March/April 2005: Gender and Poverty
Gender equality remains more hope than reality in many respects. Despite some big steps forward, stereotypes and prejudices are hard to shift!
OSE & ETUI | Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015
The sixteenth edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play has a triple ambition. First, it provides easily accessible information to a wide audience about recent developments in both EU and domestic social policymaking. Second, the volume provides a more analytical reading, embedding the key developments of the year 2014 in the most recent academic discourses. Third, the forward-looking perspective of the book aims to provide stakeholders and policymakers with specific tools that allow them to discern new opportunities to influence policymaking.
EAPN produces an assessment of the Council’s Country Specific Recommendations and proposes its own
EAPN continues to engage as active partners in Europe 2020 and the European Semester, at national and EU level, in order to make progress on the poverty and other social targets and the goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Its members have produced an analysis of the Country Specific Recommendations and their implementation, along with their own alternative recommendations.
May/June 2005: Loneliness, Isolation and Poverty
Poverty, loneliness and isolation may not be three sides of a triangle, but they are often parts of a vicious circle that leads to social exclusion.
From Social Protection to social commons
Francine Maestrum, from Global Social Justice, authors this outstanding e-book on ‘social commons’, an attempt to revitalize the debate on social protection, while situating it firmly in the context of the commons we want to protect, promote and preserve.
EAPN’s toolkit on Structurals Funds for NGOs
26/11/2012 – EAPN has just published a new toolkit for its national networks and for other social NGOs, to support their advocacy work and help them press their National Authorities to prioritise the new social targets of Europe 2020, and especially the poverty reduction target, by…
July/August 2005: The EU Structural Funds
The Structural Funds story may possibly be one of the most exciting – and successful – stories on wealth distribution at supranational level. However, much remains to be done…
EESC | Principles for effective and reliable welfare provision systems
17/09/2015 – On the initiative on Pr. Schlüter, the EESC adopted Principles for effective and reliable welfare provision systems arguing that social policy principles could provide a substantive basis for the Commission’s recommendations. It proposes the following principles for welfare provision systems
EAPN releases its conference report: “Is Europe 2020 delivering on poverty?”
This major conference offered an opportunity to discuss the reality for the most vulnerable in the context of austerity policies and the malfunctioning of stakeholder participation in decision-making, and provided a chance to discuss how to improve this situation. It built on EAPN members’ enormous efforts to engage in the Europe 2020 Strategy and their expertise as contributors to the National Reform Programmes (NRPs)/National Social Reports (NSRs). EAPN’s Analysis and Recommendations were presented.
September/October 2005: Minimum Incomes in Europe
The need for a minimum income is real. Most EU Member States provide for such schemes. The articles in this Network News issue will show where and why not all are reliable.