(Brussels, October 2, 2014) .- The president of the Spanish Business Confederation of Social Economy (CEPES), Juan Antonio Pedreño has defended in Brussels before the Community institutions continuity Social Economy Intergroup of the European Parliament is since 1990.
"Social Economy" stressed Pedreño, "should be a priority on the agenda of economic and social policies Parliament and the European Commission. " CEPES president stressed that "now more than ever we must go for this business model, which has proven to create jobs and wealth, even in times of crisis, representing 15% of GDP and 17% of employment in the European Union as excomisario Barnier said publicly before the Community Parliament. "
The bosses of the Spanish Social Economy has moved to the Community institutions the need for "permanent spaces and structures of work and dialogue on the Social Economy." For this reason, CEPES considered necessary continuity Social Economy Intergroup in the European Parliament as a body for discussion andtaking initiatives for the development of this business sector within the EU institutions.
European Action Plan
Another aspect that has defended President CEPES in the European Economic and Social Committee is the development of a European Action Plan for the promotion and development of the Social Economy setting out the priorities and performance criteria jointly between the European Institutions, Member States and local and regional authorities.
Pedroza has advocated "the creation of a unit or department on cross-Social Economy in the European Commission, endowed with human resources and technical capacity for policy development and promotion of this business, democratic sector and in which the person premium over the benefit. " Additionreiterated the need to promote measures to facilitate corporate financing of Social Economy. "
Also, President of CEPES recalled that "there is already an excellent base on which to build this European Plan" as is "Roadmap for cooperatives, family backbone of the Social Economy driven by former Commissioner Tajani or more 200 documents of the Community Community institutions which focus on theSocial Economy in different fields. "
Social Enterprises
CEPES President also referred to the emerging concept of "social business" in Spain and how they are working to incorporate within the Social Economy Law 5/2011, as a few days ago endorsed the main parliamentary groups of the Spanish Congress.
"The term 'social enterprise' directly affects the whole of the social economy," said Pedroza, who, however, has warned of the tendency "to confuse or use interchangeably" the terms 'social enterprise' and 'social economy'.
CEPES President has stated that "although social enterprises and those of other figures that make up the Social Economy share values "?"?and operating principles, the social economy is much broader and covers different forms of enterprises operating in all sectors economic, with companies of all sizes justas we have just seen."
Pedreño recalled that "the European Commission defines and frames for social enterprises as agents of the Social Economy and, therefore, it seems essential to promote the 'social enterprises', while it is important to do so in line with other legal forms that make up the Social Economy: Cooperatives, labor associations, mutual societies, insertion companies, special employment centers , disability associations and fishermen's "sector.
CEPES has used his stay in Brussels for meetings with various political forces Spanish representation in the European Parliament to encourage the maintenance of Social Economy Intergroup and present priorities facing the new agenda of Parliament and the European Commission sector.
