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17.03.2014

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Cooperatives Europe expects to reinforce cooperatives identity through its contribution to EU Commission’s consultation
On 14th March, Cooperatives Europe released its contribution to the consultation of the EU Commission on a draft notice on the notion of state aid pursuant to Article 107 (1) TFEU. The objective of the draft notice is to provide guidance for identifying state aid measures that need to...

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14.02.2014

Emerging decentralized renewable energy producers and suppliers discriminated by current EU draft Energy aid guidelines
On February 14th, Cooperatives Europe released a position paper on DG Competition consultation on the draft guidelines on Environmental and Energy Aid for 2014-2020. The draft guidelines set out the conditions under which state aid measures may be declared compatible with the internal market.  Cooperatives Europe considers that suggested...

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03.02.2014

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Towards the EU cooperative roadmap: Third meeting of the working group on cooperatives
On 31st January, the third meeting of the permanent working group on cooperatives set up by EU Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani took place in Brussels. The topic of this session was financing of cooperatives & business development support services. The European Commission announced that a group of six experts...

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22.01.2014

EU set to lose leadership in energy transition via heavily biased 2030 framework for climate and energy policies
On January 22nd, the DG Energy of the EU Commission released the EU 2030 framework for climate and energy policies, waiting to be approved by the European leaders at the next European Council on March 20th and 21st. The 2030 climate package will define the EU’s climate and energy...

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20.01.2014

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy, Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Towards a European economy, which actually serves its citizens
On January 16-17 the social business conference ‘Social entrepreneurs: have your say!’ took place in Strasbourg, organised by the European Commission. The conference’s objective was to take stock of the implementation of the Social Business Initiative and identify future priorities to shape the European agenda for the next 3-5...

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10.01.2014

Cooperative Development Support

Cooperatives strongly welcome the new EU programme for CSOs
On 27th December, the first comments and observations made by the cooperative movement concerning the new EU programme 2014-2020 for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) were introduced to the EU Commission, DG Development & Cooperation. This EU support programme known as “Priority 2” aims to reinforcing the CSO networks active...

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19.12.2013

Cooperatives Europe at the Citizens’ Energy Forum: ‘Consumers can also be energy producers within the energy market’
On 16th and 17th November, Cooperatives Europe attended the sixth edition of the Citizens’ Energy Forum in London. The Citizens’ Energy Forum is an event organised by the DG Energy of the EU Commission which objective is setting up a dialogue between consumers, energy regulators and suppliers on the...

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02.12.2013

President Lehnhoff responds to FT about European cooperatives
Following a series of news  about a few large European cooperative enterprises in the European press over the last couple of weeks, the President of Cooperatives Europe Dirk J. Lehnhoff addressed a formal letter to the Financial Times in response to an article in its 29th November edition.  Sir, The co-operative and...

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20.11.2013

Cooperative Development Support

Cooperatives & Fair Trade: a joint contribution to EU’s strategy on the role of the private sector in development
Cooperatives Europe and Fair Trade Advocacy Office released a joint contribution to the future EU strategy on “Strengthening the Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Development”. This topic is a key issue within the implementation of the EU development policy ‘Agenda for Change’ and the...

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31.10.2013

Cooperative Development Support

Cooperatives – people-centred businesses serving international development
On 31st October, Cooperatives Europe, in partnership with ICA Africa, organised the workshop “Growing Cooperatives Globally – Cooperative contributions to international development”. The meeting focused on the role of cooperatives in development processes and is included among the actions prepared and carried out by the Cooperatives Europe Development Platform...

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