SOLIDAR and more than 270 organizations and academics request ambitious fiscal reform plans from ECOFIN Council
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SOLIDAR and more than 270 organizations and academics request ambitious fiscal reform plans from ECOFIN Council

March 15, 2022 The European Commission’s proposal for a reform of the EU borrowing and spending rules has the potential to support and encourage a socially Just green Transition. However, if governments do not signal high ambitions, the reform will only tinker around the edges. Therefore, SOLIDAR has joined the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and a…

International Women’s Day 2022 – The struggle for peace, equality and social justice continues
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International Women’s Day 2022 – The struggle for peace, equality and social justice continues

On this year’s International Women’s Day, the struggle for peace, equality, social justice and human rights continues. Today more than ever, we pull together with our members and progressive family to fight for these values.  The war in Ukraine continues and its terrible consequences intensifies for each day. As millions of refugees are now fleeing…

Countering Shrinking Space through SOLIDAR Members’ Actions | Global Week of Action 2022
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Countering Shrinking Space through SOLIDAR Members’ Actions | Global Week of Action 2022

This 20 February 2022 marked the third year of SOLIDAR’s mobilisation for the World Day for Social Justice. In the span of a week, SOLIDAR and its members shared about their work to further social justice in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and Latin America and how they keep doing so despite their space for action…

SOLIDAR’s statement on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: Calling for active neutrality to pave the way to de-escalation
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SOLIDAR’s statement on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: Calling for active neutrality to pave the way to de-escalation

We call on all EU-member states and the EU-institutions as well as our European neighbours, to engage in an initiative for active neutrality to reduce tension and promote a political agreement between all parties involved. We are witnessing a worrying escalation of tension between Russia and Ukraine, with the United States and NATO getting involved…

Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education
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Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education

Is observance all we can do? Support teachers & quality education for all! International Day of Education With a shorter history that Teacher’s Day, the International Day of Education (24 January) was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as such in 2018. The reason was to celebrate the role of education in bringing global…

Silver Rose Awards 2021: Solidarity and Unity are key to support domestic workers’ struggles worldwide
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Silver Rose Awards 2021: Solidarity and Unity are key to support domestic workers’ struggles worldwide

On 18 November 2021, SOLIDAR and the S&D Party in the European Parliament held the 2021 edition of the Silver Rose Awards. This year, the ceremony was organized in the framework of the prestigious bi-annual event of the GLOBAL PROGRESSIVE FORUM, a three-day event where key progressive figures from all over the world meet and discuss common and forward-thinking ideas…