Information on the social economy
- Communication on business in the social economy sector: Europe’s frontier-free market (1989)
- Communication on the promotion of cooperative societies in Europe COM(2004)18
- Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 on the statute for a European cooperative society (SCE)
- Study on the implementation of the Regulation 1435/2003 on the statute for a European cooperative society (SCE)
- Study on the current situation and prospects of mutuals
- Final report (2 MB)
- Annex: country studies (2 MB)
- Council of the EU conclusion on promotion of social economy as a key driver of economic and social developement in Europe (7 December 2015)
- Social Business Initiative (SBI) follow up: Cooperation between social economy enterprises and traditional enterprises
- New technologies and digitisation – opportunities and challenges for the social economy
- Report on Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation in the European Union, perspectives and experiences
Information on cities and the proximity economy
- The Digital Cities Challenge
- The Blueprint for cities and regions as launch-pads for digital transformation
- Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship policy recommendations and reports
- Strategic Policy Forum on Digital Entrepreneurship reports
- Digital compass for policy makers: technologies, impact and recommendations