Juan Antonio Pedreño recalled that the social economy is a business sector that creates jobs, generates wealth and development in both countries.
Moroccan Social Economy is growing and has 11,000 cooperatives (420,000 members) and about 90,000 DPs, especially rural and local level.
(Rabat, July 2, 2013). - The president of the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES), Juan Antonio Pedreño, met in Rabat last week with Minister of General Affairs and Governance of Morocco, Najib Boulif, In order to strengthen and enhance cooperation between the two countries in the field of Social Economy.
This meeting took place in the framework of the 'National Conference on Social Economy', organized by the Moroccan government to define a strategy for development of the social economy.
Pedroza said that "the business and technical collaboration-between Social Economy enterprises of Spain and Morocco, is a key factor for development and economic recovery of the two countries."
Joint Bet Social Economy
CEPES President explained that "Morocco and Spain are betting on strengthening Social sconomía, a business sector that is being able to create jobs and to channel-increasingly-the entrepreneurial spirit of young women and of all people, to through projects that are creating wealth and social developmentboth countries. "
Therefore, Pedreño showed his support for the signing of an agreement between the governments of Spain and Morocco in the Social Economy, an initiative under discussion between the two countries at the moment.
Juan Antonio Pedreño also announced that CEPES contributes, together with other organizations in the social economy, to consolidate a permanent cooperation framework on Social Economy with Morocco and with other Mediterranean countries in the Euro-Mediterranean Network of Social Economy (ESMED).
"CEPES is an actor committed to the whole Mediterranean Social Economy," said Pedreño. "This commitment has made "?"?for more than 12 years we are coordinating the Red ESMED which groups 14 organizations from 9 countries of the south and north of the Mediterranean. And this commitment we will keep aware of the importanceEuro-Mediterranean relations have "said the president of CEPES.
The ESMED Network Coordinator, Carlos Lozano Team member CEPES technician, was also invited to speak at the conference in Morocco, where work priorities identified and shared challenges for the development of the whole social economy of both the Mediterranean Basin.
Besides CEPES, the Spanish delegation was composed of the Minister of Education, Training and Employment of the Region of Murcia, Constantino Sotoca, and the director of the Confederation of Cooperatives of Catalonia, Joseba Polanco, Which were accompanied by representatives of the Embassy of Spain and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID) in Morocco. Along with Spain attended by representatives of Italy and France.
Social Economy in Morocco
The Rabat conference were attended by over 400 representatives of the organizations of the social economy and the public departments of Morocco. Moroccan Social Economy is experiencing steady growth. Currently there are more than 11,000 cooperatives that group members and nearly 420,00090,000 DPs, which are structuring income generating projects across the country, especially rural and local level. credentials to social partnership.
