Introduction of social economy and rehabilitation of the cooperative system supporting rural development in Montenegro

The actions made were divided by the partners into three levels: 1. legislative support relative to a general law and other relevant laws on cooperatives for rural development; 2. capacity building (macro, medium and micro level): training and support for institutions, CSO involved and potential entrepreneurs; 3. dissemination and awareness: development and distribution of information material, the dissemination of results to stakeholders, conference on cooperatives, the design of a road map. The role of CECOP was to provide its expertise on worker, social and artisan cooperatives and consultation for the drafting of a law on social cooperatives.