Delivering a Just Transition starts with making our economies more democratic – Report from EESC Civil Society Days Workshop
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Delivering a Just Transition starts with making our economies more democratic – Report from EESC Civil Society Days Workshop

March 18, 2022 The programme of the 2022 edition of the Civil Society Days, an annual event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to enhance the dialogue between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and EU institutions, included the workshop “Building a Democratic Economy for a Just Transition” co-organised by SOLIDAR, Social Economy Europe, Cooperatives Europe and…

SOLIDAR and more than 270 organizations and academics request ambitious fiscal reform plans from ECOFIN Council
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SOLIDAR and more than 270 organizations and academics request ambitious fiscal reform plans from ECOFIN Council

March 15, 2022 The European Commission’s proposal for a reform of the EU borrowing and spending rules has the potential to support and encourage a socially Just green Transition. However, if governments do not signal high ambitions, the reform will only tinker around the edges. Therefore, SOLIDAR has joined the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and a…

International Women’s Day 2022 – The struggle for peace, equality and social justice continues
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International Women’s Day 2022 – The struggle for peace, equality and social justice continues

On this year’s International Women’s Day, the struggle for peace, equality, social justice and human rights continues. Today more than ever, we pull together with our members and progressive family to fight for these values.  The war in Ukraine continues and its terrible consequences intensifies for each day. As millions of refugees are now fleeing…

Latest UN IPCC report confirms that a socially Just Transition is the solution to the climate crisis
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Latest UN IPCC report confirms that a socially Just Transition is the solution to the climate crisis

March 7, 2022 SOLIDAR welcomes the latest IPCC report, which provides strong scientific proof of the close interconnection between climate change, environmental degradation and the structural injustices and inequalities that pervade our societies. On 28 February, in the shadows of war once again tormenting Europe, the United Nations’ (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)…

The renewed AU-EU partnership: a more structured dialogue with Civil Society Organisations
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The renewed AU-EU partnership: a more structured dialogue with Civil Society Organisations

On February 17 and 18, the 6th European Union (EU) – Africa Union (AU) Summit took place in Brussels in an event that gathered the heads of the states and governments from the Members States of both regions. One of the outcomes of this Summit was the final declaration “A Joint Vision for 2030”. Ahead of this…

Countering Shrinking Space through SOLIDAR Members’ Actions | Global Week of Action 2022
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Countering Shrinking Space through SOLIDAR Members’ Actions | Global Week of Action 2022

This 20 February 2022 marked the third year of SOLIDAR’s mobilisation for the World Day for Social Justice. In the span of a week, SOLIDAR and its members shared about their work to further social justice in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America and how they keep doing so despite their space for action…

Asia Regional ESRM Report 2021
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Asia Regional ESRM Report 2021

The SOLIDAR 2021 Economic and Social Rights Monitor (ESRM) Reports have a special focus on countering shrinking space with particular attention to Asia. For this reason, SOLIDAR has compiled an ESRM Regional Report in collaboration with SOLIDAR Suisse to address the developments of shrinking civic space in Asia.   In Asia, respect for labour rights has been…