I was really pleased last week to attend our side event on “Escaping the migration poverty trap” organised during the third annual Convention of the Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion. Not only because we had several members actively participating in the event, and I would like to thank them for this, but also because […]
Hearing on the Future of Migration and Asylum in Europe Date: December 3 Time: 09.00-15.30 Place: Renaissance Hotel, Rue du Parnasse 19, Brussels 9.00-9.30 Registration and coffee 09.30-10.00 Keynote speeches Heather Roy, President for Social Platform Mr Laurent Muschel, Director of Migration and Asylum, DG Home Affairs, European Commission Doris Peschke, Chair of the European NGO Platform […]
Social Platfrom's side-event at the 3rd Annual Convention of the European Platform Against Poverty and Social Exclusion Date: November 26 Time: 17.30-19.30 (room: Studio) Place: The Egg (Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels) Migrants are over-represented in poverty and social exclusion throughout Europe. They face many obstacles (including discrimination,legal and administrative barriers) that hinder access to the […]
Maryland, USA, 1775: a man traveling through a country where slavery was commonly accepted wrote “conduct is more convincing than language, and where people, by their actions, manifest that the slave-trade is not so disagreeable to their principles but that it may be encouraged, there is not a sound uniting with some Friends who visit […]
On September 17 Heather Roy, President of Social Platform delivered an opening speech at a meeting on Volunteering for Social Inclusion at the Red Cross EU Office. The meeting was based on the presentation and main findings of a study on volunteering as a pathway to social inclusion for young asylum seekers and refugees: Opportunities and barriers in a […]
The European Parliament is currently drafting its annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2012. The assigned rapporteur is Louis MICHEL (BE/ALDE). The report will be partly based on the Working document I and Working document II and most likely will follow the same structure as the previous year’s report […]
The European Parliament is currently drafting its annual report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU 2012. The assigned rapporteur is Louis MICHEL (BE/ALDE). Social Platform will try to influence the content of the report based on our position and previous messages on fundamental rights and equality. The report will be partly based on […]
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Red Cross EU Office launch the THAT’S RIGHT! joint action which highlights the fact that the right to seek asylum is one that the European Union (EU) is required to uphold under EU and International Law. Read Red Cross full press release
Since Social Platform was formed in 1995, we have grown in size and influence. The number of members has grown from 20 to 44, and together they represent tens of thousands of local and national NGOs working directly with some of the most vulnerable people whose voices are rarely heard in EU-level decision-making. Our membership […]
