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Making Social Rights the Compass in the European Semester! | EAPN Assessment of the Country Reports & Proposals for Country-Specific Recommendations 2018

EAPN position papers and reports, FeaturedBy Rebecca May 14, 2018

EAPN presents its members’ assessment of the 2018 Country Reports for EU Member States: Make Social Rights the Compass in the Semester! Members looked into to what extent the analysis and recommendations in them impact on poverty and social exclusion, in light of current policy developments in their own countries. The following aspects were also looked…

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Commission proposal promises sustainability but continues funding contradictory policies! | Joint PR

EAPN News, EAPN Press releasesBy Rebecca May 8, 2018

Budapest, Brussels, Prague – Yesterday the European Commission published its proposal for the next EU budget after 2020, the Multiannual Financial Framework. Civil society organisations within the People’s Budget campaign [1] call on Member States to translate the Commission’s pitch into the bold proposal that Europe needs for a brighter future. The Commission’s proposed framework for…

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Great launch of the EMIN Bus Tour!

EAPN News, FeaturedBy Rebecca April 25, 2018

On 24 april, at the European Parliament, the EMIN partners, together with experts by experience, Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, Mairead McGuinness, (Vice President European Parliament), more than 20 civil society organisations, Monseigneur Luc Van Looy (Bishop of Gent and President of Caritas Europe), Heikki Huttunen, General Secretary, Council of European Churches …., many members of the…

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EAPN takes part in Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth 2018

EAPN News, FeaturedBy Rebecca April 25, 2018

EAPN, represented by delegates from 11 EU countries, attended the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth 2018 (#ACIG2018) on 27 April, and put forward 4 Key EAPN Messages (see below). The Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth (ACIG) is an action-oriented platform bringing together civil society organisations and policymakers to discuss how to achieve truly inclusive growth.…

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Gender and Poverty in Europe

EAPN position papers and reportsBy Rebecca March 28, 2018

8 March 2018: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, EAPN presented its new briefing: Gender and Poverty in Europe. Both poverty and gender inequality are two forms of social injustice. They undermine human rights; the, wellbeing of individuals, and their capacity to develop their full potential in life (as emphasized in the human development…

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IFSW Europe statement Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke March 20, 2018

On the occasion of World Social Work day (20 March), IFSW Europe has released a statement “Social workers for transformational and sustainable social protection in Europe.”

Well attended EMIN conference in Zagreb | EAPN Croatia

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke February 26, 2018

On 20 February, EAPN Croatia organised, together with their Minimum Income Network partners, a very successful conference on Minimum Income Schemes in Croatia. The debates were very rich, the conference was well attended, and the media coverage was impressive: https://www.24sata.hr/galerija/galerija-518063?page=1&app_model=content.article&pk=5615 http://vijesti.hrt.hr/431112/u-hrvatskoj-svaki-peti-stanovnik-izlozen-riziku-od-siromastv http://balkans.aljazeera.net/vijesti/petina-stanovnika-hrvatske-u-riziku-od-siromastv http://www.index.hr/mobile/clanak.aspx?category=vijesti&id=102721 http://m.vijesti.ba/clanak/394744/hrvatska-svaki-peti-stanovnik-izlozen-siromastvu https://dnevnik.hr/vijesti/hrvatska/svjetski-dan-socijalne-pravde-svaki-peti-stanovnik-hrvatske-izlozen-riziku-od-siromastva—507419.html https://www.cropix.hr/index.php?menuid=gallery_cropix&gid=115281 http://hr.n1info.com/a282010/Vijesti/U-Hrvatskoj-svaki-peti-stanovnik-u-riziku-od-siromastva.html

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Poverty Briefing 2018 highlights the need for a high level government commitment | EAPN IRELAND

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Elke February 26, 2018

A Poverty Briefing published today by the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland has highlighted that if the Government wants to tackle the high levels of poverty in Ireland it needs to take action at the highest level and across all Government departments. The EAPN Ireland Poverty Briefing 2018 and proposals for a new Anti-Poverty Strategy…

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Open Round Table on the Future of Work | EGE

EAPN NewsBy Elke February 14, 2018

Why do we work and how does work give us meaning? How can European values of justice, dignity and solidarity be realised in a changing world? To what extent might longstanding governance frameworks, such as social security systems and employment laws, require updating? Held on 5 February 2018, the EGE (European Group on Ethics in…

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EAPN answers the European Commission Consultation on Access to Social Protection for All Workers

EAPN NewsBy Elke February 14, 2018

On 20 November 2017, only days after the official adoption of the Proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Commission launched a public consultation on a possible EU action addressing the challenges of access to social protection for people in all forms of employment, as a concrete step forward in making the…

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