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Social Platform makes 5 recommendations for an effective European Platform against Poverty
[24/06/2010]

In view of the upcoming Commission’s Communication, Social Platform sent on June 22 an open letter to the Commission President and the Commissioners with five detailed and concrete recommendations to ensure that the Flagship Initiative delivers concrete results reducing poverty and social exclusion.

Here are the main headlines:
  1. Demand political agreement of the EU and member states to deliver concrete outcomes for people experiencing poverty, developed through participative National Action Plans, building on the processes developed through the OMC.
  2. Guarantee partnership in the decision making process at national and EU level, in the National Reform Programmes and National Action Plans, with people experiencing poverty and social exclusion, organizations that represent them and the civil society groups that work on the prevention of poverty.
  3. Ensure that financial instruments of the EU (such as the European Social Fund) and member states are coupled with the implementation plans to reduce poverty
  4. Establish strong monitoring and evaluation process in the Council and the European Parliament to maintain high visibility for the Platform against Poverty
  5. Ensure that the working methods of the Platform against Poverty reflect the multidimensional character of poverty