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The Social Investment Package must defend social spending!

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 15, 2013

Brussels, 15 February 2013 – The European Commission will adopt the long-awaited Social Investment Package on the 20th February. For the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), the package must provide a coherent strategy for fighting poverty, backed by EU funding, capable of achieving the poverty target. It is vital that the package includes concrete measures that defend and show the benefits of social spending and infrastructures.

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EPSU Press communication – 11 February 2013 – One million signatures for Water as a Human Right!

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 12, 2013

Brussels, 11 February – Yesterday, the first up and running European Citizens Initiative (ECI) ‘Water is a Human Right’ made history as also being the first ECI in the history of the European Union to have collected over 1 million signatures.

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BAPN: contribution to National Social Report and reaction to federal plan to fight poverty

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

BAPN writesa parallel National Social Report
BAPN reacts to the 2^nd federal plan to fight poverty

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EAPN France: 21 March in Montpellier – Food aid and access to food: From the right to be fed to the right to food

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

A conference organized by EAPN (European anti-poverty network) in partnership with the Chair “Alimentations du monde” and INRA (National Institute for Agronomic Research).

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EAPN participates in ESDE (Employment and Social Development Review) presentation

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

06/02 – This invitation-only event presented the 2^nd edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Review, which assessed the economic and social situation in the EU and impact of policy approaches. Following an introduction by KoosRichelle, Director of DG Employment, chapters on the dynamics of long-term unemployment, poverty and social exclusion were presented and debated, followed by panel debates from experts and key stakeholders.

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Katherine Duffy, EAPN UK, talks about her city’s new Child Poverty Commission and report

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Nellie Epinat February 6, 2013

January 2013 – “Leicester is a city of around 330,000 people; it is the tenth largest in England (…) a city in which the long-term decline of the textile industry has led to a high level of poverty – both in work and out of work. There are 26,000 poor children.”

Katherine Duffy, EAPN UK, talks about her city’s new Child Poverty Commission and report

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

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Agree an EU Budget capable of contributing to the EU Poverty Reduction Target

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

Brussels, 06 February 2013 – On the eve of the critical European Council to agree the future budget for the EU, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) urges EU leaders to agree a budget that takes the EU poverty Reduction target seriously.

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EAPN as part of Adhoc Group of Social Networks present Roadmap for driving implementation on Child Poverty and Well-being

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 1, 2013

01/02 – An Adhoc group (ATD 4th World, Caritas Europa, Coface, Eurochild, EAPN, Eurodaconia, European Social Network, PICUM) sent a letter to Commissioner Andor, presenting joint proposals for a roadmap to drive more effective implementation of the up-coming Recommendation on Child Poverty and Well-being, by engaging all actors – at EU, national and local levels.

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Closing Conference of Alen project

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 1, 2013

The Alen Project (Adult Life Entry Network – Empowerment and activation of young people in disadvantaged situations) was supported by the European Union PROPGRESS programme as one of the projects under the social experimentation call.

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