EAPN REPORT – National Action Plans on Inclusion 2003-2005: Where is the political energy? – EAPN’s response to the second round of Plans

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffOctober 1, 2003

This report presents the EAPN’s initial reflections on the second round of National Action Plans on Inclusion (NAPs Inclusion 2003-2005). It is based on the assessment made by the EAPN National Networks of the Plan submitted by their respective Government.

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EAPN & EUROCITIES REPORT – The EU Strategy for Social Inclusion: Making it work at the local level

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffOctober 1, 2003

EAPN & Eurocities have just published a joint report on the EU Social Inclusion Strategy, on the basis of the outcomes of the conference they organised in Athens on 28 February and 1 March 2003.

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EAPN Position on streamlining open coordination in the field of social protection: Maintaining a visible European Social Inclusion Strategy

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffJuly 2, 2003

In response to the Commission proposal, EAPN would like to stress first of all the importance of maintaining visible the social inclusion strategy within the streamlining process.

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Report of the Second European meeting of people experiencing poverty, 10-11 May 2003

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffMay 12, 2003

Read the full report of the second European meeting of people experiencing poverty which took place on 10th and 11th May 2003 in Brussels under the Greek Presidency.

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EAPN Response to the Social Protection Committee document “Key issues on social protection and employment”

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffApril 16, 2003

EAPN holds that quality jobs are essential to tackling poverty; therefore EAPN is engaged by the issues in this document, and sees it as legitimate and essential to step into the debate.

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EAPN REPORT – The potential of Local Social Capital in the struggle against social exclusion

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffApril 1, 2003

EAPN has just published a research on the European Commission’s Local Social Capital Programme (1999-2002). EAPN’s research includes a survey of its members’ awareness of the programme and an analysis of information provided by the “Intermediary Bodies”.

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EAPN Response to the Commission’s Communication on the future of the European Employment Strategy

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffMarch 25, 2003

In this paper EAPN sets out its reflections on the Commissions Communication and recommendations for the revised Guidelines.

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EAPN Input on the Mid-Term Review of the Social Policy Agenda

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffMarch 19, 2003

This document is the Input by Fintan Farrell, Director EAPN on the occasion of the  “Mid Term Review of the Social Policy Agenda: Achievement and perspectives” Conference organised by EU Commission on 19-20 March 2003.

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EAPN Briefing note on the application of the European Social Inclusion Strategy in the acceding/candidate countries to the EU

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffMarch 14, 2003

This briefing note is divided into 3 parts: the Joint Inclusion Memoranda; the EU Social Exclusion Action programme; and EAPN and NGOs in the accession countries.

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Final declaration of the EAPN-EUROCITIES Joint Conference: ‘The EU Strategy for Social Inclusion: Making it work at the local level’

EAPN position papers and reportsBy EAPN Europe StaffMarch 3, 2003

The Conference brought together representatives from local authorities, NGOs, national and European institutions and other actors involved in the fight against poverty and called for a greater involvement of the actors at the local level in the Strategy.

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