On 25 March the EU stakeholders expert group set up for the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion met for the fifth time in order take stock of the main outcomes of the European year and discuss the way forward. All the participants shared the view that the EYP 2010 does not represent a one-off commitment

Child poverty is one of the main drivers of migration, but what happens to families when children are left behind by migrating parents? What impact does it have on society as a whole? This was the subject of a major conference organised by Eurochild to promote the network www.childrenleftbehind.eu

Thanks in part to successful lobbying from civil society organisations 2011 and 2012 have been designated the European Years of “Volunteering for active citizenship” and of “Active aging and intergenerational solidarity” respectively. By linking up the political momentum from these two years, NGOs can help to draw out the main

On 11th November 2010, the Commission adopted a communication proposal to renew Europeans' trust in the Single Market. There is a public consultation open until 28^th February about what the Single Market Act. This Act will have an important effect on the way that European integration continues in the future, so it is important that