New Eurofound study on non-take-up of social benefits
Eurofound published this week a new study on non-take-up (or ‘non-give-out’) of social benefits i.e. how comes that so many…
Testimony by Salvation Army official in Greece about migrants’ struggle to maintain dignity
Crisis and Dignity The taxi arrived at around 12 noon. He paid 15 Euros for a ride from Pireaus port…
Hungary: Our member brings hope to migrants
“In the current situation it is our common responsibility to alleviate people’s neediness regardless of gender, religion or nationality.” To…
Our proposals to improve the reception and acceptance of refugees and migrants in Europe
Yesterday, Eurodiaconia, along with its ecumenical partners (Conference of European Churches, Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe, Act Alliance EU and…
Call on Ministers of Health to deal with persons with dementia more effectively
Yesterday, Eurodiaconia sent a letter to the Ministers of Health of the European Union, ahead of an informal meeting due…
Weekly editorial of our Secretary General: Strengthening our network and communications
This has been a particularly busy week here at Eurodiaconia! The week started with the Marginalisation and Exclusion Network meeting…
News from our Serbian member EHO working on the Hungarian and Croatian border
On 7 September 2015, EHO began its activities in providing humanitarian assistance for refugees. In the previous period, around 3,000…
Apply now: Opportunity fund for Roma inclusion
The Roma Initiatives Office invites Roma and pro-Roma organizations, and nonformal groups, networks, or individuals from Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech…
EU migrants can be denied social benefits, says top court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday (15 September) ruled that a country can withhold basic benefits from EU migrants if they travel…
Statement of the German protestant bishops
Given the current refugee situation in Germany and Europe, our partner the Bishops of EKD´s regional churches felt that is…