General Assemblies

RIPESS Europe helds regularly General Assemblies. They take place in diverse contexts, reflecting the diversity of origins of its network of members. The Foundation Congress took Place Barcelona, on 6-7 September 2011. Here the European Platform of RIPESS was officially recognized and set up. A second major Assembly was held in Lille in 2013. It was an occasion to advance further in the internal organization of the network by setting up working groups on diverse thematic areas. An intermediate Assembly took place in Villarceaux (Paris) on 7-8 June 2014. Some strategic points were discussed, such as the future extention of the network, the functioning of the main working groups as well as changes in the organization and management of the network.

The 13th Ripess Europe General Assembly 2024 was held on 13-15 of June in Geneva, Switzerland. This year the topics revolved around a new shared-governance proposal scheme, uptakes on decided priorities and projects, ways to strengthen our contribution to the communities and societies, advocacy procedures and policies with citizens’ decisive participation.

This year was also a festive time since our hosting member APRES-GE is celebrating its 20 years of Solidarity Economy activism and networking, thus we actively participated in our members’ celebration moments.