European Support for Social Economy: Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz Emphasizes Need for Dedicated Commissioner and Increased Allocation of Resources

European organizations and platforms promoting the social economy have received the support of Spanish Deputy Prime Minister and Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz. She emphasized the need for a dedicated commissioner responsible for the social economy in the upcoming term, stating that it is an essential guide to making it a top priority on the European political agenda.

Díaz spoke at an event organized by Social Economy Europe (SEE), which represents millions of social enterprises and organizations in the EU bloc. She praised the Liège Roadmap, which she described as an essential guide to making the social economy a top priority on the European political agenda.

The Spanish Deputy Prime Minister also highlighted the importance of renewing the Social Economy Intergroup in the European Parliament with the support of over 100 MEPs from different political groups. She outlined plans to incorporate the social economy as a central element in EU’s industrial, economic, and social policies, with increased financial allocation and a clear timetable for implementing an action plan for promoting social entrepreneurship.

In collaboration with European labor and social affairs ministers, Díaz vowed to work towards making the social economy a strategic axis in coordinating budgetary, economic, and social policies within the framework of European Semester.