by volonteurope | Dec 19, 2014 | Members news, News
#CommunityVoices Although there are more than 2.3 million non-British EU citizens living, studying and working in the UK, very little accurate demographic information exists about this important segment of the population. Not only are misconceptions about European...
by volonteurope | Dec 12, 2014 | Comment & analysis, News
#commongoodEU Earlier this week Volonteurope participated in the visit organised by Social Platform to Riga, Latvia. The visit comes less than a month ahead of the beginning of the Latvian EU Presidency. Social Platform members and Latvian civil society organisations...
by volonteurope | Dec 12, 2014 | Network news, News, Rural isolation
Following the launch of this policy brief at a Volonteurope seminar in Rome in September, Volonteurope and its members have been working to further develop their thinking on the problem of rural isolation in Europe and to produce a series of recommendations. This...
by volonteurope | Dec 3, 2014 | Comment & analysis, News
Last week the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, launched an ambitious EU Investment Plan to “get Europe growing again and get people back to work”. The plan is to be implemented through the new EU Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI). The...
by volonteurope | Dec 3, 2014 | Network news, News
Over the course of the 23rd Annual Volonteurope Conference in Malta, participants from across Europe debated the complex issues surrounding EU enlargement and migration. Following talks from experts in the field, participants took part in roundtable discussions and...
