After a relative silence on the bi-regional agenda, the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (CELAC) will renew their strategic partnership with the holding of the 3rd EU-CELAC Summit (17-18 July 2023 in Brussels). Ahead of the Summit, CSOs have mobilised to call for a bi-regional partnership that promotes sustainable development and human…
July 11 2023 On the occasion of the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Environment and Energy on 10-12 July 2023 in Valladolid (Spain), SOLIDAR and over 30 partner organisations are calling on the Ministers, as well as on other national and EU leaders, to create a New Social Contract and to place a socially and environmentally Just…
On July 7th, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission issued a Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council “A New Agenda for Relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean”. The New Agenda focuses on 6 main areas to enhance the cooperation between the two regions: 1)…
In view of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, and on the 75th anniversary of Nakba, the Spanish Platform for the Recognition of the State of Palestine issued a statement calling on the Spanish government to fulfil its commitment to recognise the State of Palestine. The Platform, which includes many SOLIDAR’s…
As political leaders gather for a second conference at the European Parliament on how to move “beyond growth”, over 400 academics and civil society organisations, including SOLIDAR, see the geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to disengage from the socially and ecologically harmful growth competition and instead embrace a wellbeing cooperation. There is no empirical basis indicating…
In view of the upcoming European Joint Communication on EU-LAC (Latin American and Caribbean Countries) relations and the EU-CELAC Summit that will take place in July in Brussels, SOLIDAR joined a CSOs call asking the EU to put human rights at the centre of its future bi-regional relations between EU and Latin America. The EU-CELAC…
Today the European Year of Skills (EYS) kicks off with the European Year of Skills Festival. The EYS will run until May 2024, and aims to tackle the mismatch between unemployment and education. SOLIDAR Foundation applauds the attention that EYS will bring to education, training and lifelong learning. However, SOLIDAR deplores the way the European…
Momentum for Minimum Income in the EU and the need for a Framework Directive Adequate minimum income schemes are a crucial tool to shield people from poverty and social exclusion, as well as a right enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights (principle 14). The Eurofound defines minimum income as “a non-contributory and means-tested…
SOLIDAR Foundation Policy Recommendations on Peace Education In 2022, SOLIDAR Foundation’s work revolved around the theme of Peace Education as a tool for achieving learning and sustainable societies. As the culmination of a whole year of activities, a Policy Paper on Peace Education titled A Sustainable Journey to Peace: Peace Education in the Context of Global Citizenship…
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