Roma integration: fighting education inequalities through art
On 20 June 2016, Eurodiaconia’s partner ERIO (European Roma Information Office), organised an advocacy roundtable on education and arts for…
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.
We also collect the news of our members that are relevant to be shared at a European level.
Furthermore, you will find key information related to EU social policy developments broadcast by our partners and European media.
Sweden: A new form of asylum accommodation
Early this month, Bräcke diakoni and Gothenburg City Mission, members of the National Association for City Missions in Sweden, launched…
2015 Annual Report: A chance to reflect on our past and inspire our future
At the last Annual General Meeting, which took place in Utrecht from 8-10 June 2016, Eurodiaconia presented its 2015 Annual…
Call to Action: Join the Alliance against Anti-Gypsyism
Civil society organisations promoting Roma inclusion across Europe have established an ‘Alliance against Anti-Gypsyism‘, aimed at promoting awareness of persisting…
Weekly editorial: Homelessness, still a sad reality
Over the last few months, I have been busy working on the topic of homelessness and writing a report on…
Salvation Army EU: President Hollande reopened La Cité de Refuge
Our member The Salvation Army Europe published a news regarding the visit of the French President, Mr François Hollande, on…
Second issue of European Semester Quarterly out now
Eurodiaconia has launched the second issue of its Semester Quarterly Journal. The aim of the Quarterly Journal is to provide Eurodiaconia’s national member…
EC: out now the last report on Employment and Social Developments
The European Commission has issued its summer edition of the Quarterly Review on Employment and Social Developments in Europe, accompanied…
Austria: A “Better Start” for uninsured pregnant women
In June 2016, our Austrian member Diakonie Österreich (Diaconia Austria) concluded the first year of the “Better Start” project, addressing migrant women not…
Meeting report on social innovation and investment in homelessness out now
On 14 June 2016, Eurodiaconia held a discussion on the role of social innovation and investment in the homelessness sector…