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EAPN intervenes in Caritas Europa Event – Growing Crisis in Europe – is the EU capable of an effective response?

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 22, 2013

On 21/02 – Caritas held a significant event in the EESC showcasing the main findings and recommendations of the Caritas Europa Shadow Report on Europe 2020 strategy and the Crisis Monitoring report in Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Spain and Greece. EAPN intervened in the panel chaired by Pierre Baussand, Director of Soial Platform on how the EU can stimulate inclusive growth the European Semester, together with Egbert Holthuis, European Commission, Veronica Lope Fontagné, EPP Rapporteur on the Opinion on the AGS 2013, and Robert Urbé, Policy Coordinator, Caritas Luxembourg. A debate was held at the end of the day on whether the EU is adopting an effective response to the crisis.

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EAPN inputs on Minimum Income: Green European Foundation Workshop on social consequences of the crisis

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 22, 2013

22/02 – EAPN policy coordinator Sian Jones intervened in a capacity-building workshop on ‘A minimum income in the EU’ as part of the Green European Foundation workshop on the social consequences of the crises – analysis and proposals.

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The Social Investment Package -promising rhetoric but will it reduce poverty?

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 20, 2013

{jathumbnail}Brussels, 20 February 2013 -The European Commission today adopted a Social Investment Package ‘Towards Social Investment for Growth and Cohesion’ – including implementing the European Social Fund 2014-2020.

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MAPP (EAPN FYROM): Public panel discussion on “adequate minimum income in Macedonia”

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 15, 2013

15/02 – Skopje – The event highlighted the need for the introduction of adequate minimum income in FYROM and aimed at launching this process, starting by defining it and introducing on the social policy agenda of the Republic of Macedonia.

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The Social Investment Package must defend social spending!

EAPN Press releasesBy EAPN Europe Staff February 15, 2013

Brussels, 15 February 2013 – The European Commission will adopt the long-awaited Social Investment Package on the 20th February. For the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), the package must provide a coherent strategy for fighting poverty, backed by EU funding, capable of achieving the poverty target. It is vital that the package includes concrete measures that defend and show the benefits of social spending and infrastructures.

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EPSU Press communication – 11 February 2013 – One million signatures for Water as a Human Right!

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 12, 2013

Brussels, 11 February – Yesterday, the first up and running European Citizens Initiative (ECI) ‘Water is a Human Right’ made history as also being the first ECI in the history of the European Union to have collected over 1 million signatures.

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BAPN: contribution to National Social Report and reaction to federal plan to fight poverty

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

BAPN writesa parallel National Social Report
BAPN reacts to the 2^nd federal plan to fight poverty

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EAPN France: 21 March in Montpellier – Food aid and access to food: From the right to be fed to the right to food

EAPN National Networks NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

A conference organized by EAPN (European anti-poverty network) in partnership with the Chair “Alimentations du monde” and INRA (National Institute for Agronomic Research).

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EAPN participates in ESDE (Employment and Social Development Review) presentation

EAPN NewsBy EAPN Europe Staff February 6, 2013

06/02 – This invitation-only event presented the 2^nd edition of the Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Review, which assessed the economic and social situation in the EU and impact of policy approaches. Following an introduction by KoosRichelle, Director of DG Employment, chapters on the dynamics of long-term unemployment, poverty and social exclusion were presented and debated, followed by panel debates from experts and key stakeholders.

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Katherine Duffy, EAPN UK, talks about her city’s new Child Poverty Commission and report

EAPN National Networks NewsBy Nellie Epinat February 6, 2013

January 2013 – “Leicester is a city of around 330,000 people; it is the tenth largest in England (…) a city in which the long-term decline of the textile industry has led to a high level of poverty – both in work and out of work. There are 26,000 poor children.”