Spring Package 2026 – a paradigm shift or irreconcilable directions? 
News and statements

Spring Package 2026 – a paradigm shift or irreconcilable directions? 

Spring Package 2026 – a paradigm shift or irreconcilable directions?  On 3 June, the European Commission released the 2026 Spring Package containing key documents including the Country Reports, Country Specific Recommendations, and the Employment Guidelines.   The Package was presented by EVP Roxana Minzatu and Commissioner Vladis Dombrovskis at the usual press conference. Roxana Minzatu indicated skills, working conditions and fight against poverty as key priorities for this Semester Package announcing a shift in paradigm in the…

ECODE Transnational Meeting in Patras
News and statements

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
News and statements

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…

How National and Regional Partnership plans can support just transition regions in the next MFF
News and statements

How National and Regional Partnership plans can support just transition regions in the next MFF

x Forgetting transition regions in the next EU long-term budget? The Just Transition Fund (JTF), currently under implementation across all EU member states in 96 territories, represents one of the most significant policy experiments of the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF): a dedicated instrument with a mission-driven intervention logic, designed to accompany the structural transformation…

Council finally published its Conclusions on Global Gateway: a step forward, but not far enough 
News and statements

Council finally published its Conclusions on Global Gateway: a step forward, but not far enough 

Council finally published its Conclusions on Global Gateway: a step forward, but not far enough On Monday the Council has finally adopted its Conclusions on Global Gateway under the Cyprus Presidency. This represents the Council’s first formal collective position since the Global Gateway strategy’s launch in 2021, and comes at a crucial moment, following the European Parliament’s Report “Global Gateway – past impacts and…

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

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…