EAPN Work Programme for 2015 Barbara Helfferich Director EAPN 4 October 2014 EUROPEAN ANTI-POVERTY NETWORK RÉSEAU EUROPÉEN DES ASSOCIATIONS DE LUTTE CONTRE LA PAUVRETÉ ET L’EXCLUSION SOCIALE

Presentation Overview Framing the Work Programme Key Actions Foreseen in 2015 Activities in particular relating to the work of the EUISG

Framing the Work Programme 2015 Priorities set in the Call Commission Rules Around Financing

Framing of the Call Priorities in the Call Support the development, implementation monitoring and evaluation regarding Europe 2020. Support the main EU driven processes including the OMC and the European Semester Support Stakeholder Involvement in their Implementation Encourage Co-operation between and among Stakeholders Strengthen Capacity of EU level networks and their national Members including their knowledge of relevant EU matters Provide Data and strong evidence base on policy developments and trends as well as collection of relevant information about the citizens’ concerns and good practices in the social policy field in the MS, so as to better contribute to policy making

Rules around Financing Framing the Call Rules around Financing Total amount of money available for this call under EASI – 10 million 16 networks eligible to apply No one Network more than 1 million Best proposals gets most of the money 20 per cent co-funding All activities must be budgeted in terms of money and time

Key Activities/Actions: Major Meetings Financing of Statutory Meeting as well as the Strategic Congress Three Meetings of the EUISG – one linked with an EXCO and the GA/Strategic Congress Two Task Forces (6-8 people) meeting three times 1 Capacity Building Workshop linked to an EUISG meeting on Structural Funds Two capacity building workshops for Members on general anti-poverty/EU policies Two MASS Meetings 1 Meeting of the PEP national co-ordinators.

Major Actions/Activities Contracts with NNs Funding for PEP work to continue for 31 Networks Funding Translations continues, but reduced On Europe 2020 – 90,000 to go to 15 projects, led by national networks, but also encouraging horizontal cooperation between networks – visibility actions/capacity building activities around Europe 2020 Networks which do not participate in those pilots can still draw on contracts for basic work on EU 2020. The total budget for that 22,400.

Specific Activities Relating to the EUISG Monitoring European 2020 Report on proposals for CSRs Report on the Semester/Reviewing CSRs and NRPs Key Messages to AGS Position Paper to Council Formations and European Spring Council Briefing Paper on the Outcome of the Mid-term Review Policy Conference on the Outcome of the Mid-term Review Follow up to the SIP

Specific Activities Relating to the EUISG cont’d Awareness raising on living wage Follow up on the delivery of the employment target Mapping of the trends regarding affordable access to key public services drawing on Semester and national policy processes

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