European Meeting of Complementary Local Currencies
October 27–28, 2025 in Bordeaux
Context
Since 2010, the Mouvement Sol and the Network of Local Authorities Committed to a Solidarity Economy have been cooperating to organize the National Meetings: Local Authorities – Local Currencies. These meetings aim to improve collaboration between local authorities and organizations in charge of local currencies (also known as community or social currencies), in order to boost the local economy and strengthen a just transition within the territories.
The European Local Currencies Meeting is therefore conceived in this spirit of mutual recognition and horizontal organization among the actors of local monetary development.
The event is part of the Bordeaux GSEF 2025 Forum, organized for the first time in France and in Bordeaux, which also holds the title of World Capital of the Social and Solidarity Economy.
Program
Monday, October 27 – European Panorama of Local Currencies
2:00 pm – Official Opening
Welcome by the City of Bordeaux and Mouvement Sol.
- Jean-Baptiste Thony, Municipal Councillor, City of Bordeaux
- Ingrid-Hélène Guet, General Delegate of Mouvement Sol
2:15 pm – Opening Plenary
Overview of the situation of local and community currencies in Europe
- Patrick Viveret, Founder of Mouvement Sol
- Lluis Muns, Specialist in Local Currencies
3:30 pm – Roundtable
Sharing experiences:
- Chiemgauer (Germany)
- Eusko (Basque Country)
- Mumbuca (Brazil)
- Makkie (Netherlands, tbc)
- La Grama (Spain)
4:45 pm – Exchange Session
Open presentations by the local currencies present.
👉 This first day is dedicated to getting to know each other, sharing practices, and comparing territorial realities.
Tuesday, October 28 – Cooperating for the Future
8:45 am – Welcome Address
- Pierre Hurmic, Mayor of Bordeaux
9:00 am – Plenary
Panorama of European networks in the social and solidarity economy.
- Luca Pastorelli, Executive President of DIESIS
10:00 am – Thematic Workshops
1) Economic models of local currencies
2) Digitalization of local currencies
3) European funds
4) Local currencies and a just transition
5) Role of national networks
2:00 pm – Plenary
Presentation of European cooperation projects on local currencies: the cross-border local currency project in the Basque Country.
- Dante Edme-Sanjurjo, Project Facilitator
3:00 pm – Thematic Workshops
6) Common projects and European funding
7) A common advocacy strategy
8) Building links with the SSE and solidarity finance
9) Cooperation with local authorities
5:20 pm – Plenary Feedback Session
6:00 pm – Closing Roundtable
Resilient territories and a just transition: what role for local currencies in Europe?
- Mahel Coppey, President of RTES
- Timothée Duverger, Researcher and Head of the TerrESS Chair at Sciences Po Bordeaux
- Sarah de Heusch, Director of Social Economy Europe
- Véronique Louwagie, Minister in charge of SSE, or representative (tbc)
👉 This second day focuses on collective action and the co-construction of a European network of local currencies.
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Event Organizers
Technical Committee:
- Mouvement Sol (French Federation of Local Currencies),
- RTES (Network of Local Authorities Committed to a Solidarity Economy),
- The City of Bordeaux,
- La Gemme (the Local Currency of Gironde).
Steering Committee:
Composed of a diversity of local currencies from several European countries, as well as local currency networks such as MoDi (Monetary Diversity), Financité, Muntuit, and the Observatori de la Moneda Complementària (OCC).
Take Part in the Event
The event is free of charge upon registration.
All practical information will be communicated by email to registered participants.
A system of simultaneous translation (French ↔ English) will be provided.
For any questions: animation[@]sol-reseau.org
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