Over the last few months, the partners of the WorkYP project have been busy drafting National Reports on in-work poverty (Deliverable 3.2 of the Project), with the aim of providing an overview of labour and social regulations that may have an impact on in-work poverty in the different Member States that participate in the Project…
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During the pandemic, families experiencing and at risk of poverty and social exclusion have disproportionately been affected. In the UK, a £20 uplift to Universal Credit was introduced at the beginning of the pandemic, which totals an increase of £1040 a year. The Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centre (DUWC), as a member of EAPN UK, took…
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The European Commission recently released its ‘Fit for 55’ package, to deliver on the EU’s 2030 climate targets. The ’55’ originates from the goal to reduce net emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. It claims that these proposals will deliver the transformational change needed across the European economy, society and industry.…
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Living water, that’s my name, that’s me – An autobiography of Mayim’s life in a world full of limitations ‘Mayim. Living water, that’s my name, that’s me – An autobiography about the life of Mayim in a world full of limitations’ is a special book by Marcel Kolder from Almere, written from the point of…
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Join our team! Do you want to lead policy and advocacy efforts to create a Europe free of poverty and social exclusion?! Then this role may be for you! EAPN is recruiting a Policy and Advocacy Coordinator to lead the delivery of our Strategic Priorities around policy and advocacy (with a focus on social protection).…
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The BOSS – Building a Network to Boost Social Secure Europe project aims to tackle poverty and social exclusion through an established quality framework, in which the civil society organisations are already familiar with the needs of their target groups and have an understanding of gender equality issues. EAPN Latvia is leading on this project,…
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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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