Freek Spinnewijn
@freekspinnewijn.bsky.social
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Director of FEANTSA (www.feantsa.org) Posting on
#homelessness
, housing & EU social policy
Disgusting!
12 days ago
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Heard this today in the Brussels EU NGO bubble : "The sky is the limit in the early phases of negotations" So not true!
#MFF
13 days ago
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Totaal onverantwoordelijk!
13 days ago
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The European Parliament rapporteur on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy Joao Oliveira wants the EU to end poverty by 2035 - at the latest!! Good to have commitments but if they are nonsensical they only do harm to the cause…
#BeReal
14 days ago
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Not even a narrow majority!
www.euronews.com/2025/10/31/l...
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Latvian parliament votes to exit Istanbul Convention on women's rights
The Latvian parliament decided to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention after a heated 13-hour debate, potentially making Latvia the first EU state to renounce it.
https://www.euronews.com/2025/10/31/latvian-parliament-votes-to-withdraw-from-treaty-opposing-violence-against-women
19 days ago
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Only in the EU social policy bubble such a sentence makes sense. After 25 years in
@feantsa.bsky.social
I still have to meet the first homeless person who is not affected by poverty... ;-)
26 days ago
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Who will Trump fire or arrest now that he did not get the
#Nobel
Peace Prize?!
about 1 month ago
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In NRC las ik het volgende interessante artikel: "Het basisinkomen blijkt níét de manier om mensen uit de armoede te trekken":
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Het basisinkomen blijkt níét de manier om mensen uit de armoede te trekken
Sociaal-economische onderzoeken: Al jaren pleiten denkers en politici voor een basisinkomen. Experimenten tonen echter aan dat het geven van gratis geld niet leidt tot minder armoede, een betere gezon...
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/09/01/is-het-basisinkomen-wel-echt-de-manier-om-mensen-uit-de-armoede-te-trekken-a4904696?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share&utm_term=share-modal
3 months ago
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Excellent
3 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
Samenleving & Politiek
3 months ago
Te vaak haalt Europa negatief nieuws, maar er is ook hoopvol beleid in de maak. Met de juiste keuzes kan de EU dak- en thuisloosheid binnen tien jaar drastisch terugdringen.
@freekspinnewijn.bsky.social
voor
#Zomerreeks
#MakeEuropeGreatAgain
#Mega2025
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Wordt de Europese Unie de eerste regio zonder daklozen?
Te vaak haalt Europa negatief nieuws, maar er is ook hoopvol beleid in de maak. Met de juiste keuzes kan de EU dak- en thuisloosheid binnen tien jaar drastisch terugdringen.
https://www.sampol.be/2025/08/wordt-de-europese-unie-de-eerste-regio-zonder-daklozen
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Stukje gepleegd over de rol van de EU in de strijd tegen dak- en thuisloosheid vr SamPol. 👇 Te vaak haalt Europa negatief nieuws, maar er is ook hoopvol beleid in de maak. Met de juiste keuzes kan de EU dak- en thuisloosheid binnen tien jaar drastisch terugdringen. (
www.sampol.be/2025/08/word...
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Wordt de Europese Unie de eerste regio zonder daklozen?
Te vaak haalt Europa negatief nieuws, maar er is ook hoopvol beleid in de maak. Met de juiste keuzes kan de EU dak- en thuisloosheid binnen tien jaar drastisch terugdringen.
http://www.sampol.be/2025/08/wordt-de-europese-unie-de-eerste-regio-zonder-daklozen
3 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
FEANTSA
4 months ago
🚨 Job alert! FEANTSA is hiring a Health Policy Assistant to support advocacy & research on health inequalities and
#homelessness
. Apply before 10 September! 🔗
www.feantsa.org/en/about-us/...
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www.propublica.org/article/new-...
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These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people without resources like food and help finding housing.
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-homelessness-hotels-five-charts
3 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
European Health Forum Gastein
3 months ago
Health is a right, not a privilege. But are today’s indicators & policies helping those in vulnerable situations? Join
@au.dk
, DEFACTUM &
@eurohealthnet.bsky.social
at
#EHFG2025
to rethink Principle 16 of the EU Social Pillar 👉
bit.ly/3Hcya2b
@freekspinnewijn.bsky.social
@carocostongs.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Terrifying!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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How Trump’s executive order could criminalize homelessness: ‘Terrifying’
Broad language could allow cities to lock up unhoused people as aid is cut and housing costs soar, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trumps-criminalize-homelessness-executive-order?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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Breaking news ... 😉
www.reuters.com/world/un-rep...
