28/11 – Sergio Aires, President of EAPN, spoke at the Colloquium of the GDF-Suez European Observatory on Energy and Water Scarcity. He stressed the crucial need for a European and national integrated approaches to tackle energy poverty embracing its 3 causes: lack of adequate minimum income, rise in energy prices and poor energy efficiency in housing. He pointed out the key responsibilities that Member States and Energy Companies should play to address this issue in a constructive dialogue with all the relevant partners including anti-poverty NGOs. For more information, contact Fintan Farrell fintan.farrell@eapn.eu or Vincent Caron vincent.caron@eapn.eu.