Social economy in the European Union (UE)

5 proposals

• Transition Pathway for Proximity and Social Economy

  European Commission, November 2022

• RIPESS EU - Contribution to the European’s commission Social Economy Action Plan

  May 2021

  RIPESS Europe

• PROMOTING SOCIAL ECONOMY AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AS A DRIVER FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  Recommendations on the international dimension of the European Action Plan for Social Economy

  April 2021

  UNTFSSE

• The Social Economy as a paradigm for the present and future of Europe: Elements for an Action Plan. Position Paper.

  Social Economy Europe

  March 2021

  Euricse, Social Economy Europe

• White paper: Social Economy…taking back the initiative. Proposals to make the social economy into a pillar of the European Union.

  Social Economy Europe, September 2015

2 case studies

• Public policy in the social and solidarity economy: Towards a favourable environment. The case of Europe.

  Giulia Galera, 2015

  BIT/ILO

• GOOD PRACTICE IN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT APPROACHES TO VERIFICATION FROM ACROSS EUROPE

  The LANDMARK consortium

  Ana Teresa Santos, Martina Hooper, Natalie Evans, 2012

25 Analyses/working papers/articles

• Building an economy that works for people: an action plan for the social economy

  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

  December 2021

• Buying for social impact Good practice from around the EU

  Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (European Commission)

  Luigi Martignetti, Valentina Caimi, Dorotea Daniele, February 2020

• Social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe – Comparative synthesis report

  European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation « EaSI » (2014-2020)

  Carlo Borzaga, Giulia Galera, Barbara Franchini, Stefania Chiomento, Rocío Nogales, Chiara Carini, January 2020

• More farmers better food. Why and how to put small-scale sustainable producers at the core of the new CAP

  Chris Chancellor, March 2019

• The Future of EU policies for the Social Economy: Towards a European Action Plan

  November 2018

• Best practices in public policies regarding the European Social Economy post the economic crisis

  The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

  Rafael Chaves Ávila, José Luis Monzón Campos, June 2018

• Recent Evolutions of Social Economy in the European Union - Study

  October 2017

  CIRIEC

• Final analysis of the SSEDAS research Transformative economy: challenges and limits of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in 55 territories in Europe and in the World

  Riccardo Troisi, Monica di Sisto, Alberto Castagnola, August 2017

  SUSY

• A European statute for Social and Solidarity-based Enterprise

  Directorate General for Internal Policies Department C: Citizens’ rights and Constitutional Affaires Legal Affairs, European Parliament

  Antonio Fici, February 2017

• Contribution of RIPESS Europe – Solidarity Economy Europe To the European Commission public consultation on a European Pillar of Social Rights

  Laura Aufrère, December 2016

  RIPESS Europe

• Social enterprises and the social economy going forward A call for action from the Commission Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES)

  European Commission

  October 2016

• The Size of SSE (Social and Solidarity Economy) and Income Distribution in the European Union: Implications for Developing Countries

  5th Emes International Research Conference on Social Enterprise, June 29-July 3, 2016

  Chung Yoo, June 2016

• Social Enterprises and their Eco-systems: Developments in Europe

  Nadine Richez-Battesti, Francesca Petrella, 2016

• Mapping Women’s Social Entrepreneurship in Europe.Synthesis Report.

  WEstart Emily Usher Shrair, September 2015

• International Conference Unlocking the Potential of the Social Economy for EU Growth. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WORKING GROUPS

  Social Economy Conference, EU, Rome, November 17-18, 2014

  November 2014

• Pan-European cooperative law: Where do we stand?

  Euricse WP 47|13

  Antonio Fici, 2013

• Policy Brief on Social Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial Activities in Europe.

  ©OECD/European Union publication

  Antonella Noya, Emma Clarence, 2013

• Social economy: Laying the groundwork for innovative solutions to today’s challenges

  European Commission in Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2012

  December 2012

• Study on the implementation of the Regulation 1435/2003 on the Statute for European Cooperative Society (SCE)

  Final Study Part II. National Reports 5 October 2010

• Social economy: going local to achieve the Strategy Europe 2020. Romania Case

  Cristina Barna, 2012

• The Social Economy in the European Union

  Rafael Chaves Ávila, José Luis Monzón Campos, 2012

  CIRIEC

• A NEW APPROACH TO WELFARE: GENERATING EXPERIENCES

  October 2011

• Study on the implementation of the Regulation 1435/2003 on the Statute for European Cooperative Society (SCE)

  Final Study Executive Summary and Part I: Synthesis and comparative report

  October 2010

• Images and concepts of the Third Sector in Europe

  Jacques DEFOURNY, Victor PESTOFF, 2008

  EMES

• Social enterprise in Europe: Recent trends and developments

  Jacques DEFOURNY, Marthe Nyssens, 2008

  EMES

11 Charter/Manifesto

• CAN Europe Manifesto for a Fossil-Free, Socially Just, and Climate-Neutral Union

• ENSIE Memorandum European Parliament Elections 2024

  March 2024

  ENSIE

• The By the Many Manifesto

  Towards a people powered Europe

  2024

  European alternatives

• Europe’s energy transition: active energy citizens take ownership

  Policy priorities for the 2024 European Parliament elections

  2024

  The European Federation of Citizen Energy Cooperatives

• A cooperative blueprint for Europe

  Cooperative priorities for the 2024 European Elections.

  2024

  Cooperatives Europe

• Social Economy, a driver of economic and social progress in Europe

  SEE Memorandum for the European elections 2024

  2024

  Social Economy Europe

• RIPESS EUROPE contribution on the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union of November 9th, 2023 on developing social economy framework conditions

  November 2023

  RIPESS Europe

• Manifesto Time for Collective Action

  Ecolise

  November 2023

  Ecolise

• Toledo Declaration : “The Social and Solidarity Economy as a key driver for an inclusive and sustainable future”

  2020

• Madrid Declaration.« The Social Economy, a business model for the future of the European Union »

  European Union

  May 2017

• Bratislava declaration : Social Economy as a key player in providing effective answers to current societal challenges in the EU and the world

  European Union

  December 2016

4 articles

• Social economy: Council recommends member states tap its full potential

  Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, October 2023

  Council of the EU, Press release, October 2023

  RIPESS Europe

• A bitter-sweet victory for the Nature Restoration Law

  Article of RIPESS Europe newsletter, July 2023

  Jason Nardi, July 2023

  RIPESS Europe

• Social Economy Action Plan: towards a real change in the EU policy ?

  Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - December 2021

  Jason Nardi, December 2021

  RIPESS Europe

• Second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration

  Article from the RIPESS Europe newsletter - January 2021

  UNTFSSE, January 2021

  RIPESS Europe, UNTFSSE

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