Did you know ATD have a European advocacy team based in Brussels? ATD Fourth World maintains a permanent delegation to the European Union and the Council of Europe.
The goal of our work on the European level is:
• Alongside people in poverty, to develop policies that enhance the role of European institutions in the fight against poverty;
• To create a forum where civil servants and European Parliament representatives can exchange ideas on their commitments to the fight against poverty, as well as encourage reflections with people in poverty about their role in building Europe (for example, the Intergroup “Extreme poverty and human rights”).
• To listen to and take into consideration the contributions that people who live in poverty make to the future of Europe within the mechanisms, consultations, and structures set up by the European institutions.
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ATD Ireland Community Activists have had the opportunity to take part in several advocacy events through the support of our EU advocacy team.
Community Activist Christina speaks at Social Platform’s Over the Poverty Line Conference
Community Activists Andrew and Christina present at EU webinar on socio- economic discrimination.
The EU team have recently published a position paper; ‘PAVING THE WAY TOWARDS AN EU ANTI-POVERTY STRATEGY
Building a Europe free of poverty: Some methodological tools for efficient and inclusive policies’.
“ATD Fourth World is calling on the EU to lead the way in the fight against poverty in Europe. Here, we present additional methodological guidelines to support the design and implementation of the upcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy“.
Click below to read the full paper.
