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02/26/2026
02/26/2026
SozialMarie 2026 - Our Nominees!
We are delighted to present the 32 nominated projects for the SozialMarie 2026. They stand for innovative ideas, strong commitment, and forward-looking perspectives.
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01/14/2026
01/14/2026
The call for applications is closed
The submission phase for SozialMarie ended on January 13, 2026. 366 projects from 6 countries reached us! Now the projects will be reviewed by our international evaluators.
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12/18/2025
12/18/2025
The SocialMarie Award–winning project of 2025 makes history in the European Parliament
The citizens’ initiative My Voice, My Choice collected over 1.12 million signatures across Europe, which led to a vote in the European Parliament on 17 December 2025. My Voice, My Choice from Slovenia won second prize at the SocialMarie Awards in 2025.
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12/03/2025
12/03/2025
For further reading - Online Q&A on December 3
For further reading: 2025-11-20 Q&A Präsentation1.pdf
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11/27/2025
11/27/2025
Show us your project – the SozialMarie 2026 application phase is open!
Application phase for SozialMarie 2026 is open! Do you have a project that addresses social challenges in a new way and dares to drive change? Then this is your moment.
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11/25/2025
11/25/2025
In times of crisis, relationships and trust make all the difference. That’s why we need social innovation.
At the Czech–Slovak SozialMarie conference in Brno, sociologist Michal Vašečka posed a key question: how can Central Europe face polycrises that reinforce one another? His message was simple: relationships and trust are our strongest foundation — and social innovation helps to build them.
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11/23/2025
11/23/2025
New OECD REPORT: Important guidance for everyone driving social innovation.
How can social innovations be successfully launched, scaled, and sustained? The new OECD report “Start, Scale, Sustain” offers compelling answers — drawing on an analysis of 96 projects funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) across Europe.
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11/14/2025
11/14/2025
Annual Meeting of the Slovenian SozialMarie Community
On 14 November, a special event took place in Ljubljana for our Slovenian community: the annual meeting of nominated and awarded SozialMarie projects.
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