Eurodiaconia

On January 17th, 2022, the European Commission launched a public consultation on possible gaps in the Racial Equality Directive. The consultation was part of a process aimed at addressing potential weaknesses in EU legislation prohibiting discrimination based on ethnic or racial origin. It followed up on the launch of the EU’s Anti-Racism Action Plan (2020-2025) and a 2021 report on […]

On Friday, FEANTSA published a joint civil society statement calling for the protection of the rights of destitute mobile EU citizens. Eurodiaconia contributed to the development of the statement and as a cosignatory endorses the recommendations put forward to the European Commission. The plight of destitute mobile EU citizens is something that many of our members are

In the fiftieth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, whose role is to promote and protect human rights, the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Mr Olivier De Schutter presented a report on the non-take-up of rights in the context of social protection. In this regard, the report addresses the phenomenon