The 2025 September Newsletter

Welcome to the Autumn edition of our newsletter! This time, we invite...

The 2025 June Newsletter

Welcome to the June edition of our newsletter! Before the summer break...

The 2025 April Newsletter

Welcome to the April edition of our newsletter! First of all, Happy...

The 2025 March Newsletter

Welcome to the March edition of our newsletter! March is a busy...

The 2024 December Newsletter

Welcome to the Winter Edition of our Newsletter. We hope you enjoy...

New Issue of Money Matters – No. 20 is out now.

Contents Editorial – Dr. Dieter Korczak Bulgaria: The Psychosocial Problems of Debtors...

ECDN News September 2024

Ireland : Official Launch of Managing the Sustainable Home – A New...

The 2024 Summer Newsletter

In this edition: Foundation of the CCD II Working Group Invitation for...

ECDN News June 2024

In our General Assembly in April 2024 we welcomed the Ministry for...

ECDN POLICY BRIEF no 1/2024 – The involvement of the financial sector in the funding of debt advisory

Most of Europe’s debt advisory centers are funded by the government on...

Livestream from the ECDN/ I Diritti del Debitore conference in Palermo on monday 15th of April

Save the date – Monday,15 April, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m....

The resolution of the debt crisis of individuals and businesses in light of the European directive 2023/2225

Now available: Final program of our conference in Sicily “The resolution of...

Annual conference and general assembly in Palermo, Italy

Save the date – 15. – 16. April 2024 By invitation of...

The 2023 December Newsletter

In this edition: PEPPI PROGRESS: SITE VISITS & UPDATE ON PEPPI WEBSITES...

The December 2023 Conference Review Newsletter

ECDN MEMBERS MEETING & FINAL PEPPI EVENT – SUMMARY 30 November 2023...

The 2023 Autumn Newsletter

In this edition: ECDN Statement: Article 36 of the Consumer Credit Directive...

Conference: Addressing Consumer Over-Indebtedness across the EU

Save the date – 30 November & 1 December 2023 In light...

Webinar Wednesday 20 September, 2023 – Psychosocial Problems of Debtors

Save the date: Wednesday 20 September 2023 Webinar: Psychosocial Problems of Debtors Invited...

New Issue of Money Matters – No. 19 is out now.

Contents Editorial – Dr. Dieter Korczak – ECDN President & PEPPI Coordinator...

The 2023 Summer Newsletter

In this edition: CONSUMER CREDIT DIRECTIVE UPDATE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL FRAGILITY...

Webinar Monday 26 June, 2023 – Establishment of an umbrella organisation of debt advice services

Save the date: Monday 26 June 2023 Webinar: Establishment of an umbrella organisation...

Webinar Monday 26 June, 2023 – File documentation, Statistics, GDPR

Save the date: Monday 26 June 2023 Webinar: File Documentation, statistics & GDPR...

Webinar Wednesday 10 May, 2023 – Target Groups for Debt Advice

Save the date: Wednesday 10 May 2023 Webinar: Target Groups for Debt...

PEPPI Conference Malta 2023 Recordings

ECDN was delighted to host the first PEPPI conference on 23 March...

The 2023 Spring Newsletter

In this edition: PEPPI conference on 23 March 2023 in Malta PEPPI...

Webinar Wednesday 19 April, 2023 – Funding Debt Advice Services

Save the date: Wednesday 19 April 2023 Webinar: Funding Debt Advice Services...

Webinar Wednesday 15 March, 2023 – Different Approaches in Debt Advice

Save the date: Wednesday 15 March 2023 Webinar: Different Approaches in Debt...

ECDN fact sheet – Situation of over-indebtedness at the beginning of 2023

Germany The financial situation of the population in Germany has deteriorated. Twenty-two...

PEPPI presentation video

Short video of the PEPPI presentation.

ECDN General Assembly and European Conference – March 2023

March 22 -23, 2023 ECDN General Assembly and European Conference AGM, March...

