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…
True participation isn’t just about being heard, it’s about being empowered to shape one’s own path and influence meaningful change. That’s where the ENHANCE Matrix comes in: it’s an interactive map of good practices aiming to empower adult learning organisations to amplify learners’ voices, co-create solutions, and drive inclusive change. The matrix showcases 30+ good…
x On 24 September 2025, we were delighted to bring together civil society from across Europe with EU policy-makers for the final EU policy roundtable of the Just4All project. The project explored the role of adult education and lifelong learning in advancing a just transition for all. The event kicked off with opening remarks from…
On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised on an imperative of increasing deportation rates. Instead of focusing on protection, housing, healthcare and education, the Regulation is premised on…
The Civil Society Alliance for Global Citizenship Education has been launched this summer! A dynamic new coalition of civil society organisations working to embed the values of global citizenship education, solidarity, and sustainability at the heart of education systems across Europe and beyond. The Alliance brings together around 25 organisations from across Europe with a…
Competitiveness and defence drive the 2025 Spring Package – Social Agenda Still Takes a Back Seat The European Commission announced the European Semester Spring Package 2025 on 4th June. The Package contains, among others: the Spring Package Communication, giving an overview of its main objectives and rationale; the Employment guidelines, guiding national employment policies; the Country…
SOLIDAR webinar on the Affordable Housing Plan – the future of housing must be socially just and sustainable SOLIDAR opened the very hot month of July with a webinar on an equally hot topic for the European Union: affordable housing. The webinar, titled “Shaping a Socially Just and Sustainable European Affordable Housing Plan”, took…
The EU’s recent proposals in the area of migration and asylum risk seriously undermining people’s access to fair and full asylum procedures in Europe. The European Commission’s recent initiatives appear to be interconnected components of a broader strategy to externalise the bloc’s migration management – these include its proposed revision to EU return or deportation…
x On 25 June 2025, the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of SOLIDAR and SOLIDAR Foundation took place in Brussels. We gathered our members and allies to take important decisions, exchange about our shared challenges and connect. The meeting was kicked off with introductions by Mikael Leyi, SOLIDAR Secretary General, Salima Chitalia, Project Manager at Pour…
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