15 Jan 2020
The Co-Production Forum was the 2019 edition of our annual seminar. We brought together over 130 people to share innovative practice and policy on co-production.
15 Jan 2020
The European Social Services Awards are organised by the European Social Network (ESN) to recognise excellence in social services, shining a spotlight on successful approaches and the extraordinary ongoing work done by those managing, planning and delivering public social services across Europe.
27 Nov 2019
High-level conference at the European Parliament celebrates milestones of the UN CRC but highlights implementation challenges, especially for children in care and unaccompanied migrant children.
27 Nov 2019
The European Social Network publishes its annual report and recommendations for the European Semester 2020.
27 Nov 2019
How can social services work with people using services on an equal basis for improved outcomes?
12 Nov 2019
At the 28th European Social Services Conference in Hamburg 8-10 July, we are inviting everyone to rethink care in the community.
30 Oct 2019
Social services directors met to discuss the coordination of services to ensure successful transitions to adulthood for care leavers.
30 Oct 2019
A new European Commission is being formed following the European Parliament elections in May 2019 and the confirmation of the new Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. On the 10th September 2019 Ursula von der Leyen revealed the names of the Commissioner-designates who will oversee the different policy areas of the Commission.
30 Oct 2019
On 17-18 October 2019, ESN hosted the first meeting of its working group on the digitalisation of social services to explore common challenges and opportunities posed by digitalisation.
25 Sep 2019
A European Commission seminar was an opportunity to discuss innovation in social services and the outcomes of a range of EU funded projects.
25 Sep 2019
Cities can engage with European programmes on sharing knowledge and access funding.
28 Aug 2019
Our Policy Briefing explains how social services can play an important role in ensuring good health and wellbeing at local level.
28 Aug 2019
We summarise new EU policies on cross-border family issues and a range of new studies on family policies.
24 Jul 2019
ESN’s Reference Group on the European Semester met with the European Commission to discuss social policy issues.
24 Jul 2019
The European Commission continues to place more attention to social services in its 2019 country-specific recommendations.
26 Jun 2019
Following the panel session at the 2019 European Social Services Conference on the role of inspection agencies, we look back on the concept of quality in social services and how it can be achieved.
26 Jun 2019
“Since its beginnings 20 years ago, the European Social Network (ESN) has grown from an informal network to a well-established player on the European scene, representing 140 member organisations in 36 countries.”
26 Jun 2019
At the European Social Services Conference (5-7 June, Milan) plenary speakers and delegates shared innovative ideas and insightful experiences on how they improve services through evaluation.
21 May 2019
Our members showcased their practices and discussed effective strategies at our working group meeting.
21 May 2019
The transition to adulthood is a difficult period, especially for young people who have experienced care. Across Europe several trends have emerged on improving support for young people leaving care.