The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, an exercise in eroding the right to seek asylum, is set to become law 
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The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, an exercise in eroding the right to seek asylum, is set to become law 

Three years and a half after its presentation in September 2020 by the European Commission, the adoption process of the no-longer-so New Pact on Migration and Asylum is finally nearing its end. Members of Parliament (MEPs) adopted last Wednesday, 10th April, six regulations constituting the EU Pact, as well as two recast directives and a…

An EU Industrial Deal should learn from the shortcomings of the EU Green Deal
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An EU Industrial Deal should learn from the shortcomings of the EU Green Deal

April 9, 2024 There is growing political momentum for an EU Industrial Deal, but SOLIDAR believes that it should strengthen and take forward the European Green Deal, not replace it. To be socially just, it should reconcile the climate, social and economic agendas to ensure a sustainable and fair future for all.  A declaration for…

Solidarity protests with Palestinian people banned in at least 12 EU countries, finds new analysis, six months on from the horrific Hamas attack on 7 October
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Solidarity protests with Palestinian people banned in at least 12 EU countries, finds new analysis, six months on from the horrific Hamas attack on 7 October

Protests banned on grounds of protecting ‘public order’ and ‘security’ The European Civic Forum, Civil Liberties Union for Europe, CIVICUS, European Network Against Racism and Solidar are calling on the European Commission to address at the highest political level the unlawful restrictions on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and expression imposed by member states since the dramatic escalation of violence…

SOLIDAR to the EESC to reiterate the role of civil dialogue for inclusive democracy – Civil society week ’24
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SOLIDAR to the EESC to reiterate the role of civil dialogue for inclusive democracy – Civil society week ’24

SOLIDAR to the EESC to reiterate the role of civil dialogue for inclusive democracy – civil society week ’24 SOLIDAR and its partners Social Platform, Civil Society Europe and the European Civic Forum organised a workshop in the framework of the EESC Civil Society Week on 6th March. The workshop, titled “Civil dialogue for inclusive…

Case Study |  Unveiling the social effects of oil palm monoculture in Montes De María in Colombia
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Case Study | Unveiling the social effects of oil palm monoculture in Montes De María in Colombia

Colombia is the largest oil palm producer in Latin America and the fourth largest in the world. This crop has been promoted as a development factor since the end of the last century. In the case of the Montes de María region, the recent expansion of the oil palm agribusiness model was due to a…

THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE
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THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE

THE DIRE SITUATION IN WAR-TORN PALESTINE Original article in Swedish  A delegation of Olof Palme International Center, SOLIDAR member based in Sweden, has recently travelled to Palestine and Israel to meet their local partners and other political representatives and civil society organisations.  Anna Sundström, Secretary General of Olof Palme International Center and Chair of the SOLIDAR…

Just4all Starts Collecting 50 Good Practices on Adult Education and Just Transition
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Just4all Starts Collecting 50 Good Practices on Adult Education and Just Transition

Just4All, a project to bridge Adult Education and Just Transition will start collecting a series of 50 good practices on these topics. The collection is one of three research and training activities which also include developing four research papers and a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Just4All, an EU-funded project seeks to raise awareness on the…