The Poverty Alliance (member of EAPN UK): Scottish Living Wage Campaign Welcomes Parliamentary Inquiry into Living Wage in Scotland

11/11 – The Scottish Living Wage Campaign today welcomed the announcement by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government and Regeneration Committee that their first bit of business following scrutiny of the Scottish Government’s spending plans will be to look at the benefits of a living wage for individuals, families and communities; the introduction of a living…

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Adoption of the Annual Growth Survey

10 November 2011, Brussels – In advance of the European Commission adopting the new Annual Growth Survey (AGS) on 23 November, launching the new Economic Semester and next phase of Europe 2020 Strategy, EAPN has written to President Barroso presenting their assessment of the first year of the Strategy and outlining 5 priority areas for action to meet the EU poverty reduction target.

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Adoption of the Annual Growth Survey: Make reducing poverty and inequality a key driver for Inclusive Recovery and Growth

10 November 2011, Brussels – In advance of the European Commission adopting the new Annual Growth Survey (AGS) on 23 November, launching the new Economic Semester and next phase of Europe 2020 Strategy, EAPN has written to President Barroso presenting their assessment of the first year of the Strategy and outlining 5 priority areas for action to meet the EU poverty reduction target. 

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News from EAPN Italy

06/12 – CILAP EAPN Italia and the organisation Associazione Amici di Piazza Grande are organizing a meeting on “The emerging needs, reflections and proposals from the people experiencing poverty and social exclusion“, with a two-fold objective: discuss the results of the 10th European Meeting of Experiencing Poverty and launch the activities for 2012. 

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