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EAPN participates in the 2010 European year launch event of the Social Inclusion Regional Group of the North East England Office

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 19, 2010

On 23 February, the Social Inclusion Regional Group will have its launch event of the 2010 established in response to the European Union’s initiative to name 2010 the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. Pauline Geoghegan, coordinator of the 2010 Coalition of Social NGOs for the European Year, will present the Coalition and its demands for concrete outcomes of 2010…

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Driss Sadi, algerian immigrant in spain

EAPN's VoicesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 18, 2010

“I reached Spain fleeing Algeria, the country that in the nineties went trough a war-like situation due to the proliferation of terrorism. Security was almost none. I’ve been here since 1992, the time when Spain became a host country for immigrants.

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Yvette de Vuyst and Alain Schacht, from ATD

EAPN's VoicesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 17, 2010

Two persons experiencing poverty involved in ATD Quart-Monde, Yvette de Vuyst and Alain Schacht expressed they had had “great hopes when contributing to the Belgian General Report on Poverty. However, the situation has been getting worse every year and being together is the strength that makes us go forward. Separating children from their parents only…

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EAPN Italy: participation of people experiencing poverty

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

Within the European project “Europa s.p.a.” a new meeting on participation and people experiencing poverty was held in Bologna, on 28 January. The event gathered people in poverty, community organizers, social operators and local authorities to discuss how the expertise of people experiencing poverty may sustain the OMC/inclusion and the fight against poverty and social…

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EAPN Austria: International Conference “Growth in Transition”

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

EAPN Austria (die Armutzkonferenz) was invited to contribute to the international conference “Growth in Transition”, that took place at the Auditorium of Science in Vienna on 28-29 January.

EAPN Belgium “The future of Europe: a new strategy needed”

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

On 29 January 2010, the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network (BAPN) organised its first event of the year 2010. This event was part of a reaction to the old Lisbon Strategy (2000-2010).

EAPN Ireland: Closure of Community Development Projects Will Seriously and Permanently Undermine Local Efforts to Tackle Poverty

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

Responding on the decision to abolish nearly 30 Community Development projects across the country, Anna Visser Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network Ireland said that the move “will seriously and permanently undermine local efforts to tackle poverty and raises serious questions about the Government’s commitment to facilitating active participation in European Affairs at local and…

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Portuguese schools anticipates the launch of the European Year

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

In order to mark the European Year combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, EAPN Portugal and the artistic school Escola Artística Soares de Reis (EASS) have designed a common project, which is the creation of a piece of jewellery which symbolises the message that the pupils of the Escola Artística Soares de Reis (EASS) wish to pass on to everybody:the proportion of wealth distribution in the world is unequal.

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EAPN Portugal – Project Participar +

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

Several people experiencing poverty were invited to participate in working meetings, which took place in Bucharest and Madrid. The objective, in a certain way, was to achieve a diagnostic of the realities in each country, regarding poverty and social exclusion, to listen, in the first person, about the difficulties, but also about the good practices. …

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EAPN’s Responses to the EU 2020 consultation

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 11, 2010

Many EAPN members have responded to the Consultation of the European Commission on the EU 2020 strategy. All contributions should be available on the Consultation’s website.