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The President of the Government points out that the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU will be a "key" moment to place the social economy at the center of Europe's agenda

The Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU will be a "key" moment to place the social economy at the center of Europe's agenda. This is one of the conclusions of the meeting held on Monday between the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the highest representatives of the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) and Social Economy Europe (SEE, representative entity of the sector in Europe). "The meeting held with Sánchez demonstrates, once again, the commitment of the president and the Government with the Spanish and European social economy," said the president of CEPES and SEE, Juan Antonio Pedreño, after the meeting.

THE SOCIAL ECONOMY WILL INCREASE ITS WEIGHT IN GDP BY UP TO 11% WITH THE PERTE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THIS BUSINESS MODEL

CEPES celebrates the PERTE of the Social Economy and Care, which has been presented this Friday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. According to the estimates of the employers of the Social Economy, this PERTE will increase the weight of this business model in GDP one point, going from the current 10% to 11%.

CEPES seals in La Moncloa its adhesion to the 'Zero Child Poverty Country Alliance' in an act chaired by Pedro Sánchez

CEPES signed today in La Moncloa its adherence to the Zero Child Poverty Country Alliance, promoted by the Presidency of the Government. In an event chaired by Pedro Sánchez himself, CEPES confirmed its commitment to, together with more than 70 entities of the Administration, the business sector and the third sector, to fight against child poverty. The ultimate goal of the Zero Child Poverty Country Alliance is to fight against inequalities and poverty that affect children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, since 27.4% of children in Spain continue to be at risk of poverty.

The United Nations prioritizes the Social Economy in reconstruction policies to achieve the 2030 Agenda

The United Nations has placed the Social Economy as one of the priorities in global reconstruction policies in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. This is one of the conclusions that were presented at the Meeting of Heads of State held last week, in which, among others, the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres; the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez; the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau; as well as leaders of 57 states, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

The President of the Government confirms the active participation of CEPES and the Social Economy in the recovery plans and funds

In a meeting with a delegation from the CEPES Board of Directors, the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, confirmed the key role that the Social Economy will play within the recovery policies

CEPES explained to Pedro Sánchez the need for the Social Economy (10% of GDP and 12% of employment) to have a greater institutional presence in state policies

The president of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño, closed important commitments that may materialize in the next Government, such as strengthening the Spanish Social Economy Strategy, providing it with greater and necessary resources, and approving an Institutional Participation Law that allows the Social Economy to occupy a preferential place in public policies.

Pedro Sánchez announces that the Social economy will be "a priority" if elected President

The Secretary general of the PSOE and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, held a meeting with the Board of Directors of CEPES on Monday to present his Government's proposal and gather suggestions and contributions of the Social economy. The meeting announced that "Social economy will be one of its priorities" in his Government if he agrees to the Moncloa.