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Rule of Law mechanism: the European Parliament is ready to take the European Commission to court

April 28, 2021Funding, Funding NewsBy Heather Roy

The European Parliament is prepared to take legal action should the Commission delay the application of the budget’s Rule of…

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Update for Members 27 April 2021

April 27, 2021MembersBy Heather Roy

Our Secretary General, Heather Roy, delivers a video update for Members on 27 April 2021. Watch the full video here:…

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Recording of our public panel “Assessing the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan: The importance of active outreach measures to support access to quality employment for the most vulnerable” available

April 27, 2021Employment and active inclusion, Eurodiaconia, MigrationBy Heather Roy

On April 22nd, Eurodiaconia organised a public panel to discuss how the recently released Action Plan can concretely support (diaconal)…

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Porto Social Summit Key Moment to #EndHomelessness

April 23, 2021Eurodiaconia, Extreme poverty, Extreme poverty, Featured, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

Eurodiaconia has joined over 120 MEPs and 9 other social and housing NGOs in an open letter which calls for…

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Eurofound: Impact of digitalization on Social Services

April 21, 2021News, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

Eurofound has published a report detailing the impact digitalization is having on social services. The report examines the use of…

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For an Inclusive Social Europe: The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, the Social Scoreboard and the new “social rulebook” of Europe

April 16, 2021EU2020 and Social Pillar, Eurodiaconia, FeaturedBy Heather Roy

Since the joint proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) was made by the European Council, the European…

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Eurofound: wages in social services are 21% below average

April 16, 2021News, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

Eurofound has shed light on new data from the EU Structure of Earnings Survey (SES) showing that the average hourly…

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Social Services to Member States: invest in the social recovery too

April 14, 2021News, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

The 13 key European Networks with responsibility for social services request Member States and the European Commission to invest in…

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Eurodiaconia Publishes Joint Position Papers on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum

April 13, 2021Eurodiaconia, Featured, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

In partnership with eight Churches and Christian organisations working on migration, Eurodiaconia has recently published joint position papers on the…

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EU Alliance for Investing in Children reacts to the EC proposal on a Council Recommendation establishing the Child Guarantee

April 8, 2021Children and Youth, Eurodiaconia, Partners and media, Youth and childrenBy Heather Roy

Today, the EU Alliance for Investing in Children released a statement welcoming the European Commission’s proposal on a Council Recommendation…

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