Adequate Minimum Income Campaign

1. Adequate Minimum Income Campaign General Policy Context Input: Fintan Farrell,Director EAPN

2. EAPN Vision • EAPN is working for a Social Europe free of poverty and social exclusion with access to economic, social and cultural rights for all. • A fair distribution of wealth, • Accessible quality employment, • High levels of social protection, • Combat of discrimination • Meaningful participation -through the organisations in which they participate- of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion.

3. EAPN Working Methods • Traditionally – Lobbying and Advocacy Work towards Key EU Institutions on key policy areas • EAPN Evaluation 2004 -2005 – Identify EAPN own agenda – Minimum Income key area • More Recently - Campaign Work aimed at making the society more favourable to the fight against poverty – EU We Want - call to be a more campaigning organisation

4. EAPN Lobbying and Advocacy work on Minimum Income • 1992 Recommendation • Social Agenda 2005 – 2010 – Commitment to follow up on Minimum Income • Active Social Inclusion – Recommendation • Active Inclusion: Followed up in the OMC • Independent Experts report due first part of this year. • EP Report • EAPN Working Groups