As one of the members of the European Stakeholder Committee, EAPN participated in the kick-off meeting of a new Horizon 2020 project “Closing gaps in social citizenship – New tools to foster social resilience in Europe” (EUROSHIP) that took place on 27 and 28 February 2020 in Oslo. EUROSHIP Project The project aims at:…
Working Yet Poor (WorkYP) is a 3 year project financed under the Horizon 2020 scheme that will start on the 1st of February 2020 and will end in 2023. The sole focus of this project is the study of the increasing social trend of working people at risk of below the poverty line. This project…
Finland Check out the info graphics produced by EAPN Finland based on their Poverty Watch! Latvia EAPN-Latvia organized a discussion on the 17th of October in the House of European Union in Riga. Several topics will be discussed such as the need of a decent income for all population groups, access to education, access to…
On 16 October 2019, the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 October, the European Parliament’s MEPs Cindy Franssen (EPP) and Pierfrancesco Majorino (S&D) and EAPN hosted a Roundtable on the reality of poverty in Europe, organised together with ATD Fourth World, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) & Emmaus…
The European elections that took place on 23-26 May 2019 gave all EU adult citizens the opportunity to select who will represent them in the European Parliament and this way shaped Europe’s future! We called upon all political parties and all candidates for the European Parliament Elections to commit to securing a Social and Sustainable…
In recent years, energy users have gained more rights with the transposition of relevant European energy legislation. There is nevertheless the recognition that consumers’ rights (with special reference to vulnerable consumers and energy poor) need to be further strengthened, and that the increasing market complexity needs to be addressed through concrete solutions to improve levels…
What are the achievements of the European Parliament in the fight against social exclusion, poverty and discrimination? Have the MEPs kept their promises and made some progress since their election in 2014? In 2013- 2014 the EAPN launched the campaign Electing Champions for a Social Europe to encourage political candidates in the European parliamentary elections…
EMIN has released its final Report! In the follow-up of EMIN 1 (2013-2014), EAPN is coordinating the second phase of the European Minimum Income Network, EMIN 2, for the period 2017-2018. The overall aim of EMIN 2 project is the progressive realisation of the right to adequate, accessible and enabling Minimum Income Schemes for…
EAPN is an active member of SDG Watch Europe. SDG Watch Europe is a new, EU-level, cross-sectoral CSO alliance of NGOs from development, environment, social, human rights and other sectors. Its goal is to hold governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).
A tool intended to help bring together the various actors at EU and Member State level to take action in pursuit of shared objectives and to address social challenges of a European dimension EAPN’s members participate in the following structured dialogues, which provide a framework for discussions between civil society and the European Commission: On…
