The Anti-Poverty Strategy: Your Questions Answered
The European Commission’s first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy sets out a shared ambition to eradicate poverty in Europe by 2050 and prevent people from falling into poverty in the first place.…
Towards Quality, Sustainable and Affordable Housing in the EU?
Based on desk research undertaken by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN Europe), this analysis assesses the housing package, and in particular the Affordable Housing Plan from the perspective of poverty…
Deregulating Social Europe
EAPN’s analysis of the 2025 Spring Package highlighted the growing prominence of competitiveness and defence objectives within the European Semester, often at the expense of social priorities and the just transition.…
EAPN’s positionon the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028 –2034
Adequate funding is the cornerstone of any policy or legal action aimed at achieving transformative change. In this sense, poverty cannot be eradicated without adequate financial and budgetary tools as…
Compendium of Good Practices for Effective National and Local Anti-Poverty Strategies
Poverty is multidimensional, systemic and structural, and deeply interconnected with other policy areas, including housing, employment, social protection, health, education, migration, gender equality, disability inclusion, and climate justice. Tackling poverty…
NAPS & LAPS: Social Innovation, the Key Enabler for Eradicating Poverty
In 2025-2026, EAPN has conducted a deep and comprehensive review of the existingNAPS and LAPS across Europe. It has enabled EAPN to develop a framework forantipoverty strategies that include essential,…
Poverty Watch Report 2025
This Poverty Watch report outlines elements that mustbe included in a comprehensive and effective NAPS andLAPS framework. The report provides a broad analysisof current NAPS in 19 countries as well…
Advancing poverty eradication through the European Pillar of Social Rights
The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), proclaimed in 2017, aimed to build a stronger Social Europe and reduce poverty. Its 2021 Action Plan set a target to lift at…
How Can Employers Prevent Discrimination & Promote Inclusion to Tackle Poverty in the Labour Market?
The European Anti-Poverty Network and the Adecco Group partnered to fosterdialogue, between stakeholders from across sectors, exploring how employersand civil society organisations can collaborate and create synergies to raiseawareness on…
EAPN PEP Meeting Report 2025
The 23rd European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty (PEP), held in Brussels on 11–12 December 2025, took place at a decisive moment for Europe’s social future. As the European Union moves towards its…