Diakonie Austria’s “Migrants Care” selected as winner of 2020 MigAward
Our Austrian member Diakonie Austria won a prestigious award for one of its projects. The MigAward, which took place during…
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FEAD Regulations Changed to Continue Supporting People in Need
On April 18th extraordinary plenary session the European Parliament endorsed the “Corona Response Investment Initiative Plus“, including changes to the…
Tharsis Betel is now our 52nd member: Bienvenidos!
Tharsis Betel is a Spanish not-for-profit charity organisation based in Cadiz (ES) and founded in the Christian faith in 2006…
ETUC publishes Overlooked: Migrant Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) has just launched its report titled “Overlooked: Migrant Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis“. The…
Weekly Editorial from our Secretary General: Words are not Enough
Earlier this year I wrote in an editorial that the two questions ‘Who are you? And ‘What do you need?’…
Diakonija Latvia Workshop Teaches Children to Make Films
Our Latvian member Diakonija Latvia conducted a filmmaking workshop in their daycare center for children. The workshop was led by…
EU Commissioners Outline COVID-19 Issues and Measures in a Letter to National Ministers
European Commissioners Stella Kyriakides (working on Health, Food and Safety), Helena Dalli (working on Equality) and Nicolas Schmit (working on…
Eurodiaconia Joins NGOs and EFFAT Calling for Much-Needed Changes in Agricultural Workers’ Rights
Eurodiaconia has co-signed a joint-statement by OSEPI, PICUM, Slow Food and the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade…
Eurodiaconia Joins EU Child Alliance and Calls for Measures to Protect Children During COVID-19
Eurodiaconia joins the EU Alliance for Investing in Children’s statement on protecting children and their families during and after the…
APOSTOLI Supports Small Companies with Equipment, Services and Coaching
Our Greek member APOSTOLI is launching the 2020-2021 session of its Business and Cooperative Support Programme to help small Greek…