Weekly Editorial from our Secretary General: Optimism and the power of hope
This week I had the honour to address a colloquium being held in the Belgian Senate on being a “Relgioptimist”.…
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Call for Proposals for projects tackling radicalisation
The European Commission Internal Security Fund Police has published a call for proposals to support projects of Civil Society Organisations.…
Highlighting sustainability in 7th edition of European Semester Quarterly
The latest edition of the European Semester Quarterly in 2017 (7th issue) comes out amid the busy Autumn period. During this…
Civil society gathers in Bühl ahead of the Social Summit in Sweden
Later this month, the Evangelische Akademie Baden (Baden Protestant Academy), in cooperation with Caritas und Diakonie Baden-Württemberg and other partners,…
Diakonie Michaelshoven receives donation for center for domestic violence
Diakonie Michaelshoven, our member in Cologne, is awarded a donation of 2,052 EUR from KVB, the Cologne Transport Authority (Kölner verkehrs-betriebe). …
Horizon 2020 social innovation prize for mobility for the elderly
The European Commission has just announced the launch of an award for social innovation addressing the mobility of older people.…
Serbia: Increased cooperation with schools for children in need
Our member in Serbia, Ekumenska Humanitarna Organizacija (the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organisation, or EHO) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
Commission Communication on the Agenda on Migration
The European Commission has published a Communication describing the progress made on the delivery of the 2015 European Agenda on…
Weekly Editorial: Bringing the village into the city
A few weeks ago, the Commission published this year’s Employment and Social Developments Report. This report analyses current and upcoming…
The Salvation Army’s Report on Roma inclusion out now
The Salvation Army EU Affairs Office, a member of Eurodiaconia active across the continent, has recently published a report on their…