The Leaders’ choice: advance the Green Deal peace project or go back to 20th century – EEB and SOLIDAR Joint OpEd
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The Leaders’ choice: advance the Green Deal peace project or go back to 20th century – EEB and SOLIDAR Joint OpEd

December 12 2022 Ahead of the next European Council, which is taking place on 15 December 2022 in Brussels, EEB and SOLIDAR call on political leaders in Europe to recognise that the European Green Deal is a peace project that promotes energy and materials independence, strengthens social, economic and environmental resilience, and, if designed properly, enables a Just…

Countering Shrinking Space in Palestine
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Countering Shrinking Space in Palestine

To mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People SOLIDAR, in collaboration with EuroMed Rights, hosted a webinar dedicated to the topic of Countering Shrinking Space and the promotion of human rights in Palestine and Israel. The webinar looked into the situation of the Palestinian people living under occupation, including the constantly shrinking space for…

Event report – Stakeholder meeting on Territorial Just Transition Plans
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Event report – Stakeholder meeting on Territorial Just Transition Plans

December 1 2022 Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), CEE Bankwatch, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), WWF EU Policy Office and SOLIDAR organised, on 30 November, a stakeholder meeting aiming to assess the state of the Territorial Just Transition Plans and discuss how their implementation can ensure more inclusion, transparency and strategic advancement of a Just Transition in Europe….

First training session of the Global Educators Development Forum (GEDF) programme
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First training session of the Global Educators Development Forum (GEDF) programme

First training session of the Global Educators Development Forum (GEDF) programme On October 27, SOLIDAR Foundation hosted the very first training session of the Global Educators Development Forum (GEDF) programme in cooperation with IFWEA in the framework of the Y-GAP programme.    The GEDF involved 29 participants and elaborated on the root meaning of advocacy, understanding how to…

Event report – A Just Energy Transition: Access to Energy as a Right, not a Privilege
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Event report – A Just Energy Transition: Access to Energy as a Right, not a Privilege

November 25 2022 On 21 November, together with Social Platform, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), SOLIDAR held a policy discussion on the issues of energy poverty and a just energy transition in Europe. Energy prices are soaring. Poverty is increasing. Already before the energy price crisis, millions of Europeans lived in energy poverty, now…

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…