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Meeting of the Social Economy intergroup of the European Parliament:\u00a0\u00abFinancing the social economy enterprises\u00bb<\/h4>\n
More than 100 people gathered at the European Parliament for this meeting devoted to the financing of social economy enterprises relying on co-operative banks, insurance mutuals and cooperatives, ethical banks, micro-credit institutions, etc.<\/p>\n

A first\u00a0round table brought together institutional interlocutors. The Minister of labour, employment and solidarity economy, Nicolas Schmit, of Luxembourg – who animates the Presidency of the EU\u00a0during the 2nd half of 2015, invited the Commission to relaunch the Social Investment Package, i.e. the\u00a0package of measures on social investments in growth and cohesion (2013).<\/p>\n

Detlef Eckert, Director of Europe 2020, DG Employment, stated that the Commission supported the social economy through the programme for employment and Social Innovation (with a 3rd axis on social entrepreneurship, the European Social Fund and the European Investment Bank).<\/p>\n

The MEP Beatriz Becerra (ALDE, Es) instead deplored the lack of visibility of the social economy.\u00a0Anna Maria Darmarin, Member of the EESC, group II (workers) also emphasized the lack of a consensual framework for social economy, that discourages long-term investors.<\/p>\n

Hugues Sibille, member of the Expert Group of the Committee for social enterprise, stated that it is necessary\u00a0to integrate the social economy in the European strategy for the internal market, including giving\u00a0greater legal recognition to social enterprises.<\/p>\n

In the second panel (composed only by\u00a0men), based on the structures of the social economy, Jan Olsson, co-Chairman of the REVES network, presented a case of good practice for the construction of ecosystems, in Sweden and in Italy, to support new social enterprises (see http:\/\/3e4se.eu).<\/p>\n

Emamuele Spina, head of European Affairs at Federcasse (Italian cooperative bank) attempted to show how his bank did much for the social economy, while Christophe Ollivier, head of the “Centre of support for mutual companies” of the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale de la Mutualit\u00e9 fran\u00e7aise raised the problem of the existing legal brakes that prevent mutuals from\u00a0investing in social economy enterprises.
\n(for issues of compulsory reinsurance and investment oriented towards marketsconsidered\u00a0safer). Bruno Dunkel, Manager of CoopEst, presented the activities they develop by emphasizing the small size but proximity model, and thus essential, thus interacting mainly\u00a0with small enterprises of social economy in the Eastern European countries, announcing an upcoming similar tool for the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

There was also the\u00a0question of how to boost research on the social impact measurement tools and support the “Social Impact Bonds”. The latter being controversial (should we support profitable social projects?), should be considered if one can imagine a European vision of these obligations.<\/p>\n

Alain Coheur, concluded the meeting by recalling its attachment to the concept of social economy which includes principles\u00a0limiting surpluses and for democratic governance\u00a0(which are not found in all social enterprises)..<\/p>\n

This is therefore a meeting that will find a follow-up in a\u00a0conference being organized in Luxembourg in December, with \u00a0a greater place for ethical banks, solidarity financial tools and complementary currencies systems and why not firmer commitments on the part of large banks of the social economy.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eric LAVILLUNIERE (Inees)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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