The Porto Social Summit is yet another step to a Social Europe
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The Porto Social Summit is yet another step to a Social Europe

The Porto Social Summit is yet another step to a Social Europe This weekend, apart from the 71st celebration of Europe Day, the Social Summit in Porto (Portugal) was a crucial event, 4 years after the establishment of the Pillar of Social Rights. The Declaration and Commitments emanating from the meeting, including the resounding commitment to the EPSR Action Plan, together with trade unions and civil…

Briefing Paper 98 – Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights
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Briefing Paper 98 – Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights

On 4 March 2021, four years after the proclamation of  the  European Pillar of Social Rights in Gothenburg, the European Commission presented its long awaited Action Plan for the Social Pillar. With this new Action Plan, the European Commission aims to turn principles into actions “for a strong Social Europe that focuses on jobs and skills for the future and…

Social Rights Monitor 2020 and Country Reports
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Social Rights Monitor 2020 and Country Reports

We are proud to present the second edition of SOLIDAR’s Social Rights Monitor that provides an insight into the state of social rights in different European countries. This edition reports on 14 countries from the European Union – Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Spain and the Netherlands; two candidate…

Social Rights Monitor 2020 – European Trends
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Social Rights Monitor 2020 – European Trends

November 30, 2020 SOLIDAR and Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) publish the European Trends of the Social Rights Monitor 2020. This document was discussed during the celebration of the annual conference “Joining Forces for a socially sustainable post-Covid Europe”. The second edition of this flagship publication complements the European Semester’s indicators with insights on the state of social rights and civic space across 17 countries in Europe, based…

Statement: World Day of Decent Work – by SOLIDAR Secretary General Mikael Leyi
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Statement: World Day of Decent Work – by SOLIDAR Secretary General Mikael Leyi

Statement: World Day of Decent Work – by SOLIDAR Secretary General Mikael Leyi Mikael Leyi´s address on the stance of SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation on the 13th edition of World Day for Decent Work.  Full statement: “Dear friends, I am turning to you today, October 7th, on the World Day for Decent Work. This 13th edition occurs…

9 May Statement: “No Europe Day, without a Green and Social Europe”
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9 May Statement: “No Europe Day, without a Green and Social Europe”

9 May Statement: “No Europe Day, without a Green and Social Europe” May 9th, Europe Day’s celebration, comes in difficult times for Europe and the European project. The need for building a real Social Europe and finding a way out of the crisis, that puts the continent on a sustainable path, has never been greater. Boosting…