Lack of legal recognition stunting sector growth

By Paul Jump, Third Sector Online, 29 May 2008

A lack of legal recognition and poor representation in national and European statistics are holding back the development of the third sector in the European Union, delegates at a landmark conference on the 'social economy' at the European Parliament have heard.

The conference, Social Economy: Leading economic growth and social cohesion, ran between 14 and 18 May and was the first sector-focused conference the European Parliament has hosted. Filippo Addarii, head of Acevo’s international programme, who was at the conference, said it was a significant step. "The sector has penetrated the...

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