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18.06.2012

Cooperative Development Support

Conference: The Case for Gateway Co-operatives in Montenegro and the Balkans – 3 July 2012
Cooperatives Europe, COSV Montenegro, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro, and the Union of Cooperatives of Montenegro are hosting a multi-level Balkan Co-operative Conference – The Case for Gateway Cooperatives in Montenegro and the Balkans: Reflections and Discussions. This event serves as a culminating event for...

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07.06.2012

Cooperative Development Support

A new union of agricultural co-operatives inaugurated in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
The new “Macedonian Association of Agricultural Cooperatives” has just been created, an inauguration that introduces a reinvigorated element into the panorama of co-operative development in the Balkan region. Indeed, the Union is born out of a democratic decision of its now-members. Cooperatives Europe, COSV and other co-operative unions and...

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04.06.2012

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy

Co-operative Social Responsibility: Cooperatives Europe releases new brochure
Cooperatives Europe releases today its brochure on CSR – Co–operative Social Responsibility. The document provides insights on how Corporate Social Responsibility is not new to co-operatives: as co-operatives have always behaved in a social responsible way. It is in their DNA. Being socially responsible is not just a nice...

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26.04.2012

Cooperative Development Support, Entrepreneurship & Social Economy, Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

EU highlights the contributions of co-operative enterprises to growth and jobs
On 23 April Cooperatives Europe opened the European Co-operative Week with the conference ‘Co-operative contributions to the EU 2020 strategy’, organized in collaboration with the EU Commission. The conference was aimed to highlight the social and economic importance of co-operatives. In opening the conference a speech prepared by Antonio...

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03.04.2012

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

European Parliament says co-operatives have a vital role to play in the EU’s 2020 strategy
On 13th March 2012, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees. In his press release, the rapporteur , Mr Sven Giegold stated that “Cooperatives also have a vital role to play in delivering the EU’s...

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02.02.2012

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Polish Parliament rejects law against co-operatives
The battle to stop a legislative procedure seriously threatening the Polish co-operative movement has ended with the Polish Parliament rejecting the draft law. Another battle is won against the attempts to undermine the values and principles of the co-operative business model, which are recognized internationally. In August, in fact,...

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02.02.2012

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Co-operatives call on EU to do more to support diversity in the European economy
In her speech to the European Union’s Informal Council of Industry Ministers, Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, told the EU that it needs to do more to support a diverse, strong European economy. Dame Pauline Green spoke to a meeting in Poland of Ministers discussing...

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02.02.2012

Cooperative Development Support

EU Commissioner Piebalgs meets co-opeatives and Fair Trade organisations
On Wednesday 5 October 2011 the co-operative movement represented by Dame Pauline Green, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, and Klaus Niederländer, Director of Cooperatives Europe together with the Fair Trade movement represented by Ian Bretman, Executive Vice-Chair of the Board of Fairtrade Labelling International, and Sergi Corbalan, Director...

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25.01.2012

Power of co-operation: Members outnumber shareholders by three to one
There are now three times more members of co-operatives than individual shareholders worldwide, according to a new report issued on 12 January to mark the launch of International Year of Co-operatives 2012. The report, ’Global Business Ownership 2012’ reveals that, despite only seven per cent of the world’s population...

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24.01.2012

Recognizing the Role of Co-operatives in the Domestic Economy: UK example
In the wake of the International Year of Co-operatives, UK government announced today a new consolidated Act for Co-operatives. This announcement, made by the Prime Minister David Cameron, means that the 17 separate pieces of legislation governing the sector, much of which dates back to 1965 and has been...

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