Weekly editorial: The human being as a starting point
This week we had the pleasure and the honour to welcome a small delegation of the Church of Scotland to…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Investing in a person centred approach
Currently more than 10 million people in Europe have been unemployed for more than 18 months. The impact of such long…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: If you don’t see it, it doesn’t exist(?!)
This week I had the pleasure of joining the Salvation Army Belgium at their leaders retreat. Bringing together church leaders and…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: The great disconnect
This week I attended the European Parliament Poverty Intergroup. The main topic of the meeting was minimum income schemes, and there…
Double discrimination of Roma women: A call for European Action
On the occasion of International Roma Day, Eurodiaconia would like to call for European action to address the marginal position…
Weekly editorial: The value of ”uselessness”
This week I ended up reading an inspiring essay from Nuccio Ordine, Professor of Italian Literature at the University of…
Principles for Quality Diaconal Social Services: a renewed commitment
Eurodiaconia has produced an update of its Principles for Quality Social Services. The principles aim to constitute a reflection on the…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General:The light shines in the darkness
This week has been a strange one. We started the week with the Annual Convention on Inclusive Growth here in…
Message from the Secretary General of Eurodiaconia following the attacks in Brussels
The board and staff of Eurodiaconia are shocked and horrified by the events in the city of Brussels and at…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Why is it so difficult?
I am always impressed by the flexibility and dynamism of the members of Eurodiaconia. This week I was speaking to members…