EAPN Report – Are the Structural Funds delivering? Issues in policy and practice for NGOs. Report of a round table
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The latest one:
EAPN letter to the EPSCO Council: Put People and Respect for the European Social Model first                                                     
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.
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Other EAPN policy papers on…
 Social Inclusion
Building Security, Giving Hope: EAPN Assessment of the National Strategic Reports on Social Protection and Social Inclusion (2008-10) Read
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 Employment
EAPN Letter to EAPN to EU Ministers of Employment: “The adequacy of Minimum Income Schemes is a key way to address the economic crisis” Read
 The Lisbon Strategy
>>Will the economic crisis force a stronger social pillar in Lisbon? EAPN Social Inclusion Scoreboard on the National Reform Programmes (2008-10) Read
Structural Funds
Services
Participation and civil Dialogue
The Laeken Declaration rightfully underlines that “citizens want results in the field of employment and combating poverty and social exclusion”. In the series of questions addressed to the Convention, it asks “how can we intensify cooperation in the field of social inclusion…?” This paper sets out the broad areas where reform is necessary in order to enhance combating poverty and social exclusion in the European Union.
This document is the report of an EAPN conference which was held in Brussels on 22 and 23 November 2001.
In view of the failure so far to integrate the economic, social and environment objectives of the Lisbon strategy, EAPN asks the European Council to give a strong mandate to the Commission to develop mechanisms with which to assess all aspects of the Lisbon strategy as to their social and environmental impact.
This briefing paper provides an overview of the EU Social Inclusion strategy, looks at the potential involvement for EU applicant countries in the strategy and invites cooperation with EAPN in monitoring the implementation of the strategy.
Further to the analysis of the National Action Plans on social inclusion, EAPN organised a Conference on 22-23 November 2001. The conference conclusions make a series of recommendations on the strategy to be pursued and its policy content, addressed to all actors of the NAPsincl process.
Read the full report of the first European meeting of people experiencing poverty which took place on 1st and 2nd of December 2001 in Brussels under the Belgian Presidency.
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