EU

[isabella wm]

From GCL UpdateSocial Business initiative launched at EU level

• As part of the reform of the EU Single Market Act, Commissioner Michel Barnier has launched a Social Business Initiative. To define the best ecosystem for Social Business to flourish within the EU, the Commissioner has launched an expert commission.
• Saskia Bruysten was selected as member of this committee of experts and EU policy makers. The first expert workshop took place on May 25^thand 26^th in Brussels at the EU Commission
• Recommendations were made regarding the actions that the EU can take in order to create a supportive ecosystem for social business in Europe
• The results of the workshop will be discussed in detail within the European Union and voted upon. The initiative will be officially announced this autumn
• EU Commissioner Barnier is invited to officially announce the EU Social Business Initiative at the Global Social Business Summit 2011 in Vienna

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[isabella wm]

the eu staged 2 summits to close 2011 - social business nov and microcredit december; we are building these sites around the extraordinary idea that many billions of dollars now need to be invested in any major EU country that wants to get its youth back to work http://entrepreneurialounion.com http://erworld.tv

 

both the polish chair of 2011 and the danish chair of 2012 are strong supporters of micro entrepreneurial revolution