Webinar February 15, 2023

Save the date: February 15, 2023 Webinar: Professional Qualification of debt counselor...

Webinar January 18, 2023

Save the date: January 18, 2023 Webinar: Legal Framework for Debt Advice...

The 2022 December Newsletter

In this edition: A new online course for professionals increases understanding of...

The 2022 November Newsletter

In this edition: PEPPI Identity: The development of logos and websites Celebrating...

The 2022 Fall Newsletter

What has been going on in the ECDN for the past few...

The 2021 Fall Newsletter

What has been going on in the ECDN for the past few...

Spain – Debt Advice 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

Slovakia – Debt Advice 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

Romania – Debt Advice 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

Bulgaria – Debt Advice 2021

To elevate debt advice services in the EU, it is important to...

Romania

Unfortunately Romania currently have no active debt counseling organisations. We  have though...

Poland

We are currently gathering information on the options and status of debt...

Netherlands

NIBUD has supported a request from the Social Alliance to the government, local municpalities,...

Italy

The debt advice system in Italy is very weak, as there is...

Ireland

The debt advice services in Ireland are provided by the Money Debt...

Germany

Have you experienced a loss in income due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?...

France

Debt counselling Despite the movement restrictions in France, CRESUS continues to counsel their beneficiaries...

Finland

We are currently gathering information on the options and status of debt...

Denmark

How you and your organisation handles both the corona crisis and the...

Czech Republic

We are currently gathering more information on the options and status of...

The 2021 spring newsletter of the ECDN

The meeting with the SME United’s Early Warning Project in Spain was...

Introductory meeting with SME United

We have just had the pleasure of having a meeting with the...

Money Matters Issue no. 18 is out now!

The Money Matters Issue no. 18 has now been published and is...

Reply from Commissioner McGuinness

As you might recall the president of the European Consumer Debt Network,...

ECDN Newsletter January to March

Dear all, we hope you are doing well and have had a...

Letter to Commissioner McGuinness

The president of the ECDN Sandy Madar sent a letter to Commissioner...

Online seminar and workshops to fight over-indebtedness through exchange of experience

The President of the ECDN, Sandy Madar participated throughout January in the...

New report from Danish Member

Abstract The purpose of this report is to examine the debt situation...

Revision of the Consumer Credit Directive

In 2008 the European Union created the Consumer Credit Directive (or CCD...

General Assembly at Social Platform

The ECDN is a long standing member and parter of Social Platform. and...

New ECDN Newsletter

Dear all, we hope that you are all doing well after a...

Over-indebtesness is not just poverty

European countries are now gearing up their welfare state institutions to alleviate...

Danske Bank has in years collected too much debt from its most vulnerable clients

A new serious scandal has hit Danske Bank in Denmark. Since 1979...

Pandemic Puts Millions of Europeans on path to a debt crisis

Alexander Weber from Bloomberg has written this article setting focus on the...

Denmark

The overall aim of the evaluation report of debt counseling by the...

Newsletter, Spring 2020

Today the ECDN has published its long awaited Newsletter. We have been...

Press-Release on COVID-19 & Debt

Today the ECDN has made a press-release expressing our fear on the...

Speach by queen Maxima

Tuesday May 26th Queen Maxima of the Netherlands spoke about the financial and...

New Issue of Money Matters!

Today, May 27th, the ECDN has published Money Matters Vol. 17 “Debt...

Social Banks – a Dutch model

The GKB Assen is a social bank active in the north of...

Letter to Commissioner Reynders

On March 20th we sent to letters, one to the DG Justice...

Meeting with Irish Banking Culture Board

Today the president of the ECDN, Sandy Madar together with Special Advisor...

1st Meeting: COVID-19 and Debt Scientific Group

Today we held the first meeting in the COVID-19 and Debt Scientific...

First 2020 Management Committee Meeting

Yesterday on March 21st, we had this year’s first MC Meeting. Due...

Letter to the Commission and the Financial sector

March 20th, we send two letters to the European Commission’s Directorate General...

