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…
DetailsOn 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 Access to a Basic Bank Account. The latter should cover a number of key services and be accompanied by accessible, affordable, quality services. Read EAPN’s full response.
DetailsThis month, EAPN issues its new magazine, the Anti-Poverty Magazine, which replaces the former EAPN’s Network News. This 12-page publication will be issued three times a year. This first new issue is also a special one, on the European Elections, with contributions from the 5 main groups in the European Parliament. It also includes EAPN’s…
DetailsThis month, EAPN issues its new magazine, the Anti-Poverty Magazine, which replaces the former EAPN’s Network News. This 12-page publication will be issued three times a year. This first new issue is also a special one, on the European Elections, with contributions from the 5 main groups in the European Parliament. It also includes EAPN’s…
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The Austrian Permanent Representation will be holding a seminar in Brussels on 21 April and Michaela Möser of EAPN Austria will contribute to it as a speaker. Find all information here. Please register to attend.
On 20 March, EAPN published a press release following the Conclusions from the Spring Council (19/20 March). For EAPN, these conclusions represent a disappointing narrowing of the focus of the EU economic recovery packages – prioritising financial regulation, employment and new investment rather than an integrated strategy to tackle the social impact of the crisis.…
DetailsOn Tuesday 31 March, EAPN attended a policy briefing meeting with Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. The Commissioner presented the work on enlargement in the past five years and made the point that enlargement shouldn’t be blocked, although some EU leaders should like to put the Enlargement process on hold until the EU starts to recover…
DetailsEnter the Campaign Identity Contest – Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (India), the Four Slum Regional Network (Thailand), the Nairobi People’s Settlement Network (NPSN), Ekta Parishad (India), Union National dos Moradias Popular (Brazil), the European Anti Poverty Network, the International Alliance of Inhabitants, and Dignity International are preparing to launch a campaign on “Dignity…
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EAPN France mobilised around UNIOPSS (National Interfederal Union of health and social organisations) to draft a memorandum calling on the French candidates to the European elections on several issues concerning the social economy sector and the place of social politics in current community processes.
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The Scottish Migrants Network, a grouping of organisations working with and for new migrants in Scotland, has recently launched a new poster campaign to inform migrants of their rights at work. The network, which is currently hosted by the Poverty Alliance, launched the posters at an event attended by the Deputy First Minister in the Scottish Government.
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