EPSCO Council Advocates for more Inclusive Labour Markets
The 2-day informal meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers of EU Member States, which ended today, focused on the…
Eurodiaconia is active in multiple policy areas related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion in Europe and to the promotion of social and health care services to foster social cohesion. In this section, you will find our main news.
We also collect the news of our members that are relevant to be shared at a European level.
Furthermore, you will find key information related to EU social policy developments broadcast by our partners and European media.
Joint Roma and Extreme Destitution Network Meeting Report
On 1st-2nd June 2021, Eurodiaconia hosted its first online Joint Roma and Extreme Destitution Network Meeting, on the issues of Roma…
New Members! Welcome Diakonie München und Oberbayern and Diaconía Madrid!
We are delighted to announce that Diakonie München und Oberbayern and Diaconía Madrid have joined our Membership. Our European diaconal…
European Social Economy Awards 2021: Call for Applications Open
Social Economy Europe (SEE), in cooperation with its members and partners, is very proud to introduce the first edition of the European Social Economy…
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty releases its EU mission final report
On June 30, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, released the final report of…
A Blog by Kewan: Prioritising Long-term Care in Recovery
“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in” Anonymous Greek…
Open Letter to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš
On June 29th 2021, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network sent an open letter to EU institutions to demand justice for Stanislav Tomáš. Eurodiaconia is…
The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Have you ever heard about the EU headline target on reducing poverty and child poverty by 2030 yet? Have you…
Diakonie Austria calls for a future-oriented solution regarding the right to education and training for children and young people in the asylum procedure
“It cannot be that young asylum seekers living in Austria have to literally sit on the edge of their beds…
Diakonia Latvia partnered with the Municipality of Riga for the project “Mind and Do!”
For more than a year and a half, Diakonia Latvia has been working in cooperation with the Riga Municipality to…