Policy insights

The European Parliament 2024 elections will be held 6-9 June This is a unique opportunity to push forward the development of the Social Economy in Europe and to maintain the momentum that the Social Economy is experiencing not only at EU level but also at global level.

The most important recent milestones in the EU political agenda for the Social Economy are: Social Economy Action Plan (2021), Transition Pathway for the proximity and social economy ecosystem (2022), Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions (2023).

These achievements are just the start of a process for a fairer and more sustainable EU, therefore the upcoming EU elections are pivotal to making sure all these efforts and objectives stay high on the EU agenda.

Social Economy Europe has published a Memorandum for the European Elections 2024 elaborated with the contributions of all its members.

It encourages the EU institutions to continue their efforts by taking onboard three main proposals in the frame of the European elections 2024 to support the flourishing of social economy all over Europe:

Renewal of the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup 1.

Appointment of a European Commissioner responsible for SE 2.

Continue and further develop the Social Economy Action Plan 3.

Social economy is playing a key role in providing fair and sustainable solutions to the challenges that the EU is facing. SE is known for its contribution to societal challenges and for its capacity to reinforce social cohesion, in addition to nearly 3 million enterprises and organizations which employ more than 14 million people and account for 8% of the EU’s GDP.