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Long term unemployment: New publication on our members’ good practices out now

January 25, 2017Employment and active inclusion, Eurodiaconia, Featured, News, Social servicesBy Heather Roy

Long term unemployment in Europe still represents one of the worst effects of the last economic crisis and about a…

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Weekly editorial: A given mandate to support each other

January 22, 2017Eurodiaconia, Featured, NewsBy Heather Roy

Last week, I was invited by our Danish members Kirkens Korshær and Kofoeds Skole to visit some of their projects…

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Scotland: STV Children’s Appeal Donate £1,000 To Prison Visitors Centre

January 20, 2017Members, NewsBy Heather Roy

Later last month, our Scottish member CrossReach has received £1,000 from the STV Children’s Appeal, boosting support for the CrossReach-managed Visitors…

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10th European Platform for Roma Inclusion: report out now!

January 19, 2017News, Partners and media, Roma inclusionBy Heather Roy

The 10th meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion took place in Brussels from 29-30 November 2016. The objective…

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We have improved the accessibility of our website

January 18, 2017Eurodiaconia, NewsBy Heather Roy

As an organisation working for social justice, we at Eurodiaconia think people with disabilities have the right to access information…

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New briefing on long-term unemployment out now

January 16, 2017Employment and active inclusion, Eurodiaconia, Featured, News, Youth and childrenBy Heather Roy

The devastating effects of the financial and economic crisis on European labour markets constitute a pressing challenge in many EU…

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Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Consensus and gaps in the schemes

January 16, 2017Eurodiaconia, Featured, NewsBy Heather Roy

It was a timely reminder as I have spent most of this week in Sweden, participating in a global consultation organised…

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Co-finance rule in EU-Funding

January 14, 2017Tell us your opinionBy Lymf

To which extend do you think the co-finance rule in EU-funding leads to a bigger sense of ownership in European…

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Diakonia Polska&Diakonie Deutschland joining a campaign for the Reformation jubilee

January 13, 2017Members, NewsBy Heather Roy

Our Polish member Diakonia Polska (Diaconia Poland) has joined our German member Diakonie Deutschland’s (Diaconia Germany) campaign “Türen öffnen. Gerechtigkeit leben”…

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EHO’s appeal for assistance to refugees collected €1.8 million in 2016

January 13, 2017Members, Migration, NewsBy Heather Roy

In 2016, our Serbian member Ekumenska Humanitarna Organizacija-EHO’s appeal for assisting refugees and migrants in Greece and Serbia received a…

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