European Parliament Adopts EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Report. But Is the Eradication of Poverty in Europe on a Safe Path? 

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European Parliament Adopts EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Report. But Is the Eradication of Poverty in Europe on a Safe Path? Today, the European Parliament adopted its report on the future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy (EU APS), sending an important political signal: the European Commission must take swift action to eradicate poverty and make it a central priority for the European Union. For over a year, the European Anti-Poverty…

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EAPN’s initial response to Annual Growth Survey | More social investment but where are social rights and standards?

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Brussels, 30 November 2015 – As the European Commission finally adopted the Annual Growth Survey package (AGS 2016) last Thursday, Commissioner Thyssen promised to put “social fairness at the heart of our economic recovery. Member States need to overcome bottlenecks to job creation, improve the way labour markets work and make sure everybody in Europe can enjoy a decent level of social protection if we want to achieve more convergence.” However, the evidence of this new approach is not so clear, nor does the package contain any mention of the promised Social Pillar on rights and social standards.

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#2015PEP | The sooner we start, the easier we will find solutions

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30 national delegations of people experiencing poverty exchange with EU policy makers on need for more social coherence in the EU

Brussels, 19-20 November 2015 – Delegations of people experiencing poverty from 30 European countries have come to exchange for two days (19-20 November) with EU officials and other policy makers with the aim to input on policies that affect them with the hope of building greater social convergence in the European Union.