The Commission presents an outline of a ‘European Pillar of Social Rights’
In his October 2014 speech to Parliament, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker declared his ambition for the EU to achieve a…
Norway: VID University launched its 2016 Master Program in Diaconia
VID Specialised University, the university college our new member Haraldsplass is part of, launched its 2016 Master Program in Diaconia. With…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Keep calm and be hospitable
This week we launched the registration for our 2016 Annual General Meeting. This is no ordinary AGM but the one that…
Iceland: The Icelandic Church Aid donates for emergency in Syria and Nepal
Early last month, Hjálparstarf kirkjunnar (The Icelandic Church Aid) with the support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, contributed USD…
Scotland: The CofS Moderator presents CrossReach to the Scottish Parliament
On Thursday the 25th of February, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Rt Rev Dr Angus Morrison presented the…
Call for proposals to prevent and combat violence against women and children
Introducing and implementing initiatives to prevent and combat violence against women and children should be one of the EU and…
Public consultation on the European Social Fund 2007-2013 programming period
The European Commission’s DG for Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion has launched a public consultation opened to all citizens and organisation to collect…
A few changes in the Eurodiaconia office: a quick update on who is who
Dear Friends, The past few months have seen a few changes in the Eurodiaconia office and I thought it would…
European Commission releases 2016 country reports
The European Commission has just released its 2016 Country Reports, which analyse the economic and social policies of EU Member…
Kompasset counselling for homeless migrants published its annual report
The humanitarian crisis related to the significant influx of people looking for a better life has generated a heated debate…