Belgium
Belgium
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EconomyEurope, renewables and the future of community energy
In its recently released Clean Energy Package, the European Commission finally acknowledged that energy communities – such as co-operatives – have a major role to play in Europe’s energy transition. On 30 November, 2016, the...
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Banking and InsuranceSWIFT co-operative working to address cyber security concerns
SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, is working on implementing a Customer Security Programme to improve security of global banking. Earlier this year SWIFT, a Belgian co-operative which enables customers to...
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AgricultureBelgium group to sell stake in fruit growers co-op
Belgium-based group Greenyard Foods has decided to sell its stake in fruit growers co-op Veiling Haspengouw back to the local fruit and veg co-operative. Greenyard will sell its participations in H-Fruit and H-Pack to the...
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Banking and InsuranceFinance co-op SWIFT announces plans to boost cyber security
SWIFT, the Belgian co-operative that enables customers to connect and exchange financial information, is set to implement a five-part plan to prevent cyber attacks. Set up in 1972, the co-op has become the world’s leading provider...
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RetailMember-brewed: Find the top five co-operative breweries in the world
In celebration of International Beer Day, 2 August, Co-operative News has compiled a list of the top five ‘co-operative’ breweries from around the world. Cheers!
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CommunityA local co-op brews one of Belgium’s best beers
In Belgium, a country with a great brewing tradition and 170 breweries, the best red ale comes from a local co-op from the village of Eprave, Rochefort region.
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Banking and InsuranceCooperative Best Practice: P&V Group seeks to strengthen Belgian cooperative sector
Earlier this year ICMIF member and Belgian cooperative P&V Group organised a one day conference on cooperative entrepreneurship in collaboration with the Belgian socialist political parties Sp.a and PS. P&V took the United Nations’ International Year...
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Banking and InsuranceBan Kin-moon praises stability of co-op banks in crisis
In a message to the 5th Convention of the European Association of Cooperative banks, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, highlighted the stability of co-operative banks during the crisis.
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Banking and InsuranceLeading co-op experts to attend 5th Convention on European Banking
High-level representatives from the co-operative, financial and political sectors will meet up in Brussels to discuss the future of co-operative banks at the 5th Convention on European Banking on 6 December.
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Environment
A Divine chocolate cruise to Bruges
Divine’s Wendy Rowan reports on a Divine Trip to Bruges: I’ve just had the pleasure in accompanying the winners of a Divine competition for students on a mini cruise to Bruges in Belgium. Meeting at the...