Council Conclusions on combating poverty and social exclusion
From a social perspective, one of the key actions of the Dutch Presidency of the EU was to draft Council…
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Joint appeal following the “Have No Fear” Conference
Following the “Have No Fear” Conference which took place in Lunteren (NL) from 14-16 June 2016, a joint appeal has…
Call for Good Practice examples of FEAD projects
FEAD Network, a new open membership community for people providing assistance to the most deprived in Europe, calls for good…
Dutch Presidency: Published a booklet on integrated approaches to combating poverty
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands have recently published within the 2016 Dutch EU Presidency a booklet titled…
International Labour Organization publishes study on Social Pillar
With the European Commission’s consultation process on the content of a future ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’ still ongoing, the International Labour…
EYCE: Call for participants “People in Poverty, part of the Bigger Picture”
Education, training and empowerment of young people is important, especially when it comes to actions in addressing poverty in your…
The Commission released study on right to housing and homelessness
The European Commission released a study about a pilot project on promoting protection of the right to housing and homelessness…
EU-Survey to be launched on youth volunteering
The European Commission is currently undertaking a study on the impact of volunteering on the personality and employability of young…
ERIO releases fact sheet on Roma political representation
The European Roma Information Office has published a fact sheet outlining key barriers to equal political representation and participation for Roma,…
Out now the final report of the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth
On the 21st of March, the Annual Convention for Inclusive Growth 2016 brought together in Brussels policy makers and civil…