THE PRICE OF SHIFTING PRIORITIES: A BAD START FOR THE NEXT EU BUDGET The proposed EU budget for 2028–2034 may be the largest in the Union’s history, but will it deliver where it truly matters? This brief examines what is changing, who stands to lose out and how Europe can realign its budget to prioritise…
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…
Training Academy 2025: Understanding and Engaging with the European Semester SOLIDAR’s Training Academy 2025 took place on 17–18 September in Brussels, under the title “Understanding and engaging with the European Semester”. Co-organised with Samaritan International and hosted at the Representation of the European Region Tyrol–South Tyrol–Trentino, the Academy brought together members from across our network…
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…
Policy Roadmap to Sustainable andInclusive Communities The Just4All policy roadmap outlines strategic recommendations for EU and national policymakers, with action points for civil society and practitioners. Drawing on all project activities, this roadmap provides a framework for embedding social justice and inclusion in adult learning systems. In its interactive form, this “Policy Roadmap to Sustainable and Inclusive…
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…
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…
SOLIDAR is increasingly alarmed by rising hostile narratives around migration across Europe and a policy trend – both at Member State and EU levels – towards securitisation of migration policy. These trends of deterrence, externalisation and returns emerge at the expense of a rights-based approach to people on the move. In this context, we put…
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