Anti-Poverty Day 2026 – Press Release
[Brussels] – With 92.7 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion, the European Parliament will host the second edition of European Anti-Poverty Day, co-organised by…
Civil society coalition calls on Metsola to address rise in discriminatory rhetoric in the European Parliament
A broad coalition of civil society organisations has today sent a joint letter to European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, calling for stronger action to address the increasing normalisation of discriminatory…
As 6 May Approaches, Calls Grow for an EU Anti-Poverty Strategy That Delivers Results
The European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty, along with the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and ATD Fourth World, are calling for a strategy that delivers measurable results for people…
Poverty Eradication Demands Coordinated Action Across Local, National and EU Levels
EAPN unveils the 2025 EU Poverty Watch at the EESC, highlighting the role of national and local strategies in the fight against poverty. 14 April 2026, Brussels – On 14 April,…
PEP MEETING 2025
23rd European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty to Strengthen Participation Across Europe 11–12 December 2025 | Brussels, Belgium Brussels, 10 December 2025 — At a decisive moment for Europe’s social agenda,…
People’s Summit 2024 – press release
EAPN’s People’s Summit: Advocating for Ambition in the First-Ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Building the Future of Social Rights. Towards an EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Brussels, [26 November] – On 28 November…
Press Release / An Exploratory Study on the Use of Digital Tools by People Experiencing Poverty
NEW REPORT REVEALS NEW INCREASED SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND POVERTY DUE TO DIGITALISATION 5 September, Brussels A new report by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), to be launched by 9 September,…
Commission proposal promises sustainability but continues funding contradictory policies! | Joint PR
Budapest, Brussels, Prague – Yesterday the European Commission published its proposal for the next EU budget after 2020, the Multiannual Financial Framework. Civil society organisations within the People’s Budget campaign [1]…
Participation is key to making Social Rights a “compass” for the EU!
Brussels, 23 November 2017 On 22 November, the European Commission adopted the Annual Growth Survey 2018 and the Draft Joint Employment Report as part of the Autumn Package of the…
End Poverty in Europe? Yes, we can! Ensuring we can all participate in society is the first Social Right
Brussels, 16 October 2017 On 17 October 2017, the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) calls on the EU to End Poverty! Tackling…