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.
DetailsDay 2 of the 13th European Meeting of People experiencing Poverty started with 5 parallel workshops on the topic of Funding the fight against Poverty and the Use of Structural Funds.
the 2014 Meeting of People experiencing Poverty has started and you can follow it on Twitter #2014PEP. See the photos of the Meeting here https://picasaweb.google.com/EAPNpictures2/2014PePMeeting
DetailsThese 18th, 19th and 20th September, the city of Murcia will host the PEP Meeting ‘Empowering for transformation: citizen initiatives’, organized by EAPN Spain in collaboration with EAPN of Murcia and funded by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality and Murcia City Council. Over 130 people experiencing poverty and social exclusion in Spain…
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EAPN issues its new and long-awaited Explainer on Poverty and Inequality in the EU, an update of the Explainer of the same name issued in 2009 and one of EAPN’s most popular publications. This explainer sets out to provide a simple introduction to the poverty debate. It focuses primarily on current perspectives on the nature…
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