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22 May '12

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United StatesObama backs co-operative efforts against world hunger

A partnership with co-operatives to fight global hunger has been announced by US President Barack Obama.

IrelandIreland marks Co-op Year with major national conference

Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins will mark the International Year of Co-operatives in a national conference today.

United KingdomFutureEverything celebrates co-operative collaboration

The internationally renowned digital arts festival, FutureEverything, will be celebrating co-operation as part of it’s annual conference this week.

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CanadaCanadian government cuts co-op development program, slashes Co-operatives Secretariat

Canada's only national program devoted to co-operative development has fallen victim to government budget cuts. 

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United KingdomThe decline of the public company

The May 19th edition of The Economist carries an intriguing Briefing on “The endangered public company”.  It leads with the note that “public companies have had a ...

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Representatives from the Valencian Parliament and the Confederation

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SpainCo-operatives receive unanimous support from Valencia

To mark the UN declaration of 2012 as International Year of Co-operatives, the Valencian Parliament read out a statement in support of co-operative institutional measures to ...

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Global NewsDeadline approaches for Coop'Art contest

A final call has been made for creative co-operators around the world to submit entries for the Coop'Art contest.

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EuropeEuropean consumer co-operatives and Fair Trade: an effective poverty fighting alliance

European consumer co-operatives have played a major role in mainstreaming Fair Trade products in the retail market. Together, the co-operative and Fair Trade movements are a ...

(0)Agriculture, Co-operatives, Business, Consumer, Development, Democracy, Financial, Equality, Mutuals, Fairtrade, Regional Organisations, Social Enterprise, Economy, Society

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United StatesThe Week in Review: White House, Good News, New Laws and Canada's Birthday

It has been a busy week for co-ops from all over the world. In the US, co-operators share their reactions to meeting at the White House, Co-operatives UK released a report on the advantages of media co-operatives and Australia celebrated changes in co-operative law.

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United StatesThe week in review: US co-operatives at the White House

It has been a big week for US co-operatives. Co-operators from across the US descended on the White House for a variety of events dedicated to the co-operative movement organised by the National Cooperative Business Association.

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