Induction for new members of statutory and working groups, 19-21 May 2011, Leuven

Specific objectives: Understanding what is poverty and social exclusion and how it is measured Understanding the EU policy agenda and how EAPN engages with it Exploring EAPN’s mission, vision, values, structures and work Getting acquainted with EAPN’s work on participation Exchanging on personal experiences of engaging with EAPN work. Documents: Participant’s programme The participant profile…

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How the European Commission can make a European Pillar of Social Rights fit for children

The EU Alliance for Investing in Children  responds to the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights. The EU Alliance for Investing in Children welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a European Pillar of Social Rights, and its aspiration to achieve a “social triple-A rating” by re-balancing the EU’s existing prioritisation of…

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EAPN with 70 NGOs at SDG Watch Alliance launch

On the 13th October, the SDG Watch coalition held its official launch in Brussels, with a packed audience of over 150 participants. The Alliance is a cross-sectoral NGO alliance involving social, green and development NGOs committed to mobilizing to ensure delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals and agenda. EAPN is an active member, working specifically…

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SDG Watch Europe

EAPN is an active member of SDG Watch Europe. SDG Watch Europe is a new, EU-level, cross-sectoral CSO alliance of NGOs from development, environment, social, human rights and other sectors. Its goal is to hold governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).

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Capacity Building: EAPN Basic Training, 27-28 Oct 2016, Brugge

Specific objectives: To provide a space for participants to exchange experiences on their engagement with the national network and how they relate to European processes. To understand key concepts for EAPN’s work, such as: poverty, social exclusion, inequalities, participation, partnership, and how they are defined and understood. To strengthen members’ capacity to mobilise and engage…

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“Better Europe” needs a transformative, social and economic agenda | Letter to President Juncker urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey for 2017

On October 11,  The European Anti-Poverty Network wrote a letter to President Juncker, urgently calling for a clear new direction in the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2017, due to be launched in November. EAPN has actively engaged with its members in the European Semester at national and EU level since 2010, in order to get…

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What Progress on Social Europe? | EAPN Assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2016

11/10/2016 – EAPN publishes its Assessment of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs) 2016, answering the question What progress on Social Europe? It is based on EAPN members’ assessment of the NRPs, reflecting on the effectiveness of policies and their implementation in relation to the social targets (poverty, but also employment and education targets), the use of EU funds…

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Budget 2017 must make good on Government promises to deliver a fair society

The Community Platform, an alliance of 29 national organisations, (including EAPN Ireland)  is calling for a Budget 2017 to reflect the promise in the Programme for Government to deliver a fair society so that communities thrive through concrete measures and longer-term strategies to address inequality and poverty. The Platform has outlined Four tests for the…

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