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The aim of this study is to present the possibilities offered by Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement for the achievement of social goals and to analyse how these possibilities have been transposed into national law and implemented by contracting authorities across the EU. Another aim is to identify obstacles to the use of existing provisions and make recommendations with regards to possible future EU action.

Social Economy in Spain

Briefing 08-02-2022

The concept of the "social economy" has gained attention and momentum in recent years although the degree of recognition varies largely from one Member State to another.Spain is an example where the social economy benefits from wide recognition. It is the first European country to enact a law on the social economy concept in 2011. In view of the EMPL delegation visit to Madrid, this briefing elaborates first on the concept applied in the SEAP - presented by the Commission on 9 December 2021 - and ...

This Briefing forms part of an EPRS series which offers a synthesis of the pre-legislative state-of-play and advance consultation on a range of key European Commission priorities during the latter's five-year term in office. It seeks to summarise the state of affairs in the relevant policy field, examine how existing policy is working on the ground, and identify best practice and ideas for the future on the part of governmental organisations at all levels of European system of multilevel governance ...

Réalisée pour le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles du Parlement européen, à la demande de la commission des affaires juridiques (commission JURI), cette étude propose tout d’abord une analyse comparative des principales législations relatives aux organisations à but non lucratif (OBNL) actuellement en vigueur dans un échantillon de pays européens, puis se penche sur une potentielle initiative législative de l’Union européenne sur le sujet. Elle présente ...

Traditionally the social economy is considered to be an ever-growing set of private, formally organised enterprises and networks that build on multiple types of resources and cooperation, with local anchorage and democratic and participatory decision-making processes. Its primary aim is not to make profit but to meet the needs of its members and that of the wider society. The social economy is active in an increasing number of sectors, and while some of its actors are small non-profit organisations ...

Cooperatives are autonomous associations of people aspiring to achieve their objectives through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. International organisations, such as the United Nations and the European Union (EU), value the role cooperatives play for society, the economy and (international) development. There are 3 million cooperatives worldwide; together, they provide employment for 280 million people, equating to 10 % of the world's employed population. The 300 largest ...

Les entreprises sociales mènent une activité entrepreneuriale qui, en même temps, a des effets bénéfiques pour la société, pour l’environnement ou pour la zone où elles sont implantées. Elles doivent toutefois composer avec des obstacles réglementaires, et souffrent souvent de difficultés d’accès aux fonds et d’un déficit de visibilité. Il n’existe pas, à l’heure actuelle, de définition de l’«entreprise sociale» qui fasse consensus, ce qui rend difficile la mise en place dans différents systèmes ...

This STOA study investigates the potential employment effects of new information and communication technologies, by examining the relationship between innovation, new technologies, employment and inequality. It reviews the existing literature and experiences of previous technological revolutions, and argues that the race between job creation through new products, and job destruction from process innovation, has been won in the past by the job-creating effects of innovation. It concludes that there ...

Social enterprises combine societal goals with entrepreneurial spirit. These organisations focus on achieving wider social, environmental or community objectives. There is currently no specific European legal framework to help social enterprises to benefit from the internal market. Against this background, this European added value assessment identifies the challenges in the existing national legal frameworks regarding social enterprises. It argues that action at EU level would generate economic ...

Si la gouvernance économique au sein de l’Union relève d’un cadre réglementé et contraignant, il n’existe pas de cadre équivalent pour la gouvernance sociale. À l’heure actuelle, la gouvernance sociale régit principalement le domaine des affaires non contraignantes et non réglementées, bien qu’elle soit également dotée de mécanismes de gouvernance contraignants. La présente publication vise à fournir un aperçu des aspects sociaux de la gouvernance de l’Union. Elle examine les mécanismes et les instruments ...