EAPN Response to Europe 2020: Delivering on the Poverty Target!
{jathumbnail}On 3rd March 2010, the European Commission published its proposals for the post-2010 Lisbon Strategy: Europe 2020.
Details7th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty
This forum was hosted by the City of Rotterdam in conjunction with the United National Development Program (UNDP) on 24‐26 February 2010.
DetailsEAPN Opening Conference for the 2010 European Year
{jathumbnail}On 19 February, EAPN organized an international conference in Dublin to progress its vision for the legacy of the 2010 European Year for Combaing Poverty and Social Exclusion, in the context of the EU’s priorities for the next decade, the “Europe 2020 strategy”.
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EAPN Poland speaks at the Opening of the 2010 Year
Poland inaugurated the 2010 European Year on Friday 26 February 2010.The opening conference took place in Warsaw, in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.
DetailsEAPN Austria starts 2010 activities with conference on distribution and a good life for all
{jathumbnail}More then 400 participants – from social NGOs, self‐organisations of people experiencing poverty, public authorities, and from the research community – attended the 8th Austrian Poverty Conference on 23rd/24th February in Salzburg. The conference focused on issues of distribution, capabilities and quality of life and included Richard Wilkinson (author of ‘The spirit level’) as keynote speaker…
DetailsOpening of the 2010 Year in France!
László Andor, the new EU Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion attended the opening conference of the 2010 European Year in Paris. It was the first public engagement of the EU Commissioner. 60 projects that will receive funding from the National Implementing Body in France were presented. In his intervention, Fintan Farrell, Director of EAPN, called for support for an EU target in the fight against poverty and social exclusion…
DetailsEAPN Policy Briefing – February 2010
Discover the new version of EAPN Policy Briefing.Download the latest update (February 2010): Word – PDF
DetailsEAPN Policy Briefing – October 2009
Download the latest issue (October 2009) of the EAPN Policy Briefing: Word – PDF
DetailsEAPN and CECODHAS Joint Conference on Energy Poverty – 24 March 2010
{jathumbnail}The European Anti‐Poverty Network (EAPN) and CECODHAS Housing Europe will be holding a Conference entitled “Getting to grips with energy poverty. From EU to Cities to Homes” on Wednesday 24 March from 09.00 – 13.00 in Brussels, within the European Sustainable Energy Week and also as part of the 2010 European Year.
DetailsNew publication “Ways out of Poverty”
Michaela Moser, Vice‐President of the European Anti‐Poverty Network and Martin Schenk, Policy Specialist at Diakonia Austria, co‐authored a book called Es Reicht! Für Alle! (“Ways Out of Poverty”), available in German. This publication focuses on the political and societal needs to empower people to get out of poverty. Read more on the website of hanser-literaturverlage.de.
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