AccelerateEU: The consequences of Europe’s fossil fuel dependency
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AccelerateEU: The consequences of Europe’s fossil fuel dependency

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,…

Fair working conditions in europe: Closing the gap for all migrant workers
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Fair working conditions in europe: Closing the gap for all migrant workers

fair working conditions in europe: closing the gap for all migrant workers Migrant workers generally receive lower wages and fewer benefits and work longer and more irregular working hours. The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its Action Plan are meant to act as a compass toward a robust social Europe. Translated into ambitious…

Declaration for a bi-regional partnership centred on a just transition
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Declaration for a bi-regional partnership centred on a just transition

Declaration for a bi-regional partnership centred on a just transition Despite the EU’s growing emphasis on sustainability, its trade and investment policies remain largely disconnected from social and climate objectives. In its relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, extractivist models continue to dominate, keeping the region as a raw materials supplier and limiting local value…

Leveraging EU trade for a just transition: Rethinking EU-LAC relations
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Leveraging EU trade for a just transition: Rethinking EU-LAC relations

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…

CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education
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CLADES project: Training on language, responsibility and sustainability in education

x From 23-24 September, SOLIDAR joined a training event at the Comenius University in Bratislava as part of the CLADES project, an Erasmus+ project which focuses on critical language awareness, democratic engagement and sustainability. The training, ‘The Power of Words: Language, Responsibility and Sustainability in Education’ included sessions delivered by the project partners and brought…