Caritas Europa

🚨ELSiA calls on EU leaders to show courage and compassion ahead of #COP30 in Belém. Our letter urges stronger EU climate ambition, a just transition and solidarity with those most affected by the climate crisis.
Read more 👉 elsialliance.org/elsia-calls-...
#LaudatoSi

What decent work looks like Instead of measuring success by salary and profit margins, we should measure it by how much it contributes to the well-being of people and the planet

Decent work is more than fair pay.
It’s about care for people, communities & planet.
Yet today, too many essential jobs are undervalued, while many high-paid ones add little to the common good.
On #WorldDayForDecentWork, let’s rethink what “decent” really means ➡️ www.ips-journal.eu/work-and-dig...

📷 Looking for what to do in Brussels?

Check out Forgotten Crises, a powerful photo exhibition at the Géopolis Centre in Brussels, shedding light on humanitarian crises in #Haiti, #Yemen, #Congo, and #Sudan.

@caritasintbe.bsky.social, @caritaseuropa.bsky.social & @justiceetpaix.bsky.social.

While millions seek safety, protection and dignity often remain out of reach.
This #WorldDayofmigrantsandrefugees, we call the EU & its member states to:
🔹 Protect the right to asylum
🔹 Expand safe and legal pathways
🔹 Strengthen inclusion across Europe

Read more👉 www.caritas.org/2025/10/migr...

🗨️"All major recent reports on debt call for systemic reforms of the international finance architecture. The G20 common framework has failed – it is slow, creditor-driven & not fit for purpose. We need models that put human beings and development at the centre.” Wesley Chibamba, Caritas Africa

H.E. Nana Akufo Addo, former Pres. of Ghana: “African nations must choose to pay creditors or protect citizens. We need courage to reform the system that forces such a choice. Supporting a comprehensive debt initiative is not charity, it's investing in global stability."

Together with @ettg.bsky.social, @globalisationboell.bsky.social, Caritas Africa & others, we’re discussing debt, climate & development ahead of the 7th #EUAU Summit. Lavina Ramkissoon, AU Amb: “We need to be revolutionary & transformational regarding the international finance architecture."

Innocent, Barwako, Safia & Pout fled war, violence & discrimination. Their journeys speak of loss & hardship, but also of courage, resilience & hope. As World Day of Migrants & Refugees nears, we share their stories and the search for safety, dignity & a new beginning: www.caritas.eu/world-refuge...

📩 We've got news! This is the first edition of the Caritas Europa Newsletter.

🌍 In a world of rising tensions and inequalities, the need for justice and solidarity has never been greater.

Every 3 months, we’ll share insights, members’ work, and stories of hope.
➡️ mailchi.mp/caritas/quar...

📣 High-level seminar in preparation of the EU-AU Summit-jointly organised by boell.de (Debt Relief for a Green and Inclusive Recovery (DRGR) Project), Caritas Africa, @caritaseuropa.bsky.social, @idos-research.bsky.social, @misereor.bsky.social and @ettg.bsky.social: 🔗 lnkd.in/e22j6qVi

📢 New report out!

How do we ensure Europe’s care systems are fair & accessible?
Our new report with @eurodiaconia.bsky.social offers concrete recommendations:

✅ Stable & adequate funding
✅ Enabling policy frameworks
✅ Prioritising dignity & inclusion

➡️ www.caritas.eu/shaping-the-...

🔴 On 24 Aug, the Libyan Coast Guard fired on the #OceanViking, putting lives at risk. With 40+ humanitarian & civil society groups, we call on the EU to end cooperation with Libya, restore rule of law at sea, and guarantee safe pathways for refugees.

Joint letter➡️ www.caritas.eu/defending-hu...

Tackling the Triple Crisis of Debt, Climate, and Development High-level seminar in preparation of the EU-AU Summit Date: Thursday 2 October 2025, 7:30-9:45 CETVenue: Press Club Brussels Europe, Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels

How do debt, climate change and development challenges intersect, and what can the EU and AU do to advance debt sustainability? 🌍Join us & partners on 2 Oct for this high-level seminar “Tackling the Triple Crisis: Debt, Climate & Development.”

Register➡️ calendar.boell.de/en/event/tac...

Today we launched our study on the EU’s support to #agroecology in five African countries! Over 100 people joined online & in Brussels to hear our recommendations for the #EU to play a bigger & more coherent role in the agroecological transition in Africa. @maritmaij.bsky.social @cidse.bsky.social

Shaping the future of social and health care in Europe A joint report by Caritas Europa and Eurodiaconia

🙏 A big thank you to everyone who joined us today at the launch of our joint report with @eurodiaconia.bsky.social .

