This report brings together the analysis conducted by the members of ESN’s Reference Group on the European Semester, which in 2020 represented 17 EU countries. The report illustrates the social situation according to public social...

ESN welcomes the commitment and progress of the European Commission towards the development of a European Child Guarantee. ESN is in favour of the European Commission’s intent to launch the Child Guarantee in the form of a Council...

For the past three months, the European Social Network (ESN) has been addressing the impact of Covid-19 on social services with a series of webinars that have looked at continuity of care, measures supporting social services in...

The policy briefing presents the crucial role of cities’ social services in the development and implementation of inclusion and sustainability strategies, the challenges they face, and specific recommendations to advance the...

This publication discusses current FEAD implementation at local level and showcases practice public social services practice examples that are using e-vouchers and cards in social support programmes.

A review of the 2019 activities and the engagement of our members in our annual work programme of knowledge exchange and building.

A Proposal for Quality Assurance Principles in Europe. As the new college of European Commissioners take on their roles, the European Social Network requests that the European Commission starts a review of this framework.

The report illustrates the social situation according to social services in these Member States and across Europe, with recommendations for the 2020 European Semester cycle.

Our Policy Briefing explains how social services can play an important role in ensuring good health and wellbeing at local level.

Ahead of the 2019 elections to the European Parliament (EP we published this briefing with proposals for policy initiatives on social inclusion and social services.