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Welcome to the two new members of our family! Velkommen! Vitajte!

February 10, 2016Eurodiaconia, Featured, NewsBy Heather Roy

Early this month the Eurodiaconia Supervisory Board has approved the applications for membership of Haraldsplass Diakonale Stiftelse (Norway) and Diaconal…

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Apply now: Call for proposals on non-discrimination and Roma integration

February 9, 2016Calls for project proposals, NewsBy Heather Roy

The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to support both national and transnational projects focusing on non-discrimination and Roma…

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Call for Initiatives: local responses to refugee crisis

February 8, 2016Calls for project proposals, Migration, News, Partners and mediaBy Heather Roy

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international economic organisation founded to stimulate economic progress and world trade, launched…

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Apply now: Media seminars to tackle discrimination against Roma

February 8, 2016NewsBy Heather Roy

In the first half of 2016, the European Commission is organising various media seminars across eight EU Member States in…

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ERIO publishes 2015 overview of human rights abuses against Roma

February 8, 2016News, Partners and media, Roma inclusionBy Heather Roy

The European Roma Information Office (ERIO) has recently published a 2015 overview of concrete cases of discrimination and human rights…

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Public consultation on the retail financial services market

February 8, 2016Extreme poverty, Funding News, News, Partners and media, Poverty and social exclusionBy Heather Roy

The European Commission has launched a consultation on the quality of retail financial services, seeking ways to improve the choice,…

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Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: Poverty marketing? No, Thanks!

February 5, 2016Eurodiaconia, Featured, NewsBy Heather Roy

This week I read a newspaper article that really concerned me.  A business man in the UK opened a supermarket…

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In Serbia: Our member EHO held a meeting on returnees in Subotici

February 5, 2016Members, NewsBy Heather Roy

For many people forced from their homes, a voluntary return home in safety and dignity marks the successful end to…

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2015 Eurodiaconia Award: celebrating everybody’s efforts in tackling social exclusion

February 3, 2016Eurodiaconia, NewsBy Heather Roy

Last week, Eurodiaconia had the honour of awarding two members, Stadsmissionen and Kofoeds Skole, with the 2015 Eurodiaconia Award. The ceremony…

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Kaiserswerther Verband discussed church membership clause for employees

February 2, 2016Members, NewsBy Heather Roy

More than 30 people gathered together to take part to the ‘‘Denomination bond and diaconal service community caught in between…

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