This visit was an occasion to learn about what the EU institutions and NGOs are doing in the field of combating poverty and social exclusion. EAPN presented the NGO perspective on the European level and members from Belgium, Slovenia and Bulgaria shared their own experiences and good practice examples of engaging with institutions. Participants explored more in detail work on migration, child poverty and Roma Initiatives and developed action points to take back to their country. EAPN has supported the organization of a similar visit during 2009 and based on the positive evaluation of that visit, has made input in the preparation and implementation of the visit during this year. We also hope to be able to continue the positive cooperation with DG Enlargement in 2011: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/taiex/dyn/taiex-events/library/detail_en.jsp?EventID=42602