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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,...Friday, 5 July 2013 - 10am -
UN, FAO and ILO celebrate cooperatives
On the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives, on the 6 th of July, United Nations (UN), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a statement to support cooperative businesses...Thursday, 4 July 2013 - 2pm -
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...Tuesday, 2 July 2013 - 5pm -
European Parliament strongly supports cooperatives
The European Parliament adopted today by vote 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. -
Welcome Croatia, Welcome Croatian cooperatives
Cooperatives Europe welcomes Croatia as today, July 1 st , this country has become the 28 th 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...Monday, 1 July 2013 - 5pm -
Time to act to support all type of SMEs and fight youth unemployment
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Citizens seizing the EU’s energy transition
On June 26 th , Cooperatives Europe and Rescoop organised the high level policy conference ‘Big energy: Small Energy? The role of cooperation for the EU’s energy transition’. The event was held at the European Commission as part of the EU...Thursday, 27 June 2013 - 11am -
Citizens seizing the EU’s energy transition
On June 26th, Cooperatives Europe and Rescoop organised the high level policy conference ‘Big energy: Small Energy? The role of cooperation for the EU’s energy transition’. The event was held at the European Commission as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). -
Europe works for SMEs - also for small and medium sized cooperatives?
On June 25 th , Othmar Karas, the vice-president of the European Parliament together with Antonio Tajani, the vice-president of the European Commission, chaired ‘Europe works for SMEs’ conference at the European Parliament, where new measures in...Wednesday, 26 June 2013 - 3pm -
Need for a growth strategy for cooperatives and social economy in Spain
The role of social economy in building Europe was the main focus of the XXI General Assembly of Cepes. The event, which took place on June 20th in Madrid, was attended by high-level representatives such as Benoît Hamon, French Minister of Social and...Monday, 24 June 2013 - 4pm -
Cooperatives and Fair Trade promote people-centred businesses together
On 5th June, Cooperatives Europe and Fair Trade Advocacy Office join forces to underline the role that people-centred businesses should have in the EU development strategy. To this end they organized the high level conference ‘People-centred businesses: making supply chains work for small producers’, hosted by MEP Gay Mitchell. -
Cooperatives and Fair Trade promote people-centred businesses together
On 5th June, Cooperatives Europe and Fair Trade Advocacy Office join forces to underline the role that people-centred businesses should have in the EU development strategy. To this end they organized the high level conference ‘People-centred...Thursday, 6 June 2013 - 3pm