The European Citizens’ Consultations are an initiative conceived to develop genuine pan-EU debate between citizens of all Member States, on issues concerning EU society. Forty international partners are involved in running them led by the Belgian King Baudouin (KBF) Foundation, and they have been running each year since

On Wednesday 13^th October a joint meeting organised by the socialist (S&D) and christian-democrat (EPP) group in the European Parliament gathered MEPS, Commissioners and different stakeholders in order to discuss how to move from “words to actions” in support to the social economy sector.