Social Economy, Salvatori in the European Commission’s expert group

 Gianluca Salvatori, Euricse Secretary General, has been appointed member of a new expert group on "Social Economy and Social Enterprise” set up by the European Commission's Social Business Initiative (SBI). The purpose of this new group will be to discuss and agree on developing and strengthening activities related to the development of the potential of the social economy and social enterprises, aiming to promote innovation and positive impact on the economy and society at large. The expert group’s actions will focus on 5 pillars: access to finance, access to markets, better framework conditions, new technologies and social innovation, as well as the development of an international dimension. Read More

Update of the mapping of social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe

Together with the EMES International Research Network, Euricse has recently won the call for tenders launched by the European Commission (Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) for the “Update of the mapping of social enterprises and their ecosystems in Europe”.The objectives of the project are threefold.Firstly, it aims at updating the country reports on 21 EU countries that were published in 2014 as a result of the first mapping study promoted by the European Commission. Seven country reports had been updated during the second phase of the mapping study, carried out in 2016, which targeted seven EU countries.  Read More

A European Statute for Social and Solidarity-Based Enterprise

This paper explains why ad hoc legislation on social enterprises (SEs) is essential for the development of this unconventional form of business organization. It describes and compares existing models of SE regulation and discusses the key elements of a social enterprise's legal identity, with the aim of providing recommendations on the possible forms and content of an EU legal statute in this area. Read More

WP 88 | 16 Social Enterprise: Social Co-operation in the Italian Welfare System and its Reproduction in Europe

This paper aims to investigate one of the first, if not the first, social enterprises in Europe, the Italian social cooperative. It begins with an analysis of the economic and social context of the 1970s that gave rise to this form of cooperative. This is followed by a statistical analysis, starting with the first survey conducted to monitor the phenomenon and concluding with the most recent statistical data. Read More

Social enterprises and their eco-systems: developments in Europe

The number of social enterprises in Europe is increasing and they are engaging in new fields. Many countries are introducing new legislation as well as new support schemes to boost the development of social enterprises.Both public and private markets offer new opportunities for social enterprises to start up and grow, reveals the new report "Social enterprises and their eco-systems: developments in Europe" published by the European Commission. The research was conducted by independent academics supported by the Euricse and EMES network . Read More