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28 Aug 2024

CECOP Welcomes Political Guidelines of Ursula von der Leyen, Newly Re-elected President of...

News

On 18 July, Ursula von der Leyen, re-elected as President of the European Commission, presented the agenda for the next Commission. CECOP welcomes the framework...

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24 Jul 2024

Can worker cooperatives be competitive enterprises in the global market? Our answer is yes...

News

Three cooperatives with rich histories, SACMI, Cefla and Mondragon, demonstrate how innovation, adaptability and adhering to the cooperative principles can allo...

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23 Jul 2024

Event workshop on the transposal of the Council Recommendation on Social economy in Italy

News Press release Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

On the 24 June, CECOP co-organised the conference “The cooperative movement in the social economy – an Italian Action Plan” together with the Italian Cooperativ...

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11 Jul 2024

New SME Envoy Network report on business transfers

News

As foreseen in the SME Relief Package in 2023, the SME Envoy Network recently developed a report on the assessment of the framework conditions for business tran...

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25 Jun 2024

CECOP General Assembly 2024

News Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

CECOP held its hybrid annual General Assembly on 25 June 2024 in Rome, Italy, hosted by the Alleanza delle Cooperative Italiane.

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25 Jun 2024

Report of Activity 2023

News Publication EaSI / ESF+ programme

In our Report of Activity from 2023, we invite our members, readers, and the general public to take a look at our main achievements from last year.

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07 Jun 2024

CECOP signs a joint call for more transparency in monitoring and implementation of the Eur...

News Press release

As part of the implementation of the 2022 Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care, which accompanied the introduction of the...

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02 May 2024

CECOP Newsletter #1 - 2024

News EaSI / ESF+ programme

CECOP is happy to announce the publication of the first edition of our newsletter of 2024. We hope through it, members and readers alike, will stay informed of...

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19 Apr 2024

Enrico Letta’s report: a promising step to dynamize the EU’s Single Market

News Position paper

On the 17th of April, Enrico Letta published his report on the future of the EU single market titled “Much more than a market: speed, security, solidarity” whic...

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19 Apr 2024

ZOOM IN on our Belgian member - Smart

News

CECOP had the chance to sit down with its member Smart and discuss the ongoing Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

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17 Apr 2024

La Hulpe Declaration: Promising future for the EPSR, but gaps remain

News

A High-Level Conference on the European Pillar of Social Rights was held at La Hulpe in Belgium on 15 and 16 April 2024. The final objective of the conference w...

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16 Apr 2024

CECOP co-signs a public letter supporting public investments for a stronger, more resilien...

News

Alongside 65 organisations and academics, CECOP signed a public letter initiated by the Fiscal Matters coalition. The letter addresses EU leaders ahead of the E...

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09 Apr 2024

Industrial and service cooperatives’ priorities for European elections 2024

News Press release Publication Video EaSI / ESF+ programme

CECOP's Manifesto for the 2024 EU Elections: Cooperatives Empower Workers, Reindustrialize and Innovote for the Benefit of All

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24 Mar 2024

EU Action plan on tackling skills and labour shortages: a step in the right direction but...

News EaSI / ESF+ programme

20 March 2024, the EU Commission released its action plan on “Tackling Skills and Labour Shortages in the EU” 

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12 Mar 2024

Members State find an agreement with the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directiv...

News

EU Member States find an agreement with the European Parliament on the Platform Work, unblocking the legislative process and opening the way for the formal adop...

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11 Mar 2024

Joint letter on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive

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Joint letter by over 80 European and national organisations on the revision of the Waste Framework Directive

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16 Feb 2024

CECOP at the European Social Economy Conference in Liege “Social Economy at the core of Tr...

News

The European Social Economy Conference took place in Liege, Belgium on the 12 and 13 February

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30 Jan 2024

Transition Pathway for the EU mobility recognizes the strengths of multistakeholder cooper...

News

The European Commission, in its Transition Pathway for the EU mobility, recognizes the strengths of multistakeholder cooperatives in private public partnerships...

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24 Jan 2024

CECOP reaction to the European Commission’s proposal for a Council Directive on Business i...

News

CECOP supports the Commission's BEFIT proposal to develop a single European corporate tax law (COM/2023/532 final) based on the fundamental principles of a comm...

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23 Jan 2024

CECOP attending the informal EPSCO on the future of the Social Pillar

News Event

On the 11 and 12 January, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union organised a significant gathering - the informal EPSCO meeting. This meeti...

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19 Dec 2023

Conference "Workers Buyouts - What is the cooperative key to success" highlights the untap...

Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

on the 29 of November, CECOP organised its Conference "Workers buyouts - what is the cooperative key to success?" in Brussels, the final conference of its Campa...

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19 Dec 2023

CECOP Mutual Learning Sessions among members on cooperatives and commons

News Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

During the second semester of 2023, CECOP hosted a series of three MLS for members on the topic of cooperatives and commons.

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14 Dec 2023

Enabling micro and small social economy enterprises to engage in green transition

News Project

The "Skills for transition" (SKI.F.T) project

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08 Nov 2023

Conference Workers Buyout - what is the cooperative key to success?

Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

CECOP is organising its conference "Workers Buyouts - What is the cooperative key to success?", the flagship event of its campaign on skills #coopskills2023.

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23 Oct 2023

CECOP’s session on energy community cooperatives for SMEs at the EU Industry Days 2023

News Event

CECOP has organized a session “A win-win for the enterprises and the planet? How energy community cooperatives are creating a more resilient and energy independ...

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