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UN report finds United Nations reports are not widely read
A United Nations report seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs has revealed: U.N. reports are not widely read.
https://www.reuters.com/world/un-report-finds-united-nations-reports-are-not-widely-read-2025-08-01/
3 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
Farrukh
3 months ago
Boris Johnson tells an audience in Taiwan, "We will solve the problem of a shortage of social care workers which we have in the UK" "Not with more immigrants but with ChatGPT"
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Right to buy in England ‘fuelled housing crisis and cost taxpayers £200bn’
Common Wealth report calls discounted sales of council homes one of the ‘largest giveaways in UK history’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/aug/03/right-to-buy-england-fuelled-housing-crisis-cost-taxpayers-common-weath-report?CMP=share_btn_url
4 months ago
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#Frankfurt
4 months ago
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There are too many leadership coaches in this world!!
4 months ago
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www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?
English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/30/how-much-does-our-language-shape-our-thinking?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny
4 months ago
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Lees dit artikel op de Volkskrant
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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Opinie: Deelnemers van Bregmans School voor Morele Ambitie zitten daar vanwege een gebrek aan talent
Zijn de deelnemers van Rutger Bregmans School voor Morele Ambitie wel zulke veelbelovende wereldverbeteraars? Dat ze een traject nodig hebben om te bedenken waar ze kunnen bijdragen, bewijst het tegen...
https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-deelnemers-van-bregmans-school-voor-morele-ambitie-zitten-daar-vanwege-een-gebrek-aan-talent~b1c9e7093/
4 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
EPOCH Practice
4 months ago
Applications are open! Apply now to participate in our Study Visit to Munich, Germany on 21 & 22 October 2025. All information can be found via the link below.
lnkd.in/eBX_Tw-w
📅 Application deadline: 6 August 2025
@feantsa.bsky.social
@freekspinnewijn.bsky.social
@housingfirsthub.bsky.social
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Lees dit artikel op De Morgen
www.demorgen.be/meningen/dat...
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Dat velen denken dat de meerwaardebelasting toch de brede middenklasse gaat treffen, is het gevolg van één gebrek
Critici van de pas beklonken meerwaardetaks zijn het erover eens: ook deze belasting zal weer vol op de schouders van de middenklasse ploffen. Maar klopt dat wel? En wie behoort eigenlijk tot de midde...
https://www.demorgen.be/meningen/dat-velen-denken-dat-de-meerwaardebelasting-toch-de-brede-middenklasse-gaat-treffen-is-het-gevolg-van-een-gebrek~b6497edd/
5 months ago
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www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Lorcan Sirr: If long-term renting is such a good solution, why don’t more politicians do it?
The rent squeeze is hitting the most well-off tenants - 14% of them pay over 30% of their income on rent, versus 3% in other countries
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/07/01/lorcan-sirr-if-long-term-renting-is-such-a-good-solution-why-dont-more-politicians-do-it/
5 months ago
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Commissioner
#Varhely
stops funding for European health NGOs because ▶️
#EU4Health
budget was cut Fact: operating grants for NGOs represent 1.5% (2025) & 1.3 (2026) of EU4Health budget.
#peanuts
▶️ They can easily find other funding sources Fact: Maybe but mostly from industry like pharma.
#bias
5 months ago
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Few months after HADEA (EU Commission's Health & Digital Executive Agency) stopped structural funding for European health NGOs, its sister organisation HERA (Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Authority) creates Civil Society Forum to tap into expertise held by NGOs?!
#killingwithkindness
5 months ago
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Half way the year and the management plan 2025 of the first Directorate General of the EU Commission (there are 33!) is publicly available. It is the one of DG Translation... 😲
#transparency
5 months ago
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www.standaard.be/opinies/op-d...
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Op de sukkel zijn is blijkbaar voor sukkels
Tom Hannes heeft het moeilijk om zen te blijven in het licht van al wat er gaande is. Gelukkig is je verzetten óók zen.
https://www.standaard.be/opinies/op-de-sukkel-zijn-is-blijkbaar-voor-sukkels/71493820.html?utm_medium=referral
5 months ago
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The
#Eurostar
waiting area in St Pancras International in London is a disgrace. When there is such a blatant shortage of seats, get rid of the VIP lounch to make space for everybody. VIPs can have their preferential treatment, but not when half of the “normal” travellers have to sit on the ground!
