ECODE Transnational Meeting in Patras
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ECODE Transnational Meeting in Patras

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…

The Civil Society Alliance for GCE Gathers in Budapest to Shape the Future of Global Citizenship Education
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The Civil Society Alliance for GCE Gathers in Budapest to Shape the Future of Global Citizenship Education

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…

Civil society meets in Brussels to strengthen funding resilience, education & civic participation
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Civil society meets in Brussels to strengthen funding resilience, education & civic participation

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…

ENHANCE Final Conference: Amplifying Learner Voice in Adult Learning
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ENHANCE Final Conference: Amplifying Learner Voice in Adult Learning

On 12 May 2026, the final conference of the ENHANCE project, funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus+ programme, brought together adult education practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and learners to reflect on how learner voices can be strengthened across adult learning systems in Europe.   The event marked the closing phase of a project coordinated by the European Association for the Education of…

Silver Rose Awards 2026 |
Call for Nominations for the just
 transition award
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Silver Rose Awards 2026 | Call for Nominations for the just transition award

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…

Enabling Learning Environments: The Role of Non-formal and informal learning in Building Citizenship and Basic Digital  Competences
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Enabling Learning Environments: The Role of Non-formal and informal learning in Building Citizenship and Basic Digital Competences

On 21 April 2026, SOLIDAR+, in collaboration with the S&D Group, organised the Policy Knowledge Exchange ‘Enabling learning environments: The role of non-formal and informal learning in building citizenship and basic digital competences’. The event, taking place at the European Parliament in Brussels, brought together policymakers, civil society organisations and education and training stakeholders to discuss the role of non-formal and informal learning (NFIL)…

Policy Dialogue Slovenia – Social righs are both an EU and a national matter
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Policy Dialogue Slovenia – Social righs are both an EU and a national matter

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…