The European Social Network (ESN) publishes a report on the most recent edition of the European Social Services Awards (ESSA), where we present the shortlisted and winning projects and highlight how we promote excellence in social...

Following a year of work, the European Social Network (ESN) has published its latest report on long-term care. The report Putting Quality First – Contracting for Long-Term Care examines how public procurement and quality assurance...

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...

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...

On 12 and 13 November, the European Social Network (ESN) held its first entirely virtual annual seminar on how public social services can best contract long-term care (LTC) services and guarantee high quality support for older...

We are delighted to announce the shortlisted programmes and organisations for the European Social Services Awards 2020.