EAPN hosted the 20th edition of the European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty (PeP) from 29th to 30th November 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting title 'The unbearable cost of living’ explored challenges and solutions linked to the very high cost of living people caused by the multiple crises we are facing: economic crisis, climate crisis, the war in Ukraine, aftermath of the Corona crisis.
20th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty (PeP)
The unbearable cost of living
29-30 November 2022
Brussels, Belgium
KBR, the Royal Library of Belgium
DAY 1 – Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Host of the meeting: Juliana Wahlgren, EAPN Director
09.15 – 09.45 Check-in and badge collection
Ready, set, go… Welcome to #PeP2022!
9.45 – 11.15 Opening Plenary Session
Moderator: Juliana Wahlgren, EAPN Director
- Eleni Karaoli, EAPN Cyprus & Vice-president EAPN Europe
- Testimonies from people experiencing poverty
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Lesley O’Reilly, EAPN Ireland
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Mari Carmen Gómez, Alliance against Energy Poverty, Spain
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Eligija Šniaukštaitė, EAPN Lithuania
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- Katarina Ivanković-Knežević, Director DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
- Marie Toussaint, Group of the Greens/EFA & Vice-chair of the Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty
- Milagros Paniagua, General Secretariat of Social Inclusion in the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Spain (contributing online)
11.15 – 11.45 Coffee break
11.45 – 13.15 First round of parallel workshops
PeP 2022 delegates exchanged ideas and discussed the most pressing problems and issues identified during national preparations in interactive workshop settings. First round of 7 parallel workshops focused on the following topics:
- Cost of energy
- Cost of food
- Cost of housing
13.15 – 14.15 Lunch break
14.15 – 15.45 Second round of parallel workshops
PeP 2022 delegates exchanged ideas and discussed the most pressing problems and issues identified during national preparations in interactive workshop settings. Second round of 7 parallel workshops focused on the following topics:
- Cost of energy
- Cost of food
- Cost of housing
15.45 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.15 Third round of thematic workshops
After a productive first day, national delegations came together to develop key messages based on the ideas harvested in previous rounds of workshops.
17.15 – 18.30 VISIBILITY ACTION
Each year, the EU PeP Meeting aims to amplify the voices of people experiencing poverty. EAPN brought this year’s delegates around Brussels to connect with the wider audience and raise awareness of poverty and social exclusion in Europe.
19.30 – 22.00 Social dinner
DAY 2 – Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Host of the meeting: Juliana Wahlgren, EAPN Director
10.30 – 12.30 Plenary session
Dialogue between policy makers and representatives of the national delegations.
Moderator: Fintan Farrell, Independent Expert Social Inclusion
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7 participants presenting key messages on the 3 themes
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Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Parliament, S&D, member of EMPL Committee
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Olivier de Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
- Isabelle Schömann, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation
- Maija Celmina, member of the cabinet of Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission
12.30 – 13.00 Evaluation of the meeting
Collective evaluation of the 20th EU PeP Meeting
END OF THE PROGRAMME
For further information
- If keen to participate, please contact Magda Tancau (Membership Development & Participation Officer) at magda.tancau@eapn.eu and Chiara Gonzi (Events Officer) at chiara.gonzi@eapn.eu