Social Business Initiative - Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation

This own-initiative report concerns the Social Business Initiative on creating a favourable climate for social enterprises in the social economy. Amendments cite figures on social-economy employment, debate the lack of a recognised legal framework for social business, and address its contribution to the European social model and Europe 2020 strategy, Services of General Interest, integration of disadvantaged groups, and pressures from the financial crisis and ageing on welfare schemes.