European Commission launches call for proposals on preventing and combating intolerance
As a direct follow-up to the 2015 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights, hosted by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová,…
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Eurostat releases new overview on housing conditions in the EU and the EFTA group
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, released early this week a report on housing in the European Union…
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Weekly editorial from our Secretary General: A diaconal global village
Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Brazil and share in a study visit with five of our…
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2015 European Semester report out now!
At the end of the 2015 European Semester Cycle, Eurodiaconia compiled a comprehensive assessment of positive and negative trends on…
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Report by Roma Education Fund calls for reforms in Czech Republic
The Roma Education Fund, together with the Open Society Foundation and Unicef, recently published a report on Roma early childhood inclusion in…
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Dutch State Secretary responds to joint letter by Eurodiaconia and Kerk in Actie
At the end of October, Eurodiaconia and its Dutch member Kerk in Actie sent a letter outlining key social priorities…
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Project Feature: Local Engagement for Roma Inclusion (LERI)
LERI is a research project carried out by the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). It was developed in response to the…
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New European Parliament report addresses barriers to Roma inclusion
A German representative of the Greens Group within the European Parliament, Ms Terry REINTKE, recently oversaw the drafting of a…
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Using EU Funds to promote Roma Inclusion
On 17 November 2015, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Corina Crețu, delivered a speech at a conference organised by…
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New report analyses Antigypsyism in the German public sphere
The Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma recently published a report which examines antigypsyist prejudices in the…
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