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The EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform is online
The European Commission has launched a new digital community to promote collaboration, learning and resource sharing to support Europe's green and digital transformation.
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ICA CCR Europe Conference 2025 to be held in Helsinki
The International Cooperative Alliance Committee on Cooperative Research Europe will hold its 2025 conference in Helsinki, Finland, on June 12–13, 2025. This event serves as a significant gathering for scholars and practitioners focused on the theme of cooperative identity.
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ICA Global Cooperative Conference 2024
At the Global Cooperative Conference of the International Cooperative Alliance in New Dehly, our our general secretary Gianluca Salvatori chaired a parallel session on the "Values in Cooperative Business", while our senior researcher, Chiara Carini, was a speaker in the session "Measuring the Impact of Cooperatives on Sustainability".
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Cooperative finance: abstracts by December
Last call for abstracts for the 16th International Workshop on Cooperative and Responsible Finance for Development, organized by Euricse in collaboration with the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Trento, Federcasse and with the support of the European Association of Cooperative Banks (EACB).
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Green and Digital Transition: Call for pledges
The European Commission invites all stakeholders in the proximity and social economy sector to publicly share their commitments. This is an opportunity to showcase how your organisation is advancing green and digital transition and inspire others to join the journey.
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Volontariato… che Capitale!
The year of Trento as European Volunteering Capital 2024 ended with the closing ceremony on 29th November, with the handover of the baton to the Belgian city of Mechelen. A final public reflection event, on December 5th, will discuss the experience and future of active citizenship in the Trentino region.
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Strategic planning for third sector Organizations
The second edition of the grant programme "Tra Dire e Fare", promoted by Fondazione Caritro in collaboration with Euricse, has started. Also this year we will follow ten nonprofit organizations from Trentino to accompany them in the drafting of their three-year strategic development plan.
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Social Economy: Congress in Valladolid
Barbara Franchini, Euricse project manager, was a speaker at the first Congress for the Promotion of the Social Economy, organized in Valladolid on 18th and 19th November. During her talk, she explained the methodology and results of the B-WISE project.
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A European Alliance for the WISEs
The B-WISE project concluded with a major event on 13th and 14th November at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels. Euricse's researchers Giulia Galera and Giulia Tallarini, along with project manager Barbara Franchini presented the main findings of the research methodology report involving all 30 partners.
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Proximity and Social Economy Large Scale Partnership: the members meeting
Today, the Proximity and Social Economy Large Scale Partnership (PSE LSP) brought together its members to explore the partnership's latest activities, achievements, and how these intersect with the LSP objectives of upskilling and reskilling the Proximity and Social Economy workforce.
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New research report on Italian agricultural cooperatives
A workshop in Rome on 13th December to learn more about cooperation and stimulate dialogue among key players in the sector, promoting the cooperative model as a strategic tool for the future of the agribusiness sector, with the presentation of the report by CREA and Euricse.
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Registrations are now open for the 29th Master’s degree in Management of Social Enterprises
Registrations are officially open for the 29th Master in Management of Social Enterprises (Master GIS), organized by Euricse and the University of Trento. This highly qualified training course offers innovative and flexible training for “the future managers of social enterprises,” targeting graduates, operators of cooperatives and professionals from different disciplines.
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