SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the European Year of Skills
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SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the European Year of Skills

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…

Highlights from the 2022 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony
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Highlights from the 2022 Edition of the Silver Rose Awards Ceremony

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Silver Rose Awards, Women Political Leaders and Lee Cheuk-yan!  Last week, 16 November 2022, SOLIDAR, together with the progressive family, Socialists & Democrats and the PES, held the annual flagship event organised for more than 20 years, the Silver Rose Awards.  This award marks an important moment for the…

The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement Award goes to… Lee Cheuk-yan!
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The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement Award goes to… Lee Cheuk-yan!

For more than 20 years, Silver Rose Awards has been celebrating Civil Society Organisations and individuals whose extraordinary struggles contribute greatly to social justice and solidarity throughout the world. The collectives, movements, activists, and civil society organisations we have awarded for their long-lasting commitment to social justice in their respective communities, often do so at a great risk….

Call for Nominations Silver Rose Awards 2022
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Call for Nominations Silver Rose Awards 2022

Every year, since the year 2000, SOLIDAR has organised its Silver Rose Awards in the European Parliament in cooperation with the S&D Group and the Party of European Socialists (PES), an occasion to celebrate Civil Society Organisations and individuals whose extraordinary struggles contribute greatly to social justice and solidarity throughout the world. This year, however, the war in Ukraine…

REAL DEAL | Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning
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REAL DEAL | Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning

WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? REAL DEAL- Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership Through Deliberative Approaches and Learning is a 3-year research project funded by Horizon 2020. Its primary focus is on reshaping the participation of citizens and stakeholders in the context of the European Green Deal (EGD). WHY? Within this project, SOLIDAR is a…

Lacking ambition or endorsing ‘business as usual’? SOTEU 2021 according to SOLIDAR
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Lacking ambition or endorsing ‘business as usual’? SOTEU 2021 according to SOLIDAR

Every year, The State of the Union (SOTEU) address is a long-awaited moment in the EU debate, as it is the opportunity to hear the vision of the European Commission on priorities for the near future. Weathering the EU out of the pandemic and the fight against climate change remained the focus of the address,…

Promoting a Just Transition in Europe and Worldwide: How Civil Society and Trade Unions are Driving the Change
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Promoting a Just Transition in Europe and Worldwide: How Civil Society and Trade Unions are Driving the Change

June 12, 2021 The study “Promoting a Just Transition in Europe and Worldwide: How Civil Society and Trade Unions are Driving the Change” stems from SOLIDAR’s growing interest in engaging with the topic of ensuring a socially Just Transition to climate neutrality. At the end of 2020, the SOLIDAR network developed a new multiannual strategy for the platform,…