social economy
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.
enterprises and organisations
jobs
turnover
Contributing to
QUALITY JOBS
INCLUSION
INNOVATION
DEMOCRACY
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOLIDARITY
GENDER EQUALITY
ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION
COHESION
Social Economy Europe
Activity Report 2024
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Joint statement: “How to make quality jobs for everyone?”
The European Union needs to advance a Quality Jobs Roadmap that leaves no one behind. Building on the European Commission’s commitment to fair wages, good working
Social Economy Europe presents INSPIRE for rural inclusive development
Social Economy Europe presented the project INSPIRE in the policy workshop “Harnessing social inclusion for rural resilience in Europe”, organised by the EU-funded projects ESIRA (Enhancing
Social Economy Europe participates in the High-Level Dialogue “Cooperatives Build a Better World”
Social Economy Europe’s President, Juan Antonio Pedreño, participated in the high-level dialogue “Cooperatives build a better world” at the Euractiv headquarters, organised by Servimedia, on 19
Social Economy Europe at GSEF 2025, a global momentum for the Social Economy
More than 10.000 participants from 100 countries gathered in Bordeaux for the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF), reaffirming that the social economy is not a marginal
SEIG online public hearing: Towards a Council Recommendation for social economy, boosting the convergence of Social Economy enabling frameworks
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
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,
Strasbourg Conference: Social Economy, the Future of Europe
This conference, organised French Presidency of the Council of the EU, is taking place in Strasbourg. This event is a great opportunity to debate and exchange
EU Civil Society Days 2022: Workshop 6, A Green Social Market economy for the Future of Europe
In the context of the Civil Society Days 2022, Social Economy Europe in collaboration with the Union of European Federalists (UEF), organises the online Workshop 6,
Webinar: Social Economy and Cooperatives – the backbone of an inclusive answer to housing crisis
This key Webinar Session aims to forward the Social Economy and Cooperatives solutions to the Housing Crisis. Cooperatives and social economy actors are not a niche,
Meeting: Research and Innovation in the Social Economy Ecosystem
As part of SEE’s Social Economy European Summit, we are delighted to co-organise a programme of events in the 2025 Spanish capital of the social economy,
Meeting: Social Economy Networks
This year’s Social Economy Week takes place 16-18 September. Social Economy Europe is delighted to be co-organising a programme of events hosted in the Spanish Capital of the Social
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