Ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) on 9-10 March 2009, EAPN has written to the Ministers regarding the impact of the crisis on people in poverty and anti poverty organisations. In their letter, EAPN puts forward short and long term proposals to ensure that the needs of people experiencing poverty are included in the response to the crisis.
06/06/2015 – Barbara Helfferich director of EAPN attended the first round of SOCIAL COHESION DAYS organized by the Italian Foundation “EasyCare” from Reggio Emilia from 4-6 of June 2015. During a panel discussion with representatives of trade unions and social NGOs, Barbara presented the work of EAPN underlining in particular work done under the Minimum Income Project. She also detailed the efforts of EAPN and its national networks to fight poverty in the context of the European Semester.
New report from Community Platform on the human impacts of austerity 25/02/2014 – a new report by a network of 30 leading Irish national organisations working against poverty and inequality…
21/02/2014 – The Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform (MAPP) has created and started implementing a youth policy through a multi sectoral approach. In order to meet youth needs and interests, MAPP’s goal is to promote youth organizing, establishing measures and recommendations associated with young people and their activities, strengthening their participation in the public life and informing them.
Brussels, 13 September – Social NGOs and the European Parliament are strongly backing the Commission’s proposal for increased funding for fighting poverty and promoting social inclusion.
EAPN hopes that it will feed into the discussions on Lisbon leading up to the Spring Council.
03/06/2015 – EAPN participated in the European Commission’s Vulnerable Consumer’s group organized jointly by DG Energy and DG Justice. The group operated from 2012-13 and is now starting up again looking at develop new guidance for the Energy Union and highlighting good practices in the field of energy poverty and vulnerable consumers. A key issue will be the issue of price regulation and the overlap between policy solutions on poverty and energy poverty.
01/03/2014 –Walk with us, be loud its 5 to 12! – Macedonian Anti-Poverty Platform and 8-mi Septemvri organizers march against poverty and concert for dignified life, At 5 minutes to…
19/02/2014 – Kisa, a member of EAPN Cyprus, has forwarded us this editorial article by the Cyprus Mail, “Immigration department appears to be accountable to no one”, which raises the issues of systematic contempt of the Supreme Court’s decisions, violation of the rule of law and abuse of power by the Civil Registry and Migration Department (CRMD) of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus.
Brussels, 16 July 2012 – EAPN’s analysis highlights serious failure of Europe 2020’s Strategy to promote coherent anti-poverty strategies, undermined by economic governance