The Training of Trainers is an annual training opportunity offered by SOLIDAR Foundation for its members to increase their knowledge of and capacity to engagein policy themes connected to social affairs, inclusion and education at EU level. The training is based on an interactive methodology and is carried out by expertsin the relevant field. The…
On September 13, 2024, the Council of the EU called for a decrease of €295 million to the Erasmus+ budget in its position on the 2025 European Union budget. Erasmus+ provides vital funding to support education, training, youth and sports in Europe. Millions of Europeans participate in the programme annually, with activities ranging from student…
At the European Parliament’s constituent plenary session in July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen was re-elected President of the European Commission. She then got to present her new Political Guidelines, a document based on the European Council’s Strategic Agenda that sets out the priority areas on which the Commission will focus and, in broad terms,…
The Final AKA Conference took place on the 16 October 2024 at the EESC premises, with the AKA Active Citizens project partners and representatives participating from diverse Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders. The AKA Conference began with welcoming remarks and an introduction to the AKA Active Citizens project. Elisa Gambardella, Education and Lifelong…
This month an exciting new project coordinated by the University of Groningen kicked off: CLADES! The Erasmus+ funded project titled Critical Language Awareness, Democratic Engagement and Sustainability (CLADES) was launched in Groningen on 8-10 October and will run until August 2027. The kick-off meeting brought together the project consortium composed of 5 partner organisations: SOLIDAR…
The AKA (Awareness, Knowledge, Action) Active Citizens project has been two full years (2022-2024) of transformative and eye-opening experience. The aim of the project was to increase the democratic participation and engagement of young people with vulnerable backgrounds in eight different countries. Young people, particularly from marginalised communities are often the first to face barriers…
WHAT IS THE PROJECT ABOUT? CLADES (Critical Language Awareness, Democratic Engagement and Sustainability) is an Erasmus+ funded project running from October 2024 to August 2027 which aims to increase civic engagement and sustainability literacy through Critical Language Awareness (CLA). The project’s consortium is composed of 5 partner organisations: SOLIDAR Foundation (Belgium), The Comenius University (Slovakia),…
This month, in the framework of the Digital Education Action Plan (DEAP) Midterm Review, SOLIDAR Foundation participated in a Strategic Dialogue organised by DG EMPL. After DG EAC’s CSO Consultation that took place in July, the Strategic Dialogue was another moment where stakeholders could have their say on the Action Plan and give recommendations on how to…
September 26, 2024 Last Tuesday, Ursula von der Leyen introduced her proposed team of EU Commissioners for 2024-2029, featuring 27 old and new faces, including six Executive Vice-Presidents who will shape the direction of the European Commission for the next five years. In her announcement, von der Leyen emphasized portfolios built around “prosperity, security, and…
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