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23 Oct 2006

Action at EU level to promote the active inclusion of the people furthest from the labour market

Position paper

In April 2006, CECOP anticipated the consultation organised by DG Employment, Social affairs and equal opportunities of the European Commission on “an action at EU level to promote the active inclusion of the people furth...

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06 Oct 2006

CECOP European Seminar in Manchester on 9th November 2006

Position paper

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND WORKER COOPERATIVES : Comparing models of corporate governance and social Inclusion. Organised within the framework of the ICA-Europe and CCACE regional assembly, 9-11 November, Mancheste...

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06 Oct 2006

Internal Market Consultation... follow up!

Position paper

On 14 June 2006, CECOP send to the Commission its position in the framework of the consultation that it organised on “The future of the internal market”.

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06 Oct 2006

To come: International Forum for a responsible globalisation - Lyon / 25-28 October 2006

Position paper

From 25 to 28 October 2006, the international Forum for a responsible globalisation will be held in Lyon. This Forum will be organised around 3 main subjects which are: what kind of global chain of trade for fair development, c...

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06 Oct 2006

Report from Coopexpo, the cooperative fair of Central Europe

Position paper

During the 17th to the 22nd August 2006, within the framework of the Agrokomplex Fair in Nitra, the doors of the 13th International Co-operative Contract and Sale Exhibition COOPEXPO 2006 were opened.

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06 Oct 2006

Conference on Social Enterprises - Riva Del Garda / 21-23 September 2006

Position paper

A national conference called ?Social Enterprises: Year Zero' focusing on the new Italian framework legislation on social enterprise gathered a number of scholars, cooperative leaders, high-level government civil servants, N...

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06 Oct 2006

Final Conference of the project «Towards the European Cooperative Society : democracy and participation in the cooperative enterprises and cooperative groups »

Position paper

This project, under the coordination of Legacoop with the help of Diesis, and with a partnership comprising also CGSCOP, CONFESAL and COCETA as well as CECOP, held its final conference in Venice on 29 September.

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06 Oct 2006

Meeting on UCE project in Lyon / 15 September 2006

Position paper

The UCE (European Cooperative University) Leonardo project (2006-2007), coordinated by the French Groupement des Collèges Coopératifs and in which CECOP and several CECOP members (CGSCOP, COCETA, SAW, plus Co-oper...

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06 Oct 2006

CECOP visited UGSCOP Rhone Alpes in Lyon / 18 September 2006

Position paper

Bruno Roelants paid a visit to the Rhone-Alpes union of worker cooperatives in Lyon, one of the most developed ones in France. There are presently 231 worker cooperatives affiliated to this regional union, an increase of 15% in...

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06 Oct 2006

EDITO of CECOP LINK nr. 2006/16

Position paper

The new name « CECOP LINK » is aimed at not creating confusion with the new external newsletter, which will be titled « CECOP NEWS », with a first issue on 20 October. The recipients of this new external...

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04 Oct 2006

Major agreement in Italy between the Cooperative Confederations and the Trade Union Confederations on the SCE Directive and other topics

Position paper

On 28 September, the three Italian cooperative confederations (AGCI, Confcooperative and Legacoop) and the three trade union confederations (CGIL, CISL, UIL) signed a common opinion for the implementation of the European direct...

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28 Sep 2006

Rapkay Report Amended

Position paper

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28 Sep 2006

EP resolution

Position paper

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28 Sep 2006

Draft recommendation for 2nd reading by the EP

Position paper

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28 Sep 2006

2006 COOPEXPO Exhibition

Position paper

During the 17th to the 22nd August 2006, in the framework of the Agrokomplex Fair in Nitra, the doors of the 13th International Co-operative Contract and Sale Exhibition COOPEXPO 2006 were opened. The organizers of the exhibiti...

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28 Sep 2006

2006 COOPEXPO Exhibition

Position paper

During the 17th to the 22nd August 2006, in the framework of the Agrokomplex Fair in Nitra, the doors of the 13th International Co-operative Contract and Sale Exhibition COOPEXPO 2006 were opened. The organizers of the exhibiti...

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27 Sep 2006

Rapkay Report

Position paper

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26 Sep 2006

Communication experts

Position paper

A list of communication experts belonging to each of the CECOP member organisations has been established. Here is a presentation table of these data.

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18 Sep 2006

Transparency Consultation

Position paper

The text written by the secretariat in answer to the European consultation on "Transparency" has been addressed to the competent services of the Commission and has been put on line on our site.

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18 Sep 2006

SAW-B - 25th birthday

Event

SAW-B, Belgian full member and founder member of CECOP, celebrated on Friday 8 September the 25th anniversary of its establishment.

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18 Sep 2006

The "Services" and "Posted Workers" Directives

Position paper

It seems that the European Parliament and the Finnish Presidency are determined to finish the approval cycle on the Services Directive before the end of the year.

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18 Sep 2006

Launching of External CecopNews

News

The secretariat has so far concentrated its effort on the most urgent task, namely: to put in place an information system only for its members, with the CecopNews for members which you are presently reading. Toward the end of t...

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15 Sep 2006

Legal experts

News

A list of legal experts belonging to each of the CECOP member organisations has been established. Here is a presentation table of these data.

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20 Jul 2006

ETUC-CECOP CONFERENCE: “The full involvement of employees in the European Cooperative Society”, 15 & 16 June 2006, Brussels

Position paper

On 15 and 16 June 2006, in partnership with the European Confederation of trade unions (ETUC) and with the support of the European Commission, CECOP co-organised in Brussels a conference which subject was «For the full in...

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20 Jul 2006

NUWPC Conference in Sofia

Position paper

On 6 July, a practical and scientific conference on “The role of the cooperative system in the social economy and social state development” was organised in Sofia, under the patronage of Mr Georgi Parvanov, Presiden...

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