COVID-19 and Debt advice

COVID-19 has struck Europe and many industries are bleeding due to this,...

MC Meeting and COVID-19

We have with growing concern been following the news lately about the...

Planning the next MC meeting

For the past month we have been planning the next meeting of...

Throwback Thursday in 2001

It’s Throwback Thursday, in 2001 the Dutch Consumer Bankruptcy Act was evaluated,...

April 3rd-4th & May 5th-7th, 2019

In the Spring Sandy went to Romania two times for meetings with...

Money Matters, Apr. 2001

Once again, it’s time for a #ThrowbackThursday – this week’s issue is...

EAPN conference in Brussel

The 18/11 our president, Sandy Madar, participated in the 18th European Meeting...

Money Matters, Dec. 2000

It is time for another #ThrowbackThursday – In this week’s issue you...

Money Matters, Mar. 2000

It is Thursday and you know what that means – It is...

Exchanges of knowledge between members

During the last annual meeting of ECDN, the idea came into being...

DG JUST Conference

Our president, Sandy Madar had a presentation for a workshop arranged by...

Money Matters, Nov. 1999

After a break, due to the hard work on the Call for...

Next time

As many of you have seen on our Facebook and LinkedIn account...

Meeting with Finance Watch

We are currently working hard on the EU Call for Tender called...

Money Matters, Dec. 1998

This issue is from December 1998 and starts with a short article...

Money Matters, Nov. 1997

This week’s issue was published in November 1997 and starts with an...

Money Matters, Dec. 1996

This week’s issue is from December 1996, and starts with a presentation...

Conference in Germany

Financial education in Germany, like education in general, is a matter for...

Intro to CDN – Nov. 21st 2019

Did you know that the ECDN had a precursor in the 1990s...

SKEF – Help the youth save up

The Society for Promotion of Financial Education (SKEF) from Poland has prepared...

MABS conference in Ireland

On November 5th our president, Sandy Madar, represented us at the Citizens...

SKEF mets the Polish ministry

On October 31st Ewa Kruk from SKEF participated in a meeting at the...

Know any alternative banks?

Dear followers and members of ECDN, we are well on our way...

Meeting with DG Just in Brussel

On May 29th, Sandy met with Francesco Gaetano and Renatas Mazeika from...

Conference: Consumer safety…

Monday September 23th ECDN board member Ewa Kruk from SKEF in Poland...

ECDN MC meeting in Strasbourg

Monday and Tuesday (September 16th-17th) the third meeting of the Management Committee...

In RO working on “Help Debit”

On the 16th of September the DSRF intern, Rebeca Rus, travelled to...

Finance Watch in Denmark

Thursday September 5th and Friday September 6th Finance Watch held a workshop...

EUROFOUND meeting in Brussel

Today the president of the ECDN, Sandy W. Madar, and board member,...

HelpDebit in Romania – now official

Hurray! The final permit to start an economy- and debt counselling in...

ECDN MC meeting in Brussel

Evaluation of the CCD in Brussel

On May 29th, Sandy was in Brussels with Maxime from CRESUS. At...

In Dublin to meet with CIB / MABS

On May 22nd to May 24th Sandy had arranged a new meeting in Ireland...

ECDN MC meeting in Rotterdam

From the 22nd to the 23rd of March the first Management Group...

Finance Watch conference

On November 19th, Sandy Madar went to the annual conference of Finance...

ECDN GA in Amsterdam

Friday the November 8th we had our annual General Assembly in Amsterdam. In...

In Dublin to meet with CIB / MABS

On February 27th Sandy, visited among others CIB (Citizens Information Board) where I...

In RO – new debt association?

On the 16th of September the DSRF intern, Rebeca Rus, travelled to...

General Assembly in Copenhagen

The 30/ 11 we held our annual General Assembly. This year’s general...

Meeting with DG Just in Brussel

On May 29th, Sandy met with Francesco Gaetano and Renatas Mazeika from...