Barcelona, european capital of social services

Next year, from 21 to 23 June about 500 professionals will tranform Barcelona in the european capital of social services. The city will host the XVIII Conference of the European Social Network. The objective of the Conference organised by the European Social Network and the Catalan authorities is to share experience and practices to help improve these services, in particular in the new context of demographic change due both to immigration and aging societies, youth unemployment and the need to extend services to groups that were previously excluded. The annual conference will coincide with the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion.