We call on MEPs to continue the Social Economy Intergroup
Last week, together with Social Economy Europe and Social Services Europe, we launched a joint campaign to call on new MEPs to continue the Social Economy Intergroup.
Established in 1990, the Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament has an impressive track record as a platform for and facilitator of the inter-parliamentary dialogue, and as a link between the social economy and social services sector and MEPs.
The rationale behind the Social Economy Intergroup is rooted in the diversity of the social economy, which covers a variety of key policy areas in the European Union. Over the last decades, the European Parliament has recognised the importance of social economy entreprises and services at European level through the Social Economy Intergroup.
At Social Platform, we believe that social economy and social enterprises are part of a school of thought that integrates the constraints of the economy, the internal market and social considerations. This human-centred approach, which puts people and the environment before profits, should serve as a model for mainstream businesses, and should be brought into the centre of EU governance principles.
On the occasion of the Informal EPSCO Council in Milan last July, in front of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs, our President, Heather Roy, and Patrizia Bussi, coordinator of our member ENSIE, called on the European institutions and member states to continue the work launched with the Social Business Initiative to support the recognition and development of social economy and social enterprises. They called on the Commission to ensure that the competent DGs (Employment, Market, Enterprise) continue working together, and to also include other interested DGs in their work (Research and Innovation, Regio, Education) in order to further promote the Initiative. She also call on the European Parliament to renew the Social Economy Intergroup.
To know more, you can read our joint letter to the Parliament and the contribution on social economy for the EPSCO Council.
