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23/06/2010

Cooperative enterprises in industry and services prove their strong resilience to the crisis

As a response to its concerns regarding the economic crisis and its serious challenges for employment, enterprise sustainability and social cohesion, in 2009 CICOPA (directly and through its regional organisation, CECOP-CICOPA Europe for European concerns) initiated a consultation process amongst its members in order to gain a better idea of the effects of the crisis on the affiliated enterprises. One year after the first consultation, CICOPA launched a new consultation in order to observe changes and the evolution of the situation, as well as to gauge the reaction of worker and social cooperatives. Most CICOPA members have participated in the 2010 consultation. Read more.

20/04/2010

EU Employment Commissioner László Andor : cooperatives have been innovative in time of crisis

The European Parliament EPP Group (Group of the European People's Party) organised on the 14th of April an open discussion forum on "New Employment Policy" together with László Andor, EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, members of the European Parliament, trade unions, Business Europe and different stakeholders. Read more.

13/02/2010

The importance of cooperatives featured on the Guardian website

As the Labour Party announced that it will support and encourage the cooperative movement at the next general election in the UK, an article in the guardian.co.uk explains how the history of cooperatives hit social progress in Britain and which is described as “the emergence of an unprecedented force for social change through worker ownership and control, but also the extent to which capitalist society in Britain felt challenged by such a movement”. Read more.

5/02/2010

The French press highlights the virtues of cooperatives on the occasion of the launch of the “SCOP” brand!

The French daily newspaper “Le Monde” and the website of the “L’Entreprise” magazine have showcased the cooperative model. Read more.

5/02/2010

The CGScop unveils its new brand and logo at the salon des entrepreneurs in Paris

The whole of the French cooperative movement has affirmed its ambition to bring about further developments in all sectors and has launched a new brand and logo that is unique, clear and unifying. Indeed, on the occasion of the salon des Entrepreneurs, which was held on 1 February, the CGScop (General Confederation of Production Cooperatives) unveiled its new brand and logo that represents its visual identity. Read more.

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