leveraging eu trade for a just transition: rethinking eu-lac relations How can EU trade promote a just transition in partner countries? As SOLIDAR gears up to participate in the fourth EU-CELAC Summit in Colombia on 9-10 November, we’re launching a policy brief focused on how to ensure that EU trade becomes a vehicle to promote…
Unlocking Opportunities for a Just Transition: Policy Brief series The EU mandate 2024–2029 embraces the narrative of a just transition, continuing along the path set by the European Green Deal. The Political Guidelines of July 2024, which outline Commission President von der Leyen’s priorities for the mandate, state that ‘We need to ensure a just…
global gateway advocacy toolkit: pushing for transparency, accountability and a just transition How can civil society engage in the EU’s Global Gateway initiative? Launched in 2021 by the European Commission, the Global Gateway strategy was presented as the ethical and sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s investment plans. Described during the…
Policy Roadmap to Sustainable andInclusive Communities The Just4All policy roadmap outlines strategic recommendations for EU and national policymakers, with action points for civil society and practitioners. Drawing on all project activities, this roadmap provides a framework for embedding social justice and inclusion in adult learning systems. In its interactive form, this “Policy Roadmap to Sustainable and Inclusive…
embedding social justice in adult learning and policy: Just4all toolkit and roadmap How can adult learning and education contribute to achieving a just transition for all? The Just4All project wrapped up in September with the final policy roundtable, ‘Building Bridges for a Just Transition: Adult Learning at the Heart of Europe’s Green and Social Future.’…
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,…
A win for big business, a loss for everyone else: Behind the smoke and mirrors of the Clean Industrial Deal At first glance, the Commission’s proposal for a Clean Industrial Deal (CID) promises transformation — a bold step toward decarbonisation and industrial resilience. But this deal isn’t built for all. It’s built for the few….
By Anne Van Lancker (President of SOLIDAR) and Julie Martinaud (SOLIDAR Policy Officer for migration and inclusion) This article was originally written in English, but published in Spanish in the Autumn 2024 edition of Tiempo de Paz, an investigative and analytical quarterly publication funded in 1984 by SOLIDAR member Movimiento Por La Paz – MPDL….
As the European Union transitions to a new mandate, the shift from the European Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal raises questions: Will social and environmental justice and sustainability once again be sidelined in favour of competitiveness and growth? And will the EU recognise CSOs vital role in improving the quality of policymaking and…
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