European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)
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The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) is the largest 🇪🇺 network of anti-poverty NGOs & European Organisations fighting poverty & social exclusion.
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Today’s plenary adopted the report aimed at shaping the Commission’s Anti-Poverty Strategy. It reflects poverty’s multidimensional nature, ambitious objectives and funding.
However, several of the most structural proposals were weakened or removed, especially by pressure of the EPP and the far-right
However, several of the most structural proposals were weakened or removed, especially by pressure of the EPP and the far-right
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Today’s plenary adopted the report aimed at shaping the Commission’s Anti-Poverty Strategy. It reflects poverty’s multidimensional nature, ambitious objectives and funding.
However, several of the most structural proposals were weakened or removed, especially by pressure of the EPP and the far-right
However, several of the most structural proposals were weakened or removed, especially by pressure of the EPP and the far-right
🗳️ Today, the European Parliament is voting on its own-initiative report that will steer the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Jessica Machacova, Senior Policy Officer at EAPN, explains why this vote matters
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Jessica Machacova, Senior Policy Officer at EAPN, explains why this vote matters
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February 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
🗳️ Today, the European Parliament is voting on its own-initiative report that will steer the first-ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Jessica Machacova, Senior Policy Officer at EAPN, explains why this vote matters
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Jessica Machacova, Senior Policy Officer at EAPN, explains why this vote matters
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🗳️ MEPs: the plenary vote is coming this week. Back the EMPL report and push for a people-centered and well-funded #EUAntiPovertyStrategy. People can’t wait
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February 10, 2026 at 10:22 AM
🗳️ MEPs: the plenary vote is coming this week. Back the EMPL report and push for a people-centered and well-funded #EUAntiPovertyStrategy. People can’t wait
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What does “being left behind” mean and how does it influence local, national, and EU policies?
We are sharing the conference by Project EXIT, of which EAPN is a partner: #Leftbehindness contested.
February 13 | @UniBarcelona
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We are sharing the conference by Project EXIT, of which EAPN is a partner: #Leftbehindness contested.
February 13 | @UniBarcelona
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February 9, 2026 at 12:12 PM
What does “being left behind” mean and how does it influence local, national, and EU policies?
We are sharing the conference by Project EXIT, of which EAPN is a partner: #Leftbehindness contested.
February 13 | @UniBarcelona
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We are sharing the conference by Project EXIT, of which EAPN is a partner: #Leftbehindness contested.
February 13 | @UniBarcelona
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Education is a right (not a privilege)! On Jan 24 we share Amelita Dorot’s plea: Access to universal, inclusive, affordable and high-quality public education, from early childhood to lifelong learning.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Education is a right (not a privilege)! On Jan 24 we share Amelita Dorot’s plea: Access to universal, inclusive, affordable and high-quality public education, from early childhood to lifelong learning.
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If you could make one wish for 2026, what would it be?
Noëllie (EAPN Belgium) tells us hers. Listen to it! 👂
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Noëllie (EAPN Belgium) tells us hers. Listen to it! 👂
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December 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
If you could make one wish for 2026, what would it be?
Noëllie (EAPN Belgium) tells us hers. Listen to it! 👂
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Noëllie (EAPN Belgium) tells us hers. Listen to it! 👂
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As the year comes to an end, we’re thinking about what we wish for the future: a society that puts people first. 👥
This message from EAPN Sweden reflects the change we want to see. 👀
This message from EAPN Sweden reflects the change we want to see. 👀
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As the year comes to an end, we’re thinking about what we wish for the future: a society that puts people first. 👥
This message from EAPN Sweden reflects the change we want to see. 👀
This message from EAPN Sweden reflects the change we want to see. 👀
Highlights from 23rd #PEPMeeting2025 – Participation In Action
Where delegates with lived experience from all across Europe came together in Brussels to turn real stories into shared solutions.
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Where delegates with lived experience from all across Europe came together in Brussels to turn real stories into shared solutions.
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PeP Meeting 2025 RECAP
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December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Highlights from 23rd #PEPMeeting2025 – Participation In Action
Where delegates with lived experience from all across Europe came together in Brussels to turn real stories into shared solutions.
youtube.com/shorts/UTSJ8...
Where delegates with lived experience from all across Europe came together in Brussels to turn real stories into shared solutions.
youtube.com/shorts/UTSJ8...
Wrapping up #PEPMEETING 🌟
Two days of turning lived experience into policy, building networks and boosting skills.
Thanks to all delegates, facilitators and partners for making it possible! 💬💪
#ParticipationInAction #EAPN
Two days of turning lived experience into policy, building networks and boosting skills.
