Apply Now: 2016 Civil Society Prize on migrants
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is now accepting applications for the 2016 Civil Society Prize. Since 2006, the…
Excluding Youth: a threat to our future
The report on social inclusion of young people ‘Excluding Youth: a threat to our future’ has just been launched last…
Interdiac: Semester professional course in social, community, and diaconal work
From February to June 2017, our partner Interdiac-International Academy for Diaconia and Social Action Central and Eastern Europe-will hold the…
Lifting the Veil: What is the EU Pillar of Social Rights?
On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched its new key initiative in the social field: the European Pillar of…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Child poverty, a shadow across a prosperous Europe
This week I had the pleasure of attending the Children’s Network meeting of the Church of Sweden in Uppsala. This network…
Italy: a project to assist rejected migrants
Diaconia Valdese (Waldensian Diaconia), in a partnership with Oxfam Italia and the organisation Borderline Sicilia has put in place a…
Serbia: EHO published its 2015 Annual Report
Early this week, our Serbian member Ekumenska Humanitarna Organizacija (Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation-EHO) published its 2015 Annual Report. The report focuses…
European Commission: Out the Country-Specific Recommendations
Today, the European Commission has published its Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to the member states. This year, CSRs are intended to…
Call for action: Written declaration on homelessness
The Written Declaration on an EU Homelessness strategy which was launched by the European Parliament on 27 April is an…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Anything is possible if we work together
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the Diakoniewerk in Gallneukirchen, Austria, for the annual celebration day. Each year…