We hope that you all had the chance to enjoy the holidays with your loved ones, although under different circumstances compared to what we all are used to. Although we have grown somewhat accustomed to long periods of social...

As we are entering the holiday season and the year 2020 is coming to an end, we want to take this opportunity to thank all European Social Network members and partners for your support and dedication throughout the year.

The six winners of the 2020 edition of the European Social Services Awards were announced at an online ceremony on 4 December. The European Social Services Awards (ESSA) are a central initiative through which we celebrate...

“The signatory Member States call on the EU and its Member States to take firm action against child poverty. The Declaration aims to support a long-term European policy strategy to reduce child and family poverty as well as social...

On 7 December 2020, ESN held the second meeting of its working group on digitalisation of social services. It became clear from the discussions that social services are ready to invest in digitalisation, if this means they can...

After several trialogue meetings between the Council of the European Union, the European Commission and the European Parliament, the final agreement on the next multi-annual financial framework (MFF) is planned for the end of 2020...

In Europe, the demand for long-term care for older people is growing and is set to increase exponentially in the coming years. Traditionally, meeting this demand has differed across Europe depending on cultural norms, whereby in...

The Covid-19 crisis has put a spotlight on public social services seeking innovative tools to meet a growing demand for social support. Are social vouchers part of the solution? On 30 October the European Social Network (ESN)...