EAPN

EAPN Position Paper Launch Event at the European Parliament
2025-06-23 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | European Parliament, room ASP 5E3, Brussels, Belgium
EAPN’s position paper, Towards the Eradication of Poverty, will be launched at the European Parliament on 23 June, in an event hosted by MEP Marit Maij (S&D), Co-Chair of the Intergroup on Fighting Against Poverty.
And you’re invited to join us!
Find the agenda here.
In 2026, the European Commission is expected to launch the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, a long-awaited milestone for millions of people living in poverty and the organisations that advocate with and for them.
Today, despite decades of initiatives, 93.3 million people across the EU remain at risk of poverty and social exclusion. Unless we push for a comprehensive, rights-based, ambitious and effective framework, it risks becoming just another missed opportunity.
Join us on 23 June at the European Parliament for the launch of EAPN’s position paper. Together with MEP Marit Maij (S&D), we’ll bring anti-poverty voices to the table to discuss how to adopt an inclusive and multidimensional approach, one that goes beyond socio-economic factors and addresses the root causes of poverty.
This is a critical political moment. The upcoming strategy could mark a turning point, but only if civil society, people experiencing poverty, and policy actors come together to demand a strong, rights-based, and comprehensive framework.
The event will explore poverty as a structural issue, beyond statistics, and provide space for stakeholders to collectively call for an ambitious EU commitment to eradicating poverty.

European Parliament, Brussels, ASP 3H1
13:00-15:00 (with networking from 14:30-15.00)
Find the agenda here

Eradicating poverty is a political choice. Alleviation of poverty is not enough. Everyone, not just some of us, deserves a dignified life.
Help shape the future of social justice in Europe.

Epic Fails 2.0 “It’s Not Me, it’s You”
2025-10-23 14:00 - 18:00
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
And yes… vent a little!

Details
Co-hosted by Myriam Mhamedi & Susana Anastácio
Location: EAPN Office, Brussels
Date: 23 October
Time: 14:00 – 18:00 (including networking)

The event is open to communications professionals in NGOs, EU institutions, trade unions, think tanks – and brave policy/advocacy colleagues.
Registration is required https://forms.gle/12scw28osksxfEvM7

Anti-Poverty Day 2025
2025-11-05 08:30 - 17:00 | European Parliament, room ASP 5E3, Brussels, Belgium
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 and crucially, People Experiencing Poverty (PEP) to drive political development and policy change on the matter.
Join us on this day. Registrations open until 27 October 12.00 p.m.
Check the agenda
Register here: https://forms.gle/PztnZ6iEuZYR1VrW7

EAPN Talks: The Economics of Poverty
2025-11-12 15:00 - 16:15 | Online
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 Strategy in a vital historical and political context, asking:

What economic models have shaped today’s welfare systems?
How has neoliberalism undermined the universality of social rights?
What alternative visions exist for rebuilding collective welfare?

Fill the registration form to attend!
Link for the event: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86839398917?pwd=[REDACTED]

23rd PEP Annual Meeting Participation in Action
2025-12-11 09:00 - 2025-12-12 17:00
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 change, connecting people experiencing poverty from EAPN national members to discuss the challenges and advances in the fight against poverty. In this edition, participants will also have the chance to engage with political stakeholders, European institutions, civil society organisations, and foundations.
EAPN continues to strengthen meaningful participation of people experiencing poverty at all levels of governance — local, national, and EU. This year’s agenda reflects this focus, offering capacity-building workshops designed to equip participants with the skills, confidence, and tools to engage meaningfully, influence decision-making, and participate safely and effectively throughout the advocacy cycle. Workshops will cover communication, advocacy, inclusion, participation, fundraising, and more.
This year’s meeting follows two major milestones: the High-Level European Commission Consultation on Poverty held on 18 September 2025 in Porto, and the First EU Anti-Poverty Day held on 5 November at the European Parliament. The PEP Meeting aims to consolidate the outcomes of both events, providing a dedicated space for exchange and for amplifying the voices, experiences, expertise and proposals of people experiencing poverty — voices that drive change within political spaces.
At the heart of EAPN’s mission is the belief that the fight against poverty is also a fight to empower people living in poverty and social exclusion. Meaningful participation is not just a principle, it is a key driver for eradicating poverty.
Stay tuned to learn more about the PEP Meeting.

EAPN Talks: Digitalisation of the Welfare State – A Surveillance Trap?
2026-02-24 14:00 - 16:00
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 tools are strengthening access to social protection or creating new barriers for people experiencing poverty. The discussion will focus on fundamental rights, accountability, and the safeguards needed to ensure that technology serves social justice rather than undermining it.
Fill the registration form to attend!
Link for the event
