Lifting the Veil: What is the EU Pillar of Social Rights?
On 8 March 2016, the European Commission launched its new key initiative in the social field: the European Pillar of…
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Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Child poverty, a shadow across a prosperous Europe
This week I had the pleasure of attending the Children’s Network meeting of the Church of Sweden in Uppsala. This network…
Italy: a project to assist rejected migrants
Diaconia Valdese (Waldensian Diaconia), in a partnership with Oxfam Italia and the organisation Borderline Sicilia has put in place a…
Serbia: EHO published its 2015 Annual Report
Early this week, our Serbian member Ekumenska Humanitarna Organizacija (Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation-EHO) published its 2015 Annual Report. The report focuses…
European Commission: Out the Country-Specific Recommendations
Today, the European Commission has published its Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to the member states. This year, CSRs are intended to…
Call for action: Written declaration on homelessness
The Written Declaration on an EU Homelessness strategy which was launched by the European Parliament on 27 April is an…
Study & Call on digital technologies & social innovation
A study of the European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) presents how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can enable social innovation initiatives…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Anything is possible if we work together
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the Diakoniewerk in Gallneukirchen, Austria, for the annual celebration day. Each year…
European Commission: Out now the National Reform Programmes
The National Reform Programmes (NRPs) submitted by the governments of the 28 EU member states in April, have been published by the…
Lithuania: Meeting of Diaconal Employees along with LCMS
From the 15th to the 17th of April, our member Liuteronu Diakonija (Lithuania Lutheran Diaconia) held the Meeting of Diaconal…