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  • 2011 ESN Policy Statement National Roma Strategies

    ESN underlines the importance of local and regional authorities’ participation in the design and delivery of the strategies and the need to pay particular attention to the situation of vulnerable Roma children.

  • 2011 Lifting 20 million people out of poverty and social exclusion

    Drawing on an ESN workshop, this paper provides insights and experience from local public social services on improving social inclusion in light of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

  • 2011 ESN's Response to European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing

    This response is ESN's contribution to the consultation on the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing, one of the Europe 2020 initiatives to turn ideas into jobs, green growth and social progress.

  • 2011 ESN's Response on Early School Leaving

    Given the target to reduce the early school leaving rate in Europe, ESN responds to European Commission's Communication on tackling early school leaving.

  • 2010 Achieving excellence in social services provision (Romania)

    This peer review looks at the Romanian accreditation model, its strengths and potential areas for improvement, drawing on some additional information from ESN Members in Romania.

  • 2010 Contracting for Quality

    ESN publishes its research study on the relationships between the financer, regulator, planner, case-manager, provider and user in long-term care in Europe.

  • 2010 Breaking the cycle of deprivation

    The report reflects the view of ESN's working group on social work with children and families across Europe.

  • 2010 Annual Review

    The report shows ESN's policy & practice work and activities with its members in 2010. Available in English, français, español, deutsch, polski, italiano and magyar.

  • 2010 Managing social services in times of crisis

    This working paper assesses the impact of the financial and economic crisis on local public social services and reflects discussions with ESN Members about managing services in a difficult economic climate.

  • 2010 ESN's Consultation Response on EC Communication on the Rights of the Child

    Welcoming the intention of the European Commission to adopt a Communication on Children’s Rights, ESN responds the questions raised in the Consultation document under the heading 'Vulnerable groups of children'.

  • 2010 ESN's Response to European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing

    This response reflects ESN's support for the European Pact for Mental Health and Wellbeing and its implementation.

  • 2010 Federal Foundation Mother and Child (Germany)

    ESN reviews the work of the Federal Foundation Mother and Child in providing income support and promoting inclusion in the labour market of pregnant women at risk of poverty.

  • 2009 Annual Review

    Looking back at 2009, the report highlights ESN's main projects and activities with the members of the network. Also available in français, español, italiano, polski, ελληνικά and deutsch.

  • 2009 Επιθεώρηση Μελών

    Κάνοντας μια ανασκόπηση του 2009, η έκθεση επισημαίνει τα κυριότερα έργα και δραστηριότητες του ESN με τα μέλη του δικτύου. Διαθέσιμο στα αγγλικά, γαλλικά, ισπανικά, ιταλικά, πολωνικά, ελληνικά και γερμανικά.

  • 2009 Green Paper on the European Workforce for Health

    ESN responds to the European Commission consultation on the health workforce, emphasising the similarity between many of the challenges and opportunities on this issue across social services.

  • 2009 Review of National Reports 2008-2010

    This report is a review of the National Reports on Strategies for Social Protection and Social Inclusion by ESN members across Europe.

  • 2009 Combining choice, quality and equity in social services (Denmark)

    For this peer review, ESN tries to answer the question of how to combine choice, equity and quality in delivering quality social services, and if this can be enhanced, for example, by the use of vouchers?

  • 2009 City Strategy for tackling unemployment and child poverty (UK)

    ESN reviews the City Strategy, an initiative developed in the UK to address the challenge of persistent pockets of joblessness and to decrease the number of people on incapacity benefit and long-term unemployed.

  • 2008 Realising Potential/ Réaliser son potentiel

    ESN members express their view on managing active inclusion services at local level across Europe. Les membres d'ESN expriment leur point de vue sur la gestion des services d'inclusion active au niveau local à travers l'Europe.

  • 2008 Members' Review

    The report reviews ESN's work with its members and stakeholders in 2008, marking the tenth year since the network was established. Also available in český, deutsch, français, español, italiano, polski and română.

  • 2008 Clenská zpráva

    The report reviews ESN's work with its members and stakeholders in 2008, marking the tenth year since the network was established. Available in English, český, deutsch, français, español, italiano, polski and română.

  • 2008 Building Capacity, Improving Quality: Social Services in Transition in CEE

    This working paper explores the transition of social services in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-Communist period and addresses the challenges of decentralisation, deinstitutionalisation and quality development.

  • 2008 Europe’s Social Reality and Social Vision

    In response to a European Commission consultation, ESN brings the perspective of local public social services inpresenting the current social and economic trends and challenges in Europe.

  • 2007 Child Poverty and Welfare in Europe

    This is a statement on the values and role of social services in protecting children and combating child poverty, and the need for a multidimensional response at a European level.

  • 2007 People not Patients: Long-term Care in an Ageing Europe

    ESN presents its view on the values and role of social services in long-term care for older people, stressing the importance of European cooperation in the area.

  • 2007 ACCESS Cottonera Community Resource Centre (Malta)

    ESN reviews the ACCESS model as part of the broader movement to integrate local public services across various areas: employment services (Netherlands, Norway), health services (Italy), social services with education (UK).

  • 2006 Social and Employment Activation

    ESN reviews contemporary policy trends and case studies on cooperation between different services (benefits, employment, social work) to help marginalised people towards the labour market.

  • 2006 Antidiscrimination and Integration

    This is a set of practice-based recommendations on striving for equality in social services as employers, service providers and community partners and supporting the integration of minority groups.

  • 2006 Social and Employment Activation

    ESN underlines key recommendations for managing coordinated services for social and labour market activation of vulnerable people.

  • 2005 Promoting Inclusion for Unaccompanied Minor Asylum-Seeking Children and Immigrants

    Emerging from an ESN project, this is a call for the reception and care of migrant children and unaccompanied children seeking asylum based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Also available in français, deutsch, magyar, italiano and română.

  • 2005 Access to Quality Services

    The paper presents a contemporary understanding of the meaning of access and quality in the sector and explores current practice particularly through user participation. Also available in French.

  • 2005 Access to Quality Services

    ESN presents a set of practice-based recommendations about promoting better access to social services and improving the quality of services through user participation.

  • 2005 Basic Social Services in Rural Settlements, Village and Remote Homestead Community Care-giving (Hungary)

    ESN looks at DELTA project, a structure which fosters inter-agency cooperation in order to provide a more holistic service to those in need of support towards rehabilitation.

  • 2003 Managing Diversity in Public Health and Social Care in the Interest of all Citizens: Report on Age

    Part of a two-year transnational project, these three reports are designed to help public sector managers in health and social care, as employers and providers, to combat discrimination and promote equality.

  • 2003 Managing Diversity in Public Health and Social Care in the Interest of all Citizens: Report on Disability

    Part of a two-year transnational project, these three reports are designed to help public sector managers in health and social care, as employers and providers, to combat discrimination and promote equality.

  • 2003 Managing Diversity in Public Health and Social Care in the Interest of all Citizens: Race and Ethnicity

    Part of a two-year transnational project, these three reports are designed to help public sector managers in health and social care, as employers and providers, to combat discrimination and promote equality.

  • 2000 Mind the gap

    The report promotes stronger co-operation between the public and private social sectors at a local, national and a European level.

  • 1998 Towards a People's Europe

    A report on the Development of Direct Payments in 10 Member States of the European Union

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