Social Rights Monitor – Morocco
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Social Rights Monitor – Morocco

Recommendations The action plans, which set out the mutual commitments between the EU and Morocco with regards to social, political and economic matters for the period 2013-2017, are coming to an end. In the framework of the revised neighbourhood policy, this should give room now for partnership priorities which should guide their future relations. Based…

Social Rights Monitor – Palestine
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Social Rights Monitor – Palestine

Recommendations Respondents to the SRM tool acknowledge the role of EU, as the biggest donor; supporting Palestinian people. Yet their expectations go beyond financial assistance to a strong political will to support the Palestinian people’s rights, particularly when discussed at UN bodies. They envisage a partnership that reflects this strong support at all levels. Within…

Social Rights Monitor – Tunisia
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Social Rights Monitor – Tunisia

Recommendations With the action plans for the Privileged Partnership coming to an end and with the revised neighbourhood policy, there is now room for the EU and Tunisia to redefine their joint priorities, which should guide their future relationship. Based on the above report, EU-Tunisia bilateral relations, either through partnership priorities or other agreed commitments,…

Social Rights Monitor – Algeria
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Social Rights Monitor – Algeria

Recommendations With the new partnership priorities, the EU and Algeria agreed to put the emphasis on reinforcing the role of civil society and women; promoting and protecting workers’ rights; reinforcing social bipartite and tripartite dialogue; supporting youth and boosting their energy; etc. However, from the social rights monitor, there is an overall perception that so…

Private sector: Mismatching development with economic growth?
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Private sector: Mismatching development with economic growth?

This briefing aims to shed light on the impact of the private sector’s involvement in development, particularly on the achievement of the main development cooperation goals of inequality reduction and poverty eradication through a human rights based approach ensuring a space for civil society. The main objective is to question the recent promotion of and…

SOLIDAR NETWORK’S VISION FOR STRONGER AND FAIRER EU- LAC RELATIONS
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SOLIDAR NETWORK’S VISION FOR STRONGER AND FAIRER EU- LAC RELATIONS

The EU intends to ‘refresh’ its relations with the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries to ‘expand cooperation and build stronger partnerships with Latin America and the Caribbean, grounded on shared values and interests’[1]. SOLIDAR Members have a long record of cooperation with partners in the region, where they work to promote the full realisation…

Progressive lab for sustainable development: From vision to action
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Progressive lab for sustainable development: From vision to action

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, sets out the framework for achieving, by 2030, a sustainable development model where no one is left behind and where planetary boundaries are respected. The 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals are universal as they apply to all countries at all levels of…

Make Europe Sustainable for All: a growing movement to fight inequalities
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Make Europe Sustainable for All: a growing movement to fight inequalities

In the past decades, inequalities, both between and within countries, have significantly increased in Europe as well as globally. The global financial (and subsequently economic) crisis started in 2008 has further contributed to this trend as the political response has concentrated on austerity policies with a direct impact on people’s everyday lives. The need for a…