{"id":95889,"date":"2026-04-20T15:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epeka.si\/democracy-in-practice-the-social-economy-as-a-pillar-of-european-values\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:05:26","slug":"democracy-in-practice-the-social-economy-as-a-pillar-of-european-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epeka.si\/en\/democracy-in-practice-the-social-economy-as-a-pillar-of-european-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy in practice: The social economy as a pillar of European values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Epeka Association attended the second meeting in the webinar series <strong>&#8220;Democracy at Work: Social Economy Actors Bring EU Values Closer to Citizens&#8221;.<\/strong> The event was held under the auspices <strong>of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026<\/strong> and was organised by Social Economy Europe (SEE).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main highlights of the discussion:<\/strong> The second roundtable entitled <em>&#8220;The Social Economy as a Pillar of Democracy&#8221;<\/em> offered an in-depth insight into how local actors strengthen the foundations of our society. The experts highlighted the key points:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Inclusion and participation:<\/strong> The social economy is not just an economic model, but a tool for the active involvement of citizens in decision-making processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bringing EU values closer together:<\/strong> Through concrete local actions, social economy actors translate European values into people&#8217;s daily lives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Building resilience:<\/strong> The debate confirmed that democratic principles within companies and organisations are key to greater social cohesion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Social+Economy+Europe&amp;oq=Social+Economy+actors+bringing+EU+values+to+citizens&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg8MgYIAhBFGDzSAQcxNTlqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;mstk=AUtExfCzOukLzLKZU0LBCHT7WbAZC98ypuZR7onan4wJT_E4kWoitaZD_t1aT1eDkAH8xNYFqtvQuoaIztCuzXAtHutrQgKrjM5xYL1gpDudpiaCKK-gQhy6vVm24L9h6YpiT4H7v5zpeQLn-r5TYjwmwYcij2krtFrmOSJrPODwecGNQWc&amp;csui=3&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjUgcSh2fyTAxVh2wIHHaktJS8QgK4QegQIARAB\">Social Economy Europe<\/a> (SEE) is hosting a three-day online event entitled &#8220;Democracy at Work: Social Economy Actors Bringing EU Values to Citizens&#8221; (9, 16, 23 April 2026) to showcase how cooperatives, associations and social enterprises promote EU values such as solidarity, democracy and inclusion, in particular through community-centred local development and care. The sessions highlight the role of the sector in fostering a resilient, people-centred economy under the Cyprus Presidency in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Key aspects of how social economy actors bring EU values to citizens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Democratic participation and values: <\/strong>The initiative demonstrates how social economy actors (SEs) integrate democratic governance and solidarity into their operations and serve as a pillar of European democracy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social and economic well-being: <\/strong>Events focus on how these actors contribute to the EU&#8217;s industrial capacity while enhancing the economic and social well-being of citizens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key sectors: <\/strong>The initiative covers sectors such as energy, digitalisation, industry, tourism and ethical finance, and demonstrates how these offer concrete solutions to local challenges.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Addressing demographic challenges:<\/strong> Social economy entities are key to managing an ageing population, providing community-based care and putting people before profit, which directly strengthens European competitiveness and cohesion.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Policy support: <\/strong>Organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialeconomy.eu.org\/events\/\">Social Economy Europe, the series <\/a>is aligned with the EU&#8217;s priorities to create a level playing field for ethical, sustainable and inclusive growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialeconomy.eu.org\/event\/democracy-at-work-social-economy-actors-bringing-eu-values-to-citizens\/\">More information about the event.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>April 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Epeka Association attended the second meeting in the webinar series <strong>&#8220;Democracy at Work: Social Economy Actors Bring EU Values Closer to Citizens&#8221;.<\/strong> The &#8230; <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/epeka.si\/en\/democracy-in-practice-the-social-economy-as-a-pillar-of-european-values\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-izobrazevanje-en","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Democracy in practice: The social economy as a pillar of European values - EPEKA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/epeka.si\/demokracija-v-praksi-socialna-ekonomija-kot-steber-evropskih-vrednot\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Democracy in practice: The social economy as a pillar of European values - EPEKA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"April 16, 2026 Online Members of the Epeka Association attended the second meeting in the webinar series &#8220;Democracy at Work: Social Economy Actors Bring EU Values Closer to Citizens&#8221;. 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