Report from First communications network meeting now online
On 17-18 September 2015, the first communications network meeting took place in our offices in Brussels. 15 participants from across…
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Furthermore, you will find key information related to EU social policy developments broadcast by our partners and European media.
Poverty in Europe is getting worse, not better
Member states have committed to lifting 20 million people out of poverty by 2020. But this has been hard to…
Interdiac: Linking social practice and Christian identity
Interdiac is a dynamic academy which supports diaconia and social action in Central and Eastern Europe, of which Eurodiaconia is…
Member reflection paper: “Europe is more”
The European Parliament has taken a closer look the Troika. According to the Parliament, the triple team of delegates from…
The Presbyterian Church of Ireland in Budapest to visit the Reformed Church of Hungary
Representatives and ministers from the Presbyterian Church of Ireland and our member the Reformed Church in Hungary joined together in…
Slezska Diakonie: Celebrating 25 years and looking to the future!
The weekend of 10-12 October saw Slezska Diakonie celebrate 25 years of service provision in the Czech Republic. Starting from…
The Church of Scotland hits the headlines: ‘’Service rendered to people in need is love incarnate”
The Church of Scotland is one of the biggest entities providing high quality social care services around Scotland and the…
French member supports fundraising efforts to help AOAPAR and its care-home Les Gabres after French Riviera floods
On the 3rd and 4th of October, violent storms and flooding hit southeastern France, killing at least 17 and causing…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Stripping people of their dignity strips the rest of us of our humanity
“On this day we recommit to think, decide and act together against extreme poverty — and plan for a world…
Joint statement by Nordic City Missions
On 2-4 June 2015, the Nordic City Missions came together in Copenhagen for the Nordic City Missions Conference titled “The…