| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S1100S2100S367S467S533 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 100 (adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025)
Regional frameworks stand in for national ones. The Flemish Beleidsnota Sociale Economie 2024-2029 (Minister Crevits, sent to the Flemish Parliament on 15 Nov 2024) was in force on 31 Dec 2025; Wallonia's Alternativ'ES Wallonia (adopted 26 Nov 2020, covering 2019-2024) had lapsed, though still cited in 2025 calls; Brussels has only a chapter in Shifting Economy: 'adopted and in force on 31 Dec 2025'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 100 (dedicated national SE strategy or action plan)
The Flemish policy note sets the government's strategic choices for the social economy for the whole term: a 'dedicated national SE strategy or action plan' (regional level standing in for national). · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 67 (measures with named responsible bodies)
Two strategic and nine operational objectives name the bodies involved (Departement WSE, VDAB, the Minister of Work, local authorities) and one quantified target ('minstens 1.000 extra plaatsen'); budget amounts appear only in the budget explanation cited by SERV, not in the note: 'measures with named responsible bodies'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 67 (monitoring body or indicator set in place)
Annex IX fixes an impact indicator (disability employment gap) measured yearly through Steunpunt Werk and an open-data dashboard, with a second indicator being developed in 2025; no progress report on the note was located: 'monitoring body or indicator set in place'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 33 (public consultation only, or a general statement that stakeholders took part)
The note refers only to dialogue with the sector ('in dialoog'); no SE organisation (Herw!n, SST, VOSEC, Febecoop) is named in drafting or monitoring, and the SERV advice of 26 Nov 2024 came from social partners: 'a general statement that stakeholders took part'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I1100I2100I3100I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 100 (a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE)
The Walloon public service (SPW Economie, Emploi, Recherche) has a 'Direction de l'Economie sociale' (since 2009, per the Commission page); Flanders has a Department of Work and Social Economy: 'a dedicated unit, directorate or agency for SE'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The Walloon remit follows the decree of 20 Nov 2008, which covers the social economy of cooperatives, associations, mutuals and foundations, with subsidies to SE companies, advice agencies and IDESS: 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 100 (set up and met in 2024–2025 (dated record))
The Conseil wallon de l'Economie sociale (decree of 2008, arts. 4-5; 8 SE representatives with social partners) advises the Government; the Walloon order of 6 Jun 2024 on advice agencies cites its opinion: 'set up and met in 2024-2025 (dated record)'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
No standing inter-ministerial or inter-regional SE mechanism: in the Chamber committee of 8 Jul 2025 the federal minister announced only ad hoc talks 'avec les ministres régionaux directement concernés' on social-economy jobs, and the Walloon 2008 decree creates no government coordination body: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P167P2100P3100P467 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 67 (contracts reservable for a subset (sheltered workshops, WISE, disadvantaged workers; Directive 2014/24 Art. 20) or preferences for cooperatives/SMEs that include SE)
Art. 15 of the federal Law of 17 June 2016 lets the contracting authority 'réserver l'accès à la procédure de passation à des ateliers protégés et à des opérateurs économiques' whose aim is the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons (at least 30% of staff); the provincial procurement guide for SMEs (Hainaut Développement, 2026) lists only this reservation. Article 77 check not settled: no Art. 77-type reservation appears in arts 1-28 of the consolidated text read, but the chapter on social and other specific services (arts 88-91) could not be reached: 'contracts reservable for a subset'. If arts 88-91 contain an Art. 77 reservation, the level is 100. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 100 (national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses or the SE share)
Regional frameworks stand in. The Walloon circular of 7 Sep 2017 (MB 2 Oct 2017) 'vise à insérer systématiquement des clauses sociales dans tous les marchés de travaux' of road development and economic-zone equipment of EUR 750,000 or more by regional authorities and subsidised operators; the Walloon Strategy for responsible public procurement (adopted 1 Jun 2023) recalls the target of ethical, social and/or environmental clauses 'dans 100 % des marchés publics d'ici 2023': 'national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses'. Judgement: a rule making social clauses mandatory for a defined class of contracts is read as a quota. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 100 (national figures for two or more years)
The CIDD sustainable-procurement working group (Oct 2023) publishes year-by-year series: SPW works contracts awarded with a social clause, cumulative from 122 (Dec 2016) to 491 (Dec 2021), and Actiris (Brussels) dossiers with a social clause, 24 (2021), 61 (2022), 24 (2023, partial); plus e-Notification counts for 2021-2023 (53 of 391 contracts with social considerations): 'national figures published for two or more years' (regional series standing in). · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 67 (a government training programme or helpdesk documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts, for contracting authorities or for SEs)
Government helpdesks and facilitators for contracting authorities are documented (Walloon social-clause facilitators and helpdesk, Actiris coordination cell, federal training); support for SEs rests on a single networking day, so only the contracting-authority side is scored (author ruling) · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D1100D2100 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 100 (in law)
Art. 1 of the Walloon decree of 20 Nov 2008 defines the social economy (also Flemish and Brussels texts and the federal accreditation of social enterprises): 'in law'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 100 (all three)
The definition rests on 'finalite de service a la collectivite ou aux membres, plutot que finalite de profit', democratic decision-making, and primacy of people and work over capital in the distribution of income: 'all three'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 3 of 3Regional SE frameworks standing in for a national law: Walloon Decree of 20 Nov 2008 on the social economy (amended up to the decree of 13 Dec 2023); Brussels Ordinance of 23 Jul 2018 on the approval and support of social enterprises; Flemish social economy decree of 2012 · sources 1 2 3 4 5 6 7L1100L2100L3100L4100L5100 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 100 (in force)
- L2 · Scope: 100 (general: SE broadly, including a status open to several legal forms or any purpose)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 100 (all adopted, or none required)
Wallonia: Walloon Government order (AGW) implementing the decree of 20 Nov 2008 (Wallex consolidated version from 1 Jul 2012); the decree leaves recognition, agrément procedures and subsidies to the Government (arts 3, 9, 13). Brussels: Government order of 20 Dec 2018 on the approval of social enterprises, and order of 16 May 2019 on the mandate and compensation of work-integration social enterprises (cited by CCES advice A-2023-002 and the 2023 Actiris/BEE guide). - L4 · Status or register: 100 (operating, entities recognised)
Brussels: approval as a social enterprise (ESD private, IPES public) is granted by ministerial order, for 2 years, then renewals of 3 and then 5 years, with up to 45% higher regional aid (hub.brussels). Example: ministerial order of 19 May 2022 approving the CPAS of Ganshoren as a social enterprise. Wallonia: agréments are granted under the sector decrees (insertion enterprises, IDESS, agences-conseils) on the opinion of the Commission consultative et d'agrément. No public count of approvals found. Observatory figures (5,072 Brussels social economy enterprises in 2022; 11,829 in Wallonia and Brussels in 2023) cover the wider social economy, not approvals. - L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 100 (set up)
Wallonia: Conseil wallon de l'économie sociale (CWES, art. 4, within the regional economic and social council) and Commission consultative et d'agrément des entreprises d'économie sociale (arts 6–7). Brussels: Conseil consultatif de l'entrepreneuriat social (CCES), seated at Brupartners, which issued opinions in 2021, 2022 and on 13 Jun 2023. I found no record of meetings in 2024–2025 for any of these bodies.
