The EU Council of Ministers adopted a directive aimed at combating sexual abuse and exploitation of children and child pornography, harmonising about 20 criminal offences and setting a high level for penalties.  The directive penalises a number of offences across the EU including ...

Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the report on “The European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion”. EuroHealthNet hopes that the platform will prove a key move towards concrete action against poverty and social exclusion across a broad range of policies.   The health of ...

Poverty has got many faces and can be told in many different ways. Come and watch a video. ...

The World Conference on Social Determinants of Health defined 15 commitments that should be undertaken by governments, international organisations, the private sector and civil society. The final document, the Rio Declaration on Social Determinants of Health (Rio Declaration), calls for better governance for ...

The new Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) published this week by the European Commission builds on the last one from 2006 and creates a new platform and impetus for CSR in the European Union.  It aims to encourage companies to be involved ...