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Small Business Act for Europe: Cooperatives contribute to a stronger EU SME policy
Cooperatives Europe has released its position paper on the review of the Small Business Act for Europe . The Small Business Act for Europe was adopted in 2008 and updated in 2011. It reflects the European Commission’s political will to recognize the...Monday, 15 December 2014 - 5pm -
EU Parliament re-establishes Social Economy Intergroup
On 11 th December the Conference of the Presidents of the European Parliament approved the re-establishment of the Social Economy Intergroup. This decision follows the support shown by more than 80 MEPs from 6 different political groups. Intergroups...Monday, 15 December 2014 - 12pm -
EU Council recognises the role of cooperatives in achieving more successful development partnerships
On 12th December, European Foreign Affairs Council adopted a second set of conclusions on the role of the private sector in international development . The document follows the EU Commission’s communication ‘A stronger role of the private sector in...Friday, 12 December 2014 - 3pm -
Bringing cooperative entrepreneurship to young generations: a challenge for the future
Democratic control and particpation, shared ownership, long-term development perspectives are only few of the principles that youth and cooperatives share. To go deeper into this question and debate about how cooperative enterprises can support...Friday, 5 December 2014 - 10am -
Meeting with Director Marie Donnelly of DG Energy: Empowering EU citizens in the energy market
Following the EU Council Approval of the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework in October and the start of the new EU Commission, the Cooperatives Europe energy group including Rescoop.eu , The Co-operative Energy (UK) and DGRV (Germany) organised a...Friday, 7 November 2014 - 11am -
#Coopdev seminar: LA & EU cooperatives call on for a continuous political dialogue to strengthen cooperative impact on development
On 5th November, Cooperatives of the Americas and Cooperatives Europe in partnership with Coopermondo, FNCUMA and DGRV, organised the workshop “Cooperation between Latin America & Europe: Contributions to an inclusive & sustainable...Thursday, 6 November 2014 - 4pm -
Cooperatives have their say in Europe 2020 strategy review
In 2010 the EU launched the Europe 2020 strategy for promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. After four years a review process has been launched in order to design the strategy for the coming years. In its contribution to the consultation...Wednesday, 5 November 2014 - 3pm -
Towards the next EU Council: Cooperatives call for a citizen-based EU energy policy
From 23 rd to 25 th October, the European Council will take place in Brussels. Heads of State will meet to agree on the EU's 2030 energy and climate objectives. In particular, they will have to decide on concrete targets and strategies with regard...Monday, 20 October 2014 - 3pm -
EU SME week: EU Commission expresses support to include cooperatives in the new SBA strategy
From 1st to 3rd October, Cooperatives Europe participated in the 2014 SME Assembly on ‘Growth Through Enterprise: Exploiting the Opportunities ahead’ and the SME envoy follow-up meeting in Naples. This three-day event is the main focus of the...Tuesday, 7 October 2014 - 11am -
MEP Toia brings cooperatives into Commissioner Bienkowska’s EP hearing
On 2 nd October, Commissioner-designate for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elzbieta Bienkowska underwent a public hearing at the EU Parliament in order to be ratified as a Commisioner. In her introductory speech, Ms.Bienkowska...Friday, 3 October 2014 - 1pm -
European Commission says co-operative enterprises are responsible businesses
After years of debates, the European Commission published on October 25 its long awaited new communication on CSR: “A renewed EU strategy 2011-2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility”. This communication sets the priorities and planned actions for the next three years on CSR. -
Towards the EU conference on social economy in Rome: Three main objectives
On September 15, Cooperatives Europe sent its contribution to the consultation on ‘Unlocking the potential of social economy for EU growth’ organised by the Italian government in preparation of the European Conference on social economy taking place...Monday, 22 September 2014 - 3pm