Published the ESIRA Country Report on Trentino and Abruzzo, edited by EURICSE in the framework of the European project ESIRA, which analyses social exclusion and the role of the social economy in rural areas. Particular attention is devoted to the strategic role of cooperatives and social enterprises, seen as engines of innovation and cohesion in rural communities. Read More
2025 promises to be a year full of stimuli and new opportunities for growth for EURICSE, which reaffirms its commitment to strengthening the social economy and supporting the development of marginalized communities, actively contributing to the creation of more resilient and cohesive territories. Read More
On the 24th of April 2025, Giulia Galera, senior researcher at EURICSE, spoke at the Spring School organised by the FH Vienna Campus as part of Master's Programme in Social Economy. During her speech, Galera presented the latest data on the social economy in Europe. Read More
On the 29th of April, EURICSE participated in the 1st ESIRA Policy Event - ‘Breaking the Cycle of Rural Decline’, an event that brought together researchers, policy-makers and practitioners with the aim of discussing the role of the social economy in the regeneration of rural areas in Europe. Read More
The keynote speech by economist Jean-Louis Laville, professor at the CNAM in Paris, holder of the chair of Solidarity Economy and member of the EMES network, will anchor the International Research Colloquium on Cooperatives, to be held in Trento on the 30th and 31st of May. Read More
EURICSE, toghether with other members of the European Commission's Expert Group on the Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES), signed a joint statement addressing the discontinuation of the unit dedicated to the social economy within DG GROW. Read More
Our Secretary General Gianluca Salvatori participated in the seventh session of the working group promoted by UNIDROIT. The objective is to produce an international guide to help people choose the collaborative model best suited to their context. Read More
From the 22nd to the 25th of May, the Festival of Economics returns to Trento. The main theme of 2025, "Fatal risks and choices. Europe at the crossroad", proposes a reflection on the crucial challenges awaiting the continent. EURICSE will be among the protagonists of the official programme. Read More
The second technical session organised within the framework of the EU Proximity and Social Economy Platform will take place online on the 19th of May. The meeting will be dedicated to the digital transition in the social and proximity economy and will focus on how digitalisation, data strategies, and ethical data practices can drive positive change within the Proximity and Social Economy ecosystem. Read More
The second face-to-face meeting of the Master’s programme in Management of Social Enterprises, organized by EURICSE and the University of Trento, with the support of the Caritro Foundation, took place on the 11th and 12th of April. The weekend ended with the graduation ceremony of the previous edition. Read More
The International Labour Organisation officially launched two Technical Working Groups to improve statistics on cooperatives and the broader Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), as part of awider collaborative initiative that aims to improve the visibility and impact of these entities, paving the way for informed policymaking. Read More
EURICSE's Working Paper series grows with two new contributions. WP 135|25 explores the role of the cooperative model in the twin transition (digital and ecological), while WP 136|25 analyses how traditional and emerging models of cooperative housing in Europe can address the affordability crisis. Read More