EAPN key documents

Working towards a Socially Inclusive & Poverty-proof Recovery from the Pandemic | EAPN Assessment of ASGS & JER (February)

EAPN Key Messages on the European Green New Deal and “Just Transition” (July)
The impact of Covid-19 on people experiencing poverty and vulnerability (July)
EAPN Assessment of the 2020 Country-Specific Recommendations (June)
EAPN Input to the consultation on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (June)
EAPN Position Paper on Adequate Income (May)
EAPN Poverty Explainer on What is poverty and how to combat it? (April)
Putting Social Rights and Poverty Reduction at the heart of EU’s COVID-19 Response (April)
Ensuring Education, Vocational Training and Lifelong Learning (March)
EAPN reaction to European Commission’s Communication: A strong Social Europe for Just Transitions (Jan)
Working for a Green and Social that ends poverty | EAPN’s Response to the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy and Joint Employment Report (Jan)

The Time is Now | EAPN’s Full and Short Reports of the 18th Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty, 2019 (Dec)
Delivering Agenda 2030 – For People and Planet | EAPN Proposals for a Post-Europe 2020 Strategy (Nov)
Letter to President Juncker & President-elect Von der Leyen ahead of the Annual Growth Survey 2020 (Oct)
Building a European Union on a social basis for all | Political Declaration coming out of EAPN’s 2019 General Assembly (Sept)
Is the 2019 Semester more social? | EAPN Assessment of the European Semester 2019 (Sept)
A Step Forward for Social Rights? | EAPN Assessment of 2019 Country-Specific Recommendations & Country Analysis (Jul)
Letter to President Tusk and President Juncker ahead of the EU leaders Summit 9 May (May)
No Time for Complacency | EAPN Assessment of the 2019 Country Reports & Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations (May)
Gender-based violence and Poverty in Europe (Feb)
Combatting In-Work Poverty: EAPN Compendium of Promising Practices (Feb)
Getting results on poverty and the Social Pillar | EAPN Response to the Annual Growth Survey Package 2019 (Feb)
EAPN National Poverty Watch Reports 2018: Summary of Main Findings and Recommendations (Jan)

Getting results on Poverty and the Social Pillar? | EAPN response to the Annual Growth Survey 2018 (Jan)
Gender and Poverty in Europe | EAPN Briefing (Jan)
EAPN Position on the Multiannual Financial Framework (Mar)
Change, Hope, & Justice | EAPN Handbook on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Poverty (Mar)
Making Social Rights the Compass in the European Semester! | EAPN Assessment of the Country Reports & Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations 2018 (May)
The Future of Work | EAPN Analysis of Labour market trends and their implications for risks of poverty and social exclusion (June)
More Audacity to fight Poverty & ensure Social Rights! | EAPN Assessment of the 2018 Country-Specific Recommendations (June)
Making a difference for people in poverty? | EAPN Position on the Social Fairness Package (June)
Future of Europe | EAPN Position Paper (July)
Make a participation a driver for social rights | EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2018 (September)
Increase in social rights and participation but more needed to rebalance economic and social goals! | EAPN Statement on the Annual Growth Survey – Autumn Package (Nov)
Let’s Make Education a Way out of Poverty! | Reports of the 17th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty (December)

Nobody left behind | EAPN Booklet on Service s (Jan)
Inclusive Labour Markets – Building pathway approaches to quality employment (Jan)
Right to energy for all Europeans! | EAPN-EPSU leaflet (Apr)
Making progress on social Europe? Poverty reduction, social rights & standards | EAPN assessment of the Country Reports & Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations 2017 (May)
More Social Europe in the European Semester? | EAPN assessment of the 2017 Country-Specific Recommendations (June)
Learning from the past to beyond 2020 – what EU strategy to fight poverty, social exclusion & inequality? | Key messages from #EAPNconf 2017 (Aug)
Make Social Rights the beating heart of Europe! | EAPN position on the European Pillar of Social Rights (Sept)
Social Rights or Social Plight? | EAPN assessment of the 2017 National Reform Programmes (Sept)
Let’s tackle in-work poverty! | 16th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty, Nov, Full and short reports (Dec)

EAPN’s Analysis of the 2017 Annual Growth Survey & Joint Employment Report | Delivering on the Promises of a better Social Europe? (Dec 2016)
Good Practices Aiming to End Energy Poverty booklet, collected by EAPN & MEP Tamas Meszerics’ office, as side project of the Handbook below (Dec 2016)
Energy Poverty Handbook, co-authored with MEP Tamas Meszerics (Greens, Hungary), Building Performance Institute Europe, & Housing Europe (Nov 2016)
EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2016 – What Progress on Social Europe? (Oct 2016)
EAPN Position Paper on the European Pillar of Social Rights – Last Chance for Social Europe? (Sept 2016)
EAPN Assessment of the 2016 Country-Specific Recommendations, plus the Annex – Country Analysis, and a trends analysis document 2011-2016 (Jun 2016)
EAPN Assessment of the Country Reports and Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations 2016, plus National Country fiches (Apr 2016)
Barometer Report: Monitoring the implementation of the 20% of the European Social Fund that should be devoted to fight against poverty 2014-2020. An Executive Summary and Infographics document are also available. (Mar 2016)
EAPN Booklet: The contribution of meaningful Social Innovation to reducing poverty and social exclusion in Europe (Feb 2016)

