Eradicate Poverty and Enhance Social Rights in Europe

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The mission of EAPN is to promote a socially inclusive and sustainable Europe, free from poverty and inequalities. The 2023 work plan will focus on defending the rights of people experiencing poverty, counting on their voices and the political analysis of 32 national networks and 13 European organisations that form EAPN. This plan will be carried out in multiple interconnected ways: a) highlighting the information on poverty and inequality from statistical sources and the testimonies of people affected, so that the EU and Member States act in their eradication; b) supervising the implementation of the Action Plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights and, specifically, of the poverty target at the Member States; c) monitoring and engaging with the European Semester, analysing the operationalization of European funds and the Recovery and Resilience Plans, to ensure that poverty reduction and social inclusion are delivered; d) supporting people experiencing poverty in reporting and fighting for their rights in the EU, considering especially those with added vulnerability factors (gender discrimination, long-term unemployment, digital divide, homelessness, financial exclusion, disability, ageism, racism, and other); e) making proposals and supporting coalitions with regards to key EU policies, such as the green and digital transitions. The 2023 work programme directly and concretely supports the implementation, awareness-raising and dissemination of adopted or upcoming EU policy initiatives (notably those announced in the EPSR action plan for 2021/2024).