European Social Network is also an information network able to communicate and interpret new European policy trends in the constantly changing world around us. The Members of ESN occupy with major economic and social challenges, learning about innovative responses in the practice of social care. Besides this, ESN represents a Europe-wide learning network among social directors and care professionals, and this is paramount. Good practice exchange within the Members inspires improvements in all sorts of social services. Specially organized groups and events provide opportunities for practitioners making new contacts and further learning through exchange visits, etc.

European Social Network works closely with the European Parliament, the European Commission and national governments. It represents social services on high-level EU conferences and invites more representatives of European Union institutions and other European organizations to the events. ESN also has a great experience in working relationships with international organizations such as the Council of Europe and World Health Organization

The European Judicial Network is composed of Contact Points of the Member States, as well as of European Commission and of a Secretariat situated in The Hague. The appointment of National contact points is held by each Member State together with the Central authorities, which are responsible for international judicial collaboration, judicial authorities and other adequate authorities, carrying out specific responsibilities on the arena of international judicial collaboration, both in general and for certain forms of serious crime, such as drug trafficking, corruption, organized crime or terrorism.

The assignment of contact points happens on the basis of constitutional rules, legal traditions and internal structure of every separate country. The only condition that must be followed is providing an effective coverage for all sorts of crimes throughout the country. As the result, there are 300 contact pints within 27 Member Sates. Each Member State among the Contact Points must appoint a National Correspondent. To solve the matters of the European Judicial Network’s electronic tools a tool correspondent should be designated by each Member State.

The European Commission was invited by the Laeken European Council in 2001with the scope of contriving a European system for exchanging the information on migration and asylum and countries of origin. This initiative was taken due to the need the information exchange on all perspectives of asylum, migration and immigration policy. As the result, European Migration Network was created that in 2003 started up as a Pilot Project and was considered a Preparatory Action since 2004 till 2006. In 2003 the Tesallonniki European Council welcomed the EMN permanent structure in the future. On 14th of May, 2008 the legal basis for the EMN was adopted.

The European Commission co-ordinates the work of European Migration Network with the assistance of the following Service Providers: iLiCONN and CHK-COWI and with National Contact Points co-operation, designated in each Member State. National Contact Points consist of Ministries of Justice and Interior, Research Institutes, Non-Governmental Organizations and a International Organization’s national office. The political guidance on the activities of the EMN is provided by a Steering Board that consists of one representative from each Member State who also holds the duty of an Observer from the part of the European Parliament.