Council Conclusions on combating poverty and social exclusion
From a social perspective, one of the key actions of the Dutch Presidency of the EU was to draft Council…
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Joint appeal following the “Have No Fear” Conference
Following the “Have No Fear” Conference which took place in Lunteren (NL) from 14-16 June 2016, a joint appeal has…
Brexit: Church of Scotland reacts to decision to leave EU
Rev Dr Richard Frazer, Convener of the Church & Society Council, has given this reaction to the UK’s decision to…
Finland: Vamos services reached over 1400 young people
Our Finnish member Helsingin Diakonissalaitos (Helsinki Deaconess Institute) has developed innovative social services for excluded young people, aged 12-29, since 2010.…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Diaconia, a well known brand
This week I was asked to chair a session at a conference in The Hague on social services. The session was on…
Register now! 2016 HALTC Network Meeting
Eurodiaconia members are warmly invited to attend the annual Healthy Aging and Long Term Care (HALTC) Network Meeting on 5-6 October…
Armenia: The Round Table continues aid distribution in Nagorno-Karabakh
Our Armenian member ԵՀԽ հայաստանյան Կլոր սեղան հիմնադրամ (WCC Armenia Round Table Foundation) in cooperation with the Social Center of…
Call for Good Practice examples of FEAD projects
FEAD Network, a new open membership community for people providing assistance to the most deprived in Europe, calls for good…
Worldwide: KWV, 100 years of culture of charity
On 17-19 June, our German member Kaiserswerther Verband-KWV celebrated its 100th anniversary under the motto ‘’100 years towards the future.’’…
Dutch Presidency: Published a booklet on integrated approaches to combating poverty
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands have recently published within the 2016 Dutch EU Presidency a booklet titled…