Commons Network, European Postgrowth In 2023 Commons Network (CN) and Oxfam set up a successful cooperation on the project exchanging skills <(>&<)> strategies for advancing national post-growth policies across Europe. In the light of this cooperation we organised two Roundtables of national membersof Parliament and trade union representatives from across Europe in the European Parliament, together with the Green European Foundation, and the office of Philippe Lamberts, and MEPs from the Greens and the Left group. The first one took place duringthe Beyond Growth Conference in May 2023 and the second one in December of that year, integrated into the Beyond Growth Conference partners follow-up event, both organized by five different political groups of the European Parliament, led by the Greens/EFA.

The objectives ofthese Roundtables were:
     - To provide a space for MPs across the European Union working on postgrowth policies at national level to exchange during the Beyond Growth conference in European Parliament
     - To go beyond the content of a policy agenda for postgrowth, and to develop shared insights on skills and strategies for implementing postgrowth policies at the national level
     - Tocreate a network of MPs working on postgrowth policies that would contribute to the integration of efforts at the national and European level

Project plan 2024: Pan-European network of MPs and trade unions for knowledge and strategy exchange on postgrowth. We would like to continue and further develop this cooperation and project in 2024. This would mean continuing organizing the gatherings and further strengthening the network with a specific aim to expand and diversify it, going beyond green political groups and including more political perspectives. This has become particularly important given the current political context in many European countries, including in the Netherlands. We also plan to seize on the opportunity and urgency of the European elections. We will develop and share both the much-needed narrative for a post-growth future as well as outline the strategic considerations and policy imperatives that go along with this transition path.

It is for this reason that this second phase has a broader objective. It aims to move beyond a solidarity network of exchange towards creating knowledge products and shared position statements, such as policy briefings and op-eds. Furthermore, Parliamentary representatives from Spain and Scotland floated the possibility to host country visits and organize national gatherings in their respective capitals alongside the Brussels meetings.

Actions:
1) Developing and Sharing knowledge
In this new phase we will continue the work as a solidarity network of exchange, but we will add the dimension of knowledge hub, producing briefings and joint MP op-eds. We also plan to set up a “newsletter”/listserve to share information with members of the network.
     - Op-ed for national outlets/ politico/EUobserver.. Relating to European elections.
     - Briefing or explainer on eco-social policiesthat move beyond growth
     - Additional briefing based on content and outputs next meetings

2) Coordination and expand partners
We will coordinate with the existing partners and expand the partners with foundation and funders. We aim to include
- MPs across the political spectrum
     - MEPs from different political groups
     - FEPS, Rosa Luxemburg
     - Funders: P4NE <(>&<)> others.

3) Meetings
Based on the experience and feedback from the first 2 meetings, the format will develop froma round tableto a round table plus breakouts.
     - 1 meeting in the EP in Brussels in Spring 2024: Link it to elections through a press conference/release with several MPs attending our meeting.
     - 1 Meeting in Madrid, Spain in the early fall, in the congress hosted by SUMAR.
     - 1 meeting either in EP or in capital or online.