🤝 The conclusion? Strengthening social rights requires continuous cooperation between EU institutions, national authorities and civil society, as well as integrated and inclusive policy responses.
A big thank you to all speakers and participants for the insightful discussions!
Key takeaway: social rights don’t implement themselves.
We need real action:
• remove barriers to access rights
• invest more in healthcare
• strengthen social dialogue
• link education to the green transition 🌱
• mainstream intersectionality
Last week at #PolicyDialogue2026 in Slovenia, we discussed the state of social rights in the country - strong performance in some areas, but important challenges remain.
🏠 Housing affordability
💼 Labour shortages&skills
🌍 Barriers for migrants
🏥 Gaps in healthcare & care systems
We also joined FEPS and FES Just Climate for a session on eco-social leadership with Manon Dufour and Prof. Mariana Mazzucato. Our SG Mikael Leyi closed with a clear call: stop reacting, start leading. 🌱
We left with renewed energy and a clear idea of how to fight back against reactionary forces.
We organised a migration panel with SOLIDAR members MPDL and ACPP, Laura Boldrini (Italian Parliament, PD), Esther Lynch (ETUC) and Nada AlHasham, a Palestinian refugee in Spain, asking hard questions about EU migration policy and the fight for a rights-based approach.
Back from Barcelona, more energised than ever! 🌎️✊️
On 17–18 April, SOLIDAR joined the Global Progressive Mobilisation: progressive forces from around the world united around one conviction: the solutions exist, and together we can make them happen.
📢 Two open calls from SOLIDAR & SOLIDAR+! We are looking for two service providers.
1. Learner's Badge System
2. Learning Platform Hub
👉️ Both deadlines: 8 May 2026
🔗 Read the two calls here: bit.ly/4tfj66L
Migration isn't Europe's crisis - it's Europe's reality. And we need facts, not fear, to shape policy.
On 17 April in Barcelona, SOLIDAR hosts "Migration: Facts and Narratives" at the Global Progressive Mobilisation.
📣 In-person is sold out but catch the live stream here: bit.ly/4tb5wBp
Migration isn't Europe's crisis - it's Europe's reality. And we need facts, not fear, to shape policy.
On April 17 in Barcelona, SOLIDAR hosts "Migration: Facts and Narratives" at the Global Progressive Mobilisation.
📣 In-person is sold out but catch the live stream here: bit.ly/4tb5wBp
📣 We are hiring!
We're looking for consultant(s) to help level up our Social Rights Monitor, developing a new hybrid scoring methodology combining civil society assessments with official statistical data.
Apply by 30 April 2026 👇
🔗 bit.ly/4sTfRSc
We look forward to working with Ceméa France, CEMÉA Belgium, CEMEA FIT & @dafnikek.bsky.social on this initiative.
Over the next 2 years, we will roll out training modules for youth workers across Europe & develop recommendations for policy-makers. Stay tuned as we work for a fairer digital future
🥁 We are excited to launch the ECODE project!
ECODE aims to promote a critical approach to digital tools among young people in Europe, rooted in the values of the digital commons. Together, the ECODE partners strive to contribute to a more ethical and sustainable approach to digitalisation. 🌱💻
🎓On 21 April, SOLIDAR+ will bring together CSOs & policy makers for a Policy Knowledge Exchange on Non-Formal & Informal Learning, citizenship, and digital competences, which will feed directly into our 2026 policy paper.
📅 21 April | 15:00–16:30 | Brussels + online
👉 Register: bit.ly/48kWbON
Learn more or register now!
🔗https://bit.ly/3PVtJg9
How can narratives allow us to create a fairer and more sustainable world?
Find out with the free course, 'The Search for New Stories to Live By'! Developed by Prof Arran Stibbe in the framework of the CLADES project, it focuses on econarrative, ethical leadership and the power of stories. ⤵️ (1/2)
👉 Read the full edition here: bit.ly/483xmXt
📢 The March edition of the SOLIDAR Dispatch is here! 🗞️✨
In this edition:
✍️ Our edito: "Don't Omnibus Our Rights Away"
🎓 SOLIDAR+'s position on the Skills Portability Initiative
🇦🇷 Event: Marking 50 years since Argentina's civic-military coup
🇨🇺 SOLIDAR members in solidarity with Cuba and more... 🧵
The free online course developed by Prof Arran Stibbe at the University of Gloucestershire focuses on econarrative and ethical leadership.
'The Search for New Stories to Live By' explores how stories can act as a driver of change. 💡
Learn more or register now: buff.ly/kKbJMcd
Spring has sprung! 🌱🌤️
As the seasons change, let's keep in mind the role of the natural world in all our lives, and our responsibility to protect it.
Storytelling can be a powerful tool to bring about a more sustainable way of living, but how can we put it into action? 💭 (1/2)
4/ What happens in Italy doesn't stay in Italy. Similar trends in protest restrictions & criminalisation of solidarity are emerging across Europe.
We must act before this becomes the norm.
3/ SOLIDAR & ARCI called on the EU to:
→ Call out Italy in the Rule of Law Report
→ Strengthen the EU Civil Society Strategy
→ Establish a protection mechanism for activists & CSOs
→ Guarantee adequate funding in the next MFF
2/ 🗣️ As our colleague Martina Corti put it: "The EU must be concerned about the authoritarian drift affecting one of its founding countries, which risks undermining the values on which European democracy is founded."
1/ Italy has been downgraded in the CIVICUS Monitor from "narrowed" to "obstructed" civic space. Security decrees, criminalisation of activists & NGOs, and the use of spyware against journalists paint a troubling picture. 🚨
🧵 Yesterday at the European parliament, SOLIDAR & our member ARCI spoke at the event: "Freedom at Risk? The Case of Italy", an event hosted by MEPs from Greens/EFA, S&D & The Left on the state of civic space in Italy.
Here's what was said 👇
SOLIDAR is also seeking an external consultant to conduct an evaluation of the European Alliance for a Just Transition and develop a five-year strategy aimed at strengthening the Alliance's effectiveness, visibility, and member engagement.
📅 Deadline: 31 March 2026 | Remote
👉️ 🔗 bit.ly/4sbGLnT
Two open calls from SOLIDAR 📢
SOLIDAR is seeking an enthusiastic consultant to develop our Just Transition Scorecard, a practical tool for assessing Global Gateway projects and their contribution to advancing socially just transitions.
📅 Deadline: 27 March 2026 | Remote
👇️More info below
@ituc.bsky.social @vakbondabvv.bsky.social @fgtb-abvv-bxl.bsky.social @fgtb-cg.bsky.social
50 years ago, Argentina’s military coup began. 30,000+ disappeared. Memory is resistance.
Join us in Brussels on March 24 to discuss the struggle then and now, as authoritarianism rises again.
📅 Tuesday, March 24
⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 FGTB, Rue Haute 42, 1000 Brussels
Register: bit.ly/4s7krfq
3/3🧵 A just transition that protects those most at risk isn't optional, it's a political and social imperative.
🔗 Read our full analysis: bit.ly/4llu7Ak
2/3 🧵 SOLIDAR welcomed the Fund's launch while calling for stronger ambition: 100% of ETS2 revenues should be directed toward socially targeted measures, and Member States must submit robust National Social Climate Plans without further delay.