Since 2010, the Poverty Alliance has been organizing an annual Assembly for Tackling Poverty. The Assembly has become a key forum for debating the issues associated with tackling poverty in Scotland.
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22/02 – Fintan Farrell was interviewed at Conference on poverty and inequality – the paradox of democracies at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Watch Fintan Farrell’s interview here #EAPN Link to the conference: http://rights-poverty.eu/conference/ #inequality2013 {jathumbnail}
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21/01 – EAPN Spain, as a leading member of the committee promoting the Popular Legislative Initiative on retroactive payment in kind, on halting evictions standstill and on the social rent – the Table of the 3rd Sector of Catalunya along with many other prominent social partners, welcomes the admission of the ILP by all parliamentary…
Details21/01 – EAPN Spain, as a leading member of the committee promoting the Popular Legislative Initiative on retroactive payment in kind, on halting evictions standstill and on the social rent – the Table of the 3rd Sector of Catalunya along with many other prominent social partners, welcomes the admission of the ILP by all parliamentary groups.
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22/02 – Fintan Farrell was interviewed at Conference on poverty and inequality – the paradox of democracies at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Watch Fintan Farrell’s interview here #EAPN
DetailsThe first ever European Citizens Initiative (ECI) to collect over 1 million signatures welcomes the political debate that is taking place all over Europe on water and sanitation. The positive impact of the citizens’ mobilisation is already being felt in many member states and at EU level. More information here.
Joint Social Conference Alter Summit EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-net) Europe+ Civil Society Alliance EuroMemo Group Dignity International Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) Joint Social Conference EAPN is part of a pan-European alliance called the Joint Social Conference (JSC),…
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Social Platform Joint Social Conference Alter Summit EYD2015 Civil Society Alliance International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-net) Europe+ Civil Society Alliance EuroMemo Group Dignity International Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) Social Platform EAPN is a member of the Platform of European Social NGOs…
DetailsOn 21/02 – Caritas held a significant event in the EESC showcasing the main findings and recommendations of the Caritas Europa Shadow Report on Europe 2020 strategy and the Crisis Monitoring report in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Greece. EAPN intervened in the panel chaired by Pierre Baussand, Director of Soial Platform on how the EU can stimulate inclusive growth the European Semester, together with Egbert Holthuis, European Commission, Veronica Lope Fontagné, EPP Rapporteur on the Opinion on the AGS 2013, and Robert Urbé, Policy Coordinator, Caritas Luxembourg. A debate was held at the end of the day on whether the EU is adopting an effective response to the crisis.
Details22/02 – EAPN policy coordinator Sian Jones intervened in a capacity-building workshop on ‘A minimum income in the EU’ as part of the Green European Foundation workshop on the social consequences of the crises – analysis and proposals.
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