26/03/2015- Representatives from five EAPN national networks (Belgium, Denmark, Lithuania, Spain, Portugal) together with EAPN policy coordinator, Sian Jones, participated yesterday in Brussels in the first Civil Society dialogue seminar organised by DG ECFIN. This initiative forms part of ECFIN’s new Communication strategy to ‘connect’ to stakeholders and citizens on EU’s economic agenda.
Details19/03/2015- BAPN, the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network, is looking for a network coordinator. if you are interested in applying for the opening position of coordinator at the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network you can send your CV together with a cover letter before March 23rd: -by email to marleen.nuytemans@bapn.be or by post to BAPN Vooruitgangsstraat 333/6, 1030 Brussel…
Details19/03/2015- BAPN, the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network, is looking for a network coordinator. if you are interested in applying for the opening position of coordinator at the Belgian Anti-Poverty Network you can send your CV together with a cover letter before March 23rd: -by email to marleen.nuytemans@bapn.be or by post to BAPN Vooruitgangsstraat 333/6, 1030 Brussel…
Details18/03/2015 – EAPN President, Sérgio Aires and Barbara Helfferich, Director of EAPN met with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis for an exchange of views on the better integration of social objectives in the European Semester. EAPN underlined that the European Semester must ensure that economic and social objectives were equally important and that the country specific recommendations should be used to help reduce poverty.
Details09/03/2015- EAPN has addressed a letter to EPSCO Ministers with regards to their meeting taking place today March 9th on Employment and Social policy issues asking them to make a clear stand on the full integration of a social dimension into European policy making. EAPN not only calls for the integration of a social dimension but puts forward concrete proposals on how to do so. We believe social invesment together with social protection and ensurance of ownership are key to reduce poverty. Investment in growth and jobs alone will not.
Details4/03/2015-EAPN Europe has signed an open letter to Members of the European Parliament in regards of the TTIP resolution. The letter puts an emphasis on the importance of putting public services, social rights and democracy in Europe before the interest of big corporate businesses on this trade agreement to be signed between Europe and US.
Details04/03/2015- EAPN Europe is part of a Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors partnering at the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council and taking part on a side event named ‘Social Protection Floors and Human Rights’ this month in Geneva. Social protection floors can help better realisation of social, economic and cultural rights. The side event at the UN Human Rights Council aims at raising awareness on social security as a human right.
Details3/03/2015- EP EMPL Committe new report on European Policies for Lifelong Guidance to Fight Early School Leaving and Unemployment. This new report provides an overview of career guidance in Member States supported by research evidence showing lifelong guidance provides with better employment outcomes. The research shows a lack of guidance provision in most EU Member…
Details3/03/2015- EP EMPL Committe new report on European Policies for Lifelong Guidance to Fight Early School Leaving and Unemployment. This new report provides an overview of career guidance in Member States supported by research evidence showing lifelong guidance provides with better employment outcomes. The research shows a lack of guidance provision in most EU Member…
Details3/03/2015- Recommendations for a more caring EU. Friends of Europe high level group on the Social Union has launched a report based on recommendations for a more caring European Union. The reports highlights the evidence for the productive role of social policy and the negative impacts the current dominant microeconomics priorities are having in society.…
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