SOLIDAR Foundation Statement on the Action Plan on Basic Skills On 5 March 2025, the European Commission launched the Communication on the Action Plan on Basic Skills which constitutes one of the Union of Skills’ key initiatives and complements the STEM Education Strategic Plan. The Action Plan aims to address the declining levels in basic…
A Union of Skills or a Union of Learning? SOLIDAR Statement on the UoS On 5 March 2025, the European Commission adopted the Union of Skills and two connected initiatives: the Action Plan for Basic Skills and Action Plan for STEM education. The Union of Skills (UoS) embodies the Commission’s vision for “skills, knowledge and…
New European Semester cycle: how much space for social investment? The 2025 European Semester cycle has officially kicked off with the release of the Autumn Package at the close of 2024, marking the first under the new austerity-driven economic governance framework. The Semester aims to achieve macroeconomic stability, growth and fiscal sustainability, while at the…
December 9, 2024 The new European Commission is up and running since 1st of December. Amid a push for competitiveness and security, SOLIDAR argues for a transformative vision that prioritises social justice and climate action. Will the new Commission choose to build walls or bridges for a stronger, fairer Europe? Read our analysis of the…
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum was adopted by EU co-legislators in April this year. Member States have two years to make the adaptations necessary and start implementing the Pact. In particular, each must submit to the European Commission, by 12 December 2024, a national implementation plan. SOLIDAR, as many of its member organisations,…
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…
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,…
This month, in the framework of the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP) Midterm Review, SOLIDAR Foundation participated in a Strategic Dialogue organised by DG EMPL. After DG EAC’s CSO Consultation that took place in July, the Strategic Dialogue was another moment where stakeholders could have their say on the Action Plan and give recommendations on how to…
To ensure that refugees can access protection, states must ensure the right to seek and enjoy asylum and uphold their commitments to the international refugee protection system. This obligation applies to all EU Member States under Article 18 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Yet, the recent and increasing attempts by the EU and…
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