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Social Services Europe

Acronym: SSE

General Information

Identification Code: 470169313931-02
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 7/9/2014
Last Update: 2/28/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Social Services Europe brings together eight Europe-wide networks of not-for-profit providers of social and health care services – currently comprising Caritas Europa, CEDAG, E.A.N., EASPD, EPR, Eurodiaconia, FEANTSA and the Red Cross EU Office, representing over 200,000 not-for-profit social and health care organisations – who each have a track record in providing value-driven services for persons in need. Our members support millions of people in various stages in life, such as children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, people at risk or experiencing poverty and social exclusion, homeless people, migrants and asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups. They offer care, support, guidance, education and training services, with the aim to empower the people needing them. The network aims to strengthen the profile and position of social services in a sector employing in 2018 over 11 million people, and promote the role of not-for-profit social service providers in Europe.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Budget
  • Competition
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Single market
  • Taxation
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • national
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Social Services Europe aims to strengthen the profile and position of social services, and to promote the role of not-for-profit social service providers throughout Europe. Furthermore, the network wants to ensure that the specificity of not-for-profit social and health care service providers is recognised and that supportive and adequate economic, social and legal conditions exist for quality social and health care services, both at EU-level and within the EU MS. SSE also supports a culture of effective social dialogue and industrial relations. SSE members want to use the EU-level non-legislative and legislative initiatives as “hook” and leverage to influence policies, regulation and the EU funding instruments. They seek exchange, cooperation and partnership in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of EU policies, legislation and funds. They are reunited by a positive and constructive, but – where needed – also critical attitude towards the European institutions and the European integration project. Social Services Europe’s working areas are (social and health) services of general interest – i.e. more concretely a sustainable and supportive legal/regulatory, financial and quality EU-level framework for social services –, the role of social service providers, staff and human resource issues, the quality of social services, social innovation, social economy, EU Structural Funds and the European Semester. As of August 2021, the members of Social Services Europe have identified the following possible “hooks” for their future joint work and activities: • European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) (November 2017) and European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (EPSR AP) (4 March 2021) • EU Action Plan on Social Economy (likely to be launched on 8 Decmeber 2021) • European Disability Strategy (EDS) 2020-2030 (3 March 2021) • European Platform on Combating Homelessness (21 June 2021) and Affordable Housing Initiative (Q2/2021) • European Care Strategy (announced as “Initiative on Long-Term Care” in the EPSR AP for Q3/2022) and Green Paper on Ageing (27 January 2021) [Relevant existing study: SPC/DG EMPL 2021 Long-term Care Report: Trends, challenges and opportunities in an ageing society] • Council Recommendation on Establishing the European Child Guarantee (24 March 2021) + EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child (24 March 2021) [Relevant existing reference document: Council Recommendation on High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Systems (22 May 2019). For 2022 the EPSR AP announces a revision of the Barcelona targets on early childhood education and care] • EU Report on Essential Services (announced for Q2/2022) • EC Recommendation on Effective Active Support to Employment (4 March 2021) • EU Initiative on Individual Learning Accounts and European approach to micro-credentials (both to be issued in Q4/2021) [Relevant existing reference documents: European Skills Agenda (30 June 2020); Council Recommendation on Vocational Education and Training for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (24 November 2020)] • EC Guide [official title: Commission Notice] “Buying Social – a guide to taking account of social considerations in public procurement (2nd edition)” (26 May 2021) • European Social Fund + (ESF+) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), European Fund for Strategic Investment (ESIF) and Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) • European Semester, in particular Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs) • European Green Deal (EGD) (11 December 2019) and Renovation Wave (14 October 2020)
Communication Activities: PUBLICATIONS Reports 2020: Third-Country Social and Care Service Professionals: Unlocking the job creation potential of Social Services 2018: Improving work-life balance: from social service provision to decent policies 2017: Recruitment & Retention in Social Services: Unlocking the Sector's Job Creation Potential Letters December 2022: SSE Letter to the EC on “Actions and investments needed to support social service providers to address the increased energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis” March 2022: SSE Open Letter to EU Institutions on Situation in Ukraine August 2020: Recommendations to EU institutions negotiations on the next MFF Briefings May 2018: Briefing paper on the Communication from the Commission on enabling the digital transformation of health and care in the Digital Single Market May 2018: Briefing paper on the report of the High-Level Task Force on Investing in Social Infrastructure in Europe February 2018: Briefing paper on the Communication from the Commission on the Multiannual Financial Framework post-2020 November 2016: Role of social service providers in the integration of migrants October 2016: What Opportunities for Social Services in the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Position Papers & Statements October 2023: SSE Reaction to the Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions September 2023: SSE Reaction to the State of the Union Speech July 2023: SSE Statement on the EC proposal for a Council Recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions May 2023: SSE Reaction to the Social Convergence Framework of the European Semester April 2022: SSE Proposals for the Implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan - From Ambition to Implementation February 2022: Social Services Europe Statement for the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Social Economy February 2022: Social Services Europe Position and Briefing Note on a Statute for European Cross-Border Associations and Non-Profit Organisations December 2021: Social Services Europe Statement on the Social Economy Action Plan December 2021: Social Services Europe Statement on EC Guide "Buying Social" May 2021: Social Services Europe issues Statement on the Porto Social Summit May 2021: Social Services Europe issues Statement on European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan June 2020: COVID-19 and Social Services: What role for the EU? February 2019: Improving work-life balance. Policy recommendations. Public Consultations February 2024: EC Proposal for a Directive on European Cross-Border Associations (COM(2023) 516 final), Brussels, 05.09.23: Reply by SSE to the EC Call for Evidence June 2023: SSE Contribution to EC Consultation on revision of SGEI de minimis Regulation October 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC call for evidence on an EC proposal for a legislative initiative on cross-border activities of associations September 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC Call for Evidence for a Commission Proposal for a Council Recommendation on Social Economy Framework Conditions July 2022: SSE Contribution to the EC Consultation on exemptions for small amounts of state aid (de minimis aid) February 2022: SSE Contribution to EC Consultation on a Roadmap/Evidence Collection on European Care Strategy April 2021: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Roadmap for the Social Economy Action Plan ​April 2021: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Green Paper Ageing ​December 2020: Social Services Europe's contribution to the EC consultation on the Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights ​February 2018: Social Service's Europe answers to the Public Consultation the scope and structure of a European Commission Guide on Socially Responsible Public Procurement EVENTS See page https://www.socialserviceseurope.eu/events-news for details. Most recent events: 06.03.24; 14.11.23; 08.11.23; 07.11.23
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Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Social economy

Head Office

Address: c/o EASPDAvenue des Nerviens 85
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: c/o EASPDAvenue des Nerviens 85
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: Social Services Europe is a platform of platforms with light infrastructure. The organisation has one intern, but otherwise no own employees, it relies on rotating presidencies among the eight member organisations. Regular workloads are shared between the Social Service Europe board members, a policy officers group and a communications officers group.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Caritas Europa: https://www.caritas.eu/ CEDAG: http://www.cedag-eu.org/ E.A.N.: https://www.ean.care/en EASPD: https://www.easpd.eu/ EPR: https://www.epr.eu/ Eurodiaconia: https://www.eurodiaconia.org/ FEANTSA: https://www.feantsa.org/en Red Cross EU Office: https://redcross.eu/
Organisation Members: Federation of European Social Employers (SSE is an observer member)