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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This report reviews the first National Action Plans for Inclusion from the perspective of the reactions of the national EAPN Networks. It compares and contrasts the approach and content of the NAPincls of the 15 Member States. It then draws some overall conclusions.
It is not the intention to dwell at length here on what has already been done but to give an NGO perspective on the broader framework against which such indicators should be chosen.