The 15th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty

Hundreds of helicopters circling above the European Commission: On the 16th of November, hundreds of helicopters circled above the European Commission, launched by people with direct experience of poverty, who participated in the 15th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty. The (paper) helicopters had messages written on them. The messages (helicopters) were handed over to Marianne…

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Last Chance for Social Europe ? | EAPN Position Paper on the European Pillar of Social Rights

On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation until the end of 2016 on their proposals for a European Pillar of Social Rights. This paper sets out EAPN’s main concerns and key priorities for action, to complement our consultation response. EAPN welcomes the European Pillar of Social Rights as the major social,…

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Last Chance for Social Europe? EAPN Statement on European Pillar of Social Rights

On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation on their proposals for a European Pillar of Social Rights. Today (27 September), after consultation with its members, EAPN launches its position paper on the Social Pillar and its response to the Commission’s consultation. EAPN welcomed the proposal of a European Pillar of Social…

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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 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 financial and economic concerns with social issues. We recognise that this new social rights initiative has the potential to help…

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