New briefing on state aid rules for social services
Eurodiaconia has produced an updated briefing on the EU rules applicable to state aid for social services. State aid and,…
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: covering fear with hope is the role of diaconia
This week, in conjunction with Jean Lambert MEP and CESI, the European Independent Trade Unions Confederation, we held a parliamentary…
Breakfast meeting on labour mobility: risks and opportunities of seeking jobs abroad
On the 18th of February, Eurodiaconia in cooperation with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) held a breakfast…
Diaconia in urban areas meeting report out now
In November 2015, Eurodiaconia held an exploratory meeting on the challenges of diaconia in urban areas. The meeting was hosted…
Concept note on child well-being from a diaconal perspective
Child poverty has for long been a severe issue in the European Union, and since the financial crisis, the numbers…
Weekly editorial: Poverty and prejudice, two sides of the same coin
Early this month, I had the opportunity to spend a full week in Denmark to visit several member organisations and…
Welcome to the two new members of our family! Velkommen! Vitajte!
Early this month the Eurodiaconia Supervisory Board has approved the applications for membership of Haraldsplass Diakonale Stiftelse (Norway) and Diaconal…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Poverty marketing? No, Thanks!
This week I read a newspaper article that really concerned me. A business man in the UK opened a supermarket…
2015 Eurodiaconia Award: celebrating everybody’s efforts in tackling social exclusion
Last week, Eurodiaconia had the honour of awarding two members, Stadsmissionen and Kofoeds Skole, with the 2015 Eurodiaconia Award. The ceremony…
Weekly editorial: 2015 ED Award, putting a spotlight on the innovative role of diaconia
This week we had the honour of awarding two of our members, Stadsmissionen and Kofoeds Skole, with the Eurodiaconia award. We celebrated…