EAPN Response to the Annual Growth Survey & Joint Employment Report (Dec 2015)
EAPN Position on TTIP and related free-trade agreements (Dec 2015)
EAPN Letter to December EPSCO Council on the Social Triple A and long-term unemployment (Dec 2015)
EAPN Letter to President Juncker with response to Annual Growth Survey & Joint Employment Report (Dec 2015)
EAPN’s October’s Policy conference report – Can the semester deliver on poverty and participation? (Dec 2015)
Joint letter to European Council on child migrant rights (Oct 2015)
Open letter to Heads of States & Governments on the eve of the Internation Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 Oct 2015)
Joint letter to Energy Commissioner on energy poverty (Oct 2015)
EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2015 (Oct 2015)
EU Semester Alliance: Letter to European Commission President Juncker upon adoption of the 2015 Country-Specific Recommendations (Sept 2015)
EAPN briefing on Juncker’s EU Investment Plan and the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) (July 2015)
EAPN full assessment of the European Commission’s Country-Specific Recommendations 2015 (June 2015)
EAPN Letter to the EPSCO Council & Employment Council (June 2015)
EAPN contribution to EC Consultation on long-term unemployment (May 2015)
EAPN Proposals on the new Commission’s Integrated Guidelines (April 2015)
EAPN report Making Progress on Europe 2020: Investing in people for a fairer EU. EAPN’s 2015 Assessment on Country-Specific Recommendations, plus country fiches (April 2015)
EAPN Letter to European Commission President Juncker (April 2015)
EAPN Toolkit on Engaging with Europe 2020 & the European Semester (Mar 2015)
EAPN Letter to the EPSCO Council (Mar 2015)
Drivers project | Report on income and social protection for the EU Drivers Project: Synthesis of case-study evidence compiled by European Anti-Poverty Network (2015). The publication also includes an EAPN Toolkit on how to develop focus groups (Annex 2 – Page 31)
EAPN Structural Funds Good-Practice Handbook – Delivering Social Inclusion Through Structural Funds (Feb 2015)

EAPN Response to the Annual Growth Survey Package 2015 (Dec 2014)
EAPN Input to the crucial Mid-Term Review of the Europe 2020 Strategy (Oct 2014). Also in Spanish & Italian.
EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2014 (Oct 2014)
EAPN Conference report and presentations: How will the Europe 2020 Mid-Term Review reduce poverty & inequality? (Oct 2014)
EAPN Handbook: Giving a Voice to Citizens – Building stakeholder engagement for effective decision making (Oct 2014). Also in Polish.
EAPN position: Youth Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe – Issues, causes, and what can be done at EU and national levels (Oct 2014). Also in Italian, Macedonia, Slovakian.
EU Semester Alliance sends its contribution to the Mid-Term Review of Europe 2020 (Oct 2014)
EAPN explainer #6: Updated EXPLAINER on Poverty and Inequality in the EU (Sept 2014)
DRIVERS’ Project FINAL CASE STUDY REPORT: Report on income and social protection for the EU Drivers Project: Synthesis of case study evidence compiled by European Anti-Poverty Network (Sept 2014)
EAPN Leaflet: EAPN releases its 10 arguments in support of Active Inclusion (June 2014). Also in Slovakian.
EU Semester Alliance: 2014 Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations: Progressing on a Smart, Sustainable & Inclusive EU (Apr 2014)
EAPN Assessment & Proposals for the Country-Specific Recommendations 2014 – and Annex: full country fiches (Mar 2014)
EAPN Toolkit on Engaging with Europe 2020 & the European Semester (Mar 2014)
EAPN Response to the Annual Growth Survey Package 2014 (Feb 2014)
EAPN explainer #5: Quality of Work and Employment in the EU (Feb 2014). Also in Macedonian & Polish & a condensed version in Dutch.

