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Blog
September 21, 2026
Giulia Georg

The Skills Gap Is Growing. How Can Europe Keep Up?

What happens when jobs change faster than people can acquire the skills to do them? We live in a high labour shortage in the market that relies on courses and training that have become easily obsolete. With the fast transformation, traditional training has lost their effectiveness because they simply cannot keep up. We can see mainly two areas that conventional business struggle to adapt and compete .

News, Blog, Event insights
July 20, 2026
Luca Pastorelli, Executive President

Building Our Future Together

Europe is entering a decisive decade. Competitiveness, resilience, and prosperity are becoming central priorities, while the green and digital transitions, demographic change, and growing territorial inequalities are reshaping the economic landscape. Responding to these challenges requires economic models that combine innovation with inclusion and long-term sustainability. For Diesis Network, responding to this new reality also requires evolution. It is in this context that the network’s new Board of Directors has been elected for the next four-year mandate.

News
July 1, 2026
Diesis Network

Strengthening Social Economy Networks: Diesis Joins European Commission Kick-Off Meeting

On 16 June 2026, we participated in the European Commission’s kick-off meeting for EU networks funded under the ESF-2025-AG-MF-SE call for proposals. The event brought together European networks active in the fields of social economy, social enterprise finance and microfinance, alongside representatives of the European Commission, to discuss policy priorities, share planned activities and explore opportunities for stronger collaboration across Europe.

Agenda

13 Nov 2026

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> 15:30

Webinar – “Improving Working Conditions in Care: Social Economy Perspectives and Workers’ Voices”

The fourth DICES webinar looks at working conditions in the care sector, bringing together the project’s EU-wide survey with the experience of social economy organisations from Romania and Ireland and the perspective of European trade unions. It is open to everyone with an interest in care work and the social economy.

Featured projects

EYSET

Empower Youth Organisations through Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism

The project empowers youth workers to support social entrepreneurship and labour market inclusion for young people, including those with disabilities, in the tourism sector.

WINS

Promoting Workers’ INvolvement in Social Economy Enterprises

This project promotes workers’ involvement in social economy enterprises and strengthens cooperation with trade unions. It raises awareness of employees’ rights to information, consultation, and participation (ICP).

ZELDA.Training For Interculturality

Zones of Integration for the Cohen-Emerique’s intercultural approach Leading to Developments in adult education

ZELDA strengthens intercultural competences among educators and professionals through an innovative training model and practical tools that promote inclusion and dialogue in multicultural environments.

TEAMWORK2

Enhancing prevention and protection mechanisms of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace through capacity building and interagency collaboration

TEAMWORK 2 addresses sexual harassment in the workplace by strengthening prevention, support for victims, and awareness across the EU.

SEQ Elevate

Skills for the Future

The project supports vulnerable NEET youth in re-entering learning pathways by developing skills through micro-learning, gamified digital tools, and collaborative local Living Labs.