Joint Statement on the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the EU In response to the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) meeting on 14 June, Social Platform and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) urge EU ministers to demonstrate their full political support for the proposed directive. The following elements are…
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People Experiencing Poverty (PeP) are and have been at the forefront of the socio-economic effects of the pandemic and their stories deserve to be heard! We, therefore, introduce our ‘Voices From The Ground’ videos: a series of videos from all across Europe, giving first-hand accounts of poverty from people experiencing poverty. In addition to detailing…
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The true story of Stella de Swart: from super villa to food bank . Stella, one of the featured people from our new Voices From The Ground video series, is releasing a new book describing her experience of living in poverty. Entitled Armoede krijg je gratis (You get poverty for free), she highlights how poverty can…
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This year’s EAPN conference offered a timely discussion of the further impacts of a continuing COVID-19 pandemic on poverty, but also looked at how the green and digital transitions of the EU will impact people at risk of social and economic exclusion in Europe. Here is our feedback from the conference and a brief report…
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In response to the Porto Social Summit, BAPN along with trade unions ACV, ABVV, ACLVB expressed their disappointment regarding the poverty reduction targets, by stating that they are not ambitious enough. This reflects the EAPN statement which highlights that a poverty reduction target of 15 million people by 2030 is less ambitious than was stated…
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The month of May doesn’t just signal disappointing Spring weather, it is also Eurovision month! Fans will be delighted to know that the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Salvador Sobral, has collaborated with EAPN Portugal with their campaigns. Last year, he featured as the ambassador for the campaign ‘SOS Roma communities.’ Thanks to…
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With 1 in 4 children up growing at risk of poverty and social exclusion across the European Union even before the pandemic, the European Parliament, the Intergroup on Children’s Rights and the EU Alliance for Investing in Children calls on the Council of the EU and its Member States to be ambitious in the implementation…
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EAPN organised a closed roundtable during the afternoon of 3 May with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, the European Commission and representatives of ministries of Portugal and Slovenia, along with our members in Portugal, Slovenia and France. It gave the UN Special Rapporteur a chance to…
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With the upcoming Porto Social Summit, EAPN welcomes the intention to reinforce the commitment from Member States, European institutions, Social Partners and Civil Society to the implementation of the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights (AP/EPSR). Nevertheless, EAPN must demand more ambition to face the challenges that lay ahead. The Action Plan…
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An annual forum of civil society organisations advocating for social justice and participatory democracy As part of the Social Platform Flagship Conference 2021, both SOLIDAR and EAPN will lead the first workshop: ‘Employment: “Roadmap to Quality Employment through a Just Transition and a Fair Recovery”.’ The workshop will build concrete links with the European Pillar…
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