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…
The EU’s anti-poverty strategy: can the words be translated into action? The European Commission’s long-awaited Anti-Poverty Strategy outlines the plan to help eradicate poverty in the EU by 2050. Positioned as the first-ever EU anti-poverty strategy, it integrates three priorities: Despite its promises, critical questions remain: is soft law enough to eradicate poverty? How will…
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…
From 15 to 19 June 2026, the partners of the ECODE project (Ceméa France, SOLIDAR+, FITCEMEA, Ceméa Belgium, and Dafni Kek) came together in Patras, Greece, for their Transnational Meeting, hosted by local partner Dafni Kek. ECODE (Ethical, Common and Open Digital in Education) aims to foster a critical approach to digital tools and an awareness of digital commons values among young people across Europe. The project is developing training modules for civil…
From 19 to 21 May 2026, hosted by HAND (Hungarian Association of NGOs for Development and Humanitarian Aid), members of the Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education came together in Budapest for a three-day gathering combining the Alliance’s first-ever in-person meeting with the GEAR UP! Networking Event on Global Citizenship Education and gender equality. The Civil Society Alliance for GCE meeting in person for the first time On 19 May, members of…
In a period in which competitiveness, defence and strategic autonomy are the top of the EU agenda, FEPS, FES and Res Publica – in collaboration with SOLIDAR, Johannes Mihkelson Center and Proforum – organised a high-level event in Porto on 19 June, bringing together decision-makers, academia, civil society organisations and trade unions to discuss ways to relaunch the Porto spirit. The event was titled “Social Europe is our target”. Five years after the…
x Forgetting transition regions in the next EU long-term budget? The Just Transition Fund (JTF), currently under implementation across all EU member states in 96 territories, represents one of the most significant policy experiments of the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF): a dedicated instrument with a mission-driven intervention logic, designed to accompany the structural transformation…
Council finally published its Conclusions on Global Gateway: a step forward, but not far enough On Monday the Council has finally adopted its Conclusions on Global Gateway under the Cyprus Presidency. This represents the Council’s first formal collective position since the Global Gateway strategy’s launch in 2021, and comes at a crucial moment, following the European Parliament’s Report “Global Gateway – past impacts and…
On 26–27 May 2026, SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR+ members met in Brussels for two events connecting work on civil society funding, education, and citizenship, and their shared role in sustaining democratic participation. Training Academy on Diversifying Funding for Civil Society Organisations The programme opened on 26 May with a Training Academy on Diversifying Funding for Civil Society Organisations, facilitated by Katarina Bartovičová, Senior Fundraising Manager at EDRi (European Digital…
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