Anti-poverty Strategy: is this really all the EU can do to eradicate poverty? The EU anti-poverty strategy was published on 6th May, as part of a broader package also including a proposal for a Council Recommendation on fighting housing exclusion and two communications: one on breaking the cycle of child poverty and one on reinforcing the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up…
x AccelerateEU is the EU’s latest response to yet another avoidable energy crisis. While it rightly prioritises reducing our economies’ dependence on fossil fuels, accelerating renewables and grid deployment, and strengthening consumer protection, it only ‘manages’ the crisis rather than addressing its root causes. Ultimately, it fails to ensure a fair clean energy transition, particularly for people in vulnerable situations, as it does not secure the necessary financing or binding social and environmental safeguards. Right diagnosis,…
The European Commission tabled its proposal for a new Return Regulation in March 2025, framing it as the “missing piece” of the Pact, while the Council swiftly agreed on a mandate centred on accelerating removals, expanding detention and enabling return hubs in third countries. The European Parliament’s position, adopted on 26 March after a highly…
SOLIDAR joins 60+ organisations calling on EU leaders and foreign ministers to take concrete action in response to Israeli authorities’ violations of international and humanitarian law in Palestine and Lebanon. We call on the European Union to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements, and halt all arms transfers to Israel….
SOLIDAR joins over 350 organisations to protect a strong EU social budget SOLIDAR has signed the joint statement developed by the EUFunds4Social Coalition and calling for a strong and dedicated EU social budget in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034). Together with 355 European networks and national organisations across Europe, we urge EU institutions to…
The Social Climate Fund launches, but will it support the most vulnerable? On 5 March 2026, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion held a conference in Brussels to mark the launch of the Social Climate Fund, a fund designed to support vulnerable households and micro-enterprises in coping with the social impacts of the EU’s green transition. SOLIDAR was…
How will these Presidency priorities shape the political space SOLIDAR members operate in and what risks and opportunities do they create for their work? The Cypriot Presidency’s priorities will shape the political environment in which SOLIDAR, and its members operate at both EU and national level. The Presidency’s programme follows a familiar pattern, placing security, competitiveness and strategic autonomy at the centre of Europe’s future….
SOLIDAR+ welcomes the Skills Portability Initiative (SPI) as a decisive step toward making people’s skills visible, trusted, and usable across borders. We advocate a comprehensive approach that recognises competences acquired through formal, non-formal, and informal learning, supporting both labour mobility and lifelong learning pathways. SOLIDAR+ participated in the SPI’s Open Public Consultation and will continue…
European Affordable Housing Plan – SOLIDAR’s reaction from a social rights perspective On 16th December 2025, the European Commission published its European Affordable Housing Plan, one of the most awaited initiatives of the current mandate, the first-ever comprehensive response to the housing crisis by the European Union. The Plan is a welcome step, and SOLIDAR celebrates its publication. Looking more closely at it, there are…
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