News and reflections shaping the sector

Dua Partner Invest platform – Partners Albania

Our member Partners Albania launched a new initiative in the startup development field : Dua Partner Invest platform. This is the result of many years of work on the start-ups ecosystem development.

Social economy organisations and trade unions – partners in social dialogue?

Social dialogue – as defined by the ILO – includes all types of negotiation, consultation or simply exchange of information between, or among, representatives of governments, employers and workers, on issues of common interest relating to economic and social policy.

The future of youth: what role for social economy?

The future of youth is at the heart of the European Union’s interest and strategies. In particular, the European Commission brings great attention to the topic of youth employment, and mostly to youth unemployment.

A brief overview of youth unemployment in the EU

Why we took a bath in the Mediterranean

Since the first appearance of the Italian “Social Enterprise Review” (Rivista Impresa Sociale) back in 1990, prior to the first law on Social Enterprises (the Italian Law on Social Cooperatives from 1991), this concept has steadily gained recognition by practitioners, policymakers and researchers. However, this term is still far from having a fully and widely accepted definition, either a scientific or an operational one.

Digitalisation and social economy: what’s new?