5 months ago
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www.standaard.be/opinies/u-be...
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U bent werkloos? Dat hebt u dan aan uzelf te wijten
Dat ook oudere werklozen straf verdienen, stond al in het regeerakkoord. Pas nu, schrijft Marc Reynebeau, groeit het inzicht dat het sociaal beleid van Arizona stoelt op een moraal van schuld en boete.
https://www.standaard.be/opinies/u-bent-werkloos-dat-hebt-u-dan-aan-uzelf-te-wijten/71109577.html?utm_medium=referral
5 months ago
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Don’t believe speakers who start by saying their intervention will be short…
6 months ago
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Helemaal mee eens…
www.standaard.be/opinies/de-w...
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De Warmste Week mag niet over onszelf gaan
Als tijdens De Warmste Week iedereen evenveel aandacht nodig heeft als de mensen van de beoogde doelgroep, ondergraaft het initiatief zijn geloofwaardigheid, schrijft Ignaas Devisch.
https://www.standaard.be/opinies/de-warmste-week-mag-niet-over-onszelf-gaan/68338914.html?utm_medium=referral
6 months ago
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Outcome of EU citizens panel on future EU budget. Is anybody taking this stuff seriously?!
citizens.ec.europa.eu/document/dow...
6 months ago
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Almost half way the year and none of 33 Directorates General of the Commission has published its annual Management Plan. Transparancy is more than organising an open day once a year...
#EuropeDay
6 months ago
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If only he would concentrate on health - his actual responsibility!
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7 months ago
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... and rightly so!!
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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EPP’s war on NGOs is driving a wedge through Europe’s political center
Conservatives face accusations of collaborating with far-right parties in NGO funding probe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-peoples-party-epp-ngo-funding-civil-society-far-right/
7 months ago
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These so-called European think tanks are often hidden event agencies. They use (a small) part of the income from events to pay for external expertise. The difference with commercial consultancies is increasinly blurred….
7 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
From
#EPP
Valencia congress site
7 months ago
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#EPP
Valencia congress site
7 months ago
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Idiot!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition
Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability services
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/rfk-jr-autism-disability-services-cuts?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1745514789
7 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
FEANTSA
7 months ago
🚨 The EU’s proposed Returns Regulation risks criminalising homelessness and punishing NGOs that support undocumented migrants.
#Migration
is not a crime.
#Homelessness
is not a reason for detention. 👉 Read FEANTSA’s full statement:
bit.ly/42M52FV
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Dit is toch ongelofelijk genant...
www.knack.be/nieuws/belgi...
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Waarom Nederlandse rechters België niet meer vertrouwen in asielzaken
Nederland vertrouwt België niet meer in asielzaken. De reden? Structurele opvangproblemen en duizenden onbetaalde dwangsommen.
https://www.knack.be/nieuws/belgie/politiek/nederland-weigert-asielzoekers-terug-te-sturen-naar-belgie-opvangcrisis/
7 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
EPOCH Practice
7 months ago
Join us for our upcoming EPOCH Practice webinar: First Working Hours – a French work integration programme for people experiencing homelessness. 28 April from 12:00 (CET). Registration link:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Freek Spinnewijn
Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧
7 months ago
New report:
#Homelessness
surges in the heart of the Europe 9,777 people were recorded as homeless in
#Brussels
on a single night, an increase of 25% since the previous count
@feantsa.bsky.social
www.politico.eu/article/home...
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Homelessness surges in Brussels
Hundreds of people are sleeping in public spaces including metro stations, new report shows.
https://www.politico.eu/article/homelessness-surge-brussels/
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@roxanaminzatu.bsky.social
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add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
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From evaluation ESF for EU Commission. Carried out by commercial consultancy - of course! -Sustainability of projects supporting ppl who are
#homeless
funded by ESF is problematic because target group lacks motivation & other specific personality traits- So, lets focus on more "deserving" groups?!
7 months ago
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Looking forward to meeting the EU Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Joergensen on Wednesday to discuss
#homelessness
in the EU Affordable Housing Plan.
7 months ago
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Freek Spinnewijn
From 👇new German government agreement out today. Clear message to Commission President
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
&
@eppgroup.bsky.social
@ecrgroup.bsky.social
: STOP unfounded & dangerous attack on (European) NGOs!
@eucivicforum.bsky.social
@transparency-eu.bsky.social
@socialplatform.bsky.social
7 months ago
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