Vote for an open civic space, vote for democracy! 13 EU Member States don’t have an open civic space. The freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and/or speech is not fully respected. Civil Society Organisations’ (CSOs) ability to operate is hampered if not criminalised. Hungary, Italy, and Poland are a warning that cannot be ignored. Nationalists, the…
Social justice to rescue the foundation of the European Union This time, the vote is not only about choosing the policies that we find the most convincing among the manifestos, but about the very soul of Europe. Never before were these two elements so closely intertwined. Voting for pro-European parties is a must for protecting…
Let’s talk real and clear the field of false problems Citizens’ trust in Civil Society Organisations remains high because CSOs stay grounded through their concrete commitments. We have taken the same approach in the run-up to the European elections. The EU is trapped in a cycle of increasing income inequality, exacerbated by the reduction in…
May 15, 2019 Civil society – concrete solutions against anti-immigrant rhetoric and systematic impasse The anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by nationalists and populists across Europe has been causing restrictive immigration policies that breed the stigmatization of migrants. The politics of fear is fed by the same hate, racism and xenophobia that it fuels and that is embodied…
SOLIDAR and trade unions organisations from the Mediterranean region met in Marseille to strengthen advocacy on human and trade union rights On the 9 and 10 April, SOLIDAR members together with representatives from trade union organisations from Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Jordan, Italy, France and Spain gathered in Marseille for a workshop entitled “In search of…
March 14, 2019 No democracy without strong Civil Society Organisations Civic space is the bedrock of any open and democratic society. Civil Society Organisations are a key player for our democracy to flourish, and the more the civic space shrinks the less a society can be considered democratic. Today, the civic space is narrowing in…
Eight years after the Arab Spring, rethinking EU policies for the Southern Neighbourhood A report on the post-Arab Spring: way forward for the MENA region was approved in early February by the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The text will be presented in a European Parliament plenary on 2 March and is expected…
The Social Economy – Putting the individual and social objective over capital SOLIDAR attended the conference “Social Economy for the Future of the European Union” organised by Social Economy Europe, and hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions on 6 February this week. With high-level speakers from different EU…
European Parliament votes in favour of a stronger European Social Fund With the European Union budget for 2021-2027 currently being negotiated, the European Social Fund Plus is also up for modification. On 16 January MEPs agreed in plenary to increase the money allocated to the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) to €120 billion for the…
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