EU’s Foreign Affairs Council turns down Borrell’s proposal to suspend dialogue with Israel
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EU’s Foreign Affairs Council turns down Borrell’s proposal to suspend dialogue with Israel

  Amid growing tensions in the Middle East, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) dismissed High Representative Josep Borrell’s proposal to ban imports from illegal settlements and suspend EU-Israel political dialogue. On the same week, with the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People approaching, SOLIDAR’s event “Towards a Sovereign and Viable Palestinian State” gathered…

ECHO Network Final Conference – Towards a more Ethical Digital Transition
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ECHO Network Final Conference – Towards a more Ethical Digital Transition

On Tuesday November 5 SOLIDAR Foundation organised the ECHO Network Policy Roundtable: Towards A More Ethical Digital Transition at the EESC where the outcomes of the ECHO Network project were presented. The event was attended by CSO representatives, European experts and policymakers, to discuss the topic of an ethical and sustainable digital transition. ECHO (Ethical, Common,…

Education Policy Pill: Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship
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Education Policy Pill: Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship

This Policy Pill offers an interactive way to explore SOLIDAR Foundation’s Position Paper Intersecting Pathways: Inclusive Education for Active Citizenship. Inclusive education plays an important role in teaching fundamental values, promoting social inclusion and encouraging active democratic participation. The Pill defines what inclusive education is and which problems exist when it comes to its implementation….

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Just4All National Background Papers On Just Transition, Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

ABF, Ligue de l’enseignement, CARDET and AONTAS, affiliated entities of the EU-funded Just4All project have produced 4 background papers about the contexts in Ireland, France, Cyprus and Sweden. The 4 national background papers illustrate the state of play of policies aimed at developing adequate adult learning schemes to support a just transition. The papers include…

Training of trainers on Artificial intelligence: Training Material
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Training of trainers on Artificial intelligence: Training Material

The Training of Trainers is an annual training opportunity offered by SOLIDAR Foundation for its members to increase their knowledge of and capacity to engagein policy themes connected to social affairs, inclusion and education at EU level. The training is based on an interactive methodology and is carried out by expertsin the relevant field. The…

Sabir Festival 2024: ten years of Mediterranean solidarity, against rampant fascisation
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Sabir Festival 2024: ten years of Mediterranean solidarity, against rampant fascisation

The Sabir Festival SOLIDAR and a delegation of members were present at the 10th edition of the Sabir festival in Rome, in October. Sabir is the festival of Mediterranean cultures, named after a lingua franca mixing Arabic, French, Italian, Greek and Spanish spoken in North Africa and the Levant. It was founded in 2014, one…

Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget
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Hands off the Erasmus+ budget! SOLIDAR Foundation opposes €295M cut to the Erasmus+ budget

On September 13, 2024, the Council of the EU called for a decrease of €295 million to the Erasmus+ budget in its position on the 2025 European Union budget. Erasmus+ provides vital funding to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe. Millions of Europeans participate in the programme annually, with activities ranging from student…

Europe’s Next Chapter: Balancing Prosperity, Sustainability, and Social Justice
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Europe’s Next Chapter: Balancing Prosperity, Sustainability, and Social Justice

At the European Parliament’s constituent plenary session in July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected President of the European Commission. She then got to present her new Political Guidelines, a document based on the European Council’s Strategic Agenda that sets out the priority areas on which the Commission will focus and, in broad terms,…