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A new Special Eurobarometer shows that the importance of the social economy is widely acknowledged with 75% of Europeans recognising its importance for the well-being of society in their country.
Social investments and reforms in key areas can boost employment, social inclusion, competitiveness and economic growth. This is the main finding of the Commission’s 2024 Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) report.
On 8 and 9 February, the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a two-day conference entitled 'Towards zero homelessness, only 6 years to succeed'. It took stock of progress made towards reaching the Lisbon Declaration’s goal and discussed the way forward.
In this episode of Real Economy, Euronews travels to Spain, where homelessness – one of the most extreme forms of social exclusion – surged by 25% in the last decade, prompting calls for a new approach.
Representatives of EU countries and civil society met in Aviles (Spain) to further strengthen their commitment on combatting homelessness, two years after the adoption of the Lisbon Declaration.
In its latest episode of the Real Economy magazine, Euronews travels to Sweden to discover the role of social enterprises, which are entities that put social and environmental purposes first, reinvesting most of their profit back into the organisation.
As part of the implementation of the action plan for the social economy, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions on 13 June 2023.
On 4 May the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) held a webinar on apprenticeships in the care sector and social economy. The online event gathered nearly 80 attendees interested in the topic.
Over the next three years, the EU-OECD Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy (YEPA) will bring together young entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs, policy makers and experts from the EU to discuss the policies and actions needed to support youth entrepreneurship in the EU and OECD countries.
During its visits in Bulgaria, Nicolas Schmit, EU Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, visited two projects in Plovdiv that provide vital services to vulnerable communities.