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CEPES calls on the EU together with the European Social Economy for an “unprecedented response” to the COVID-19 crisis

Given the forecast of a drop of more than 7% of the GDP of the largest European economies announced by the IMF, Juan Antonio Pedreño, president of the Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy and of 'Social Economy Europe', asks the EU for strategic investments unprecedented and measures that include the Social Economy and all business actors to overcome this crisis. To this end, an open Open Letter has been sent to the Presidencies of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament.

The Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament and the European Commission agree to continue building an ambitious policy for the social economy

This is evident from the meeting held in Strasbourg with the Vice President of the European Commission for Employment, Growth, Investments and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen, and Commissioner Marianne Thyssen, responsible for Employment, Social Affairs, Capacity and Labor Mobility with the co-presidents. of the Social Economy Intergroup, Jens Nilsson and Sofia Ribeiro and the president of CEPES and SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE, Juan Antonio Pedreño, to address the development of the social economy in Europe.

CEPES and Spanish Cooperative Bank signed an agreement to provide financing to companies in the Social Economy

The signing of this Agreement will allow partners CEPES have access to concessional funding to support start-ups, the advance of subsidies, internationalization, investment and equity contributions

The European Commission continues to promote the social economy to combat unemployment in Spain

European Commissioner for Employment, Laszlo Andor, warned that Spain will fail to curb unemployment only and advised labor reform to encourage investment in education, enhancing social economy and end the underground economy.