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…
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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…
European Commission publishes review of social & employment situation in EU
The European Commission has just published its EU Employment and Social Situation Quarterly Review Winter Edition. Some key points from the…
Apply now: 2016 Fifth Edition of the Social Innovation Tournament
The European Investment Bank Institute, an institution aimed to promote initiatives for the common good in Europe, launched its 2016…
Invitation: What proposals to make Europe 2020 more social?
The EU Semester Alliance and the S&D and ALDE Groups in the European Parliament invite you to the event: …
Briefing on 2016 AGS out now
At the end of 2015, the European Commission published its Annual Growth Survey for the year 2016. The document marks the first step…
Welcome to the two new members of our family! Velkommen! Vitajte!
Early this month the Eurodiaconia Supervisory Board has approved the applications for membership of Haraldsplass Diakonale Stiftelse (Norway) and Diaconal…
Apply now: Call for proposals on non-discrimination and Roma integration
The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to support both national and transnational projects focusing on non-discrimination and Roma…