By Lisa Dezauer, Intern at Social Platform As part of my internship at Social Platform I monitor daily European, national and local news, and what I am reading scares me. Not because people fleeing war, persecution and poverty are coming to Europe to find a more livable future for their families and themselves, but due to the reaction […]
1 December, 12:00-13:00 | Room A5F385, European Parliament, Brussels At this policy lunch, hosted by Therese Comodini Cachia MEP, EAEA will present its main policy messages based on its most recent publications as well as an outlook on future plans: “Adult Education in Europe – A Civil Society View” – a report from civil society perspective […]
“No time for business as usual” – this is the 2016 motto of the European Commission’s work programme for next year. Beyond the new style – only 13 pages to read – I am more interested in the substance and where there could be hooks to promote a social Europe alongside the Juncker Commission. The […]
On 29 October I participated in a civil dialogue meeting with the European Commission on the impact of migration and the humanitarian crisis on social protection systems. A novelty was the topic of the meeting and that the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs (DG Home) was invited by the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs […]
Joint open letter to the European Council (pdf version) Significant numbers of children from third countries migrate to Europe, for a variety of reasons, travelling with their families, alone or separated from their family. Between January and August 2015 alone, 174,235 children sought asylum in the European Union, representing one in four asylum seekers. From […]
Tuesday 10 November 2015 | 12:00 – 16:00, EESC, 74 Rue de Trèves | Brussels In 2015 the number of tragedies involving people trying to reach the EU in search of protection and a better life increased tremendously due to the worsening conditions in their countries of origin. The EU responded to the emergency by […]
On 21 October the European Parliament’s Intergroup Fighting Against Poverty invited to a meeting to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Keynote speaker Mario Monti, Italian economist and former Prime Minister of Italy, stated that while poverty has decreased globally, it has increased in Europe. Mr Monti explained it has to do with […]
Statement 19 October 2015 Caritas Europa regrets that the European Council’s decisions of 15 and 16 October 2015 are not responding to Europeans’ plea to address the current migration situation with humanity and solidarity. The Council’s proposal to reinforce cooperation with non-EU countries in order to strengthen the external borders of the EU is clearly […]
“The water and electricity have been cut off from my home because my parents cannot afford to pay the bills. I am very worried”, explained 9 year old Mary from Malta. In Europe, nearly 28% of children are at risk of poverty. This means that 25.8 million children are living in families that suffer daily […]
During World War II my grandfather’s sister had no other choice than to hand over her young son to “smugglers” that took him via the sewer system in Poland to the harbour, and onto illegal boats to Israel. If it wasn’t for the “smugglers”, my mother would not have had the chance to reunite with her […]
