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- Lumos appoints Lucy Halton as EEG Co-Chair
- EEG publishes recommendations to the Irish, Lithuanian and Greek Trio Presidencies of the Council of the European Union
- EEG Members in Action
- Recovery Means Community: EEG calls for continued commitment to deinstitutionalisation in Ukraine
- Preventing violence through community-based support: EEG contributes to new CRPD guidelines
Author Archives: EEG Coordinator
EESC calls for stronger safeguards to advance deinstitutionalisation in EU funding
The European Economic and Social Committee has highlighted key challenges in advancing deinstitutionalisation across the European Union in its recent opinion (2025). The opinion points to persistent gaps in the use of EU funding and calls for stronger action to ensure that … Continue reading
European Parliament highlights the importance of deinstitutionalisation in EU funding priorities
The European Parliament has sent a clear signal that deinstitutionalisation must remain a priority in EU policies and funding. In its recent report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination (2026), the European Parliament emphasises the importance of strengthening social investment, … Continue reading
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Tagged deinstitutionalisation, European Parliament, European Semester
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EEG joins joint statement on EU funding and prevention of institutionalisation of children
The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) has joined a joint statement on the future of EU funding and its role in preventing family separation and the institutionalisation of children. The statement, developed by … Continue reading
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Tagged children, deinstitutionalisation, InvestInFamilies, Tanya’sDreamFund
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EEG Appoints New Coordinator and Advocacy Officer
Welcome Mariya Yasenovska to the EEG The European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mariya Yasenovska as its new Coordinator and Advocacy Officer. Mariya brings more than 20 … Continue reading
EEG Study session: Preventing institutionalisation through EU Funding – the role of the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
June 17 2025, from 14:00-16:00 CET On behalf of the European Expert Group on the transition from institutional to community-based care (EEG), we are pleased to invite you to our annual study session: Preventing institutionalisation through EU Funding – the … Continue reading
For better use of EU funding to foster the transition from institutional to community-based care
This position paper (PDF) underscores the important role EU funds play in shaping care systems across Europe. With over 1.5 million people still living in institutional setting – including children, people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness – EU funding … Continue reading
Promoting community-based support for children and vulnerable families
Summary of the EEG’s Study Session held November 14, 2024 Despite progress, institutionalisation remains a deep and systemic challenge, largely driven by a lack of community-based alternatives, insufficient family support, and inadequate access to education and social services. Vulnerable families, … Continue reading
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Tagged Child Guarantee, children, education, family, mental-health, parenting, Persons with disabilities, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Study Session
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EEG Study Session 2024: 9:30-12:30, November 14, 2024
Preventing institutionalisation of children: strengthening families and building community-based alternative care 14 November from 09:30 – 12:30 On behalf of the European Expert Group on the transition from institution to community-based care (EEG), we are pleased to invite you to our annual … Continue reading
Guidance on independent living and inclusion in the community
This document (PDF) is the EEG’s contribution towards the European Commission drafting the “Guidance recommending to Member States improvements on independent living and inclusion in the community”. Guidance on this important topic requires a clear understanding of what kind ofexpenditures … Continue reading
EU Funds Checklist to promote independent living and deinstitutionalisation
The purpose of the “EU Funds Checklist” (PDF) is to ensure EU funds in the 2021-2027 programming period contribute to independent living and inclusion in the community. More specifically, the checklist supports desk officers to check the consistency of the … Continue reading
EEG. The European Expert Group on the transition from institutions to community-based support 