CLADES: New Project kicks off!
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CLADES: New Project kicks off!

This month an exciting new project coordinated by the University of Groningen kicked off: CLADES! The Erasmus+ funded project titled Critical Language Awareness, Democratic Engagement and Sustainability (CLADES) was launched in Groningen on 8-10 October and will run until August 2027. The kick-off meeting brought together the project consortium composed of 5 partner organisations: SOLIDAR…

Putting the U in Just Transition: Online Training on Civil Society Organisations Involvement in Just Transition
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Putting the U in Just Transition: Online Training on Civil Society Organisations Involvement in Just Transition

On September 17, 2024, SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation organised an online training for our members to inspire each other with best practices and learn more about concrete tools on how CSOs can engage with Just Transition, given its growing importance both politically and in our daily work. The training was given in English with Spanish…

Civil Society Organisations demand a socially and environmentally just EU Green Deal
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Civil Society Organisations demand a socially and environmentally just EU Green Deal

The eighth edition of REAL DEAL’s Civil Society Forum for Sustainability took place on the 11 and 12 June 2024, with representatives participating from diverse Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across Europe and beyond. Participants came together to develop civil society demands to the EU on the future of citizens’ deliberation and the European Green Deal…

2024 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SHAPING A FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPE AFTER THE EU ELECTIONS
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2024 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SHAPING A FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPE AFTER THE EU ELECTIONS

x On 27th June 2024, SOLIDAR held its Annual General Assembly, bringing together its board and staff members to reflect on the past year’s achievements, discuss future strategies for the post-elections phase and reinforce SOLIDAR’s positions by welcoming new members.   x x Mikael Leyi, Secretary General from SOLIDAR, Anne Van Lacker, SOLIDAR President and their…

Shaping the Social Europe we want ahead of the 2024 European elections
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Shaping the Social Europe we want ahead of the 2024 European elections

On 22 May 2024, SOLIDAR together with Pour la Solidarité and Smart debated over the future of Social Europe with civil society representatives and Belgian candidates to the European elections.   As the 2024 European Elections approach, the call for a Social Europe is louder than ever. With 88% of Europeans valuing social policies and…

Social rights in the Western Balkans – SRM23 conference in Albania
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Social rights in the Western Balkans – SRM23 conference in Albania

Social rights in the Western Balkans – SRM23 Conference in Tirana SOLIDAR & CLR present the Social Rights Monitor to Albanian stakeholders – the role of the EPSR in the Western Balkans  SOLIDAR’s Albanian member Center for Labour Rights (CLR) held an event in Tirana dedicated to the findings of the Social Rights Monitor 2023,…

7th Civil Society Forum: Civil Society Organisations Assess European Political Group Manifestos for a Sustainable Future
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7th Civil Society Forum: Civil Society Organisations Assess European Political Group Manifestos for a Sustainable Future

During the seventh edition of REAL DEAL’s Civil Society Forum for Sustainability, representatives from diverse Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) across Europe and beyond came together to critically assess the promises in the political manifestos of 5 European political groups: Party of European Socialists (PES), Party of the European Left (PEL), European Green Party (EGP), Alliance…