News
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.
- CECOP position on the review of the SBA
- Letter to Commissioner Barnier concerning services concessions
- The impact of the crisis on worker and social cooperatives
2010 report - 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
- PROGRESS Network The new EU employment and social solidarity program
