Blog

Eurodiaconia urges the Commission to implement the National Roma Integration Strategies

October 31, 2018Eurodiaconia, European Commission, Featured, News, Policy actions, Poverty and social exclusion, Roma inclusionBy Heather Roy

Yesterday, Eurodiaconia sent a letter to Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová, including several recommendations on the…

Details

We successfully hosted the 4th workshop of our project “Q-Europe” on LTC

October 30, 2018Eurodiaconia, Featured, Funding, Funding News, Healthy ageing and long-term care, News, Social and health care services, Social servicesBy Heather Roy

Last week, we successfully hosted in Brussels the 4th and last Regional Workshop for our Erasmus+ project “Q-Europe: Trends and…

Details

Our member Diakonie Deutschland contributed to two new reports on poverty

October 29, 2018Employment and active inclusion, Extreme poverty, Members, News, Poverty and social exclusionBy Heather Roy

Our member Diakonie Deutschland has recently contributed to two new important reports on poverty in Germany, marking the gaps in…

Details

Our member Armenia Round Table trains its staff in humanitarian response

October 26, 2018Members, Migration, News, Poverty and social exclusionBy Heather Roy

Our Armenian member WCC Armenia Round Table Foundation (ART) is strengthening its commitment to providing humanitarian aid with new training…

Details

COFACE to host a seminar on “Economics at the service of society” in November

October 26, 2018News, Partners and media, Rebalancing social and economic policiesBy Heather Roy

Next month, our partner COFACE Families Europe will host a high-level seminar on Economics at the service of society in…

Details

Join the Social Platform Flagship Conference in Lisbon!

October 23, 2018European Semester and Social Pillar, News, Partners and media, Poverty and social exclusion, Rebalancing social and economic policiesBy Heather Roy

Our partner the Social Platform is organising a Flagship Conference on “Building Social Europe” on 29-30 November 2018 in Lisbon…

Details

New FRA report on child poverty in the EU available online

October 23, 2018Extreme poverty, News, Partners and media, Poverty and social exclusion, Youth and childrenBy Heather Roy

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has recently released a report on child poverty titled “Combating child poverty:…

Details

Our partner EDF is co-organising the 2018 European Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3-4 December

October 22, 2018News, Partners and media, Social and health care servicesBy Heather Roy

The European Commission is organising the 2018 European Day of Persons with Disabilities, which will take place on 3-4 December in…

Details

We published a report on our Roma Network Meeting in Helsinki

October 22, 2018Eurodiaconia, Featured, News, Poverty and social exclusion, Roma inclusionBy Heather Roy

Earlier today, we released the event report on our Roma Network Meeting, hosted last month in Helsinki (Finland) by our…

Details

Our webinar on Access to Essential Services & the Social Pillar online now

October 22, 2018Eurodiaconia, European Semester and Social Pillar, News, Rebalancing social and economic policies, Social and health care services, Social investmentBy Heather Roy

Our webinar on access to essential services & the European Pillar of Social Rights is online now. The webinar was held…

Details