Strong social protection & support for non-profit care providers are essential to prevent poverty and build a fairer Europe.

📘 Read the report 👉 www.caritas.eu/shaping-the-...

Non-profit care services providers face unstable funding, bureaucracy & staff shortages, yet continue to respond with dedication and innovation.
Preventive action remains vital to eradicate poverty.

@gabischoff.bsky.social @socialistsanddemocrats.eu @eppgroup.bsky.social

🙌As the EU sets its future priorities, care must not be left behind.

📢 Today, we launch our new report “Shaping the Future of Social and Health Care in Europe” with @eurodiaconia.bsky.social at the @europarl.europa.eu.

Together we’ll discuss how to strengthen social & health care across Europe.

🙏 Thank you @elsiaeurope.bsky.social for inviting Caritas Europa to participate and share our work on #LaudatoSi’ and care for creation. 🌍

We look forward to continuing our collaboration on this important journey together!

Invest in change: agroecology as the EU’s path to food justice and resilience What? Policy Brief Launch – Hybrid event hosted by MEP Marit Maij, S&D.Join us for a high-level dialogue bringing together EU decision makers, African government representatives, and civil soci

Happening tomorrow!
🌱👥 Invest in Change: Agroecology as the EU’s path to food justice & resilience, a dialogue with EU leaders, African gov’t reps & civil society.
📅 Sept 23, 2025 | 15:00–17:00 CEST
📍 Brussels + Online
➡️ buff.ly/liBPWBw

🚨 Together with 9 Christian organisations we warn: the proposed reform of the EU Return Directive risks undermining human dignity & rights.
Forced returns, detention & punitive measures are not the answer.
We call for a just, humane approach rooted in solidarity.
🔗 www.caritas.eu/protect-huma...

We were very pleased to welcome Bishop Clemens Pickel, responsible for the Social Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Russia, to our office. 🤝

Caritas in Russia works across the country to ensure that every person can live in dignity.

Read more ➡️ www.caritas.eu/caritas-russ...

🙌We are at the #PortoSocialForum as a proud member of @socialplatform.bsky.social.

➡️Social policy cannot be reduced to competitiveness.

A truly social Europe means rights protected, decent work accessible, quality services guaranteed & equal opportunities for all.

Shaping the future of social and health care in Europe 23 SEPTEMBER 2025 | BRUSSELS, BELGIUM

Europe must ensure social & health care are funded + accessible. On 23 Sept I will co-host the launch of @caritaseuropa.bsky.social & @eurodiaconia.bsky.social’s report at the EP in Brussels. Care is not optional, it’s essential! 🔗 www.caritas.eu/shaping-the-...

“A Death Sentence” – Aid Agencies Warn of Israel's Assault on Gaza City - Caritas On 12 September 2025, Caritas Internationalis, together with 44 other humanitarian and civil society organisations, signed a statement warning that Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sen...

This creates obligations for all states, including EU countries:
prevent it, avoid complicity, uphold international law. Measures proposed by the Commission are a first step - they must be approved and enforced.

Read the statement➡️ www.caritas.org/2025/09/a-de...

We stand with Caritas Internationalis, Caritas Jerusalem and other aid agencies: Israel’s assault on Gaza City amounts to a death sentence for over 1M Palestinians.

The ICJ confirms Palestinians in Gaza have a right to protection from genocide. ⬇️

We know that another economy is possible, because we are living it

💬“We know that another economy is possible, because we are living it.”

In her article @lfondello.bsky.social, reflects on how Caritas in Latin America is challenging profit-driven systems & proving that solidarity-based economies already exist. 🌍

Read ➡️ www.caritas.eu/we-know-that...

📢Together with @cidse.bsky.social, Caritas Africa & partners we’re launching our report on the EU’s support for #agroecology in Africa on 23 September.

📅 Join us in Brussels or online to explore how the EU can better promote just food production systems!
🔗 www.cidse.org?event=invest...

➡️ Ensuring a just economy means putting solidarity, inclusion, social & ecological justice at the heart of EU policymaking.

Wellbeing for all people, in Europe & beyond, requires addressing the root causes of poverty and protecting our planet, not just chasing growth at all costs.

Is focusing on competitiveness really the path to social equality?

📌 At today’s “One Year After the Draghi Report,” @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu called for a strong, competitive EU with green tech & “good jobs.”

We ask: will growth-focused strategies really reach low-income and excluded groups?