Anti-poverty Strategy: is this really all the EU can do to eradicate poverty? The EU anti-poverty strategy was published on 6th May, as part of a broader package also including a proposal for a Council Recommendation on fighting housing exclusion and two communications: one on breaking the cycle of child poverty and one on reinforcing the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up…
x AccelerateEU is the EU’s latest response to yet another avoidable energy crisis. While it rightly prioritises reducing our economies’ dependence on fossil fuels, accelerating renewables and grid deployment, and strengthening consumer protection, it only ‘manages’ the crisis rather than addressing its root causes. Ultimately, it fails to ensure a fair clean energy transition, particularly for people in vulnerable situations, as it does not secure the necessary financing or binding social and environmental safeguards. Right diagnosis,…
Are you striving to make a difference and advance a socially just and green transition in your community? Are you fighting for social justice at the local, national or European level? If so, we want to hear from you! In the midst of ongoing climate and environmental crises as well as social inequalities that remain unaddressed, we need ambitious action that both seeks to maintain the…
Policy Dialogue Slovenia – Social righs are both an EU and A national matter On 14 April, SOLIDAR and our Slovenian member Povod organised a Policy Dialogue titled “The state of social rights in Slovenia – a European matter” in Ljubljana. The event is the first of a series of national events organised in the framework of the multi-annual programme “BRIDGE”, funded by the EaSI strand of ESF+. The objective of the…
SOLIDAR joins 60+ organisations calling on EU leaders and foreign ministers to take concrete action in response to Israeli authorities’ violations of international and humanitarian law in Palestine and Lebanon. We call on the European Union to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and halt all arms transfers to Israel….
The Social Climate Fund launches, but will it support the most vulnerable? On 5 March 2026, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion held a conference in Brussels to mark the launch of the Social Climate Fund, a fund designed to support vulnerable households and micro-enterprises in coping with the social impacts of the EU’s green transition. SOLIDAR was…
How will these Presidency priorities shape the political space SOLIDAR members operate in and what risks and opportunities do they create for their work? The Cypriot Presidency’s priorities will shape the political environment in which SOLIDAR, and its members operate at both EU and national level. The Presidency’s programme follows a familiar pattern, placing security, competitiveness and strategic autonomy at the centre of Europe’s future….
A major milestone: The European Parliament’s resolution on a just transition in the world of work On 20 January 2026, the European Parliament adopted the resolution ‘Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies‘. The resolution calls on the European Commission to support workers, businesses and local economies in adapting to the profound transformations of Europe’s labour…
SOLIDAR Organisational strategy 2026-2029 SOLIDAR launches the new organisational strategy for the 2026-2029 period. This strategy outlines the general direction for SOLIDAR in the period 2026-2030. It will guide our work, our collaborations, our projects and programmes, the development of Secretariat and our membership, our communication and advocacy work. Bi-annual plans that include defined and…
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