Better sharing of wealth, opportunities and resources: During the Covid-19 pandemic poor people got poorer, whilst billionaires have become richer than ever. The overall persistent high level of poverty in the EU suggests that poverty is primarily the consequence of the way society is organised and resources are allocated. Looking at daily reality we see…
On 22 March, EAPN Portugal and EAPN Europe held an online conference “Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights”. It was opened by the Minister of State for the Portuguese Presidency of the EU, Mariana Vieira da Silva, and the President of EAPN Portugal, Padre Jardim Moreira, and José Antonio…
The EU must adopt a Directive on Minimum Wages, guaranteeing decent pay and working conditions for all! EAPN welcomes the need for guaranteed decent pay and working conditions for all workers as a political priority at EU level. It is important that initiatives, including the proposal for an EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in…
We are presenting our assessment of the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS) 2021 and of the EC proposal for a Joint Employment Report (JER) 2021. Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2021 The four dimensions of the ASGS 2020 – environmental sustainability, productivity, fairness and macroeconomic stability – remain the guiding principles for the ASGS 2021. The…
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Adequate minimum wages are of great importance for improving the living and working conditions of people in the EU. They are important tools to guarantee social and labour rights. Moreover, decent minimum wages are crucial to tackle in-work poverty and precarious employment conditions. The European Commission held an Open Consultation on minimum wages, to which…
2022 We are living in a time of great crises and change, and the issues are emerging very dynamically. While in the previous two years people’s livelihoods and aspects of poverty were strongly affected by the COVID-19 crisis, this year we have reached a completely abnormal situation, with large-scale warfare in Europe caused by Russia’s…
Poverty Watch 2020 launch On 29 January 2021, we launched our EU Poverty Watch 2020. The Poverty Watches start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of NGOs who work with them. With poverty predicted to rise to at least levels seen in the 2008 crisis, and the EU Action Plan on the…
On 29 January we held an online conference “Covid19 supercharging poverty” – data and experiences from the ground, hosted by MEPs Cindy Franssen and Marisa Matias. The EU Poverty Watch report was launched with this event. The Poverty Watches start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of NGOs who work with…
Looking back and looking forward In 2020, EAPN celebrates its 30th anniversary. Over three decades, EAPN has become the largest European network of anti-poverty NGOs and grassroots organisations and during these years, we have consistently been fighting to end poverty across Europe. Yet way too many people still face the serious burden of poverty and…