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Germany
Germany
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BusinessCo-operative research conference focuses on the transition to sustainability
The ICA CCR European Research Conference explored the roles of co-ops in creating more sustainable businesses and societies
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EnergyRegulation and funding gap halt growth of renewable energy co-ops in Germany
The main challenges faced are reduced support payments and the switch to auctions for licenses for new capacity
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AgricultureEuropean blueberry co-op brings together Dutch and German growers
'It was a long-cherished wish to group ourselves and to take care of our own sales'
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BusinessGreen light for Swiss Coop takeover of German drinks company
The European Commission says it does not raise competition concerns
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Banking and InsuranceNew documentary tells the story of Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
The 45 minute documentary pays tribute to the founder of co-operative banking
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EnergyCitizen’s wind projects favoured in Germany’s drive for renewable energy
Regulators have run a competitive awards system to grant licences to generate more than 1GW
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EconomyB20 final recommendations highlight co-ops’ potential in employment, SMEs growth and education
The B20's final set of policy recommendations to the G20 includes mentions of how the co-op model can contribute in different sectors
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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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EconomyBook review: How Germany’s energy revolution solves more than just climate change
The first chapter of Energy Democracy is titled ‘Energiewende: The Solution to More Problems than Climate Change’. This sets the tone of the book – for the success of Germany’s energy transition (‘Energiewende’) project lies...
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Banking and InsuranceHow should co-operative banks deal with the negative rates dilemma?
A small German co-operative bank, Raiffeisenbank Gmund, has introduced a negative interest rate on deposits. Well, not all deposits. Just large ones. Very large ones, in fact. The little bank, in picturesque Tegernsee in the Bavarian...