{jathumbnail}The Community Programme to combat social exclusion provides the opportunity to support analysis and research. This special issue of Network News aims to offer a “macro” look at the areas and findings.
{jathumbnail}The figures of 72 million people at risk of poverty, 18 million unemployed and 14 million working poor in the EU, raise the following question: is the revised Lisbon Strategy really delivering employment policies that work for people experiencing poverty and social exclusion?
{jathumbnail}While welcoming the recognition of child poverty on the social policy agenda, this issue of Network News keeps a sharp watch: putting the plight of children first must not be used as an excuse for failing to tackle general anti–poverty approaches.
{jathumbnail}Flexicurity is now being promoted as a solution which neatly combines a radical liberalisation of the labour market with the maintenance of the European Social Model.
{jathumbnail}It’s official….16% of Europeans remain at risk of poverty and 10% are in jobless households, according to the Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion, presented by Commissioner Spidla on the 20 February 2007.
{jathumbnail}Often presented as the EU’s main success story and solidarity instrument, structural funds have been at the heart of the EU’s 50th anniversary in 2007.
{jathumbnail}This issue of Network News looks into what participation really means.