Eurodiaconia Welcomes Council Recommendation on access to affordable, high-quality long-term care
On December 8th, 2022, the Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs Council configuration (EPSCO) adopted a Council Recommendation on…
Eurodiaconia is active in multiple policy areas related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion in Europe and to the promotion of social and health care services to foster social cohesion. In this section, you will find our main news.
Caritas Europa and Eurodiaconia: Stark warning on Europe’s cost-of-living crisis
Caritas Europa and Eurodiaconia are raising the alarm: in one year, there has been a 40% increase in people seeking…
Eurodiaconia reacts to the new EU Recommendation on Early Childhood Education and Care
On December 12, 2022, Eurodiaconia, as part of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children (the Alliance), published a reaction…
The European Council takes action to improve education across the EU
On November 28, 2022, the EU ministers of education agreed on measures to reduce the share of early leavers from…
Toolkit on EU and cohesion policy youth programmes, training, and careers
On November 17, 2022, the EU launched a new toolkit to inform young people in the regions, especially in the…
The challenges ahead: making care work a job of aspiration
Eurodiaconia recently had its online event on Making Care Work Jobs of Aspiration and not Desperation bringing together different stakeholders,…
Diakonia Austria on International Day of Persons with Disabilities calls for the right to communicate
Since 2009, Diakonie’s VERBUND Empowerment Fund has been supporting the individual counselling of around 6,000 people with disabilities on the…
New Webinar: Autumn Package – What Are the Next Steps?
As 2022 is coming to an end, Eurodiaconia hosted a webinar for members on the Autumn Package and the European…
Monitoring of the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights, Eurodiaconia launched its new report on…
Reception and Integration of Refugees from Ukraine: The Voice of Social Service Providers
Eurodiaconia released our report today on the reception and integration of refugees from Ukraine highlighting the perspective of non-profit social…