This page provides a record of all content updates on the EU Social Economy Gateway, helping you to keep up to date with the latest resources and information. Check back regularly to see what has been added since your last visit.
2024
December
New stakeholder article added: Key Financial Instruments for Supporting Business Initiatives in Reducing Food Waste and Losses
SSE Essentials podcast added
Link to Transition pathway stakeholder collaboration platform added
New COSME call for proposal added: Agrifood and Retail SMEs Renewable Energy Communities (SMP-COSME-2024-REC-01)
New COSME call for proposal added: Joint Cluster Initiatives (EUROCLUSTERS) for Europe’s recovery (SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTER)
New report on EU funding for SE added to country page France (in FR)
New stakeholder article added: Social Economy Insider magazine – 3rd edition is out!
New Commissioner(s) responsible for social economy added
New event added: Webinar: Valorising volunteering for people and places: International trends and experiences
November
New stakeholder article added: Building Croatia's Social Economy: Insight into ACT Group's Mission and Impact
Code of Conduct for data management and data sharing in the social economy added on a dedicated sub-page
New stakeholder article added: FEBEA publication on EU Funding Opportunities
October
Event on 28 November 2024: Code of conduct for data management and data sharing in the social economy added
New stakeholder article added: European Microfinance Day Campaign – Changing the Narrative by building stronger & greener local communities
New overview page for Useful resources and corresponding sub-pages added
New COSME call for proposal added:
September
New study with data on the social economy in the EU added
3 YEPA workshops added to events list
August
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration added
July
3 new COSME calls for proposals added
- SEE BRIDGE Open Call for SE SMEs in energy intensive industries (cascade funding under SMP-COSME-2022-SEE-01)
- SKI.F.T. Skills for Transition - Increasing the Impact of Micro and Small Social Economy Enterprises (cascade funding under SMP-COSME-2022-SEE-01)
- SOFIGREEN: Support for the environmental transition of processes and activities of social economy enterprises (cascade funding under SMP-COSME-2022-SEE-01)
Revamped home page
Added new page: "About the Social Economy Gateway"
Added new page: "Updates log"
Added new topic in focus: social economy strategies
Added new topic in focus: measuring social impact
June
Added two new calls for proposals:
A European Social Innovation Advisory Network in support of EU Mission Objectives
Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy online workshops about youth entrepreneurship (September 2024)
May
New stakeholder article: Y.ES Project – Say yes to the Social Economy
Added human translations of the country pages in the official languages of the countries
Youth Entrepreneurship Policy Academy online workshops about social entrepreneurship (April 2024)
Call for Financial Support for Social Economy SMEs from GRAINS project added
April
New stakeholder article:New learning modules on the Social and Solidarity Economy by ILO & UNTFSSE
New stakeholder article: Final event: Social Economy Actors for New European Bauhaus on 15/04/2024
Transition pathway text updated
GECES call added
Country pages: Translations into the official language(s) of the country added. For the other languages machine translation remains available.
La Hulpe Declaration added
March
New topic in focus: Zero-long term unemployment
Public consultation for the interim evaluation of the Single Market Programme 2021-2027 added
SEAP page updated
February
Liège Roadmap for Social Economy in the European Union added
New stakeholder article: Conference on youth social entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans and beyond
January
New events added for 2024
New stakeholder article: Have your say on how to better inform about Socially Responsible Public Procurement
2023
December
New stakeholder article: The European Social Enterprise Monitor – It’s time to have your voice heard! Euclid Network
Supply and Demand call added
November
New tender published: "Transition pathway stakeholder support platform: implementation for the ‘proximity and social economy’ ecosystem".
San Sebastián Manifesto added
2 consultations added
October
New stakeholder article: What is the European Semester and How Social Economy Actors Can be Involved in This Process?
New stakeholder article: Social Economy Insider: a new magazine to understand the latest trends in the social economy
New stakeholder article: Social Impact Stock Exchange: A step forward towards a new financial market
New stakeholder article: Rural Pact Platform: Community Group on Social Economy launched
Organisation pages for social economy networks added
GROW consultation added
September
Proposal for a directive on European cross-border associations added EU initiavites page
Rural Pact community platform added to resources page
August
Impact WISE study added to resources page
Gothenburg Manifesto added
July
"Topics in focus" section added: State aid and skills
Pioneers Post added to resources page
New ongoing consultations added
Call for Expression of Interest to join the drafting committee developing a “Code of Conduct for data management and data sharing in the social economy”
June
Euronews video added