Poverty and Inequality in the EU – EXPLAINER
{jathumbnail}This explainer aims to make poverty more visible, understood, and acted on, as part of EAPN’s build-up campaign to 2010: the EU year against poverty.
DetailsEAPN Slovakia
Poverty and Inequality in the EU is the first of EAPN’s “explainers”. Download here the first version, from 2007, translated by EAPN Slovakia.
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EAPN’s working paper on Energy Poverty
With the liberalization of energy markets and the rise of energy costs, Energy Poverty (or Fuel Poverty) is increasingly a growing concern for people experiencing poverty, ie between 50 and 125 million people.
EAPN’s working paper on Energy Poverty
With the liberalization of energy markets and the rise of energy costs, Energy Poverty (or Fuel Poverty) is increasingly a growing concern for people experiencing poverty, ie between 50 and 125 million people.
DetailsEAPN 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…
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