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Developing social economy framework conditions

Employment and social affairs

Announced in the action plan for the social economy, the initiative aims to help Member States to better adapt their policies and laws to the specific needs of social economy entities, in all relevant fields. This is necessary to boost the untapped potential of the social economy and facilitate its more even development across EU Member States and regions.

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ID: 13526

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36 responses

Consultation response

Eurocities, 30 Sept 2022

Eurocities welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Call for Evidence ‘Social economy – developing framework conditions’ launched by the European Commission in August 2022. Cities have a key role in developing ecosystems and engaging all actors to experiment with innovative financial tools…

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European Disability Forum, 29 Sept 2022

Social economy is a key sector for the social and labour inclusion of persons with disabilities, assisting in the transition towards the open labour market, as the Social Economy Action Plan identifies. When these enterprises reinvest their profits into social causes, the added value is doubled.…

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CONCORD Europe, 30 Sept 2022

The social economy already represents a tangible reality outside of the EU. For instance, it is estimated that cooperatives employ 9.46% of the world’s workforce. Their positive social and environmental impacts are widely demonstrated, including in the field of agriculture and food production,…

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Platform of European Social NGOs, 30 Sept 2022

Social Platform recommends the following to the European Commission: To set a genuine standard for the social economy, better framework conditions should be ensured on all policy levels as some legislation is determined at EU level eg state aid, public procurement. Member States should set up…

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Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union), 30 Sept 2022

Ten years after the Commission’s 2011 Social Business Initiative, the European Commission adopted a Social Economy Action Plan on 9th December 2021 to deepen opportunities for the Social Economy in the EU and make sure it is adequately recognised. At present, although the visibility and…

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Association Internationale de la Mutualité, 30 Sept 2022

The International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies (AIM) is an international umbrella organisation of federations of health mutuals and other not-for-profit healthcare payers. It has 52 members from 28 countries in Europe, Latin America and Africa and the Middle East. AIM members provide…

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Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises, 29 Sept 2022

RREUSE welcomes the initiative and calls on the Commission to ensure the Council Recommendation sends a clear message to Member States to promote a better national framework in support of the actors of the social economy, including social enterprises active in reuse, repairing, and recycling waste…

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European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network, 28 Sept 2022

• We welcome the recognition of a holistic approach required for social economy, spanning social and employment policies, education, taxation, public procurement, competition, industry and SMEs, circular economy, and local development. • Harnessing the potential of the social economy is deemed key…

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European Trade Union Committee for Education, 28 Sept 2022

1. ETUCE welcomes the support that social economy entities could provide in the education and training area, especially regarding social inclusion of disadvantaged groups, and provision of equal opportunities for all, and delivering on the green and digital transitions. Cooperation between…

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Social Economy Europe, 30 Sept 2022

Social Economy Europe, the voice of the 2.8 million social economy enterprises and organisations in the EU, representing the general interest of all social economy actors, aims at pushing for an ambitious Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP) implementation, that can lead to significant growth of the…

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Cooperatives Europe, 30 Sept 2022

Cooperatives Europe, the European cross-sectoral organisation representing cooperative enterprises, welcomes this initiative but identified elements to be improved in the following areas: 1. Recognition of cooperatives We call for a recognition of the cooperative model in all MS and all EU…

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European Microfinance Network aisbl, 30 Sept 2022

EMN and MFC welcome the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP) published by the European Commission in December 2022 and thank the European Commission for this opportunity to contribute to its implementation. Please see attached our recommendations.

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Inclusion Europe aisbl., 30 Sept 2022

The framework for social economy can be applied to improve the life quality of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Social economy is important part of the support structures for people with intellectual disabilities: 1. In many countries, social economy organisations…

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Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V., 30 Sept 2022

Social Economy – developing framework conditions The German Red Cross welcomes the initiative of the Commission to develop a proposal for a Council Recommendation for Social Economy Framework Conditions and highlights the following recommendations: 1. Stronger emphasis on non-profit social…

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Fundación Secretariado Gitano, 30 Sept 2022

Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG) is an intercultural social non-profit organisation that provides services for the development of the Roma community in Spain and in Europe. The mission of the FSG is the integral promotion of the Roma community on the basis of respect and support for their…

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Solidaris - Union Nationale des Mutualités Socialistes - National Federation of Socialist Mutual Health Funds, 30 Sept 2022

Proposition de recommandation du Conseil relative à la définition, et au développement, de conditions-cadres pour l’économie sociale Les Groupes mutualistes VYV et Solidaris accueillent avec une grande attention et soutiennent avec force l’initiative du Commissaire européen Schmit et les travaux…

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Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Freien Wohlfahrtspflege e.V., 29 Sept 2022

Die Erbringung von sozialen Dienstleistungen in der EU ist sehr vielfältig. Insbesondere ist zu unterscheiden zwischen öffentlichen und privaten Anbietern. Außerdem ist bei den privaten Anbietern zwischen Akteuren mit Gewinnerzielungsabsicht einerseits und den gemeinnützigen bzw. dem Gemeinwohl…

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European Network of Social Integration Enterprises, 30 Sept 2022

ENSIE recommends the following elements to be included: A) A proposal containing common features of WISEs as they are a specific type of social enterprises and a subset of the social economy (SE). WISEs are organisations who’s main objective is the professional integration of groups with support…

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European Confederation of Workers' Cooperatives, Social Cooperatives and Social and Participative Enterprises, 30 Sept 2022

