2016 Eurodiaconia Annual General Meeting
The highest decision-making body of Eurodiaconia is the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Each year, our members decide on the strategy…
Eurodiaconia is active in multiple policy areas related to the fight against poverty and social exclusion in Europe and to the promotion of social and health care services to foster social cohesion. In this section, you will find our main news.
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Knock knock, have you seen the welfare?
This week the European Commission held a conference to launch the FEAD Network – a community of practice designed to…
In October a workshop to define our Strategic Planning
Eurodiaconia is pleased to invite you to a workshop to define its Strategic Planning for the period 2018-2020. The workshop…
Weekly editorial: Please in my backyard!
This week, two of our policy officers had the opportunity to spend two full days in Italy to visit many…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Child poverty, a shadow across a prosperous Europe
This week I had the pleasure of attending the Children’s Network meeting of the Church of Sweden in Uppsala. This network…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Anything is possible if we work together
Last week I had the pleasure of joining the Diakoniewerk in Gallneukirchen, Austria, for the annual celebration day. Each year…
Eurodiaconia debate on Long Term Unemployment: report out now
Last 20 April 2016, Eurodiaconia hosted in its Brussels office a Breakfast Debate on Long Term Unemployment. The event gathered key policy-makers…
Eurodiaconia stands in solidarity after Diaconia ECCB attacked
At the end of April , the Prague headquarters of our member Diaconia ECCB was targeted by people who don’t support…
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…
Eurodiaconia debates Long Term Unemployment in the EU
On 20 April, Eurodiaconia held a breakfast meeting to discuss the challenges faced by long-term unemployed persons and the potential…