Policy Conference: Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights – Experiences and Practices in European Countries and International Perspectives

Cultural hall of the VHS Wien Rudolfsheim Schwendergasse 41, Wien, Austria

The policy conference is organized by the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) and the Austrian Network “Die Armutskonferenz”, in the framework of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conference supports the exchange of experiences of national networks about the use of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in the…

Co-creating open digital services for age-friendly cities and communities – Join Mobile Age Final Conference

Royal Library of Belgium Boulevard de l'Empereur 4, Brussels, Belgium

AGE has been involved in the EU-funded project Mobile Age since early 2016. The project aims at co-creating together with older persons digital services to support their independent living, offer greater opportunities for social participation, and improve their mobility. Local governments are more and more using open data to provide public services to their citizens. However, they lack…

17th EU Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty – Let’s make education a way out of poverty! #2018PEP

MCE Conference & Business Centre Rue de l'Aqueduc 118, Brussels, Belgium

Over a hundred people experiencing poverty from 30 European countries are preparing around this topic and will be in Brussels on 7-8 November to share their knowledge and experience with each other, and with EU decision-makers. For EAPN, education is a state of being ready for continuous learning, and ready for life. It is a…

“Building Social Europe”, Flagship conference by Social Platform

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Av. de Berna, 45 A, Lisbon, Portugal, Portugal

We are pleased to announce the Flagship Conference “Building Social Europe” that will take place on 29-30 November 2018 in Lisbon and which is organised in cooperation with the Portuguese Government. Arrivals are foreseen on 28 November and a networking dinner is planned for all members on that day. We very much hope that many of…

“Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2018” Presentation-debate

The International Auditorium Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5, Brussels, Belgium

To mark the 19th edition of their flagship publication, the European Social Observatory (OSE) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) are holding a presentation-debate. A dominant issue in this annual review is the way in which the European Pillar of Social Rights has influenced EU policy making even before it was politically endorsed. The…