Upholding the right to asylum and ensuring unconditional solidarity with all people on the move
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Upholding the right to asylum and ensuring unconditional solidarity with all people on the move

SOLIDAR has a diverse membership of over 50 civil society organisations based in 26 countries. Our member organisations include popular education associations, trade unions, independent think tanks, migrant-led organisations working to advance social justice through a just transition. One aspect of our vision for social justice is a governance of migration based on the respect of fundamental rights and solidarity,…

OPEN LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN UNION MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING
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OPEN LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN UNION MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING

OPEN LETTER TO THE EUROPEAN UNION MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING The CEMR, Eurocities, Housing Europe, the International Union of Tenants and SOLIDAR welcome the Gijón Declaration on “Housing for all in sustainable, healthy and inclusive environments” to be adopted on the occasion of the informal Ministerial Meeting on Housing and Urban Development on 13-14 November 2023 under…

SOLIDAR calls for a Ceasefire NOW!
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SOLIDAR calls for a Ceasefire NOW!

History is judging us all, Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, in an appeal for aid to Gaza. This statement was updated on November 16th 2023. More than 40 days after Hamas’ horrific attack and Israel’s massive and ongoing counterattack, the situation is more dire and tragic than ever. The situation in Gaza has turned into…

Highlights from the 2023 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony
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Highlights from the 2023 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the 2023 Silver Rose Award winners, Justiça Ambiental (JA!) for the Just Transition Award, and Margot Wallström for the Lifetime Achievement Award.  On October 11th, SOLIDAR, in collaboration with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament (S&D), and the European Trade Union…

SOLIDAR Statement: Palestine/Israel | A stop to the spiral of violence, war crimes and human rights violations!
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SOLIDAR Statement: Palestine/Israel | A stop to the spiral of violence, war crimes and human rights violations!

Last Saturday, 7th October, Hamas went on a full-scale attack on Southern Israel and its civilian population, indiscriminately assaulting, kidnapping, and killing more than a 1300 innocent Israeli men, women, and children in the most brutal way, while letting thousands of rockets rain. The death toll and horrific details of the attack are still coming to…

Partnering with Tunisia, the EU persists in its ill-guided politics to keep people out of its territory – and have a highly repressive country do the dirty job
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Partnering with Tunisia, the EU persists in its ill-guided politics to keep people out of its territory – and have a highly repressive country do the dirty job

The EU must stop signing agreements with third countries demonstrating human rights violations as it tries to stop migrants from arriving to Europe. Background The EU officially announced the past 16th of July the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding for a ‘’comprehensive partnership package’’ with Tunisia.[1] Organised in three main axes (economic and trade…

The Silver Rose Just Transition Award goes to… Justiça Ambiental JÁ!
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The Silver Rose Just Transition Award goes to… Justiça Ambiental JÁ!

Silver Rose is the annual Award ceremony co-organised by SOLIDAR, its members and the progressive family, with the S&D Group in the European Parliament, the Party of European Socialists (PES), and this year in collaboration with the Foundation of European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).  For more than 20 years, the Silver Rose has been…

EU Artificial Intelligence Act: civil society calls for regulating surveillance technology
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EU Artificial Intelligence Act: civil society calls for regulating surveillance technology

Increasingly, in Europe as in the rest of the world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are built and deployed for harmful purposes linked to state surveillance. As the negotiations between EU legislators on the EU AI Act are ongoing, civil society organisations including SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation are calling on policy-makers to set strict limits and scrutiny…

The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement Award goes to… Margot Wallström!
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The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement Award goes to… Margot Wallström!

Silver Rose is the annual Award ceremony co-organised by SOLIDAR and its members and the progressive family, with the S&D Group in the European Parliament, the Party of European Socialists (PES), and this year in collaboration with the Foundation of European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). With the Silver Rose Award, we highlight the work…