01/10/2014 – Today, EAPN releases its handbook Giving a Voice to Citizens, addressed to EU- and national-level policy makers to help them build stakeholder engagement dialogue; ie effective decision making, that take into account all the different parties or groups impacted by the policies concerned. The handbook provides common principles, concrete tools and tips and…
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01/10/2014 – Today, EAPN releases its handbook Giving a Voice to Citizens, addressed to EU- and national-level policy makers to help them build stakeholder engagement dialogue; ie effective decision making, that take into account all the different parties or groups impacted by the policies concerned. The handbook provides common principles, concrete tools and tips and draws on concrete practice at EU national and local levels for authorities to apply and get more effective decision-making processes.
Details26/09/2014 – EAPN spoke in Eurodiaconia’s internal seminar on the Mid-Term Review of Europe 2020 in a panel on stakeholder involvement. EAPN presented the current experience of attempting to engage in the European Semester at national level from the EU Semester Alliance reflecting the experience of 16 social and civil organization members.
Details25-26/09/2014 – This important joint ETUI-ETUC conference was held on the 25-26 September, exploring the concrete challenges to moving Europe forward on quality jobs and services in the new Commission/Parliament context.
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Mark the dates! 30 national conferences to discuss Minimum Income Schemes in the EU #eminetwork – the quality of minimum income schemes in European countries – This is the topic of 30 national conferences happening this year between June and mid-October in 30 European countries and culminating by an EU-level conference on 06 November 2014 in Brussels, to take stock of the outcomes of all the national discussions.
Details26/09/2014 -The questions to the Commissioner-designate for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion include the implementation of the EC Recommendation to address child poverty “Investing in Children”, Europe 2020 and the Social Dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union.
DetailsOn 24th September, Estonian Delegation at the #2014PEP met for a long chat with Estonian MEP Indrek Tarand who attended the meeting. MEP Tunne Kelam received the Estonian delegates in his office at the European Parliament and showed great interest in the European Minimum Income Network (EMIN). MEP Indrek Tarand had also committed to EAPN’s…
DetailsBrussels, 24 September 2014 – “Words are not enough”, was the clear message from the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty organised by European Anti-Poverty Network in Brussels the 22-24 September.
Brussels, 24 September 2014 – “Words are not enough”, was the clear message from the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty organised by European Anti-Poverty Network in Brussels the 22-24 September. “The words on paper that the next round of Structural Funds will provide increased funding for social inclusion with 20% of the European…
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Brussels, 24 September 2014 – “Words are not enough”, was the clear message from the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty organised by European Anti-Poverty Network in Brussels the 22-24 September.
“The words on paper that the next round of Structural Funds will provide increased funding for social inclusion with 20% of the European Social Fund earmarked for fighting poverty and social exclusion is not enough” said Sérgio Aires, President of EAPN. “People in poverty are tired of empty promises.
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