Upcoming activities
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On 29 May, the EAPN structural funds, employment and social inclusion working groups will meet for a seminar on “2010: the legacy we want”, that will look at national and EU level strategies to promote new political outcomes on the occasion of the EU Year 2010 for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. It will be followed by the EAPN working group meeting on Saturday 30th May.
- The New EAPN Manual on structural funds will be disseminated and sent to key EU level contacts by mid April 2009. English version, French version
Past activities
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The structural funds working group met on 6th February 2009. Key issues on the agenda will be the EU recovery plan, transnationality and the 2009 work programme. Please click here to see minutes.
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In February 2009, EAPN contributed to the European Commission consultation on territorial cohesion (link). The contribution insists in particular on the need to put social cohesion at the centre of the debate.
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In January and February 2009, EAPN inputted in the European Parliament and Commission debates around simplification and modification of the funds as a result of the crisis.
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11 February 09, Elodie Fazi (EAPN policy officer) took part in the meeting of the Community of Practice on Partnership in Vienna.
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On 8th December 08, EAPN organised a joint seminar with the European Disability Forum and CECODHAS (social housing), aiming to review the state of play of the current programming period, from a social inclusion perspective. The seminar put a strong focus on how to mobilise structural funds as part of the EU recovery plan. A short report can be found on the EAPN website. Presentations can be downloaded here.
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EAPN published an analysis of the National Reform Programme (Lisbon Strategy) with a specific section on how structural funds contribute to meeting the NRP’s objectives.
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On 30-31 October 08, EAPN held a capacity building seminar on structural funds. Click to see the notes.