April/June 2008: Focus on Energy Poverty in the EU
{jathumbnail}Everybody agrees that people should be able to heat their home but his is fast becoming a ‘luxury’ for many people experiencing poverty.
EAPN Letter to Members of the European Parliament: Support the amendments on Energy poverty, Consumer rights and Participation!
On 18 June, the European Parliament will vote in its plenary session in Strasbourg on amendments to the Energy Package. EAPN wrote a letter to the Members of the European Parliament urging them to actively support the important amendments on Energy Poverty.
EAPN Proposals on Shadow Principals on Active Inclusion
On the occasion of an EAPN seminar which was held in Paris on 13 June, EAPN presented the future French Presidency, with proposals regarding principles on Active Inclusion. The French are planning to adopt such principles at the Council meeting on 15-16 December 2008.
Report from EAPN Capacity Building Workshop: Building for a more effective engagement in the OMC Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2008-11
The main aim of the capacity building seminar was to achieve a new momentum on EAPN’s
engagement with the NAP/OMC and to promote more effective engagement at national and EU level.
“Stand up for your Human Rights”: Report from the EAPN Capacity Building Workshop on Globalization and Poverty
This event involved EAPN National members, facilitators involved in the 7th People Experiencing poverty conference, and members from key Development organisations including CONCORD, Solidar, Caritas, ATD Fourth World and Dignity International.
“Can Globalization deliver a better world?“: Report from the EAPN Globalization and Poverty Seminar
This event involved EAPN National members, facilitators involved in the 7th People Experiencing poverty conference, and members from key Development organisations including CONCORD, Solidar, Caritas, ATD Fourth World and Dignity International.
EAPN letter to President Barroso “A flawed consultation process and a social vision out of line with the views of social actors”
In a letter to President Barroso, EAPN expresses its serious concerns about the lack of respect for the consultation process that the Commission launched on the future social policy agenda for the EU.
EAPN Tool Kit: Engaging with the NAP Inclusion 2008-11
This tool kit aims to provide useful information and ideas to support national EAPN networks in engaging with the National Reports on strategies for social protection and social inclusion (SPSI) and particularly the NAPs Inclusion at national level.
EAPN letter to the College of EU Commissioners: The Commission must deliver a Social Progress Agenda
Ahead of the meeting of the College of Commissioners on 30 April dedicated to EU social policy agenda, EAPN sent EU Commissioners a letter on 25 April urging them to deliver a Social Policy Agenda that matches Europe’s social reality and the values and objectives of the EU Treaties.
Strenghtening the Open Method of Coordination (OMC): EAPN’s proposals
This document summarises the proposals highlighted during 2007 in a series of EAPN reports. (See below), with additional proposals which arose from EAPN recent discussions with our Social Inclusion Working Group as part of a Capacity Building seminar and workshop on the OMC ( 29th March), involving members from 24 member states.