“State Reform and the Social Economy” – Opening
O Ministro da Reforma do Estado, Gonçalo Matias, e a Ministra do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho, estiveram presentes da abertura da Convenção da CPES, no passado dia 30 de junho. Ambos referiram a importância da Economia Social.
European Union Social Economy Action Plan – Balance
Sarah de Heusch, Director of Social Economy Europe (SEE), presented the ongoing European Social Economy Action Plan and provided an update on its status.The panel was enriched by comments from Lourdes de la Calleja, President of the EESC’s Social Economy Category, and Aldina Fernandes, Vice-President of CPES.
Conference: “A Political Perspective on the Social Economy Framework Law”
O ex-secretário da Estado da Solidariedade e da Segurança Social, Marco António Costa, proferiu uma Conferência subordinada ao tema “Uma visão política sobre a Lei de Bases da Economia Social”, salientando a importância da Economia Social na sociedade e a necessidade de os Governos implementarem políticas públicas direcionadas para a mesma.
Human Resource Qualification for the Sector
Domingos Lopes, President of the Board of Directors of the IEFP, I.P.; Paula Antunes, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Competence Center for the Social Economy (CCES); and Cátia Cohen, Strategic Project Manager at NOVA SBE, were the speakers on the panel “Human Resource Qualification for the Sector.”The discussion highlighted ongoing capacity-building projects […]
The financial sector’s perspective on the social economy
The presidents of Banco Montepio, José Azevedo Pereira, and Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola, Sérgio Raposo Frade, highlighted the support their institutions have provided to social economy organizations, advocating for the continuation of this policy in the future.
State Reform and the Social Economy” – Closing Session
The Convention’s closing session was led by José Manuel Nunes Liberato, Chair of the CPES General Assembly and President of the Portuguese Foundation Centre.He highlighted the important role played by foundations—which, like other social economy organizations, actively contribute to a more just society through direct action in various fields, particularly the social sector—and noted their […]