SEEs Contribution to the EC Public Procurement Consultation The Social Economy (SE) is a major economic force in Europe, with over 4 million enterprises employing 11 million people and generating 912 billion in turnover (2021). It is composed mainly by Associations, Cooperatives, Foundations and Mutuals, other legal forms are possible following the EU countries.
SEE
Social Economy Europe
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 739159434916-75
6
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 326 tracked
6
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #108 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
4.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
7
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2019
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Social Economy Europe is part of the Stand Up for the Social Pillar Alliance
- alongside with ETUC
- CECOP →
- Social Platform and the European Movement International.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Social Economy Europe filed 6 positions between 7 Mar 2025 and 25 Jun 2026, across 5 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 6 times.
2025 · 3 filed2026 · 3 filed
What they argued
Social Economy Europes contribution to the public consultation on the 28th Regime corporate legal framework EU Inc. Social Economy Europe welcomes the European Commissions proposal for a 28th Regime corporate legal framework EU Inc. as an important step towards a simpler, more integrated and more competitive Single Market.
Social Economy Europe1 (SEE) is the voice of the 4.3 million social economy enterprises and entities operating across the EU with at least 11.5 million people employed, representing 6.3% of total EU employment. Social economy is recognized as a key driver of both economic and social development that generates a turnover of EUR 912.9 billion (2021), while also mobilizing more than 53 million volunteers and over 230…
Summary: The Public Procurement Directive is strategic to achieve key EU Objectives such as industrial autonomy (Clean Industrial Deal), as well as a competitive, fair, and sustainable economy. At the same time, it must be accessible to SMEs and social economy entities - including representative bodies. Here are three key recommendations that makes this possible: 1.
The attached document sets out Social Economy Europes (SEE) contribution to the European Commissions Right to Stay Strategy: Your Region, Your Future. It follows this structure: I. Introduction; II. Decisive support to the demands of underpopulated areas and areas that suffer from emigration; III.
Social Economy Europe (SEE) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on a Regulation establishing a budget expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities under the post2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). The present document addresses thoroughly SEEs contribution around the 3 main following points: 1.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- ENSIE, European Network of Social Integration Enterprises · 5 files in common
- SMEunited · 4 files in common
- CPME · 4 files in common
- European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) · 4 files in common
- ICLEI Europe · 4 files in common
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