Will Ms. von der Leyen be the President of the people of Europe?
This week the European Parliament approved the appointment of Ursula Von der Leyen as the next President of the European…
Employment of young people: The Commission needs your opinion
The European Commission wishes to know citizens and stakeholders’ opinion on the activities carried out by the EU since 2014…
Eurodiaconia co-signed EAPN letter on the eradication of poverty
Last Friday, Eurodiaconia, along with other European partners, co-signed an EAPN letter to the newly elected MEPs to ensure that…
The New Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024 and its relevance for our work
Last week, the European Council published its New Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024. It will guide the work of the European…
Finland’s EU-Presidency 2019: Towards an “economy of wellbeing”
With just a couple of days to go before its official start on the 1st of July, the programme of…
Economic growth & social inclusion: Eurodiaconia attends Brussels Economic Forum
On Tuesday Eurodiaconia attended the Brussels Economic Forum which is the flagship annual economic event of the European Commission. The 2019 edition…
New Commission’s guidelines on the European Social Fund out now
The European Commission recently released a new Guidebook to provide European Social Fund (ESF) managing authorities and intermediate bodies with…
New FEAD report on support & improving the lives of vulnerable groups in the EU published now
At the beginning of the month, the European Commission published a summary report showing that support through the Fund for…
Diakonie Deutschland re-launched “Sozial-O-Mat” in view of the European elections
Our German member Diakonie Deutschland has recently re-launched its online platform “Sozial-O-Mat” in view of the forthcoming European elections. With…
Winter Package: New focus on investments of the 2019 country reports
On 27 February, the European Commission published the Winter Package, which includes the 28 country reports that analyse the economic…