To mark the effort, commitment and outstanding achievements of social services in these difficult times, the European Social Network (ESN) has launched its first publication on the European Social Services Awards (ESSA). The...

With this publication, the European Social Network (ESN) assesses its activities in 2020, a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on our lives, our work and social services.

This report assesses the role of public procurement, contracting and commissioning in ensuring quality long-term care. It is based on a literature and practice review, the responses to a questionnaire from ESN members as well as...

With this briefing, ESN submits its response to the consultation launched by the European Commission on the Action Plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) representing the view of its members.

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.