Caritas Europa Calls on the European Authorities to Respect Labour Rights in Agriculture
Our partner, Caritas Europa, has joined more than 300 organisations in an open letter to call on the European Parliament,…
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Eurofound Launches Third Survey on Consequences of COVID-19
Eurofound launched the third round of its survey regarding the consequences of COVID-19 in the way people live and work…
EU Alliance for Investing in Children Releases Statement on the ESF+ Agreement
EU Alliance for Investing in Children released a statement on the ESF+ agreement. On February 12th, the EU Alliance for…
Provisional Agreement Reached on ESF+
On the 28th of January, the European Parliament and the Council provisionally agreed on the EU Social Fund+. The new…
UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Presented EU Mission Preliminary Findings
On January 29th, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, gave a press conference…
NEW: The Future of Social Services Report of the High-Level Group on Social Services
Eurodiaconia has launched its new publication titled “The Future of Social Services Report of the High-Level Group on Social Services“.…
Weekly Editorial from our Secretary General: The Importance of Listening and Understanding
This week has seen Eurodiaconia launch three publications designed to bring our members experience and views on key areas of…
The European Commission Publishes Green Paper on Ageing
The European Commission has released its Green Paper on Aging launching a broad policy debate on the demographic changes in…
CrossReach Releases Annual Report on Residential Care and Education
Our Scottish member CrossReach has released its 2020 Annual Report on Residential Care and Education. In it the authors recap…
Diakonie Austria Calls for Investment in Children
On the occasion of World Day of Elementary Education, the 24th of January, our member Diakonie Austria has called for…