Weekly editorial: Overcoming differences
Dear all, Last week, I was in Riga for a conference on ‘strengthening social protection in the Baltic states’, which…
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.
Eurodiaconia co-signed joint statement on Roma public health emergency
JOINT STATEMENT FROM 21 EUROPEAN AND NATIONAL ROMA AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANISATIONS Remove systemic barriers to tackle the Roma…
Eurodiaconia co-signed joint statement on protecting refugee and migrant children
JOINT STATEMENT FROM 78 ORGANISATIONS Children cannot wait: 7 priority actions to protect all refugee and migrant children 78…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Diaconia as a place of social sanctuary
This week someone asked me if we in Diaconia saw ourselves as providing sanctuary. It is an interesting idea and one…
Member input welcome: Guidelines on Anti-Gypsyism
On 13 and 14 of October, Eurodiaconia’s annual Roma Network meeting took place in Sweden, focusing on the topic of combating Anti-Gypsyism.…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: There is solidarity in Europe
Youth and employment have been our main themes this week at Eurodiaconia. On Monday and Tuesday we held a packed seminar…
Children’s Day: Europe must create a safe space for every child
On the occasion of the Universal Children’s Day on 20th November, Eurodiaconia wants to draw attention to the situation of…
Network meeting on healthy ageing and long-term care: Report out now
The report of Eurodiaconia’s latest meeting of its Healthy Ageing and Long-Term Care network is now available online. From 5-6…
Weekly editorial: The challenge of investing in social workers
Dear Friends, Last week some of our members gathered in Berlin to discuss experiences of different systems of financing social…
Event on Social Impact Measurement: Report out now
On 13 October 2016 Eurodiaconia and Diakonie Deutschland hosted an event on Social Impact Measurement at its premises in Brussels.…