Neighbours share a street meal at La Table d’Aude in Paris
Hans Rocha IJzerman joined La Table d'Aude, a neighbourhood street meal in Paris run by La République des Hyper Voisins.
A Europe that truly thinks about tomorrow… today
The new Intergenerational Fairness Strategy from the European Commission is a powerful step toward building a future where no generation is left behind.And one detail that really stands out for…
Psychology Today: how Europe measures loneliness
In Psychology Today, Hans Rocha IJzerman explains what LONELY-EU learned about the tools Europe uses to measure loneliness.
How chit chat registers and chit chat walks at Jumbo are more than just a chat
Openingvan de Kletskassa bij de Jumbo in Udenhout, 27 september 2021. Foto: Photo Republic / Marco DeSwart Supermarkets play an important role in our lives. For many people, that's the…
Vienna Online about the Zusammenhalt Stärken event
Vienna Online (vienna.at) is a regional Online Portal with a focus on news and they were present at the Event in Vienna on the 23rd of January. During the event, BMin…
Student projects on loneliness at Hotelschool The Hague
LONELY-EU mentored and assessed 24 student projects on loneliness in hospitality at the first Challenge Expo of Hotelschool The Hague.
NRW Loneliness Conference in Brussels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06-N84SwEQIOn 1 October 2025, the second Loneliness Forum was held at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union in Brussels. A central highlight of the…
Judith Merkies talks about loneliness on Tijd voor Max
LONELY-EU policy expert Judith Merkies appeared on the Dutch television programme Tijd voor Max to talk about loneliness and the project.
Help build a measure of social connection that works across cultures
On the Tackling Loneliness Hub, ABSL researchers explain why current tools miss how most of the world experiences connection.
LONELY-EU in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
At a European Parliament event on 9 July 2025, Hans Rocha IJzerman set out three priorities that global data on loneliness already point to.