due to increased female labour force participation (EU27: 2000-2008). However, there is still plenty of unused work and human capital potential among women. Work is a determining factor of gender equality and women’s economic independence, but also important for the entire economy. An OECD study shows that halving the gender gap in employment could lead to an additional gain of 6 per cent in the GDP by 2030.
EAPN and EPSU send joint letter on Energy Poverty to Energy Union Commissioner Šefčovič’s cabinet
14/10/2015 – EAPN and EPSU sent a joint letter to the cabinet of the Energy Union Commissioner and Vice President, Maroš Šefčovič as a follow up to a dialogue meeting…
Poverty Alliance urges UK Government to re-think child poverty strategy
26/06/2014 – Following the publication of the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-17, the Poverty Alliance has called on the UK Government to re-think their approach to child poverty. The current strategy…
BAPN gets ready for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Save the date!
30/06/2014 -Next 12 October 2014, As part of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, BAPN and its members and partners will organize a national action event on the…
European elections 2014: Civil society and candidate MEPs commit to a Citizens’ Europe
Joining forces to mobilise EU citizens for the upcoming European elections 2014
Brussels, 18 March 2014 – European Parliament elections are the periodical momentum to test both politicians’ and citizens’ engagement and capacity to debate on how best shape our societies and improve European integration for the benefit of all. In the light of the democratic crisis and growing mistrust towards the European Union, it is of utmost importance to mobilise EU citizens to go to vote in May, said panellists from AGE, COFACE, ILGA Europe, EWL, ENAR, EDF, EAPN, AEGEE and Eurochild during a joint event on 18 March at the European Parliament hosted by Claude Moraes (MEP, S&D, UK).
Structural Funds 2014-2020: What room for social inclusion and the involvement of NGOs?
16/12/2013 – This report assesses how the Partnership Principle is applied in the Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes, ie how social NGOs have been actively involved in their drafting of these programming documents, which are key tools for implementing the new Structural Funds (2014-2020).
It also evaluates how social inclusion and the poverty-reduction target is effectively made a priority in these processes by the managing authorities at national and regional levels.
WORKING AND POOR: EAPN’s position paper on in-work poverty
In-work poverty means that some people are still experiencing poverty, despite holding a job. From 2010 to 2013, EAPN has closely monitored and mapped the situation in Member States, as…
September/October 2004: Cohesion Policy 2007-2013
The legislative framework for the reform of cohesion policy for 2007-2013, aimed at reducing the “wealth gap” in an enlarged EU, presents few surprises and raises both concerns and hopes for NGOs.