La giornata è stata organizzata dal Comitato economico e sociale europeo, in collaborazione con il ministero francese della Transizione ecologica e solidale e la città e l'eurometropoli di Strasburgo, e si è articolata intorno al tema Economia sociale: coinvolgere i territori e la società civile. Patto per l'impatto per l'Unione europea.
Imprenditoria sociale
The EESC held the fourth of its Going Local meetings on the live-in care sector in the EU, this time in Poland. The country provides much of the sector's workforce in western EU Member States, but has itself started to face a serious shortage of qualified carers in recent years
During the 2ndEuropean day of Social Economy Enterprises (SEEs) at the EESC, over 130 social economy representatives called on policy-makers to scale-up their efforts to enable the development of the Social Economy. In his opening speech, Michael Smyth, EESC Vice-President, said: Social Economy Enterprises have become crucial, not only because they contribute to social integration, territorial cohesion and new economic models, but also because they play a role in shaping the future of Europe
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