As part of the European Commission's Intelligent Cities Challenge, an initiative to guide European cities in the green and digital transition of their local economies, our director Riccardo Bodini is coordinating the thematic experts in the field of social economy. Read More
Euricse was commissioned by the Autonomous Province of Trento to provide technical assistance for the Interreg Central Europe 3P4SSE project funded by the European Commission, which aims to address regional disparities in the European Union with regard to social and regional cohesion, with a focus on Mediterranean and Eastern countries. Read More
On January 17th and 18th, we were in Burgos for the kick-off meeting of the Horizon Europe project ESIRA (Enhancing Social Innovation in Rural Areas), supported by the European Commission. Read More
Mapping public sector and social economy communication practices in your country. Compile the survey conducted on behalf of the European Commission as an in-depth analysis of communication needs. Read More
The European Commission is leading the 'Training and Awareness-raising Activities on Socially Responsible Public Procurement' project across the EU 27 Member States, aiming to promote a socially responsible and sustainable future Read More
Euricse's Director Riccardo Bodini has been selected as Thematic Coordinator for the social economy theme of the European Commission's initiative that supports European cities towards the green and digital transition of their local economies. Read More
Euricse, in collaboration with CIRIEC and Spatial Foresight, conducts a comprehensive study to analyze the recent evolution and significance of the Social Economy sector in the European Union, employing a consistent methodology across all 27 Member States. Read More
As the European Commission prepares to launch a new Action Plan for the Social Economy, together with Diesis Network and with the support of Social Economy Europe, we wanted to share some observations that we have drawn from our experience as practitioners… Read More
In 2011, the European Commission launched the Social Business Initiative (SBI), which established a set of concrete measures to create a favourable environment for the development of social enterprises. The study “Impact of the Social Business Initiative and its follow-up measures”, carried out by… Read More
The Comparative Sinthesis Report of EU Mapping Study is now available. Drawing on the findings from the 35 national reports, this comparative synthesis report provides an overview of the social enterprise landscape in Europe based on information available as of January 2020. This comparative analysis goes beyond the… Read More
Researchers from all over Europe met in Brussels on May 16th and 17th to discuss the present and future of social enterprises. Over the last two decades, organizations defined as social enterprises have become increasingly important, but their real size and role are still misunderstood in most EU countries. For… Read More