Priority actions on the national level: 1. Legal framework MS should - ensure recognition of cooperative business model throughout all policies - create/adjust legislation to facilitate creation and functioning of worker and social cooperatives - put in place legal framework to facilitate worker…

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Social Services Europe, 30 Sept 2022

Social Services Europe (SSE) welcomes the European Commission proposal for a Council Recommendation to be presented in 2023. SSE contributes to this recommendation due to our extensive knowledge of the realities and needs of not-for-profit social services providers within the social economy. SSE…

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MONDRAGON CORPORACION COOPERATIVA S. COOP, 5 Sept 2022

Three comments regarding this initiative from our experience: 1 – One of the constrains to the development and growth of the social economy is that our business model is not taught in schools or universities. The only business model that is studied extensively in all educational centers is the…

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European Platform for Rehabilitation, 30 Sept 2022

EPR is a community of service providers working with people with disabilities committed to high quality service delivery. Most of EPR’s members are social economy actors, as not-for-profit social service providers, and many of them also run WISE. The text below outlines some key measures,…

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Euclid Network, 30 Sept 2022

Euclid Network (EN) welcomes the call for evidence and the Council Recommendation (CR). EN emphasises the importance of taking a horizontal approach in the CR, taking stock especially of the vision presented in the Transition Pathway for the Social Economy and the Social Economy Action Plan. The CR…

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Groupe VYV, 30 Sept 2022

Créé en 2017, le Groupe VYV est le premier acteur mutualiste de la santé et de la protection sociale en France. Avec nos trois métiers (Assurance, Soins et accompagnement, Logement), nous comptons près de 11 millions de personnes protégées, 69 000 entreprises clientes en santé et prévoyance, plus…

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Le Mouvement associatif, 30 Sept 2022

Le Mouvement associatif, qui représente au travers de ses membres près de la moitié des associations en France, se réjouit de la reconnaissance au niveau européen du potentiel que représente l’économie sociale et solidaire – ESS - pour répondre aux défis majeurs auxquels nous faisons face et pour…

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CONFEDERACION EMPRESARIAL ESPAÑOLA DE LA ECONOMIA SOCIAL, 30 Sept 2022

CEPES (Spanish Confederation of social economy enterprises is the highest representative organisation of 43,000 Spanish social economy enterprises that contribute with 10% of national GDP and employ 2.2 million people. Taking into account the main issues to be addressed by this initiative ,…

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POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ asbl, 21 Sept 2022

POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS se mobilise pour défendre et consolider le modèle social européen, subtil équilibre entre développement économique et justice sociale. Notre organisation mène des travaux de recherche et d’analyse pour sensibiliser aux enjeux sociétaux, offrir de nouvelles perspectives de…

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réseau des collectivites territoriales pour une économie solidaire, 30 Sept 2022

Le RTES, réseau français de collectivités territoriales qui agissent pour le développement de l’Économie Sociale et Solidaire, accueille très favorablement la perspective d’une recommandation du Conseil sur le développement des conditions cadres de l'économie sociale et cette consultation, et…

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Global Institute for Structure relevance, Anonymity and Decentralisation i.G., 30 Sept 2022

>>Challenges: GISAD welcomes the EU Commission's initiative to standardise the European framework for the social economy. The European concept of diversity and sovereignty of its member states can become a global model for digital democracies. The social economy is the supporting pillar of…

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Fundación Pueblo para Pueblo, 30 Sept 2022

HUMANA in Spain welcomes the initiative and the call for evidence and the Council Recommendation. We agree that in Spain measures taken have not resulted in effective developments for a conceptual clarity around a modern view of the Social Economy. We welcome guidance for public authorities and…

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TESS GEIE, 30 Sept 2022

TESS EEIG wishes to make the following contributions to the development of framework conditions for the deployment of the social economy (SE) in Europe: 1—Taking into account the specificity of the textile sector within the SE and engaging in a sustainable green agenda by supporting it It can be…

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European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy AISBL, 29 Sept 2022

Social economy is a phenomenon present in all EU countries, albeit with different characteristics and definitions. Diversity is a value to be preserved. Nevertheless, States should develop a defining conceptualisation to be included in acts of legal relevance, so that the development of SE be…

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Verband der öffentlichen Wirtschaft und Gemeinwirtschaft Österreichs, 29 Sept 2022

Als Verband der öffentlichen Wirtschaft und Gemeinwirtschaft Österreich (VÖWG) begrüßen wir die Initiative zur Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen für die Entwicklung und Konvergenz einer nachhaltigen Sozialwirtschaft in der Europäischen Union. Hier wollen wir insbesondere die zentrale Rolle eines…

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Réseau International Urgenci, 28 Sept 2022

Given the current economic, social and environmental crises, several measures linking the Farm to Fork to the Green Deal through social and solidarity economy are required. They all already exist in various European States at local level. They essentially link food security and sovereignty and…

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Financité, 28 Sept 2022

Financité, qui en est membre, souhaite appuyer les demandes formulées par ConcertES, qui est la plateforme de concertation des organisations représentatives de l’économie sociale en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale et en Wallonie (Belgique), et qui souhaite apporter les contributions suivantes dans le…

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Senior Corporate Silver Spoon, Environment & Nature Association/Ezüstkanál Nyugdíjas Társasági, Környezet- és természetvédelmi Egyesület, 19 Aug 2022

Look attached file. The attached document has three pages and is in Hungarian. Best regards, Brigitta Balogh PR Lead