Eurodiaconia – A European federation of 45 social and health care organisations founded in the Christian faith and promoting social justice.

A European network of 45 churches and Christian NGOs

providing social and health care services and advocating social justice.

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Oct232017

Study Visit to Brussels from Federatia Filantropia in Romania

October 23, 2017

On 17th and 18th October, seven representatives from Federatia Filatropia, our partners in Romania, came to Brussels for a two day…

Oct232017

Call for applications from Interreg Baltic Sea Region

October 23, 2017

The Interreg Baltic Sea Region opens the third call for project applications in three thematic fields: capacity for innovation, management…

Oct202017

Weekly editorial: A determined drop in the ocean

October 20, 2017

Over the last two weeks, I had the privilege of leading two study visits from partners and members here in…

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Tell us your opinion

To which extend do you think will the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) influence social policies in the EU and effectively improve the everyday life of EU citizens?*
- The EPSR will have a clear and positive impact on social standards across the whole EU. Through the European Semester, the EPSR will be translated into tangible and targeted reform efforts at national level.
- The EPSR will incentivize some Member States to increase social standards. However, it will not be able to promote upwards social convergence across the EU, as other Member States will choose to disregard it.
- The EPSR will have a purely symbolic value. Due to its non-binding nature, it lacks the power to steer social policy reform at national level.

Latest poll results

How effective do you believe is EU policy guidance to national governments to foster and encourage a better integration of EU mobile citizens and Third Country Nationals?

Essential: the European Commission and European Parliament play a key role in guiding National Member States to establish successful policies for integration.

Very valuable: the European Commission and European Parliament play an important role in facilitating exchange of good practices between member states, and in doing so they assist Member States to establish efficient integration policies.

19%

Relatively useful: the European Commission and European Parliament play a role in encouraging Member States to draw-up integration policies, but these efforts are have a limited impact and integration polices must be based on the local and national context.

76%