In this number you will find, amongst others,

• an interview with Brigitte Fellahi-Brognaux (EC) and Yonnec Polet (Committee of the Regions) on social economy, local development and Europe’s new strategic priorities;
• an opinion piece in which Swedish local and regional politicians from four different parties jointly express their expectations and concerns regarding future of EU Cohesion Policy as well as Swedish social economy policies;
• an analysis of Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation and their role in rural development and other news from our work in and with our member regions and cities;
• Updates from REVES member regions, including Wallonia or City and Eurometropole of Strasburg;
• Inspiring highlights from initiatives building Social Innovation Ecosystems Across the Baltic Sea Region;
• Insights into how digital ethnography, spatial microsimulation and agent-based modelling can help reveal pathways to reduce rural social exclusion,

… and much more.

Enjoy reading!