150 Europeans facing poverty gathered in Brussels on 15-16 May to meet and exchange directly with EU decision makers, representatives from national governments and NGOs, about poverty and social exclusion. This meeting’s topics were housing, basic services and financial inclusion. This 8th annual Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty was organised by the Czech EU Presidency,…
DetailsThe European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) launches today a website (www.adequateincome.eu) as part of the second stage of its Adequate Minimum Income Campaign. EAPN calls on all people who believe in providing everyone with the opportunity to live a dignified life to join the campaign by signing the appeal on the website.
DetailsIn the Strategic Plan 2008-2011, EAPN members decided to address the question of financing for National Networks (NNs). To start addressing this question, a Planning Group on Sustainable Financing for National Networks was established. The Group will look at the challenges NNs face in fundraising and develop proposals to help them overcome these challenges. The…
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“Fighting poverty must be put at the centre of the European agenda (…) social cohesion, equity within the EU and throughout the world should be EU’s priority (…) Child poverty should also be tackled, providing adequate means and making sure that children are part of the decision process that affects them”, firmly declared D. Carlos…
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“Fighting poverty must be put at the centre of the European agenda (…) social cohesion, equity within the EU and throughout the world should be EU’s priority (…) Child poverty should also be tackled, providing adequate means and making sure that children are part of the decision process that affects them”, firmly declared D. Carlos Susías, President of EAPN Spain, ahead of the European elections.
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“Fighting poverty must be put at the centre of the European agenda (…) social cohesion, equity within the EU and throughout the world should be EU’s priority (…) Child poverty should also be tackled, providing adequate means and making sure that children are part of the decision process that affects them”, firmly declared D. Carlos…
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“Fighting poverty must be put at the centre of the European agenda (…) social cohesion, equity within the EU and throughout the world should be EU’s priority (…) Child poverty should also be tackled, providing adequate means and making sure that children are part of the decision process that affects them”, firmly declared D. Carlos Susías, President of EAPN Spain, ahead of the European elections.
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On Friday 30 April EAPN wrote to MEPs to request support for Green MEP Lamberts Report on Active Inclusion, voted in the European Plenary session on 5 May. EAPN believes this report is key for the effective implementation of the integrated approach that the EC Active Inclusion Recommendation is proposing, in terms of inclusive employment,…
DetailsOn Friday 30 April EAPN wrote to MEPs to request support for Green MEP Lamberts Report on Active Inclusion, voted in the European Plenary session on 5 May. EAPN believes this report is key for the effective implementation of the integrated approach that the EC Active Inclusion Recommendation is proposing, in terms of inclusive employment,…
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On 6th April, EAPN responded to the European Commission’s consultation on financial inclusion and access to a basic bank account. Stressing that time has come to “restore citizens’ confidence in the EU’s financial agenda….by putting the internal market at the service of public good”, EAPN calls on the European Commission to propose a Directive on…
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