The SOLIDAR+ Resilient Fundraising Toolkit supports SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR+ member organisations in navigating an increasingly challenging funding environment. Access to EU funding is becoming more competitive and administratively demanding, while shrinking civic space, attacks on civil society and uncertainty surrounding the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) raise concerns about the future of funding for…
How can emotional literacy and meaningful participation contribute to young people’s mental health? The EMPASY final conference brought together civil society organisations, practitioners and policymakers at the European Parliament to explore this question and discuss how its findings can inform future practice and policy. Held on 14 October 2026 at the European Parliament in Brussels,…
EU Affordable Housing Act – change is needed to truly ensure affordability and availability On 9 September the European Commission presented the Affordable Housing Act, one of the main initiatives under the European Affordable Housing Plan and probably one of the most awaited. The Act consists of a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Commission…
From Reception to Belonging – SOLIDAR members meet in Asturias for an exchange on migration, inclusion and the right to belong What does it take to move from receiving people who arrive in Europe to ensuring that they can fully belong to the societies they become part of? This was one of the central questions…
The proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) Regulation, published by the European Commission in March 2026, is currently under discussion in the European Parliament. SOLIDAR calls for the text to be strengthened with robust social safeguards, legally binding just transition plans for beneficiary companies, and meaningful participation of workers, trade unions and communities in acceleration projects. Flagship legislation under…
Civic space is a cornerstone of democracy: the space where individuals, civil society organisations, trade unions, media, activists, and human rights defenders organise, participate, communicate, and influence public and political life. Yet across Europe and beyond, this space is increasingly under threat, restricted through tactics ranging from restrictive legislation and funding cuts to smear campaigns…
This toolkit is the result of a series of online training sessions on advocacy delivered by SOLIDAR+ between January and March 2026, as part of the EMPASY project – Emotional Literacy & Participatory Approaches to Support Youth Mental Health. The sessions brought together youth workers from the project countries – Lebanon, Jordan and Morocco –…
The Commission published the new EPSR Action plan – and both its ambition and timing are questionable On 22 July, the European Commission published the new Action Plan on the Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, accompanied by a review of the 2021 European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. The new Plan…
Spring Package 2026 – a paradigm shift or irreconcilable directions? On 3 June, the European Commission released the 2026 Spring Package containing key documents including the Country Reports, Country Specific Recommendations, and the Employment Guidelines. The Package was presented by EVP Roxana Minzatu and Commissioner Vladis Dombrovskis at the usual press conference. Roxana Minzatu indicated skills, working conditions and fight against poverty as key priorities for this Semester Package announcing a shift in paradigm in the…
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