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24.09.2021

2021 is an Election year. On 24 September we held the 2021 General Assembly in Paris to elect the new President and Board members. As cooperators, it is in our nature to thrive off meeting, collaborating and building up people-centred communities, together.  This edition took place partly virtual and partly physical...
Cooperatives Europe amplifies SDG Watch Europe’s input on education & sustainability

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23.07.2021

Cooperatives Europe endorsed the SDG Watch Europe input to the planned Council Recommendation on Education for environmental sustainability. The report comes as a response to the Commission’s public consultation and its planned commitments to mainstream environmental sustainability perspectives in education and training.     Download the publication here.
Cooperatives Europe amplifies SDG Watch Europe’s input on education & sustainability

News

23.07.2021

At the end of last week, Cooperatives Europe endorsed the SDG Watch Europe input to the planned Council Recommendation on Education for environmental sustainability. The report comes as a response to the Commission’s public consultation and its planned commitments to mainstream environmental sustainability perspectives in education and training. As an SDG...
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03.07.2021

Next 3 July, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as Rebuild better together. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with solidarity and resilience and offering communities a people-centred and environmentally just recovery. #CoopsDay will be the occasion to spread the...
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10.06.2021

New EU budget on international development recognises the added value of cooperatives On the 9th of June, the European Parliament approved the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe,  concluding the tripartite negotiations between the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament This instrument will...
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16.06.2021

Post-Covid Europe, Cooperatives and Gender Equality to Rebuild Back Better First public meeting of the Cooperatives Europe Gender Equality Working Group   Implementing its gender equality charter, Cooperatives Europe’s Gender Equality Working Group organized its first webinar on 16th of June on the topic of rebuilding back better post-covid...

Event

15.06.2021

EDD21: Looking to a green and inclusive transition cooperatively driven by youth On 15 and 16 June , Cooperatives Europe participated, under the ICA-EU Partnership on international cooperative development (#coops4dev), in the 2021 European Development Days (#EDD21),  the EU paramount event on international development.  This year, EDD21 – which...
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Event

08.06.2021

Sharing, Collaboration, Cooperation (SCC) Erasmus+ project will host a webinar on the 8th of June at 15.30 (CEST) to explore the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on co-working spaces, and their subsequent transformation into inclusive collaborative spaces. The distinctive advantage of collaborative spaces are the communities and opportunities that...
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Publication

10.05.2021

In view of the upcoming action plan for social economy to be adopted by the Commission at the end of this year, Cooperatives Europe provided input to the roadmap through its European Union Coordination Committee. Our position highlights the following priorities which should be addressed in the upcoming action...
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05.05.2021

    Download the 2021 Cooperatives Europe Annual Report
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News

05.05.2021

Today, the European Commission published its updated new industrial strategy for Europe. Cooperatives Europe welcomes the update of the previous Communication (COM (2020) 102 final) adopted on 10 March 2020, taking into account the latest developments related to the pandemic. This 2021 industrial strategy for Europe proposes new measures...
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20.04.2021

Next 3 July, the International Day of Cooperatives (#CoopsDay) will be celebrated as “Rebuild better together”. Cooperatives around the world will showcase how they are meeting the COVID-19 pandemic crisis with solidarity and resilience and offering communities a people-centred and environmentally just recovery. In the fields of health, agriculture, production, retail,...
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Publication

31.03.2022

Following the publication of the Commission’s Action Plan for Social Economy (SEAP) Cooperatives Europe provides comments through its European Union Coordination Committee.  Our position highlights the following priorities which should be addressed: The Commission must work on better defining social economy in order to build a common understanding across...

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16.03.2022

From 15 to 17 March, we co-hosted workshop 5 “Building a democratic economy for a just transition” with Social Economy Europe, SOLIDAR, the European Environmental Bureau, and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) at the Civil Society Days on March 2022. The yearly event organized by the EESC...
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