Thanks to all delegates, facilitators and partners for making it possible! 💬💪
#ParticipationInAction #EAPN
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wrapping up #PEPMEETING 🌟
Two days of turning lived experience into policy, building networks and boosting skills.
Thanks to all delegates, facilitators and partners for making it possible! 💬💪
#ParticipationInAction #EAPN
Two days of turning lived experience into policy, building networks and boosting skills.
Thanks to all delegates, facilitators and partners for making it possible! 💬💪
#ParticipationInAction #EAPN
🤝 Dialogue In Action.
PEP delegates met MEPs, EU officials, the EESC, foundations and media partners to bridge EU policy & lived experience. 🗣️ Every voice matters.
Together, we turn participation into action. 🌍
PEP delegates met MEPs, EU officials, the EESC, foundations and media partners to bridge EU policy & lived experience. 🗣️ Every voice matters.
Together, we turn participation into action. 🌍
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🤝 Dialogue In Action.
PEP delegates met MEPs, EU officials, the EESC, foundations and media partners to bridge EU policy & lived experience. 🗣️ Every voice matters.
Together, we turn participation into action. 🌍
PEP delegates met MEPs, EU officials, the EESC, foundations and media partners to bridge EU policy & lived experience. 🗣️ Every voice matters.
Together, we turn participation into action. 🌍
Skills UP! 📈 Day 1 of #PEPMeeting2025 - Participation in Action.
Delegates in hands-on workshops: movement-building, storytelling, advocacy, fundraising & inclusive networks. 💪 🎤💶
Peer-learning that turns experience into influence. 📸 👇
Delegates in hands-on workshops: movement-building, storytelling, advocacy, fundraising & inclusive networks. 💪 🎤💶
Peer-learning that turns experience into influence. 📸 👇
December 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Skills UP! 📈 Day 1 of #PEPMeeting2025 - Participation in Action.
Delegates in hands-on workshops: movement-building, storytelling, advocacy, fundraising & inclusive networks. 💪 🎤💶
Peer-learning that turns experience into influence. 📸 👇
Delegates in hands-on workshops: movement-building, storytelling, advocacy, fundraising & inclusive networks. 💪 🎤💶
Peer-learning that turns experience into influence. 📸 👇
📝 On 3 December 2025, the EMPL Committee adopted its position on the upcoming EU #AntiPovertyStrategy, urging a comprehensive, ambitious and well-funded plan with meaningful targets.
We call on MEPs to uphold this ambition in January’s plenary vote. 🗳️
🔗 Get to know more: www.eapn.eu/elementor-53...
We call on MEPs to uphold this ambition in January’s plenary vote. 🗳️
🔗 Get to know more: www.eapn.eu/elementor-53...
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📝 On 3 December 2025, the EMPL Committee adopted its position on the upcoming EU #AntiPovertyStrategy, urging a comprehensive, ambitious and well-funded plan with meaningful targets.
We call on MEPs to uphold this ambition in January’s plenary vote. 🗳️
🔗 Get to know more: www.eapn.eu/elementor-53...
We call on MEPs to uphold this ambition in January’s plenary vote. 🗳️
🔗 Get to know more: www.eapn.eu/elementor-53...
Countdown: 7 days ⏳until #PEPMeeting2025 Participation In Action
On Nov 11 & 12, delegates from across Europe will share stories, co-create solutions and meet EU officials for our annual flagship event.
Follow us to stay tune 💬🤝
On Nov 11 & 12, delegates from across Europe will share stories, co-create solutions and meet EU officials for our annual flagship event.
Follow us to stay tune 💬🤝
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Countdown: 7 days ⏳until #PEPMeeting2025 Participation In Action
On Nov 11 & 12, delegates from across Europe will share stories, co-create solutions and meet EU officials for our annual flagship event.
Follow us to stay tune 💬🤝
On Nov 11 & 12, delegates from across Europe will share stories, co-create solutions and meet EU officials for our annual flagship event.
Follow us to stay tune 💬🤝
Want to know what really makes anti-poverty policies work?
Marit Maij, Vice-President of the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, argues that people with lived experience must be at the centre if we want policies to be effective and efficient.
🎥 Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/zOTtW...
Marit Maij, Vice-President of the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, argues that people with lived experience must be at the centre if we want policies to be effective and efficient.
🎥 Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/zOTtW...
Want to know how People with Lived Experience make Anti-Poverty Policies work?
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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Want to know what really makes anti-poverty policies work?
Marit Maij, Vice-President of the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, argues that people with lived experience must be at the centre if we want policies to be effective and efficient.
🎥 Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/zOTtW...
