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The president of CEPES and Social Economy Europe (SEE), Juan Antonio Pedreño, proposed during his speech at the Conference organised by the Union for the Mediterranean, the European Commission, CEPES and the German Development Cooperation, the establishment of a Euro-Mediterranean strategy for social economy enterprises and entities in the region. A strategy that is consulted with social economy organisations and that develops the European Social Economy Action Plan, establishing objectives around which all the institutions can work together to make the most of the available resources. This event, held on Tuesday in Barcelona, on social economy entrepreneurship and the role of women in this business model, brought together social economy representatives and experts from 30 countries, among other issues, to raise awareness of the current opportunities and challenges in the social economy in the region, highlight the boom in this business model, promote entrepreneurship and facilitate the active participation of women in the social economy.

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 Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES), has presented in Spain the European Action Plan on Social Economy. Specifically, he has transferred how the more than 50 measures of this plan, launched by the European institutions, can be transposed for execution in Spain. He did so this Thursday at an event, attended by almost 250 people from different countries and held in a hybrid way at the Bertelsmann Space in Madrid, with the support of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy and in collaboration with the European Commission, Social Economy Europe and different regional governments, under the slogan 'The European Union's commitment to an economy at the service of people and the planet'.

Representatives of the European social economy met in Brussels last Wednesday to celebrate the anniversary of the approval of the European Action Plan on Social Economy by the European Commission, which took place on December 9 last year. The event, which was organized by the entity that represents this business model in Europe, Social Economy Europe (SEE), and the Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament, was attended by different personalities who explained why this plan is an opportunity to promote this business model, create quality jobs and achieve sustainable development in Europe. That same day was celebrated the 10 years of the employers of the European Social Economy, an entity that took the opportunity to meet its General Assembly, which approved the entry of three new members.

The first objective of the European Social Economy Action Plan is to promote a common and inclusive legal definition adapted to the diversity of territories". This was stated by the President of CEPES and Social Economy Europe, Juan Antonio Pedreño during the meeting of the Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament held this Friday, called 'Towards a recommendation of the Council on Social Economy: promoting the convergence of European social economy frameworks'. In addition, he recalled that from Social Economy Euroe, work is being done to ensure that the social economy represents at least 10% of European employment in 2030 (compared to 6.7% in 2017), which would represent around 22 million jobs

The European Committee of the Regions has approved by majority the adoption of an opinion on the Action Plan for the Social Economy, a plan that is expected to be approved by the European Commission in the last quarter of 2021. Through this opinion, the CoR provides a series of policy recommendations focused on three points - training, dissemination and financing - for the work of this plan, which aims to promote the contribution of the Social Economy to local and regional development in Europe. In this opinion, the CoR praises the Commission's commitment to present such a plan, in line with the requests of the European Economic and Social Committee, the Intergroup on Social Economy of the European Parliament, GECES, different EU governments and committed European networks with the development of the Social Economy as Social Economy Europe.

The European Committee of the Regions has approved by majority the adoption of an opinion on the Action Plan for the Social Economy, a plan that is expected to be approved by the European Commission in the last quarter of 2021. Through this opinion, the CoR provides a series of policy recommendations focused on three points - training, dissemination and financing - for the work of this plan, which aims to promote the contribution of the Social Economy to local and regional development in Europe. In this opinion, the CoR praises the Commission's commitment to present such a plan, in line with the requests of the European Economic and Social Committee, the Intergroup on Social Economy of the European Parliament, GECES, different EU governments and committed European networks with the development of the Social Economy as Social Economy Europe.

Social Economy Europe (SEE), the European Social Economy Association, in collaboration with its members and partners, has convened the first edition of the European Social Economy Awards. These awards, which will be held every two years, will recognize the work of companies and organizations in the Social Economy that support and enrich communities by making a contribution to society by addressing some of the great social, environmental, economic and technological challenges that they exist today. and they will be divided into three categories, Innovation, Green Transition and Digitization and Skills. Applications are open until September 6 at 2:00 p.m. And the Awards ceremony will be within the framework of the European Conference on Social Economy to be held on October 12 in Slovenia, a country that currently hosts the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the EU.

