Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education 
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Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education 

Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education Who are we?  The Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education brings together ca. 25 civil society organisations (CSOs) across Europe that are dedicated to advancing Global Citizenship Education (GCE).   Through campaigning, advocacy, awareness-raising, capacity building, and the development of learning materials, our members work to promote GCE…

EU ‘safe country’ and return proposals would seriously undermine protection and human dignity
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EU ‘safe country’ and return proposals would seriously undermine protection and human dignity

The EU’s recent proposals in the area of migration and asylum risk seriously undermining people’s access to fair and full asylum procedures in Europe. The European Commission’s recent initiatives appear to be interconnected components of a broader strategy to externalise the bloc’s migration management – these include its proposed revision to EU return or deportation…

What role for a socially just green transition in the next European Union budget?  
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What role for a socially just green transition in the next European Union budget?  

Strengthening and Mainstreaming Just Transition Goals in the EU Budget What role for a socially just green transition in the next European Union budget?   In July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen’s Political Guidelines promised to significantly increase funding for a just transition in the next long-term EU budget. However, subsequent communications by the European Commission,…

Breaking Barriers: Global Citizenship Education for Inclusive Participation 
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Breaking Barriers: Global Citizenship Education for Inclusive Participation 

On 13th May 2025, SOLIDAR Foundation organised a high-level policy roundtable at the European Parliament under the title “Breaking Barriers: Global Citizenship Education (GCE) for Inclusive Participation”.  This event gathered over 30 in-person and online participants, including MEP Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, representatives from the European Commission, civil society organisations, and education practitioners to reflect on the…

Study Visit to Warsaw – Newcomers participation in civic and political life
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Study Visit to Warsaw – Newcomers participation in civic and political life

From 9th to 11th April, delegations of SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation (SOLIDAR) and their members were happy to visit School With Class Foundation and Konsorcjum Migracyjne in Warsaw, Poland. The two-days journey focused on encouraging newcomer participation in civic and political life to strengthen social inclusion. The programme started with a Social Affairs and Education…

The CELAC-EU Summit: which alternatives for a broken economic system?
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The CELAC-EU Summit: which alternatives for a broken economic system?

The CELAC-EU Summit: which alternatives for a broken economic system? The fourth Summit of the European Union’s (EU) member states and the 33 countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) has recently been announced to take place in Santa Marta, Colombia on 9-10 November 2025. Key priorities on the agenda will be trade…