Eurodiaconia welcomes the final approval of the FEAD
The European Parliament approved this week the EU Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD). The FEAD will replace…
Every person should have access to quality, affordable, accessible social services such as childcare, long-term care, social assistance, social housing and employment support. Eurodiaconia members strive to provide quality services and Eurodiaconia has been actively engaged in the EU debate on the quality of social services since 2005. With the EU facing rising demand for social services, pressures on funding of social services and changing public expectations of services, Eurodiaconia will continue to work to encourage cooperation between our members, exchanging best practice and experience to improve the provision and delivery of social services across Europe.
If you wish to know more about Eurodiaconia’s work on quality social services, please contact our Policy and Membership Development Officer Kewan Mildred at kewan.mildred@eurodiaconia.org.
Briefing on new public procurement directive now available
Eurodiaconia co-authored a briefing with Social Services Europe on the new rules for public procurement. The rules were adopted last…
New policy position: Social enterprises for social inclusion
The Eurodiaconia board approved a new policy position paper last week entitled “Social Enterprises for Social Inclusion”. It outlines diaconal…
INNOSERV final conference discusses future research for innovation in social services
Last week Eurodiaconia participated in the final conference in Paris of the research project INNOSERV – in which two Eurodiaconia…
Eurodiaconia mapping of WISE completed
Eurodiaconia is pleased to publish its results of a mapping exercise that was carried out in 2013 which gives an…
European Parliament approves new legislation on public procurement
Last week the European Parliament approved the text of the legislation on public procurement agreed in negotiations with national governments…