European Commission report explores forced marriage in Roma communities
At the request of the European Parliament Committee for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, the European Commission has recently published…
ERRC evaluates the European Commission’s framework for Roma inclusion
In 2011, the European Commission introduced the EU Framework on National Roma Integration Strategies (NRIS). From that year onwards, EU Member States were…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: covering fear with hope is the role of diaconia
This week, in conjunction with Jean Lambert MEP and CESI, the European Independent Trade Unions Confederation, we held a parliamentary…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands paid a visit to SchuldHulpMaatje
On the 17th of February, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands paid a visit to SchuldHulpMaatje project at the…
Breakfast meeting on labour mobility: risks and opportunities of seeking jobs abroad
On the 18th of February, Eurodiaconia in cooperation with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) held a breakfast…
Diaconia in urban areas meeting report out now
In November 2015, Eurodiaconia held an exploratory meeting on the challenges of diaconia in urban areas. The meeting was hosted…
Diakonia Poland lauches the 2016 inter-ecumenical piggy bank
Early this month Diakonia Poland launched its 2016 Easter Piggy bank. Skarbonka Diakonijna project has now been running for more…
Concept note on child well-being from a diaconal perspective
Child poverty has for long been a severe issue in the European Union, and since the financial crisis, the numbers…
ERGO Network publishes research on youth unemployment among Roma
Whilst youth unemployment has reached high levels across Europe in general, young Roma face a particularly challenging situation when it…
Weekly editorial: Poverty and prejudice, two sides of the same coin
Early this month, I had the opportunity to spend a full week in Denmark to visit several member organisations and…