Caritas Czech Republic was awarded the European Citizen’s Prize 2017 by the European Parliament for its long-standing work with the poor and suffering people. MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP), who nominated Caritas Czech Republic, said that the reason behind this choice was that “Caritas Czech Republic wilfully follows in the rich history of care of Christians […]
On 10 October the European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) published its 2017 report on the Gender Equality Index – a collection of unique data comparing gender equality between women and men in different areas of life, in all EU Member States. While we have made great progress over 100 years, not much has happened […]
Last week I participated in several interesting discussions about social inclusion and social solidarity, topics that in many ways interrelate with each other. On Tuesday I was invited by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung to facilitate an exchange with a group of young Europeans on how to improve social solidarity among Member States. I left the meeting thinking if […]
Health professionals and service users agree: LGBTI people face health inequalities, barriers, and discrimination when accessing health services shows new study. Researchers, experts, and activists in lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) health conducted a state-of-the-art review study and 12 focus groups in six EU Member States in the context of the EU funded […]
At a 25 September conference on the future of the European Union’s finances three European Commissioners gave their views on the next EU budget. One inspired me, and the others gave me the chills. Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, responsible for Digital Economy and Society delivered a refreshing visionary speech, calling on the EU to catch up […]
10 October, 11:00-13:00 | European Parliament, room JAN 6Q1, Rue Wiertz 60, Brussels B-1047, Belgium Mental Health Europe is pleased to invite you to celebrate World Mental Health Day 2017 in the European Parliament to discuss mental health and migration. Discussions will address: Mental health and psychosocial support for refugees as a public health issue […]
Tomorrow [1 July], cooperators around the globe celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives and use this opportunity to firmly reiterate why cooperatives ensure that no one is left behind, under the common theme of Inclusion. As the world of work undergoes enormous transformations, including in the quality and organisation of work and access to social […]
World refugee day will be commemorated on Tuesday, 20 June. EU Heads of State and Foreign Affairs Ministers will gather around this date in the European Council and Foreign Affairs Council to agree, once more, on ways to keep migrants out of the EU. Out of sight may be out of mind, but such a […]
The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) together with other organisations has released a statement ahead of the European Council meeting which takes place in Brussels from 22 to 23 June 2017. In the last few years, migration has become a central part of the EU’s foreign and development policy. In November 2015 […]
Statement on the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2017 Caritas Europa calls on EU Heads of State and Foreign Affairs Ministers to change tack on migration and seize the opportunity to gain strong global leadership on asylum and migration during the European Council on 22-23 June. Europe has both the moral duty and […]