Marit Maij, Vice-President of the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, argues that people with lived experience must be at the centre if we want policies to be effective and efficient.
🎥 Watch the video: youtube.com/shorts/zOTtW...
Eradicating poverty by 2050 is possible, but only if decision-makers fund it. Read EAPN’s Jessica Machacova on why the EU MFF misses the mark and what must change.
➡️Read the Full Op-Ed: table.media/en/europe/op...
➡️Read the Full Op-Ed: table.media/en/europe/op...
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Eradicating poverty by 2050 is possible, but only if decision-makers fund it. Read EAPN’s Jessica Machacova on why the EU MFF misses the mark and what must change.
➡️Read the Full Op-Ed: table.media/en/europe/op...
➡️Read the Full Op-Ed: table.media/en/europe/op...
“Our job is to gather the widest coalition of countries & political groups so the EU keeps fighting poverty — and aims to eradicate it.” - Marie Toussaint, MEP.
Watch how the Intergroup and events like Anti-Poverty Day keep poverty on the EU agenda: youtube.com/shorts/uHFx1...
Watch how the Intergroup and events like Anti-Poverty Day keep poverty on the EU agenda: youtube.com/shorts/uHFx1...
What does the EU Parliament's Intergroup on Fighting Against Poverty do?
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November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Our job is to gather the widest coalition of countries & political groups so the EU keeps fighting poverty — and aims to eradicate it.” - Marie Toussaint, MEP.
Watch how the Intergroup and events like Anti-Poverty Day keep poverty on the EU agenda: youtube.com/shorts/uHFx1...
Watch how the Intergroup and events like Anti-Poverty Day keep poverty on the EU agenda: youtube.com/shorts/uHFx1...
🎥 Highlights from #AntiPovertyDay at the European Parliament 🌍
Participation, democracy & social justice in action with MEPs, experts & people with lived experience of poverty.
👉 Watch the recap: youtube.com/shorts/2e4xI...
Participation, democracy & social justice in action with MEPs, experts & people with lived experience of poverty.
👉 Watch the recap: youtube.com/shorts/2e4xI...
🎥 Highlights from #AntiPovertyDay at the European Parliament
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November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🎥 Highlights from #AntiPovertyDay at the European Parliament 🌍
Participation, democracy & social justice in action with MEPs, experts & people with lived experience of poverty.
👉 Watch the recap: youtube.com/shorts/2e4xI...
Participation, democracy & social justice in action with MEPs, experts & people with lived experience of poverty.
👉 Watch the recap: youtube.com/shorts/2e4xI...
Why do we need a European Anti-Poverty Strategy?
🎙️ Helder Ferreira from @EAPN Spain explains: “It creates clear benchmarks for national and local action; while leaving room for adaptation to local contexts.”
👉See the full video: youtube.com/shorts/Spu1N...
🎙️ Helder Ferreira from @EAPN Spain explains: “It creates clear benchmarks for national and local action; while leaving room for adaptation to local contexts.”
👉See the full video: youtube.com/shorts/Spu1N...
Why do we need a European Anti-Poverty Strategy?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Why do we need a European Anti-Poverty Strategy?
🎙️ Helder Ferreira from @EAPN Spain explains: “It creates clear benchmarks for national and local action; while leaving room for adaptation to local contexts.”
👉See the full video: youtube.com/shorts/Spu1N...
🎙️ Helder Ferreira from @EAPN Spain explains: “It creates clear benchmarks for national and local action; while leaving room for adaptation to local contexts.”
👉See the full video: youtube.com/shorts/Spu1N...
"Civic organisations were never designed to exist for their own sake; they emerged because governments could not, or would not, perform essential democratic functions: scrutiny, participation, and protection of rights." -Alberto Alemanno, EU Observer
Read the article: euobserver.com/eu-political...
Read the article: euobserver.com/eu-political...
How NGOs die — Europe's playbook for dismantling democracy
The playbook is brutally efficient: fabricate a scandal, delegitimise and defund organisations into dependency on philanthropic support, then criminalise their new funding as foreign influence — all w...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Civic organisations were never designed to exist for their own sake; they emerged because governments could not, or would not, perform essential democratic functions: scrutiny, participation, and protection of rights." -Alberto Alemanno, EU Observer
Read the article: euobserver.com/eu-political...
Read the article: euobserver.com/eu-political...
💬 On #AntiPovertyDay, we brought together leading voices at the European Parliament to shape the EU’s first Anti-Poverty Strategy.
From participation to rights and fair funding. Every panel showed that ending poverty starts with people, power and purpose.
