In Austria: National action days to raise awareness of the faces of poverty
Diaconia Austria and the Austrian Anti-Poverty Network are currently organising national action days from 14 till 17 October within the…
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Addressing homelessness to counteract rising social inequalities
Press release Brussels, 15 October 2015 On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17…
Members from Visegrad region explore new ways to deal with mental health
Renewing our approach to psychiatry was the theme of the 10th International Conference of Visegrad Platform of Eurodiaconia (Central and Eastern…
Presenting a Roma perspective on EU citizenship
European citizens have a number of important rights attached to their EU citizenship status, such as the right to move…
Project feature: Roma SMILE
Roma SMILE is a project financed from the Lifelong Learning Programme dealing with the subject of social inclusion of Roma.…
EPHA meeting report released on Roma access to basic healthcare
On 3 September, the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) organised an event called ‘The case of connecting Roma people living in…
International networking conference on Roma inclusion, 26-27 November, Slovenia
On 26 and 27 November 2015, the international networking conference “Broaden Horizons – Networks and Experiences for Successful Roma Inclusion” will…
College of commissioners discusses single market and labour mobility package
Yesterday, the college of commissioners gathered in Strasbourg held an orientation debate on the economic and social dimension of the…
Setting up a European Roma Media Network
On 23 June, the European Roma Information Office (ERIO) organised a conference on the role of media in fighting hate…
In Austria: Providing refugees with safe access to basic needs
According to the UN Refugee Agency more than 300.000 refugees and migrants are estimated to have crossed the Mediterranean Sea…