COSME Programme - Call for Proposals Social Economy Missions

The general objective of this call for proposals is to follow-up on a successful European Social Economy Regions 2018 (ESER) pilot that established a basis for creation of effective networks of social economy stakeholders at regional level across Europe, and to boost inter-regional collaboration in the field of social economy.

The specific objectives to be achieved through this call for proposals are the following:

• Enhancing interaction and improving collaboration between existing social economy networks and stakeholders at regional and local level in the field of priorities of “Social economy missions”
• Boosting inter-regional learning between social economy stakeholders (public and private sector) in the field of priorities of “Social economy missions”
• Contributing to a gradual building of a Social Economy community

The “social economy missions” will bring together regional and local authorities with similar social economy priorities and accompanied by regional and local social economy stakeholders (social enterprises, cooperatives, SMEs, etc.). Networks and umbrella organisations at various levels (European, natio

Possible topics can be:

1. Building resilient regional and/or local ecosystems
2. Socially responsible public procurement
3. Building Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation or participation in traditional clusters
4. Support to social economy business development
5. Support to local and regional initiatives in the area of green and digital transition
6. Local or regional measures tackling unemployment
7. Sustainable agriculture and rural development
8. Education and training to develop the social economy ecosystem
9. The development of horizontal policies to support social economy at local or regional level
10. Social economy initiatives to integrate migrants
11. Others proposed by the applicant.

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