European Social Network AISBL
Budget
€500 — €0
EP Access
5
accredited persons
Staff
6
6 FTE
EU Grants
€1,098,679
Mission & Goals
The European Social Network (ESN) is the network for local public social services bringing together social services welfare departments at national, regional, and local levels with statutory duties for planning, managing, funding, delivering, and inspecting public social services. ESN supports the development of effective social services and social/health care practices through the exchange of knowledge. ESN gathers its members with the aim to inform them about the latest European policy and trends, to learn from each other’s experience. Members participate in the knowledge exchange and building activities organised by ESN including seminars, working groups, training programmes, peer learning visits and activities outside the co-funded EC programme, such as the European Social Services Conference and the European Social Services Awards. ESN is financed by the EaSI Programme operating grants and is currently involved in 11 EU Funded Projects.
EU Legislative Interests
Integrated Care & Support Social Innovation Social Innovation Practices Social Service Workforce Social Service Management and Quality Digital Transformation of social services Crisis preparedness (resilience) EU Funds for social services Children Families and Youth Ageing and Care Community Care Inclusive Activitation
Communication Activities
The European Social Network (ESN) works on the policies mentioned above through a number of knowledge exchange initiatives, applied research projects, events and publications which are annually renovated and proposed to members and external stakeholders. https://www.esn-eu.org/policy The two most important annual appointments are the European Social Service Conference (https://essc-eu.org/) and the European Social Service Awards (https://essa-eu.org/)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ESN is no part of any membership associations
Organisation Members
https://www.esn-eu.org/members The Network consists currently of 187 member organisations from 34 countries within and outside Europe, gathering more than 1,000,000 directors and senior public officials from: • national associations of social services directors • departments of social (and health) services in national, regional, county and local authorities • universities and other applied research organisations • large social and health care providers.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.