We stand united with 50 civil society organisations against the short-sighted cuts 📉of the EU’s external action budget.
Instead, we urge the EU to strengthen 🌍partnerships, especially in fragile contexts! Statement:
caritas.eu/no-to-eus-exte… EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 European Commission

The voice of youth now has a permanent seat on our Executive Board!
👏Luca Oven from Slovenska karitas was appointed to strengthen our commitment to #YouthEmpowerment .
The🖐️ in the picture represents the tangible support of #Caritas volunteers across 🇪🇺

Presenting our 2023 report to over 89 #Caritas participants in our Regional Conference, Maria Nyman highlighted the great work on crisis response in Ukraine and Armenia & rising poverty in 🇪🇺. 'You are many and make a difference every day for those in need', added Michael Landau

🙌Excited to kick off our annual Regional Conference in Brussels with almost all our 49 #Caritas members🌍
Honoured to have Hugo Slim as the keynote speaker who reminded the importance of Catholic humanitarian action in the politics of war and climate emergency.

🙌Honoured to address the CCEE meeting of the bishops and National directors for family and life today.
Our Maria Nyman spoke about #Caritas ' mission to provide care throughout life in respect of the human dignity and about the power of human encounters.

If everyone on Earth lived like Europeans, we would need 3⃣ planets🌍to satisfy our energy and material demands. Our consumption damages the planet and creates huge social inequalities!
It's time the #EU takes energy demand reduction seriously! EU #OvershootDay 2024 #Movethedate

🌄The future of Europe lies in the hands of its children. At today's conference organised by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024, with the EU Alliance for #InvestingInChildren , we called for more effective measures to #EndChildPoverty . How?
Joint statement: caritas.eu/all-children-d… #ChildGuarantee

Our Maria Nyman visited Caritas Finland last week to attend their Annual Assembly. It was a wonderful chance to meet with various partners and Finnish insitutions to discuss the work of Caritas. Thank you for your hospitality! Kiitos!

Women generally work more on precarious contracts than men and have lower pay and a larger share of uncompensated childcare work.
🙌Time to work on solutions!
Read more: caritas.eu/europe-must-ta…

#EUelections2024 #Care4EU #MayDay2024

📨Our April newsletter is here!
In this issue:
✅What's wrong with the EU Pact on #Migration
✅Concern over EU brief on international cooperation
✅Joint statement on OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives ODA statistics.
✅Caritas Lithuania celebrates 35 year anniversary
More here 👉mailchi.mp/caritas/a-euro…

🫴 We hope for a Europe where everyone is included and can access social protection.

We hope for a 🇪🇺 where people fleeing conflict are treated with respect.

If you hope for the same, make your voice heard! @EUElections2024 #Care4EU European Parliament

📸Watch the video

🙌Great to see two #Caritas projects on recycling and energy saving presented at the European Social Work Conference hosted by Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024.

👏Well done Cáritas Española ✳️ 🇪🇸 and Caritas Deutschland 🇩🇪! The projects Moda Re and Stromspar Check are making a positive social and ecological impact.

Today, the European Parliament has closed the last plenary session of its 9th term.

Ahead of #EUElections2024 , we remind candidates of the 5⃣ priorities outlined in our memorandum: caritas.eu/european-elect…

Combatting poverty in 🇪🇺 is key! #Care4EU

🔴 Alarmed by the leaked EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 draft brief on international cooperation.
More business and less focus on human rights in the Global South won't help partner countries or Europe become better places to live.
Read our new statement: caritas.eu/what-global-po…

🌿The European Parliament adopted new rules to limit companies' negative impacts on #HumanRights & the environment!
🙌Despite its shortfalls, this is of historical importance. With other organisations we hope it will bring about meaningful change for the people and the planet. #CSDDD

This amazing project was a winner at this year's Caritas Europa Innovation Festival! 🏆
We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with this year! 🤩

We join Commissioner Janez Lenarčič's call to donors, including 🇪🇺States, to resume or increase funding to #UNWRA . The recent independent report reaffirms their neutrality and unbiased aid delivery, which is vital for millions of Palestinians. More: news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

We hope the #LossAndDamage Fund Board will get off on the right foot to ensure that communities in the Global South get the money they require to recover, and be masters of their own future.
Marjeta Jager European Commission
caritas.org/2024/04/carita…