Under the title “Social Economy: a key sector for growth and jobs” the EESC has held today a seminar to launch a study about Social Economy in the EU, which shows that Social Economy enterprises employ over 11 milli...
The Spanish Ministries Council recently approved the draft law for the regulation of social inclusion enterprises. The text is now in being analysed by the Labour Commission, Labour Relations, Employment and Social Security of...
The new European treaty - future « Lisbon Treaty » - will be officially signed on 13 December at the European summit in Brussels; in February 2008 the European Parliament should approve it and, as long as the 27 Mem...
The new European treaty - future « Lisbon Treaty » - will be officially signed on 13 December at the European summit in Brussels; in February 2008 the European Parliament should approve it and, as long as the 27 Mem...
The final conference of the Involve project was held on 3 October 2007 in Brussels in the premises of the European Trade Union Confederation with 3 representatives of the European Commission, 14 representatives from the trade u...
Common ETUC-CECOP conclusions concerning the voluntary standards of workers' involvement in SCE composed of worker cooperatives, social cooperatives or worker owned enterprises, and/or of worker-members.
Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Cooperatives Europe comments on the Communication from the Commission on a simplified business environment for companies in the areas of company law, accounting and auditing.
Cooperatives Europe comments on the Draft General Block exemption Regulation
The CECOP member organisation, Fenacerci has 51 social solidarity cooperatives, which provide services to children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families.
Consultation on a possible European Private Company Statute: Cooperatives Europe draft text with CECOP's remarks
The project "Cooperative European University" (Université Coopérative Européenne / UCE) aims at developing and structuring a European network on training of the social and solidarity economy entre...
Located at the seaside and in the mountains, the houses, generally rural and run according to ecological criteria, have seen an increase in the number of hosts and hope to attract even more. For people from the villages, the se...
The Assembly of CFI (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa) made an assessment of its activities over the last three years. CFI is a financial company specialised in risk capital participation in producers' cooperative enterprises a...
The European Cooperative movement has just sent a memorandum to the new EU Portuguese presidency. The memorandum was drafted by Cooperatives Europe, the European apex organisation and European region of the ICA, of which CECOP...
Co-operatives: Uniques organisation with specific missions
On 4 July 2004, EC Vice President and DG Enterprise Commissioner Günter Verheugen received a delegation of Cooperatives Europe, the intersectoral organisation of which CECOP is a sectoral and founding member. He recognised...
The Co-operative Union of the Slovak Republic together with its member organization, COOP PRODUCT SLOVAKIA, is organizing the 14th International Co-operative Contract and Sale Exhibition COOPEXPO that will be held in the town o...
"Relations between federations of worker and social cooperatives and trade unions in Europe"
Common Position of Cooperatives Europe on Services of General Interest - 14 June 2007
Within the framework of the consultation on the state aid block exemption regulation, CECOP sent its own position.
France 2, the 1st public services TV channel in France broadcasted a TV programme called “Complément d'Enquête” titled “France differently”. They asked CGSCOP to participate which allowe...
On 18 May 2007, ANCPL held its national assembly with the presence of the Italian economy and finance Minister, Vincenzo Visco. It was the occasion for the organisation to present excellent results: with 889 cooperatives and 6...
