UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty calls for an ambitious social Europe ahead of the EU Porto Summit
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, released a statement right ahead of the…
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.
European Parliament & EU Alliance for Investing in Children Joint Manifesto on Child Poverty
On May 4, the European Parliament and the EU Alliance for Investing in Children released a joint manifesto on child…
An Action Plan on the Social Economy – an Opportunity for Social Services and Inclusion
Eurodiaconia has published a report on “An Action Plan on the Social Economy – an opportunity for Social Services and…
Recording of our public panel “Assessing the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan: The importance of active outreach measures to support access to quality employment for the most vulnerable” available
On April 22nd, Eurodiaconia organised a public panel to discuss how the recently released Action Plan can concretely support (diaconal)…
Porto Social Summit Key Moment to #EndHomelessness
Eurodiaconia has joined over 120 MEPs and 9 other social and housing NGOs in an open letter which calls for…
For an Inclusive Social Europe: The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, the Social Scoreboard and the new “social rulebook” of Europe
Since the joint proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) was made by the European Council, the European…
Eurodiaconia Publishes Joint Position Papers on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum
In partnership with eight Churches and Christian organisations working on migration, Eurodiaconia has recently published joint position papers on the…
EU Alliance for Investing in Children reacts to the EC proposal on a Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee
Today, the EU Alliance for Investing in Children released a statement welcoming the European Commission’s proposal on a Council Recommendation…
International Roma Day
On International Roma Day and the 50th anniversary of the First Romani Congress, Eurodiaconia would like to express concern about…
European Migration Network Releases New Report on Children in Migration
European Migration Network has released a new report, “Children in Migration: Report on the state of implementation in 2019 of…