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SUMMARY:The EU Anti-Poverty Strategy: a pillar of social and economic resilience
DESCRIPTION:EU Policy Webinar\nThe EU Anti-Poverty Strategy: a pillar of social and economic resilience\n11th June 2026 – 14.00-16.00 CET online \nBackground\nPoverty and social exclusion remain significant challenges across the European Union.  In 2025\, just below 93 million people in the European Union were at risk of poverty or social exclusion\, including a large number of children and families. The figure is equivalent to 21% of the of the Union’s population. Economic shocks\, rising living costs\, housing pressures\, and labour market inequalities have increased the vulnerability of many households. \nFollowing the launch of the new EU Anti-Poverty Strategy on 6th May 2026\, this webinar arrives at a critical moment for European social policy. This flagship initiative provides a decisive framework for future interventions\, but its success hinges on its capacity to deliver through integration into the European Semester and its ability to put forward a holistic ecosystemic vision of poverty as a phenomenon requiring cross-sectoral responses. Through the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan\, the EU has committed to reducing the number of people at risk of poverty by at least 15 million by 2030. The new Strategy must give new these initiatives fresh impetus by leveraging: \n\nthe European Child Guarantee\, acting as a laboratory for innovation\, by creating multi-agency initiatives that support children within their family systems;\nthe European Social Fund Plus\, which finances programmes to combat poverty and support families in vulnerable situations such as single parents and family carers of children with disabilities;\nthe European Semester\, the primary vehicle for ensuring the Strategy’s capacity to deliver by coordinating social and economic policies designed to improve work-life balance for women and men\, access to early childhood education and care\, long-term care and social protection;\n\n\nPreventing family poverty\nPoverty is rarely an individual issue – it is experienced within families and across the life course. To address the multidimensional nature of poverty\, effective anti-poverty strategies should move beyond sectorality to dismantle policy silos and foster multisectoral coordination. \nNot all households are in the same financial situation nor possess the same resilience characteristics. Families\, as structural units\, shape poverty dynamics through their composition\, internal organisation\, and the solidarity bonds they uphold. Drawing from the COFACE position paper on prevention of family poverty\, we advocate for a balanced policy mix founded on the four pillars of Resources\, Services\, Time\, and Governance (RSTG). \nTo effectively address poverty and social exclusion\, COFACE believes policies must adopt a family-centred lens\, recognising households as interdependent systems where vulnerabilities intersect and compound across generations. A narrow focus on individuals risks obscuring the relational dynamics of poverty – how precarity transfers between family. \nObjectives of the webinar\nNational and European civil society organisations and family associations play a crucial role in ensuring that policies respond to the real needs of families and effectively reach those most at risk of poverty. This COFACE webinar aims to explore how the new EU anti-poverty strategy can move from a generic description of poverty to a poignant\, actionable framework. The discussions will: \n\nProvide an overview of the EU anti-poverty framework and its capacity for integration into the European Semester;\nExamine how EU initiatives drive innovation through multi-agency coordination to address poverty among families and children;\nFoster dialogue between EU institutions\, policymakers\, researchers\, and family organisations on the need for holistic\, cross-sectoral responses;\nIdentify policy priorities using the COFACE RSTG pillars (Resources\, Services\, Time\, Governance) to better support families facing poverty.\n\n\nProgramme\nWith speakers from the European Commission\, European Parliament and European civil society\, we will take a closer look at this recent package of EU social measures proposed to strengthen the fight against poverty. See the full programme here. \nChild participation\nChildren are welcome to participate in COFACE webinars. These webinars are set up with child safeguarding in mind to ensure they are a safe and inclusive space for child participation. \nRegistrations\nRegister for the webinar here\n_________________________________ \nSafe and inclusive activities in COFACE\nAs a European civil society network dedicated to the values of non-discrimination\, gender equality and equality and social inclusion\, COFACE and its representatives must practice its values within all operations and activities\, both internally within the secretariat and the network and externally when representing COFACE. In 2025\, COFACE Families Europe adopted a Common Reference Framework for safe an inclusive activities.  You can read it here in English and French\, and here in Easy-to-Read language. Please know that we provide a safe space for all types of families without discrimination\, and foster pluralistic discussions which acknowledge different viewpoints. It is important that all participants in COFACE activities fully respect these values\, acting respectfully\, and contributing to creating a safe space for all. If you wish to draw our attention to any difficult situations experienced during a COFACE activity\, please write to us using the complaints form.
URL:https://coface-eu.org/event/the-eu-anti-poverty-strategy-a-pillar-of-social-and-economic-resilience/
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