The president of the Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES), Juan Antonio Pedreño, has been unanimously re-elected for the third time, as president of Social Economy Europe (SEE), the highest representative entity of this business model in Europe. Pedreño will continue in office for 3 years and his re-election has taken place within the framework of the General Assembly, which SEE held blended in Brussels, with the presence of all its member partners. He begins this mandate at a time of consolidation of the European Social Economy as the company of the future and with the great challenge of placing Social Economy Europe at the heart of the European agenda.

The Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES), and Social Economy Europe, as Employers of the Social Economy at the State and European level, participated in the first meeting of the Spanish presidency of the Follow-up Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration, held yesterday with senior representatives of 14 governments of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the OECD and the International Labor Organization (ILO), in which the key role of the companies of the Social Economy in the economic and social recovery plans of Europe, pointing out their contribution to a sustainable and inclusive development, based on innovation and sustainability.

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 book "The social economy in the Mediterranean", edited by Cajamar and coordinated by President CEPES and 'Social Economy Europe', Juan Antonio Pedreño, has been presented today in Murcia. Today's event in Murcia puts a halt on the presentations made on the occasion of the publication of the book 'The social economy in the Mediterranean', after the events previously held in Almería, Barcelona (in the MedaWeek) and Strasbourg in the framework of the European Day of the Social Economy companies.

Last week an important event was held on the Social Economy in the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans, organized by the UfM in collaboration with CEPES and the support of the Euro-Mediterranean Network of the Social Economy (ESMED) and Social Economy Europe, the European entity representative of the social economy. Leaders of the Social Economy of 14 countries from the south and north of the Mediterranean, together with high representatives of the Union for the Mediterranean, the Governments of Spain, France, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as the European Commission and the Generalitat de Catalunya and Barcelona City Council.

The President of the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES) and Social Economy Europe, Juan Antonio Pedreño, attended on June 7 to sign a cooperation agreement on Social and Solidarity Economy that comes to expand and update the Joint Declaration that the Governments of France and Spain signed in November 2013.

Yesterday was the day 'Social Economy for the future of the European Union', which was attended by senior representatives of European institutions, MEPs from all political forces and spokespersons for this business model. In this event, Social Economy Europe delivered a memorandum of electoral proposals to the political parties that will participate in the European elections next May, with the aim of promoting this business model that represents 8% of the EU GDP and has 2 , 8 million companies and 13.6 million jobs. During the day, the unanimous support of betting on this business model as a tool for economic and social progress was confirmed.

The president of CEPES and SEE, Juan Antonio Pedreño, announced in the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) that the presentation of a proposal for a European Action Plan for the Social Economy, a business model he represents in the Union, has been held in Bilbao Nearly 3 million companies, 8% of GDP and 6% of the active population. The GSEF2018 has brought together more than 1700 people from 80 countries

The Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES) will participate in the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF), which will be held at the Euskalduna Conference Center in Bilbao between October 1 and 3, and in which more than 1,400 government representatives, leaders, experts and Social Economy companies from 80 countries

The CEPES president Juan Antonio Pedreño, has been re-elected in Bulgaria as president of Social Economy Europe (SEE) maximum representative entity of this business model, which accounts for 8% of GDP and 6% of employment (14 million workers) in the EU . A business network that represents 2.8 million companies and has 232 million members of cooperatives, mutual societies and other Social Economy entities.

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.

The Social Economy has for the first time become Trending Topic with the upg #EconomiaSocial and #MadridEconomiaSocial, on the occasion of the celebration of the European summit 'The Social Economy, a business model for the future of the European Union', organized by CEPES , Social Economy Europe and the Government of Spain.

This was one of the main conclusions of the working session of Parliament on a European statute for social enterprises in Brussels. Juan Antonio Pedreño, president of CEPES and SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE, participated in this meeting in which he requested a European policy for the Social Economy through an Action Plan

In the framework of the International Conference on Social Economy; organized by the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union to be held in Bratislava on November 30 and December 1, CEPES and SEE request the European Institutions approval of a European Action plan for Social Economy, which represents 2 million companies and 14.5 million jobs, producing 8% of GDP.

The Euro-Mediterranean Network of social economy (ESMED network) and the MedESS Association have signed a collaboration agreement directed to promote projects and programmes for Social economy in the Mediterranean countries