Weekly Editorial from our Secretary General: Optimism and the power of hope
This week I had the honour to address a colloquium being held in the Belgian Senate on being a “Relgioptimist”.…
Weekly Editorial: Bringing the village into the city
A few weeks ago, the Commission published this year’s Employment and Social Developments Report. This report analyses current and upcoming…
Weekly Editorial: Sailing on for sustainability
This week marks the two-year anniversary of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…
Weekly Editorial from our Secretary General: Taking the lead for a more social Europe
This week European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker gave his ‘State of the European Union’ address to the European Parliament.…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: On the season to come
After a long summer break our Secretariat is once again working at full speed. But although things may have been quiet…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Summer is upon us
Summer is very much upon us now and many people are heading away on holidays to beaches around Europe. Yet…
Weekly Editorial: Food for thought
We live in a world that produces more food than ever, so why do nearly a billion people still not…
Weekly editorial: The Garden of Eden is under threat
Early last month, the new U.S Administration announced withdrawal from the Paris agreement (Cop21) on climate change, drawing anger and…
6th edition of the European Semester Quarterly out now
The second quarter of 2017 was an important one for shaping the future of Social Europe. On 26 April, the…
Weekly Editorial: Encounters for Inclusion
This week seventeen participants gathered in the southern Swedish town of Växjö for a Eurodiaconia study visit which focused on…