Such is the message to the European institutions from the social economy actors meeting in Strasbourg – European capital of the social economy 2019, for the 4th European Day of Social Economy Enterprises, just as the European Parliament gives the green light to Ursula von der Leyen’s new team. The European Economic and Social Committee, in cooperation with the French […]
COSME: Programme for the Competitiveness of SMEs: Tackling regional/local unemployment via social economy model
This call, which aims to tackle unemployment by promoting the social economy as a key element for a sustainable European economic system (COS-SEM-2019-04-03), is part of the Programme for the Competitiveness of SMEs of the COSME 2019 Programme. Regional and local unemployment requires special measures to be addressed successfully. Job offers need to adequately respond […]
Summer 2019 Economic Forecast: Growth clouded by external factors
The European economy is set for its seventh consecutive year of growth in 2019, with all Member States’ economies due to expand. Growth in the euro area was stronger than expected in the first quarter of the year due to a number of temporary factors such as mild winter conditions and a rebound in car […]
Capital Markets Union: Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP)
The pan-European personal pension product (PEPP) is a voluntary personal pension scheme that will offer consumers a new pan-European option to save for retirement. This new type of product is designed to give savers more choice and provide them with more competitive products, while enjoying strong consumer protection. It could be offered by a broad range […]
European Banking Authority
Access to the official webpage and the social networks Overview Role: to build a single regulatory and supervisory framework for the entire EU banking sector Chairperson: José Manuel Campa Executive Director: François-Louis Michaud Set up: 2011 Staff: 208 Location: Paris (France) The EBA is the EU agency tasked with implementing a standard set of rules to regulate and supervise banking across all EU […]