(Murcia, December 4, 2013) -. Companies in the Social Economy is a strategic partner of Local and Regional Authorities of the European Union to contribute to the development of the Regions. This is one of the main contributions of CEPES in the day 'Twenty years of the Committee of the Regions: motor of integration of European cohesion', which was held in Murcia.
This international event attended, among others, the President of the Region of Murcia and the Committee of the Regions (CoR), Ramón Luis Valcárcel, President of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño and the representative of the CEPES, Miguel Angel Cabra de Luna Economic and Social Committee of the EU.
Pedreño said that "Social Economy enterprises are an important growth factor locally to create jobs and opportunities in rural areas, while bringing innovative solutions to meet the people in their respective territories."
CEPES President moved that "the main challenge of the regions over the next decade will focus its efforts on strengthening those areas where economic regions can add most value."
Social Economy: sustainable development model
Pedreño recalled that "in 2002, the COR stated that social responsibility and local administration implemented by the Social Economy companies make these models for sustainable development, so it is necessary to integrate them into planning policies territory at European, national and local level. "
"The CoR" he acknowledged Pedreño, was "one of the first European institutions to recognize the role of the social economy in the cooperation of the territories, to recognize it as a basic tool of management and recommend to all Member States and candidate actively encouraged ".
Meanwhile, Cabra de Luna addressed the main challenges that the regions will be addressed in the context of the EU, as well as the EU itself will face in the coming years. These, he stressed that "Europe must win public support, to adapt their structures to ensure the welfare state and the social model,while maintaining its competitiveness to emerging economies. "
Cabra de Luna said the region "must align their efforts with the priorities and lines of Community action in areas that have a lot to say, such as the fight against youth unemployment and improving access to finance."
CEPES representatives confirmed that maintain their collaboration with the COR to ensure that takes into account the social economy as a business formula that allows to combine solidarity with economic and social returns, as also reflected in the 'Recommendations to the Council and CoR the European Commission regardingassociations and the Social Economy. "
Near the city
Valcárcel reflected that "the CoR represents the institutions closer to the citizen" and that "has much to contribute to the strengthening of democratic legitimacy in the decisions of the European Union, because it represents the levels of government closest" people .
"The CoR" said Valcarcel, "brings regional expertise to the process of decision making, and allows the Council, the Parliament and the European Commission to consider the territorial impact of legislation, and thus facilitate the implementation of European policies on the ground."
