Right to Energy Forum 2023
EAPN was honoured to participate in the Right to Energy Forum 2023, and raise the voice of people experiencing energy poverty in the ongoing energy and cost of living crisis. …
2nd edition update of Energy Poverty Handbook, Greens/EFA group
The 2016 European Parliament Handbook on Energy Poverty, was originally published by the Greens/EFA and the Buildings Performance Institute Europe in 2016 with a view to examining the causes and…
EAPN France Seminar on Energy, Housing and Food
EAPN France, organised a Special European Seminar on fuel and food insecurity on Wednesday 1 June from 10am to 5pm as part of the French Presidency of the Council of…
Briefing on guaranteeing the Right to Affordable Clean Energy for all Europeans | EAPN-EPSU
Together with EPSU (the European Public Service Unions) we contributed to the Briefing: the Right to Affordable Clean Energy for all Europeans! Energy poverty is already affecting over 50 million…
EAPN Statement | Energy poor must not bear the costs of soaring energy prices
With the rise of energy prices in Europe, EAPN calls on Member States and European Institutions to protect people living on a low income or in energy poverty, and provide…
Fit for 55, not fit for Europe’s energy poor | EAPN & Right to Energy Coalition
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…
EESC Conference on Energy Poverty
Highlighting Energy Poverty in Europe On the 20 April 2021, the European and Economic Social Committee (EESC) organised a remote conference on energy poverty. The objectives of the conference were:…
EAPN calls for making the right to energy for all a reality across Europe
Key recommendations to combat energy poverty Mathias Maucher, EAPN Policy Officer, spoke in the workshop “Who pays and who benefits in the energy transition?”in the context of the Energy Forum…
Right to Energy Coalition Report shows that the majority of EU countries are unable to keep citizens warm this winter
A majority of EU countries have significant levels of energy poverty and are unable to keep all their citizens warm this winter, groundbreaking new research by Open Exp released by the…
Assist2gether | Energy Poverty Project
In recent years, energy users have gained more rights with the transposition of relevant European energy legislation. There is nevertheless the recognition that consumers’ rights (with special reference to vulnerable…