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Delivering a Just Transition starts with making our economies more democratic – Report from EESC Civil Society Days Workshop

March 18, 2022 The programme of the 2022 edition of the Civil Society Days, an annual event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) to enhance the dialogue between Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and EU institutions, included the workshop “Building a Democratic Economy for a Just Transition” co-organised by SOLIDAR, Social Economy Europe, Cooperatives Europe and…

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REAL_DEAL project kick-off: enhancing citizen deliberation and participation in a just green transition

February 1, 2022 February 1st 2022 marked the kick-off of a new, exciting project for SOLIDAR! Titled REAL-DEAL, which stands for ‘Reshaping European Advances towards green Leadership through DEliberative Approaches and Learning’, it is a 3-year project funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and mainly coordinated by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS). The overall objective…

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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…

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EUROPEAN CIVIC ACADEMY: Challenges & Good Practices for Multistakeholder Alliance-Building

October 19, 2021 The last session of the 2021 European Civic Academy is coming up soon! The event was launched by the European Civic Forum in 2016 to connect and build bridges between civil society and academic agendas, to provide space for civil society actors to discuss with academics and identify priorities and possibilities for collaborations related…

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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,…

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The Solidarity Labs have been kickstarted in Greece

The Solidarity Labs have been kickstarted in Greece Greek citizens have started their preparation to actively follow and participate in the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) process, which forsees a citizen-led series of debates and discussions which are to feed into a pan-European democratic exercise that would allow citizens to have their say on EU decision-making. In the framework of the EU funded project, valUE – Solidarity…

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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,…

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VALUE | Solidarity Matters

This project is closed and ran between 2021 and 2022. WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? ValUE – Solidarity Matters is a Europe for Citizens funded project withing the strand Civil Society Projects. The project provides with a deeper understanding for the participants involved of the role of solidarity for societal well-being. WHY? Through the Solidarity…