It is unacceptable that over 120 million people are living in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion of in the European Union. We are committed to the eradication of poverty and aim to put the fight against poverty and social exclusion at the top of the political agenda of the EU. Our vision…
DetailsEAPN is a network of 31 national networks of voluntary organisations and grassroots groups active in the fight against poverty within the Member State of the EU and Norway, and Western Balkans, and of European organisations whose main activities are related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. EAPN national networks European organisations How to…
DetailsOur work is carried out by our members, split into specific statutory and working groups. These groups feed into our European level work their national perspectives, individual expertise or the specific focus of the European organisation they are affiliated to. EAPN Members General Assembly Executive Committee Bureau EAPN Europe Staff EU Inclusion Strategies Group …
DetailsPrimarily EAPN is funded by a grant from the European Commission to support our running costs. Our funding comes from the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) which is “a financing instrument at EU level to promote a high level of quality and sustainable employment, guaranteeing adequate and decent social protection, combating social exclusion and…
DetailsSince the 90s, EAPN has been involved in lobbying the EU institutions to promote a legal framework for Structural Funds, which places the fight against poverty and social exclusion at its core. EAPN National Networks and European Organisations worked closely to for a stronger NGO involvement in the Structural Funds process, at national and…
DetailsEAPN is campaigning together with the Social Platform to demand progress on developing a horizontal EU framework which will ensure social standards are met and ensure universal access to affordable, quality services, as a basic element of the EU social model. The right to decent housing, education, social and employment services and health are essential…
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Participation by people experiencing poverty and social exclusion is a challenge that has grown over the years since EAPN was founded. EAPN mainly concentrate its efforts around three main areas: The European meetings of people experiencing poverty Mainstreaming participation of people with direct experience of poverty in policies that affect them Fostering participation of people…
DetailsFinding its roots in the participation of excluded groups in the decisions that affect them, EAPN has been actively involved in the promotion of civil dialogue between EU institutions and civil society. Such dialogue can be seen as a way to bridge the gap between the EU and its citizens through a more direct participation…
DetailsEmployment is a key policy area for EAPN, given its inextricable link to poverty and social exclusion. EAPN has been closely monitoring Employment policies since 1990, following the European Employment Strategy since 1997, as part of the Lisbon Strategy through the 2000s, and equally as part of the Europe 2020 Strategy as of 2010. EAPN…
DetailsEAPN aims to put poverty back on the agenda and to lobby and campaign together with our members for better and more effective policies to eradicate poverty and social exclusion at national and EU level. This means raising awareness of what poverty and inequality means – particularly for those directly experiencing poverty and to demand…
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