EAPN Report on the Troika and emergency assistance programmes and their impact on poverty and social exclusion: Lifeboat or Life Sentence? See also: 4 appendices and 6 country fiches (GR, PT, RO, IE, ES & UK) (Dec 2013)
EAPN Report assessing how the Partnership Principle is applied in the Partnership Agreements and Operational Programmes, ie how social NGOs have been actively involved in their drafting of these programming documents, which are key tools for implementing the new Structural Funds 2014-2020 (Dec 2013). Also in Dutch.
EAPN’s position paper on in-work poverty WORKING AND POOR (Nov 2013). Also in Maltese & Macedonian.
EAPN Conference Report “What Progress on Poverty & Participation? Workshop & debate on Europe 2020” (Sept 2013)
EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2013 Widening the Gap (Sept 2013)
EAPN’s Response to the Social Investment Package: Will it reduce poverty? (June 2013). Also in Polish, & key messages in Swedish.
EAPN Learning Forum Report: A Space for member-led learning, exchange and development (May 2013)
Joint proposals on Country-Specific Recommendations – Civil Society proposals for smart, sustainable and inclusive recovery – REPORT and PRESENTATIONS from Public Hearing in the European Parliament (May 2013)
EAPN Assessment of Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) and proposals for Alternative CSRs (National and EO Members) (March 2013)
EAPN Toolkit on engaging in the National Reform Programmes and National Social Reports 2013 (March 2013)
EAPN explainer #4: Towards Children’s well-being in Europe – EAPN and Eurochild’s explainer on Child Poverty in the EU (March 2013). Also in French, Slovakian, Spanish, Estonian, Macedonian, Polish & Italian.

EAPN’s toolkit on Structurals Funds for NGOs (Oct 2012). Also in French, Spanish, Estonian
10 Principles on Quality work
EAPN Conference Report “Is EU delivering on poverty?” (Sept 2012). Condensed version also in French
EAPN Analysis of the 2012 NRPs and NSRs (July 2012)
EAPN Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations on the NRPs 2012 (May 2012)
EAPN’s Response: Stakeholders’ contribution to the 2012 report on the follow-up of the 2008 Recommendation on Active inclusion (April 2012)
EAPN’s response to the Commission’s draft legislative package on Cohesion Policy (March 2012)
EAPN’s new position paper on the crisis Re-engaging Hope and Expectations – Getting out the Crisis Together (Feb 2012)
EAPN Response to the AGS and the Draft Employment Report (Feb 2012)
EAPN book on participation: Breaking Barriers – Driving Change (Jan 2012). Also in French & Polish

EAPN’s Input to 2012 Commission Recommendation on Child Poverty (Dec 2011)
EAPN Report: Deliver Inclusive Growth – Put the heart back in Europe! EAPN Analysis of the National Reform Programmes, EUrope 2020 Strategy (Nov 2011)
Inclusion of Roma and Travellers in the EU: EAPN Briefing (Oct 2011)
Active Inclusion: Making It Happen! (Sept 2011)
Access here all documents available and presentations made at EAPN’s conference on the crisis (24.09.2011)
Europe 2020 Strategy: EAPN Briefing note (Sept 2011)
EAPN Position paper on Volunteering and the fight against poverty (Sept 2011)
EAPN Position paper “A European Agenda for Skills and Jobs” (May 2011)
EAPN’s explainer #3: Wealth, inequalities and social polarisation in the EU (May 2011)
EAPN response to the Flagship Initiative A European Agenda for New Skills and Jobs (April 2011)
EAPN input on the role of the Social OMC in the context of the Europe 2020 (May 2011)
Crisis Report 2011: Is the European project moving backwards? (Feb 2011)

EAPN response to the Draft Joint Employment Report 2010
EAPN response to the Fifth Report on Economic, Social and Territorial Cohesion
EU Year 2010 – Contributing to Ending Poverty Amongst Migrants: Report of EAPN’s Conference on Migration & Poverty
EAPN response to the Flagship Platform against Poverty: On 16 December 2010, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposals for a European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion. This is one of the 7 Flagship Initiatives proposed by the Europe 2020 strategy. Access EAPN’s full response.
EAPN’s Crisis Report: Social Cohesion at stake – The social impact of the crisis and of the recovery package (also in Bulgarian and Polish)
Joint press release by EAPN, Médecins du Monde, the HUMA network, PICUM and EWL in access to health care for undocumented children and women.
EAPN’s position paper for an EU post-2010 Strategy: An EU We Can Trust (also in Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovenian)
Read EAPN’s Key Messages for the 9^th Round Table on poverty. See also the Press Release
EAPN’s proposals on the European Platform against Poverty (also in French, Italian, Polish, Greek)
9th European Meeting of people experiencing poverty (full report also in French & Spanish; summary in various languages)
Useful documents regarding the Minimum Income conference can be found here (some also in French & Dutch)

But what is POVERTY? Read EAPN’s explainer #1: Poverty & Inequality in the EU
EAPN’s explainer #2: Adequacy of minimum income in the EU
EAPN book Small steps – Big changes, Building participation of people experiencing poverty
EAPN book Voices from the Poverty Line: Jobs and unemployment in the EU
EAPN book The EU We Want
EAPN’s Structural Funds Manual, 3rd edition
EAPN’s Structural Funds manual, 2nd edition