Publications Archive - Cooperatives Europe

Publication

26.05.2022

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

2022 – Annual report

Publication

31.03.2022

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

Position on EU Action Plan on Social Economy

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...

Cooperatives Europe amplifies SDG Watch Europe’s input on education & sustainability

Publication

23.07.2021

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Cooperatives Europe amplifies SDG Watch Europe’s input on education & sustainability

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.

Publication

10.05.2021

Input to the EU action plan for social economy

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...

Publication

05.05.2021

2021 – Annual report

Download the 2021 Cooperatives Europe Annual Report

Publication

03.03.2021

Cooperative Development Support

Young people and cooperatives: a new report seeks to improve engagement between young people and the cooperative movement

The ICA-EU Partnership (#coops4dev) releases its latest global thematic research report, co-produced by all ICA regional offices with the support of the Co-operative College and input from the ICA Youth Network. This thematic research publication titled “Young people and cooperatives: a perfect match?” presents research and analysis based upon...

Publication

01.12.2020

“Mind our business”: joint report on sustainable and inclusive business models

On 1 December, Cooperatives Europe, Fair Trade Advocacy Office and CONCORD launched their joint report “Mind our business: Amplify the transformative power of sustainable and inclusive business models through EU external action”. Read the full press release here.

Publication

23.07.2020

Cooperative Development Support

Building back better with cooperatives around the world

Considering that the EU leaders made a decision on the EU recovery package on July 21st, Cooperatives Europe is releasing a position paper and recommendations for policy makers on the next phase of the budget negotiations surrounding international development and the COVID-19 crisis. This paper entitled ‘Building back better: cooperatives as key...

Publication

21.04.2020

Position on COVID-19 crisis response and looking forward

Cooperatives Europe welcomed the measures taken by the European Commission at the political level through the coordinating response team. This position paper gives an overview of the cooperative needs and response regarding the COVID19 virus as well as a call for the European institutions to support two kinds of...

Publication

11.03.2020

A new SME strategy: For an inclusive SME strategy at EU level

On 10th of March, the European Commission published its new Industrial Strategy package which aims “to help Europe’s industry lead the twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership.” Cooperatives Europe welcomes the new EU Industrial Strategy which will lead the green and digital transition while driving Europe’s competitiveness....

Publication

21.03.2019

Cooperative Development Support

Cooperatives and Peace: a report on cooperatives’ contributions to peacebuilding and conflict resolution

Cooperatives Europe’s research “Cooperatives and Peace: Strengthening Democracy, Participation and Trust – A Case Study Approach,” showcases twenty case studies from more than fourteen countries, covering different types and stages of conflicts. Produced in the framework of the ICA-EU Partnership (#coops4dev), the research was supported by the Cooperatives Europe Development Platform (CEDP),...

Publication

23.10.2018

Regulatory Framework for Cooperatives

Stocktaking of the Commission’s ‘Better Regulation’ approach: Cooperatives Europe’ views

Cooperatives Europe’s position of European Commission’s public consultation on the stocktaking of its ‘Better Regulation’ approach, which aims to assess how well the various better regulation tools used by the Commission work in practice and contribute to achieving the objectives of its better regulation policy.