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14.12.2017

Video: The collaborative economy, what is it?
The video titled “The collaborative economy, what is it?” was released by Cooperatives Europe and Possum Interactive, a creative digital cooperative agency. The short animation underlines the potential of cooperatives for the future of collaborative economy. Read the full press release.  

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Publication

13.12.2017

Good practices in international cooperative development
“Good practices in international cooperative development: Why creating a knowledge sharing culture is key for international cooperative development work” publication aims to foster a better understanding of the methods and approaches used by the Cooperatives Europe Development Platform (CEDP) organisations in their international cooperative development work. The document maps the CEDP...

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13.12.2017

Care cooperative foundation guide
Cooperatives Europe, together with the iCareCoops project consortium released a new “Foundation Guide” – a guidebook to support the creation of innovative older people’s care cooperatives. The guidebook supports new and future entrepreneurs in developing their cooperative projects in 6 steps. The guide, based on the Best Practices report written by Cooperatives Europe, also comes with an...

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13.12.2017

Vision paper: A cooperative vision for the collaborative economy
An answer to the communication of the European Commission “A European Agenda for the Collaborative Economy”, the vision paper analyses the current climate, elaborates on prospects and barriers and proposes a new definition for collaborative economy. The document envisions the collaborative economy as an opportunity to strengthen the European Single Market through...

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29.09.2017

Cooperatives Europe’s remarks on the interim evaluation of COSME programme
Cooperatives Europe’s remarks on the interim evaluation of the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) (2014 – 2020)  

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Publication

10.04.2015

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy

Joint letter to President Juncker on the Small Business Act
Cooperatives Europe, together with Business Europe, European Small Business Alliance, Eurochambers, Eurocommerce, European Familiy Business and UEAPME have addressed a letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission calling on the Commission to propose and initiative in 2015 dealing with the revision and the strengthening of the Small...

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18.03.2015

Reaction to the Energy Union Package of the EU Commission of 25/03/2015
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Publication

12.12.2014

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy

Contribution to the consultation on the Small Business Act (SBA) 2015-2020
Cooperatives Europe’s contribution to the public consultation on the review of the Small Businss Act review by the European Commission.

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Publication

25.11.2014

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Stakeholders consultation guidelines and impact assessment guidelines
Cooperatives Europe’s contribution to the consultation on stakeholders guidelines and impact assessment guidelines.

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05.11.2014

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy

Contribution to the public consultation on the Europe 2020 strategy
The Europe 2020 strategy was launched in March 2010 as the EU’s strategy for promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It aims to achieve a knowledge-based, competitive European economy while preserving the EU’s social market economy model and improving resource efficiency. It was thus conceived as a partnership between...

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Publication

20.10.2014

Cooperatives call on the EU Council to be more ambitious on energy targets. Energy policy briefing. October 2014
Cooperatives Europe’s energy policy briefing in preparation for the EU Council – October 2014

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Publication

22.09.2014

Entrepreneurship & Social Economy, Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Contribution to the consultation on ‘Unlocking the potential of the social economy for EU growth’ organised in preparation of the EU Conference on Social economy. 15 September 2014
The Italian Presidency of the EU has organised an open public consultation, in preparation of the EU conference Unlocking the potential of the social economy for EU growth”, which will be held in Rome on 17-18 November 2014. You can download here the contribution by Cooperatives Europe to this...

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