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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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Enterprising for Tomorrow
The energy of social economy pioneers in Central & Eastern Europe On 13 May 2022, Social Economy Europe participated, alongside with FEBEA, the European Commission (DG

Six months after SEAP launch- some reflections for implementation
Collaboration is needed to boost social economy: from 6.3% of jobs to 10% by 2030 Six months ago, on 9 December 2021, the European Commission approved

THE SOCIAL ECONOMY CONFERENCE IN STRASBOURG: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
AUTHOR Sara Bombardieri “A chance to see the vibrant social economy community gathered in one place” The Strasbourg Conference on the social economy that took place

SEE XVI General Assembly: Two new members join SEE
Last Wednesday 4 May 2022, Social Economy Europe’s XVI General Assembly was held in Strasbourg, at La Tour Merveilleuse du Scholoessel, a third space to support

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,
Second Robert Owen Annual Lecture
The Robert Owen Foundation is very pleased to invite you to its second Robert Owen Annual Lecture ( ROAL 2 Invitation FINAL 300422 ), during which

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,
putting people and the planet before profit #Socialeconomy
@_EVPA_ @NicolasSchmitEU @EU_Commission @EURACTIV Important to remind that #SocialEconomy organisations, including #SocEnt, are mostly private initiatives #SocialEconomy orgs are different beceause they reinvest most profits, their primary objective is societal/environmental, & based on #Democractic or participatory governance https://t.co/FSk81oXDRU
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📢Our 🆕 #Newsletter is OUT! 🔹6⃣months after #SEAP implementation: our objectives and recommendations 🔹#Enterprising4Tomorrow: 3⃣ takeaways of the event organised by @AdvRomania in #Iesi 🇷🇴 🔹What's next on the #SE Agenda 📖Read here #Time2ScaleUp https://t.co/srUwI2Adpv
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RT @CECOP_coops: This report recognizes the important contribution of #socialeconomy enterprises in the provision of health and social serv…
Read More6⃣ Months after #SEAP launch➡️we share some reflections for an ambitious implementation 🤝Cooperation is needed to boost #SocialEconomy from 6.3% of jobs to 10% by 2⃣0⃣3⃣0⃣👉 #GECES #Recommendation #YoungTalent #SocialDialogue nothing 4 us without us! https://t.co/pWnxa6IAfa
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RT @AdvRomania: 💡6 Months after SEAP launch. @SocialEcoEU: "Collaboration is needed to boost social economy in Europe: from 6.3% of all EU…
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