“Investing in Social Services, Investing in Europe” is the 2021 European Semester Report from the European Social Network. The report provides EU social policy perspectives and recommendations from the fields of practice and resesearch in the areas of public social services. The thematic focus is on (1) Childcare, (2) Long-Term Read more…
This edition of an annual report series consists of case studies focused on Sweden, UK, Estonia, Slovakia, Russia “We show how in each of the five countries CSOs are under pressure across both these dimensions to varying degrees. As a quasi-democracy and statist regime, Russia stands slightly apart from the Read more…
“The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has called on the EU Member States to establish an enabling environment for philanthropy in line with EU freedoms and fundamental rights, and promote it as a recognised and socially responsible form of contributing to the public good or the welfare of others. Read more…
“For the MFF 2021–2027, the Member States have decided not to increase the EU budget, despite the adverse consequences that the Great Recession had on many European territories. As a consequence, cohesion policy, in 2021–2027, will be too small a blanket to cater to the needs of two distinct peripheries Read more…
“We found that organisations with larger budgets and a higher success rate with past applications were more likely to attain EU funds, controlling for the type of organisation, its perceived need for funds, its organisational capacity, geographical origin and level of eurocentricsm. In other words, the probability of a ‘rich’ Read more…