Putting the fight against poverty at the heart of the European Parliament elections, 2014
19 European Parliament election candidates from Ireland join Europe-wide call for an EU Anti Poverty Strategy: see press release Read the special edition of the EAPN Ireland Review on the elections – explaining the role of the Parliament, the issues and candidates in the election Follow the EAPN (Europe) blog on the campaign Following a successful series of meetings between community groups and candidates for the European Parliament, EAPN Ireland, the Irish network of the European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN), today announced that the EAPN’s demand for an explicit anti-poverty strategy and monitoring by people experiencing poverty has so far been been endorsed ...
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Starting on the 18th April EAPN Ireland and Community Work Ireland are holding six local preparatory meetings for the 2018 Social Inclusion Forum. The meetings will take place in Castleblayney , Ennis, Letterkenny, Tipperary, Kilcoole in Wicklow, Cork and one other venue yet to be confirmed. The 2018 Social Inclusion Forum will be on the 10th May in the Aviva Conference Centre in Dublin.
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