An EU poverty target as priority for post Europe 2020 | EAPN statement
The Europe 2020 strategy set an EU poverty target to reduce poverty by at least 20 million people by 2020. The poverty target was crucial, but failed to reduce poverty…
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EAPN Europe | Covid-19
EAPN in the Media EAPN was featured in several newspapers: The Parliament Magazine The Irish Times Debating Europe Politico Mediapart EU Institutions Find an overview of how EU…
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Poverty Watch Malta | Poverty Watch 2021 & overview 2020
2021 Poverty Watch 2020 overview In 2019, 17.1% people were living on 9,212 euros a year; this compared to 16.8% (i.e. an increase of 4,073 people) the previous year.…
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Minimum Income | EAPN Campaign
Poverty and inequality are rising again with the COVID-19 pandemic which has deepened existing inequalities. Certain groups were always disproportionately at risk of poverty and social exclusion, such as children,…
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Sign-on Statement Framework Directive Minimum Income | Joint Statement
Together with our partners Caritas Europe, ETUC, Eurodiaconia and the Social Platform, we add our voices to the Council’s invitation to the Commission to “initiate an update of the Union…
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EAPN at the 2nd WorkYP Project Meeting organized online
The second Transnational WorkYP Meeting was held online on 9 – 15 and 18 September 2020. The 11 partners, of which 8 Universities and 3 Social Rights Institutions, including EAPN,…
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JournalismPrize video | Armutskonferenz activity
In 2010, the JournalismPrize for respectful and profound poverty reporting was developed. The aim of the prize is to promote good journalism and poverty reporting which reflects the different aspects…
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International support for non-governmental organisations at No. 6 Metelkova Street in Ljubljana | EAPN Slovenia petition
Non-governmental organizations in Slovenia are increasingly targeted by the government’s restrictive measures and hostile rhetoric. Especially NGOs engaged in independent cultural production and defending human rights, media freedom and the…
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WorkYP – Newsletter Autumn 2020
When employment is not enough: the challenge of in-work poverty in Europe Every 3 months, EAPN will share the Working Yet Poor Newsletter to keep you updated about the project’s…
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Poverty Watch France | Poverty Watches Overview 2020, 2021 & 2022
2022 Faced with the current situation, EAPN France is taking a stand to fight against inflation which is hitting people in poverty even harder. Solutions can therefore be found at two levels,…
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