For the highest protection standards: SOLIDAR members’ work to control the damage of the EU Pact on Migration
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For the highest protection standards: SOLIDAR members’ work to control the damage of the EU Pact on Migration

The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was adopted by EU co-legislators in April this year. Member States have two years to make the adaptations necessary and start implementing the Pact. In particular, each must submit to the European Commission, by 12 December 2024, a national implementation plan. SOLIDAR, as many of its member organisations,…

The Silver Rose Just Transition Award goes to… Women Engage for a Common Future
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The Silver Rose Just Transition Award goes to… Women Engage for a Common Future

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), Foundation of European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and this year in collaboration with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Young European Socialists (YES), and PES…

The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement goes to… Nicolas Schmit
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The Silver Rose Lifetime Achievement goes to… Nicolas Schmit

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), Foundation of European Progressive Studies (FEPS) and this year in collaboration with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), Young European Socialists (YES), and PES…

Training Academy 2024: Artificial Intelligence’s implications for social justice
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Training Academy 2024: Artificial Intelligence’s implications for social justice

SOLIDAR’s Training Academy 2024 took place on 5-6 November, in Brussels, under the title ‘ReclAIming the power: building civil society’s perspective on AI for social justice’. This activity was part of the effort of demystifying AI and affirming the right of civil society to have a say in how AI is developing and to intervene…

Joint Statement – Linking public support to social and environmental conditions
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Joint Statement – Linking public support to social and environmental conditions

SOLIDAR joins the members of the Fiscal Matters coalition and other stakeholders in signing a statement on social and environmental conditions across EU funds, state aid and public procurement.These conditions are essential to create a level playing field between member states, reduce economic divergence, guard against subsidy shopping and rent-seeking behavior and improve the quality…

EU’s Foreign Affairs Council turns down Borrell’s proposal to suspend dialogue with Israel
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EU’s Foreign Affairs Council turns down Borrell’s proposal to suspend dialogue with Israel

  Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) dismissed High Representative Josep Borrell’s proposal to ban imports from illegal settlements and suspend EU-Israel political dialogue. On the same week, with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People approaching, SOLIDAR’s event “Towards a Sovereign and Viable Palestinian State” gathered…

ECHO Network Final Conference – Towards a more Ethical Digital Transition
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ECHO Network Final Conference – Towards a more Ethical Digital Transition

On Tuesday November 5 SOLIDAR Foundation organised the ECHO Network Policy Roundtable: Towards A More Ethical Digital Transition at the EESC where the outcomes of the ECHO Network project were presented. The event was attended by CSO representatives, European experts and policymakers, to discuss the topic of an ethical and sustainable digital transition. ECHO (Ethical, Common,…

Sabir Festival 2024: ten years of Mediterranean solidarity, against rampant fascisation
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Sabir Festival 2024: ten years of Mediterranean solidarity, against rampant fascisation

The Sabir Festival SOLIDAR and a delegation of members were present at the 10th edition of the Sabir festival in Rome, in October. Sabir is the festival of Mediterranean cultures, named after a lingua franca mixing Arabic, French, Italian, Greek and Spanish spoken in North Africa and the Levant. It was founded in 2014, one…

Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget
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Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget

On September 13, 2024, the Council of the EU called for a decrease of €295 million to the Erasmus+ budget in its position on the 2025 European Union budget. Erasmus+ provides vital funding to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe. Millions of Europeans participate in the programme annually, with activities ranging from student…