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E1100E2100E3100E4100E567 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 100 (national programme dedicated to SE, run by government or a public agency)
The Walloon agences-conseil en economie sociale (decree of 13 Dec 2023 replacing that of 27 May 2004) are accredited and subsidised by the Region to advise and support the creation and development of SE enterprises: 'national programme dedicated to SE, run by government or a public agency'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 100 (all regions (national network of support centres))
Regional stand-in (Wallonia). The Walloon Government order of 6 Jun 2024 implementing the decree of 13 Dec 2023 on agences-conseil provides that 'l'offre de service de l'incubateur institutionnel est décentralisée au niveau des provinces wallonnes' (art. 35 §3), alongside accredited agences-conseil (base subsidy up to EUR 150,000 a year each); the decree sets no territorial limit for the agencies: 'all regions (national network of support centres)', read at provincial level within the Region. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 100 (national budget line)
The Region pays a base subsidy (raised from EUR 32,000 to 150,000 per agency a year in the 2023 reform) and a complementary subsidy; EU co-financing is optional (art. 12): 'national budget line'. · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
The scheme has run since the decree of 27 May 2004, continued by the 2023 decree: 'five years or more'. · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 67 (two)
Art. 9 lists awareness, orientation to Walloon financing and support tools, multidisciplinary support for creation, development or takeover, and ad hoc consultancy; of the five services, creation/acceleration support and finance orientation are documented, legal, impact and market access are not: 'two'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F133F233F3100F433 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 33 (SE mentioned)
The Brussels-Capital ESF+ programme 2021-2027 names the social economy only in the wording of specific objective ESO4.1 ('la promotion de l'emploi indépendant et de l'économie sociale') and refers to the 'mesure Economie Sociale d'insertion' when describing a target group, with no SE action or budget; the Walloon ERDF first-call list and the Flemish ESF+ draft programme contain no SE measure: 'SE mentioned'. · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 33 (general calls whose themes name social economy or social entrepreneurship, or documented SE grantees in general calls)
No dedicated EU-funded SE call was found; SE support bodies draw on general EU programmes (the Walloon decree provides for ESF/ERDF/Interreg co-financing of agency work, art. 12): 'general calls ... or documented SE grantees' at most. · source 1 · low confidence - F3 · Channel: 100 (managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy)
Where EU money supports SE it is built into regional SE policy by the regional authorities (art. 12 of the Walloon decree on EU co-financed agency activities; managing authorities are regional): 'managed by national or regional authorities as part of national SE policy'. · source 1 · low confidence - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 33 (anecdotal)
No count of SE beneficiaries of EU funds was found; only scattered project references: 'anecdotal'. · source 1 · low confidence
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N1100N2100N3100N4100 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 100 (dedicated line for SE broadly)
Wallonia votes a specific annual social economy budget (Commission page) and runs dedicated calls, e.g. the 2022 'bourses cooperatives' (EUR 1.9 m for SE projects and cooperatives) under Alternativ'ES; W.Alter is the public investment agency for SE: 'dedicated line for SE broadly'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 100 (three or more)
Wallonia's SE lines use grants (bourses coopératives, SE subsidies) and, through W.Alter, 'l'outil d'investissement dédié à l'économie sociale', capital and loans: the Wallonie Entreprendre group's social economy and cooperatives line committed EUR 2,964,826 in capital and EUR 3,721,616 in loans in 2024: 'three or more types' (grants, loans, equity). · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
Regional SE lines have been budgeted every year since the 2004 and 2008 decrees (agency subsidies, SE subsidies), with calls in 2022 and 2025: 'five years or more'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 100 (amounts or beneficiary numbers published for 2024 or 2025)
Wallonie Entreprendre's 2024 report publishes the social economy and cooperatives line for 2024 (EUR 6,686,442 in investments and financing) and named operations (W.Alter EUR 1.8 m for Habitat Invesdre - Mix'cité, EUR 30,000 for Hellow): 'amounts or numbers of beneficiaries published for 2024 or 2025'. · source 1
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