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.
DetailsEAPN 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”.
DetailsIn this paper EAPN sets out its reflections on the Commissions Communication and recommendations for the revised Guidelines.
DetailsThis 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.
DetailsThis 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.
DetailsThe 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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The second European meeting of people experiencing poverty “good participation practices” tooks place on 10th and 11th May 2003 in Brussels under the Greek Presidency.
DetailsAccording to EAPN, the outcome of the Convention will have effects not just for this generation of Europeans but also for all the people who will live in Europe for the coming fifty years. It is important that the outcome of the Convention speaks to the 70 million people presently living in the European Union who are experiencing poverty and social exclusion.
DetailsEAPN welcomes the timely initiative by the Danish presidency and the European Commission in organising this Round Table on the European strategy against poverty and social exclusion.
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