Under the theme ‘Innovation for Social Change’, the ESSA is shining a spotlight on successful new approaches and the extraordinary ongoing work done by public social services managers, funders, planners, providers, and deliverers...

The European Social Network's reaction to the European Commission's European Care Strategy, launched on 7 September 2022

For more than 40 years, people who need some form of care have been speaking out loud about where and how they want to live and be supported. 

Public social services, at the front line of the economic and Covid-19 crisis and now the war in Ukraine, have begun to focus on building resilience to prepare for future crises.

On 28-29 June, 16 organisations including the European Social Network (ESN) came together to kick-start a new project to set up a EU Funding Social Services Help Desk.

“Europe as a Task: Rethink, Rebuild, Repower,” is the motto of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which began on 1 July. For the next 6 months, the Czech Presidency will focus on finding joint European...

Is the essential role of public social services to ensure equal opportunities for all children being sufficiently recognized and accepted?

Deep organizational changes in the structure and delivery of social services continue to challenge public authorities responsible for social services and providers. However, recent events have shown that these changes are...

Almost 600 social services leaders from 35 countries came together in Hamburg to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the European Social Services Conference. With the theme Rethinking Recovery, it focused on how social services can...

In the wake of multiple and overlapping crises, ‘resilience’ is a term that has gained popularity in the discussions around the response of social services. However, the increased use of the word leads to many different...