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The social economy is made up of a diversity of enterprises and organisations such as cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations and social enterprises among other forms that can be specific to each country.
They are united around the values of: primacy of people and the social objective over capital, democratic governance, solidarity and the reinvestment of most profits to carry out sustainable development objectives.
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On Friday 4 March 2022, the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup, whose secretariat is provided by Social Economy Europe, organises the online public hearing Towards a

OSCE Event in Tirana: Young Social Economy Entrepreneurship for sustainable development in Western Balkans
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Second Robert Owen Annual Lecture
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SEIG online public hearing: Towards a Council Recommendation for social economy, boosting the convergence of Social Economy enabling frameworks
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OSCE Event in Tirana: Young Social Economy Entrepreneurship for sustainable development in Western Balkans
In the context of the YDEAS II (Young Developers and Entrepreneurs to Advance Start-ups) project, OSCE organises a two-day kick off meeting in Tirana. The project,
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👥 SEE President @japedreno with part of @CEPES2 & @SocialEcoEU team during CEPES General Assembly held in #Madrid. 👏Congrats to our member @CEPES2 for the hard work that is showing results, as the expected launch next Friday of a 800M€ #StrategicInvestmentPlan #Time2ScaleUp https://t.co/94P7WhS8aV
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📢NEW ARTICLE IS OUT! @SocialEcoEU gives the main points about the position paper launched by the International Coalition of #SSE ahead of the 110th International Labour Conference, organized by @ilo in Geneva🇺🇳 #StrongerTogether 📖Read here👇: https://t.co/pWQe7xbtQ9
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@FredericBailly1 @Pactforimpact @MargSchinas @GroupeSOS @Catalyst_2030 @untfsse The whole #SocialEconomy is behind this project of UN resolution on #SSE👉cooperating with @untfsse, countries, @ilo @OECD & networks @icacoop @ESSForumIntl @AIM_Healthcare @GSEFsecretariat @ICMIF_Web @RIPESStwit Doing so in an inclusive manner because we are #StrongerTogether https://t.co/3EqAo1CWOH
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📢 @Mavi_Espin_Saez, General Director of #SocialEconomy of 🇪🇦 @empleogob closes @CEPES2 GA talking about the #SEAP & its implementation, and thanking @CEPES2 & @SocialEcoEU for their work and effort to help bringing it to life. #Time2ScaleUp #SocialEconomy4Future https://t.co/HmafHaLxUW
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🗣️ Antón Costas, President of 🇪🇦 Economic & Social Committee @CESEspana states that "the #SocialEconomy is a priority when it comes to mitigate the effects of #depopulation. ➕ #jobs must be created for young people & women in the rural world." #Time2ScaleUp #AsambleaCEPES2022 https://t.co/TqAxAaj80h
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