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

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,…

Understanding the European Semester: Training Material
Training Material

Understanding the European Semester: Training Material

This Toolkit was developed based on SOLIDAR Foundation’s Training of Trainers, which was focused on the European Semester as a key EU decision-making process, empowering SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR Foundation members to understand and actively engage, thereby strengthening the voice of national CSOs. In 2025, the training was co-organized with MO Samaritan International through its Brussels…

Unlocking opportunities for a just transition: Policy brief series
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Unlocking opportunities for a just transition: Policy brief series

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…

Embedding social justice in adult learning and policy: Just4all toolkit and roadmap
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Embedding social justice in adult learning and policy: Just4all toolkit and roadmap

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.’…