Joint Parliamentary Breakfast Meeting on Labour Mobility
Labour mobility: Opportunities and risks. Which role for trade unions and NGOs? In its report Severe labour exploitation: workers…
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ERRC calls Slovak authorities to take resolute actions for Roma children
The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), an international public interest law organisation aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights…
Public consultation on EU legislation on migrant smuggling
The European Commission has launched a public consultation opened to citizens (EU and non – EU) and national organisations (governmental,…
Call for Proposals: innovative solutions for sustainable urban development
According to the European Commission almost 72% of the whole EU population live in metropolis, towns and suburbs and it…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: EU funding: new challenges to develop our projects
This week I had the pleasure to be in Austria to run a workshop on EU funding for the members…
Online the statement of the WCC/UN agencies high level conference on the refugee crisis and Europe
On 18-19 January 2016 representatives of governments, UN agencies and civil society organisations, including churches and faith-based organizations, met at a…
Roma in Spain: the social gap remains huge
Spain is generally seen as one of the best model as for Roma inclusion in Europe. Nevertheless, a new poll…
Mapping Migration: challenges and changes in the European church landscape
The World Council of Churches and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe launched an updated edition of their joint…
Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: New energy for high quality social services
Happy New Year! Perhaps the Christmas and New Year break seems a long way away now but I hope that…
2015 Social Inclusion Monitor: measuring the progress on social justice in the EU
Bertelsmann Stiftung, a German private operating non-profit foundation, launched its Social Justice in the EU: Index Report 2015 Social Inclusion…