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24 July 2026
Newsflash - 24 July 2026
European Commission updates the European Pillar of Social Rights: stronger focus on implementation and Services of General Interest On 22 July, the European...
22 July 2026
European Pillar of Social Rights: SGI Europe welcomes a stronger focus on implementation and Services of General Interest
SGI Europe welcomes the publication of the European Commission's Communication on the European Pillar of Social Rights, which takes stock of the implementation of...
17 July 2026
Newsflash - 17 July 2026
Exchange of views in ITRE with EVP Ribera on the Clean Industrial Deal and industrial competitiveness On 14 July, the European Parliament's Committee on...
10 July 2026
Newsflash - 10 July 2026
SGI Europe addresses informal EPSCO under the Irish Presidency On 5 and 6 July 2026, SGI Europe joined the Informal Meeting of Employment and Social Affairs...
7 July 2026
SGI Europe addresses the Informal meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers under the Irish Presidency
On 5-6 July 2026, SGI Europe addressed the Informal meeting of Employment and Social Affairs Ministers (EPSCO) of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU,...
3 July 2026
Newsflash - 3 July 2026
SGI Europe at EU Regions Week 2026: Making the Freedom to Stay a Reality As part of the European Week of Regions and Cities 2026, SGI Europe will host a...
26 June 2026
Newsflash - 26 June 2026
23 June 2026: SGI Day - High-level on the Coalition for the Freedom to Stay On Tuesday 23 June 2026, SGI Europe organised its annual SGI Day at the European...
24 June 2026
23 June 2026: SGI Day - Key takeaways and next steps for the Coalition for the Freedom to Stay
On Tuesday 23 June 2026, SGI Europe organised its annual SGI Day at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels, bringing together representatives from the...
23 June 2026
SGI Europe: Re-appointment of Valeria Ronzitti as SGI Europe General Secretary
Today [23 June 2026], the General Assembly of SGI Europe has re-appointed Valeria Ronzitti as General Secretary for a 5-year mandate. During her speech to...
19 June 2026
Newsflash - 19 June 2026
23 June 2026: SGI Day event on the Coalition for the Freedom to Stay On Tuesday 23 June, SGI Europe will organise its SGI Day on how Services of General Interest...
12 June 2026
Newsflash - 12 June 2026
SGI Europe’s response to the Call for Evidence on the Right to Stay Strategy On 6 May 2026, Raffaele Fitto, EU Commission Executive Vice-President for...
5 June 2026
Newsflash - 5 June 2026
Meeting of SGI Europe’s Social Protection Task Force in Munich, hosted by AKA SGI Europe’s Social Protection Taskforce met this week in Munich at the...
3 June 2026
EU Tech Sovereignty Package: SGI Europe calls for a digital transition rooted in operational and sustainable reality
On Wednesday 3rd June 2026, the European Commission presented its Tech Sovereignty Package, including the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) and the Energy...
29 May 2026
Newsflash - 29 May 2026
President Ingbert Liebing and General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti meet with Antonio Costa, President of the European Council On Thursday 28 May 2026, SGI Europe...
28 May 2026
SGI Europe meets European Council President António Costa
On 28 May 2026, SGI Europe President Ingbert Liebing and General Secretary Valeria Ronzitti met with António Costa, President of the European Council, to...
22 May 2026
Newsflash - 22 May 2026
SGI Europe participates in the meeting of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Innovative and Responsible Public Procurement On 18-19 May, SGI Europe participated in...
13 May 2026
Newsflash - 13 May 2026
SGI Europe participates in the simplification event by Employers of Poland On Tuesday 12 May, Employers of Poland (SGI Europe’s Polish section) co-hosted an...
8 May 2026
Newsflash - 8 May 2026
High-level event to launch the European Commission’s Right to Stay strategy On Wednesday 6 May 2026, Raffaele Fitto, European Commission Executive...
7 May 2026
SGI Europe welcomes the first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy and calls for an integrated approach to access to essential services
SGI Europe welcomes the European Commission's publication of the first EU Anti-Poverty Strategy, a timely and necessary step to strengthen the EU’s capacity...
6 May 2026
SGI Europe calls for the Freedom to Stay to be a horizontal enabler of the completion of the Single Market
On 6 May 2026, Raffaele Fitto, European Commission Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, launched the work for the future Right to Stay Strategy. In a...
30 April 2026
Newsflash - 30 April 2026
EU Commission unveils plan for better law-making and enforcement of EU rules On Tuesday, 28 April, the European Commission published a Communication on a...
24 April 2026
Newsflash - 24 April 2026
SGI Europe addresses the EU Affordable Housing Plan at the High-level conference organised by Union Sociale pour l’Habitat On Monday 20 April, SGI Europe...
23 April 2026
Intergroup event - Fighting poverty through access to essential services: the role of SGIs in the future EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
Today, SGI Europe, together with members of the SGIs Network and Members of the European Parliament from the Intergroup on Services of General Interest and the Social...
17 April 2026
Newsflash - 17 April 2026
SGIs Intergroup: “Fighting poverty through access to essential services: an SGI perspective on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy” – 22 April 2026,...
10 April 2026
Newsflash - 10 April 2026
“Fighting poverty through access to essential services: an SGI perspective on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy” – Intergroup event at the European...
2 April 2026
Newsflash - 2 April 2026
European Social Partners publish recommendations on improving skills matching The European cross-industry social partners have published a new set of joint...
27 March 2026
Newsflash - 27 March 2026
SGI Europe participates in EMCO PAG dialogue on gender dimensions of job quality On 24 and 25 March 2026, SGI Europe and its members took part in the Employment...
20 March 2026
Newsflash - 20 March 2026
SGI Europe calls for stability, investment and territorial balance at the Tripartite Social Summit On 18 March 2026, Ingbert Liebing, SGI Europe President, and...
18 March 2026
SGI Europe calls for stronger investment and infrastructure to support Europe’s resilience at the Tripartite Social Summit
On 18 March 2026, SGI Europe participated in the Tripartite Social Summit (TSS), held amid increasing geopolitical uncertainty, economic transformation, and growing...
13 March 2026
Newsflash - 13 March 2026
MEDPOL: SGI Europe highlights investment, resilience and AI in essential services On 9 March 2026, SGI Europe participated in the Macroeconomic Dialogue at...
9 March 2026
MEDPOL: SGI Europe highlights the role of essential infrastructure and AI in strengthening Europe’s economic resilience
On 9 March 2026, SGI Europe participated in the Macroeconomic Dialogue at Political Level (MEDPOL) with the European Commission (represented by Valdis Dombrovskis,...
6 March 2026
Newsflash - 6 March 2026
SGI Europe participates in the launch of the European Fair Transition Observatory SGI Europe took part in the conference “Helping vulnerable people in the...
6 March 2026
SGI Europe welcomes the European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030
SGI Europe welcomes the publication of the European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2026–2030, which sets out a comprehensive framework to advance...
4 March 2026
Industrial Accelerator Act: SGI Europe underlines the role of services of general interest in Europe’s industrial transition
On 4 March 2026, the European Commission adopted its proposal for the Industrial Accelerator Act, which aimed to support the decarbonisation and competitiveness of...
27 February 2026
Newsflash - 27 February 2026
Launch of the Coalition for the Freedom to Stay with Enrico Letta and MEPs from the Intergroup On 23 February 2026, SGI Europe, together with members of the SGIs...
25 February 2026
SGI Europe addresses the Implementation Dialogue on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
On 24 February 2026, SGI Europe participated in the European Commission’s Implementation Dialogue on measures to combat poverty, organised by Roxana...