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Friday, 05 February 2010

Press Release: a very partial assessment

The Commission Lisbon evaluation and overview of the public consultation is a cause for concern for EAPN.
The Commission published yesterday their staff working documents on the Lisbon evaluation and the first overview of responses to the Europe 2020 consultation. The general message from these documents is that the Lisbon Strategy was working well until the Crisis occurred and that there is general support for the Commission’s focus on ‘jobs and growth’.
 

Monday, 01 February 2010

Solidarity with the people of Haiti The European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN) and Dignity International have joined together to express their solidarity with the people of Haiti at this time of enormous suffering and struggle for survival and recovery in their country...

Thursday, 28 January 2010

Spanish Presidency contributes to a strong momentum for the 2010 EU Year for combating Poverty and Social Exclusion The Spanish Presidency hosted the official opening event for the 2010 European Year for combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in Madrid on 21 January.  The presence of the President of the Spanish Government José Luis Zapatero and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso ...

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

2010 Coalition Press Release: Social NGOs present their key demands for 2010 Today, two days before the official Opening of the European Year in Madrid by the European institutions, the Coalition of NGO networks – the EY 2010 NGO Coalition - active in fighting poverty and social exclusion have held a press conference to present its key demands for the outcome of 2010, European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, at Les Petits Riens, a Brussels-based social economy enterprise.
Poverty in the EU: The facts

Join the EAPN campaign for Adequate Minimum Income schemes!

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The European meetings of people experiencing poverty: A process going forward....

The European meetings of people experiencing poverty: A process going forward....

EAPN's current key documents

Preparing for 2010 European Year against Poverty