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20 Jan 2014

Social cooperatives at the high level debate during the European Commission conference on...

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The two day event “Social Entrepreneurs have your say” organized by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)...

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20 Jan 2014

New EU-rules on public procurement

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On January 15th, the European Parliament adopted new rules on public procurement. The new legislation, based on a European Commission proposal published two...

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15 Jan 2014

Work Together - November/December 2013

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15 Jan 2014

Work Together - August/October 2013

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09 Jan 2014

The Mondragon Corporation has already relocated 417 worker-members from Fagor Electrodomés...

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A total of 417 members of Fagor Electrodomésticos are already working in other cooperatives of the Mondragon Corporation. The strong commitment of the...

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17 Dec 2013

Max Delespesse, one of the main founders of CECOP passes away

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Max Delespesse was one of the rare consciences of our time. He was the initiator of countless philosophical researches projects. He was mostly the pillar of...

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13 Dec 2013

French worker cooperatives present to young people and teachers

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In a context where the French Government wishes to encourage the reconciliation of school and work and promote the social and solidarity economy in education...

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06 Dec 2013

Cooperatives contribute significantly to sustainable tourism in Europe

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On 4th December 2013, the more than 1,000 worker and social cooperatives from the CECOP – CICOPA Europe network involved in activities linked to touris...

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04 Dec 2013

Press release: Cooperatives contribute significantly to sustainable tourism in Europe

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29 Nov 2013

Commissioner Andor : “The considerable contribution of cooperatives to the work integratio...

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The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, László Andor gave a keynote speech at the Conference Cooperatives and W...

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26 Nov 2013

Press release: Cooperatives provide around 40.000 jobs to disadvantaged persons in Europe

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25 Nov 2013

Cooperatives provide around 40.000 jobs to disadvantaged persons in Europe

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The primary mission of several thousand cooperatives all over Europe is to provide sustainable and quality employment to those who are furthest and most excl...

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25 Nov 2013

Conference: “Cooperatives and work integration of disadvantaged persons”, with the presenc...

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01 Nov 2013

Defining together the cooperative route around Europe

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The first ‘partners’ meeting in the frame of the EU project “Cooproute – The European Route of the Cooperative Culture” took pl...

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01 Nov 2013

ICA's Global Conference and General Assembly

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30 Oct 2013

Registration is open for the conference Cooperatives and work integration of disadvantaged...

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Vulnerable groups and persons with disabilities are more likely to be unemployed than others, increasing risks of poverty and social exclusion. Different typ...

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28 Oct 2013

Third European Fair of Enterprises and Cooperatives in Social Economy in March 2014, Bulga...

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The European Fair of Enterprises and Cooperatives in Social Economy will be held for the third time in a row in 2014 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Since 2012, the e...

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21 Oct 2013

On the current difficulties of Fagor Electrodomésticos, cooperative of the MONDRAGON Corpo...

Position paper

After Fagor Electrodomésticos filed for protection from creditors while it tries to refinance its debt, a cooperative of the MONDRAGON Corporation, it...

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04 Oct 2013

Going all over Europe following a European tour of cooperative culture

Project

CECOP has just launched a new European project aiming at the design of transnational product in the field of cultural and industrial tourism: an innovative i...

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29 Sep 2013

CECOP participates at the II International Multi-Sector Conference of Social Enterprises t...

Event

CECOP will provide with its expertise in the field of social cooperatives at the II International Multi-Sector Conference of Social Enterprises to be held on...

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18 Sep 2013

The CECOP Publishing House celebrates its 5th anniversary: a source of cooperative knowled...

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CECOP has been a publishing house since 2008. The number of publications to this day certainly remains modest; however the quality of the research and analys...

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28 Aug 2013

A cooperation game to overcoming the crisis

Position paper

An innovative board game, “WeCoop - win cooperation ", has been developed with the main goal of fostering cooperation to promote this economic mod...

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26 Aug 2013

Work Together - May/July 2013

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19 Jul 2013

Cooperative financial tools: contributing to the long-term development and wealth generati...

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CECOP has welcomed the European Commission’s Green Paper and consultation on long-term financing of the European economy since cooperative enterprises...

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17 Jul 2013

Sign up today for the ICA's first General Assembly in Africa

Position paper

Bookings are now live for the next ICA Global Conference and General Assembly in Cape Town, the ICA's first General Assembly in Africa from 1st to 5th No...

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