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Cooperatives Europe expresses concerns about Brexit
Cooperatives Europe, the European representative organisation of cooperative enterprises, expresses its concern for United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. “The decision of the UK to leave the European Union is a democratic one but is a huge...Friday, 24 June 2016 - 12:00pm -
Time for EU to walk on the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Cooperatives Europe has joined the call of SDG Watch for the EU to adopt, as a matter of urgency, an overarching strategy to guide the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. SDG Watch is a European cross-sectoral civil society...Tuesday, 7 June 2016 - 1:00pm -
Building bridges, not walls: cooperatives provide examples of supporting refugees arriving in Southern Europe
On 20th April, Cooperatives Europe organised a panel discussion on the refugee challenge in Europe as part of its 10th anniversary member meeting in Brussels. Cooperators from Sweden, Italy, Israel and Turkey presented their experiences in working...Thursday, 28 April 2016 - 5:00pm -
General Assembly: Celebrating a cooperative decade
On 20th April 2016, Cooperatives Europe celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the annual member meeting, held at Bibliotheque Solvay, in Brussels. In his opening speech Dirk J. Lehnhoff, President of Cooperatives Europe, highlighted the major...Thursday, 21 April 2016 - 12:00pm -
140 million of European citizens are members of a cooperative – new report released by Cooperatives Europe
Cooperatives Europe releases today ‘ The Power of Cooperation – Cooperatives Europe Key Figures 2015 ’. Statistics were collected during a 18-month long research project with members, combining the efforts and contributions of 40 national and...Tuesday, 19 April 2016 - 11:00pm -
Cooperatives Europe leads the ICA into a partnership with the EU on international development
On Friday 18th March, Neven Mimica – EU Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation & Development, signed a multi-annual framework partnership agreement with the ICA global and regional offices. This agreement was driven by Cooperatives...Thursday, 17 March 2016 - 6:00pm -
EU Parliament: MEPs consolidate relations with the cooperative movement
On Tuesday, 24th February, 2016, nearly thirty Italian Members of the European Parliament from major political groups met with the Italian cooperative movement. “We will keep cultivating an open and fruitful relationship” said MEP Patrizia Toia,...Friday, 26 February 2016 - 4:00pm -
Joint Letter to First Vice-President Frans Timmermans on 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Cooperatives Europe, together with other Civil Society Organisations (CSO) from the sustainable development, environment and social sectors have addressed a letter to Frans Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission, calling on the...Wednesday, 10 February 2016 - 11:00am -
Cooperatives welcome EYD's recognition of the importance of collaborations between CSOs and the EU for development
The 2015 European Year for Development (EYD) has come to an end and a joint declaration of the European Parliament, Council and European Commission was released at the EYD closing ceremony on 9 December 2015. The joint statement recognises the...Tuesday, 26 January 2016 - 2:00pm -
EU Council adopts conclusions on the promotion of social economy: good opportunity for cooperatives
On 7th December 2015 the EU Council in its Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs configuration (EPSCO), adopted conclusions on the promotion of Social Economy as a key driver of economic and social development in Europe...Tuesday, 8 December 2015 - 12:00pm -
Single market strategy: a step into the right direction
On 28 th Octobre 2015 the European Commission released the communication “ Upgrading the Single Market: More Opportunities for People and Business ”. Cooperatives Europe welcomes this initiative: a new, deeper and fairer Single Market can only be...Wednesday, 28 October 2015 - 2:00pm -
The EU energy market of the future: cooperative recommendations
Cooperatives Europe in partnership with Cera organised its second Coop Break ‘Light my fire – The energy transition, an opportunity for cooperative energy-production' on 22nd October 2015 in Brussels. The event focused on the energy transition and...Friday, 23 October 2015 - 4:00pm