EAPN Poland hosts seminar on in-work poverty
13/03/2014 – EAPN Poland organized in Warsaw a seminar “In work poverty in the EU and Poland”. The seminar started by presentation of Peter Kelly from the Poverty Alliance (EAPN…
APF Malta welcomes Green Paper ‘A Framework for Poverty Reduction and for Social Inclusion’
18/03/2014 – APF Malta welcomes the Green Paper ‘A Framework for Poverty Reduction and for Social Inclusion’ issued by the Maltese Government, with satisfaction and considers this document as an important step to combat poverty and social exclusion. The Green Paper stands as a thorough and positive roadmap to tackle this reality. As a network of NGOs working with people experiencing poverty, APF Malta collected feedback from all member organisations on this Green Paper and forwarded feedback to the Ministry for the Family and Social Solidarity.
Agree an EU Budget capable of contributing to the EU Poverty Reduction Target
Brussels, 06 February 2013 – On the eve of the critical European Council to agree the future budget for the EU, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) urges EU leaders to agree a budget that takes the EU poverty Reduction target seriously.
Migration and Poverty: EAPN’s report is out
{jathumbnail}EU Year 2010 – Contributing to Ending Poverty Amongst Migrants – Report of EAPN’s Conference on Migration & Poverty
EAPN’s proposals on the ‘European Platform against Poverty’
The Europe 2020 Strategy includes, as one of its 5 key targets, a target to reduce poverty by 20 million people, to be delivered through a flagship initiative: the ‘European…
EU Alliance for Investing in Children | Country-Specific Recommendations fail children. Urgent call to Action
16/06/2015 – On 13 May, the European Commission published its proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs). The partners in the EU Alliance for Investing in Children are deeply concerned that the Commission’s fewer, but targeted, priorities fail to address the needs of in the EU, in particular over 26 million children1 who are at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
EAPN Ireland: mark the dates! Social Inclusion Forum, 2014 and workshops ahead of European elections!
EAPN Ireland is preparing the Social Inclusion Forum 2014 to be held on 1st April 2014. The network is also organising workshops in each constituency for anti-poverty groups,where all candidates…
EAPN Spain meets on EAPN’s European Parliament elections campaign and participates in “Challenges in advocacy for the NGO agenda” roundtable
19/03/2014 – EAPN Spain held its Executive Committee, represented by local networks (19) and state agencies (16) more than 8,000 institutions throughout the State, on the premises of the Platform of the Third Sector. The meeting focused on the EAPN campaign on the European elections 2014, which calls on the candidates for the upcoming elections to commit to the fight against poverty, social exclusion and inequality in Europe.
Recovery needs a real social package and a golden rule!
2012 Annual Convention on Poverty:
EAPN calls on EU leaders to face the real causes of the crisis and bring the real solutions – send a sign of real political commitment!
Brussels, 11 December 2012 – From 5 to 7 December, EAPN attended the 2nd Annual Convention of the European Platform Against Poverty in Brussels, which meant to assess the progress made on the poverty-reduction target set by the Europe 2020 Strategy.
EAPN’s proposals on the ‘European Platform against Poverty’
{jathumbnail}The Europe 2020 Strategy includes, as one of its 5 key targets, a target to reduce poverty by 20 million people, to be delivered through a flagship initiative: the ‘European Platform against Poverty’.