September 26, 2024 Last Tuesday, Ursula von der Leyen introduced her proposed team of EU Commissioners for 2024-2029, featuring 27 old and new faces, including six Executive Vice-Presidents who will shape the direction of the European Commission for the next five years. In her announcement, von der Leyen emphasized portfolios built around “prosperity, security, and…
September 18, 2024 The Just Transition Fund (JTF) is making a vital contribution to ensuring no one is left behind on the EU’s path to climate neutrality. In light of the ongoing evaluation of the Cohesion Policy, the upcoming review of the JTF [1] and the forthcoming preparation of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034,…
Hungary holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July 2024 to 31 December 2024. This comes at a time of institutional renewal for the EU and in the context of complex economic, social, environmental and geopolitical changes. Will the Hungarian presidency accompany the EU’s new leadership, or will it further…
A Spring Package with limited social ambition – Austerity wins over Environmental and Social Objectives On 19 June the European Commission released the Spring Package, the set of documents part of the European Semester cycle, which include the Country Reports, the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs), the Employment Guidelines and the chapeau Communication. This release…
To ensure that refugees can access protection, states must ensure the right to seek and enjoy asylum and uphold their commitments to the international refugee protection system. This obligation applies to all EU Member States under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Yet, the recent and increasing attempts by the EU and…
SOLIDAR has proudly joined forces with more than 200 other organisations to sign a joint letter calling for a ban on EU production and exports of banned and hazardous pesticides. Ahead of the informal meeting of EU leaders that took place on June 17th to discuss the Strategic Agenda for the next legislative cycle, this…
After these European elections, we choose to see the glass half full: the democratic centre has held its ground. A coalition of conservatives, socialists, liberals and greens is possible – even if their majority has been weakened. Having won this election, the conservative parties hold the key to this cooperation. But the progressive forces…
A landmark step toward peace: Ireland, Spain and Norway recognise the State of Palestine This May 28th, SOLIDAR welcomes the historical decision of two European Union’s (EU) Member States – Ireland and Spain – and Norway to recognise the State of Palestine. Since 2021, SOLIDAR has been campaigning for this recognition as a necessary step…
The EU finally sees platform workers: member states should not be short-sighted in transposing the directive On 24th April the European Parliament plenary formally voted in favour of the Directive to improve working conditions in platform work, moving one step closer to the final adoption of this piece of legislation, which at this stage only…
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