After the success of last year’s Epic Fails, we’re back with a new edition. This time, we’re tackling the real battlefield: turning 50-page policy papers into messages that actually reach people. Why join? Share survival techniques for working across departments Translate complex policy into communication that resonates Learn how to embed comms thinking earlier in the process…
The Anti-Poverty Day is taking place for the first time, co-organised by EAPN with MEPs from Greens/EFA, S&D, The Left, Renew, and EPP, with the support of the Intergroup on Fighting Against Poverty: a flagship event placing lived experience at the heart of EU policymaking. The event will bring together MEPs, officials, civil society, grassroots movements…
Speaker: Professor Daniel Zamora Vargas Date: 12 November, 3 p.m., online This opening session examines how inequality is structurally embedded in our welfare states. Drawing on key thinkers, we will explore the ideological shifts that have reframed social protection as a cost rather than a right. The discussion will place the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty…
On 11–12 December 2025, EAPN will hold the 23rd PEP Annual Meeting in Brussels, bringing together people experiencing poverty (PEP) from across Europe. This edition consolidates and closes a year-long series of meetings and consultations focused on the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. The PEP Meeting is a key moment for driving political development and policy…
Speaker: Bastien Le Querrec, La Quadrature du Net Date: 24 February, 2 p.m., online This session will explore how digitalisation is reshaping welfare systems across Europe, from automated decision-making and data-sharing practices to the growing risks of surveillance and exclusion. Together with Bastien Le Querrec from La Quadrature du Net, we will examine whether digital…