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Lille Klaus

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28.10.2013

2013 World Forum in Lille: socially responsible companies succeed in putting forward people and sustainability
From October 23-25 the World Forum 2013 took place in Lille, France. This year’s edition focused on showcasing how companies together with their stakeholders are successfully initiating real change and adopting new models to overcome the current social and economic challenges. Those changes were clustered into four main areas...

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16.10.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Cooperative entrepreneurship and education: dialogue started with the EU Commission
On 11th October, the second meeting of the permanent working group on cooperatives set up by EU Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani took place in Brussels. A group of field experts from national cooperative organisations, some European sectoral organisations and representatives from the EU Commission attended the meeting. The meeting...

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15.10.2013

New EU Energy guidelines to keep focus on renewable energy
On Tuesday 8th October, during the EU Commissioners’ weekly meeting held in Strasbourg, EU Commission Vice-President and EU Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia proposed the new EU energy guidelines for the period from 2014-2020, to be published in November. In the latest draft, the Commissioner had not only dropped formerly included...

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11.09.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

State of the Union 2013: “There is no way back to business as usual”
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, gave today his annual State of the European Union speech at the European Union Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg. In his speech, Barroso said: “Make no mistake. There is no way back to business as usual. Some people believe that after this, everything will go...

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Antonio Tajani

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10.07.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Vice President Tajani supports roadmap for cooperatives in Europe
On 10th July the first meeting of the permanent working group on cooperatives set up by EU Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani took place in Brussels. This meeting was an opportunity to address cross-sectoral issues concerning cooperative enterprises in Europe. Representatives of European cooperative organisations taking part in the...

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Paul Rubig

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09.07.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

ITRE committee recognises the contribution of cooperatives to the entrepreneurship 2020 action plan
The Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) of the European Parliament adopted today a motion for a resolution on the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan presented by Austrian MEP Paul Rübig (EPP). Cooperatives Europe welcomes the text adopted today, which underlines how the measures described in the EU Commission’s Action...

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POWER TO THE PEOPLE

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05.07.2013

International Day of Cooperatives: Power to the People
On the eve of the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives (July 6) organisations are calling for an urgent transformation towards a more socially and environmentally friendly energy system. Climate Alliance, Cooperatives Europe, Ecopower, Friends of the Earth Europe, and REScoop.eu are asking European Union decision makers to pave...

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04.07.2013

UN, FAO and ILO celebrate cooperatives
On the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives, on the 6th of July, United Nations (UN), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a statement to support cooperative businesses.   The theme of the 91st International Day of Cooperatives is ‘Cooperative enterprise...

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02.07.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

European Parliament strongly supports cooperatives
The European Parliament adopted today a report on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis. Italian MEP Patrizia Toia (S&D) presented this report. The text praises the contribution of the 160.000 cooperative enterprises, which are members of Cooperatives Europe, to the EU economy and for employment stability. The...

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01.07.2013

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Welcome Croatia, Welcome Croatian cooperatives
Cooperatives Europe welcomes Croatia as today, July 1st, this country has become the 28th Member State joining the European Union. Cooperatives Europe also welcomes the fact that now Croatian cooperatives will be able to join the working group on cooperatives set up by Antonio Tajani, Vice-President of the European...

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