In this fourth episode of Season 2 of The Social Economist, our second mini-series begins! This kicks off a three episode deep-dive into the EU's recent Council Recommendation to improve social economy framework conditions and national strategies to support social enterprises.
In this first episode of this mini-series, host Toby Gazeley from Euclid Network is joined by Miia Rossi-Gray from DG EMPL in the European Commission to dive into the EU's Council Recommendation, unpicking what this EU policy initiative means for social economy stakeholders across Europe.
Toby and Miia cover many of the key areas in the Recommendation. Miia mentions some of the recent national developments you might want to check out, including Ireland’s new social enterprise policy: Trading for Impact, which has an implementation window from 2024-2027. Miia also noted the use of the Technical Support Instrument to support Member States to work together to support the development of social enterprises. The Council Recommendation is just one element of the Social Economy Action Plan and is of course related to other European level initiatives, such as the proposal of a European Cross Border Associations Status. One thing to remember, which Miia highlights, is that the Recommendation is just the beginning.
Miia was happy to share two great recommendations for podcasts to check out, one more light hearted than the other. The first is 'Revisionist History' and is maybe the more academic of the two. The second is the 'Desert Island Disks', a podcast which Toby also enjoys very much. Toby also shared a light hearted recommendation: 'The Rest is Entertainment'.
Please do get in touch with any questions or feedback at toby@euclidnetwork.eu
A special thanks to Jan Kiszowara at Euclid Network who produces this podcast and the European Commission for making this all possible.
Our theme music is 'another twelve' by Mikel Patrick Avery at Music for Podcasts.