From participation to rights and fair funding. Every panel showed that ending poverty starts with people, power and purpose.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💬 On #AntiPovertyDay, we brought together leading voices at the European Parliament to shape the EU’s first Anti-Poverty Strategy.
From participation to rights and fair funding. Every panel showed that ending poverty starts with people, power and purpose.
From participation to rights and fair funding. Every panel showed that ending poverty starts with people, power and purpose.
Poverty isn’t inevitable, it’s systemic
We’re launching EAPN Talks series on “The Economics of Poverty”, a tandem of interlinked sessions exposing the roots of inequality and reimagining futures built on solidarity
First session: Nov. 12 @ 3:00-5:00 pm
Register now:
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We’re launching EAPN Talks series on “The Economics of Poverty”, a tandem of interlinked sessions exposing the roots of inequality and reimagining futures built on solidarity
First session: Nov. 12 @ 3:00-5:00 pm
Register now:
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November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Poverty isn’t inevitable, it’s systemic
We’re launching EAPN Talks series on “The Economics of Poverty”, a tandem of interlinked sessions exposing the roots of inequality and reimagining futures built on solidarity
First session: Nov. 12 @ 3:00-5:00 pm
Register now:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re launching EAPN Talks series on “The Economics of Poverty”, a tandem of interlinked sessions exposing the roots of inequality and reimagining futures built on solidarity
First session: Nov. 12 @ 3:00-5:00 pm
Register now:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
In comms, mistakes are just lessons in disguise. 💬
Together with ENAR and our magnificent participants, we unpacked how to bridge the gap between policy and people, one honest story (and fail) at a time.
Together with ENAR and our magnificent participants, we unpacked how to bridge the gap between policy and people, one honest story (and fail) at a time.
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In comms, mistakes are just lessons in disguise. 💬
Together with ENAR and our magnificent participants, we unpacked how to bridge the gap between policy and people, one honest story (and fail) at a time.
Together with ENAR and our magnificent participants, we unpacked how to bridge the gap between policy and people, one honest story (and fail) at a time.
🔔 Last Week to Register!
Join us on 5 November at the European Parliament for a crucial exchange on eradicating poverty in the EU.
Organised in collaboration with the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, this day is built on the principle of participation
🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us on 5 November at the European Parliament for a crucial exchange on eradicating poverty in the EU.
Organised in collaboration with the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, this day is built on the principle of participation
🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🔔 Last Week to Register!
Join us on 5 November at the European Parliament for a crucial exchange on eradicating poverty in the EU.
Organised in collaboration with the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, this day is built on the principle of participation
🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us on 5 November at the European Parliament for a crucial exchange on eradicating poverty in the EU.
Organised in collaboration with the Intergroup on Fighting Poverty, this day is built on the principle of participation
🔗 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A narrow focus on employability won't cut it. To truly eradicate poverty by 2050, we need a strategy that tackles the root causes, such as discrimination, inadequate social protection and lack of access to essential services.
Check the link to see what's at stake 👉
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Check the link to see what's at stake 👉
www.eapn.eu/coalition-st...
Eradicating Poverty by 2050: More Than Words, a Comprehensive EU-Wide Strategy Is Needed - EAPN
Eradicating Poverty by 2050: More Than Words, a Comprehensive EU-Wide Strategy Is Needed Joint statement by the Coalition on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy PDF Version 21 October 2025 On 10…
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October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
A narrow focus on employability won't cut it. To truly eradicate poverty by 2050, we need a strategy that tackles the root causes, such as discrimination, inadequate social protection and lack of access to essential services.
Check the link to see what's at stake 👉
www.eapn.eu/coalition-st...
Check the link to see what's at stake 👉
www.eapn.eu/coalition-st...
Curious about the real situation in YOUR country? 🔍 We've got the reports!
Our networks across Europe have detailed the good, the bad, and the urgent in the fight against poverty. How does your country measure up?
👉 Find your national report and get informed! www.eapn.eu/national-act...
Our networks across Europe have detailed the good, the bad, and the urgent in the fight against poverty. How does your country measure up?
👉 Find your national report and get informed! www.eapn.eu/national-act...
National Activities | International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - EAPN
This week, we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a moment to recognise the realities faced by millions and to reaffirm our commitment to systemic change. Across…
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October 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Curious about the real situation in YOUR country? 🔍 We've got the reports!
Our networks across Europe have detailed the good, the bad, and the urgent in the fight against poverty. How does your country measure up?
👉 Find your national report and get informed! www.eapn.eu/national-act...
Our networks across Europe have detailed the good, the bad, and the urgent in the fight against poverty. How does your country measure up?
👉 Find your national report and get informed! www.eapn.eu/national-act...