The “Rights Equality and Citizenship” 2019 Work Programme is now available
Last week, the European Commission published the 2019 Annual Work Programme for the Rights, Equalities and Citizenship (REC) programme. The programme…
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Furthermore, you will find key information related to EU social policy developments broadcast by our partners and European media.
Virtual reality for elderly people: a new project launched by our Greek member Apostolì
Travelling to Paris to visit the Eiffel Tower without leaving Greece. Our Greek member Apostoli has recently offered a fascinating…
The European Commission published the “Justice” 2019 Work Programme
The 2019 Justice Annual Work Programme has been recently published by the European Commission. The programme will continue to finance projects that…
FRA publishes new report on participation and empowerment of local communities for Roma inclusion
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has recently released a new report titled “Working with Roma: participation and…
2019 Annual Growth Survey: we welcome the focus on social services and tackling inequalities
Earlier today, we published Eurodiaconia assessment of the 2019 Annual Growth Survey, a key document of the “Autumn Package” – recently…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: No Dogs, No Refugees
Last week I visited our member Diakonie Austria and had the opportunity to learn about a lot of the work…
ECRE and UNHCR published a report on the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund
The European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have recently published a report on…
The European Commission Annual Growth Survey highlights the need to support social services
Last week, the European Commission released its “Autumn Package” and launched the new European Semester Cycle. One of the key…
Our Access to Employment Network Meeting report is now available
We have recently released the event report of the first meeting of our new thematic network on Access to Employment,…
Welcome to our new Danish member Kirkens Korshær! Velkommen!
Our Supervisory Board has approved the application for membership of Kirkens Korshær. Kirkens Korshær is a Danish non-for profit charity organisation based…