From 18-21 July, 19 teams from 12 organisations and 11 different countries competed in Zabljak, Montenegro at the 9th Samaritan Contest. This year’s competition was jointly hosted by Samaritan International’s members Alfa Centar (Montenegro), IDC (Serbia) and CDI (North Macedonia).   Over the course of 3 days, the youth teams tested not only their theoretical […]

The 11th International Samaritan Forum took place on 23-24 May 2024, at a crucial time just before the elections of the European Parliament. Hosted by ASB Germany in Cologne, the Forum brought together 80 Samaritans and external guests from 15 European countries. While the main thematic focus if this year’s edition was on social services […]

Ahead of the elections for the European Parliament in June 2024, Samaritan International published its election memorandum titled “Social resilience needs to become a priority” and sent a catalogue of questions to the European parties as well as the main groups in the European Parliament. The responses will inform Samaritan International and its members about […]

On 28 February, the European Parliament adopted its First Reading position on the Revision of the Driving Licences Directive. Samaritan International strongly welcomes the result in view of the agreed rules for ambulances. Whereas other issues, such as regular medical testing or minimum age, have taken the spotlight in the public debate, Samaritan International had […]