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Politics & Legal

Europeans overwhelmingly support the social economy, poll finds

December 12, 2025
Co-operative News
Agriculture

EU’s CAP plan ‘jeopardises’ Irish farming co-ops, warns co-op apex

December 12, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy could pose a ‘severe’ risk to agri co-ops, says Icos
Federations and co-op apexes

AI will change the world. Can co-ops give control to the people?

December 11, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Report from the recent Platform Cooperativism Consortium conference in Istanbul
Retail

Debbie Robinson to take the helm after Central and Midcounties merger

December 11, 2025
Co-operative News
Agriculture

2026 inductees revealed for US Cooperative Hall of Fame 

December 11, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Education

Co-op training courses in Preston given official recognition

December 10, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Housing co-op

Copenhagen Municipality to support new housing co-operative

December 10, 2025
Ciarán Daly

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Credit Unions

Croydon Plus credit union rebrands as Your Community Bank

December 12, 2025
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Community

Future Co-ops to explore community building to defeat the far right

December 11, 2025
Ciarán Daly
Community

Welsh co-op development agency Cwmpas scores at ICW Awards

December 10, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Technology

Coop Norway expands robot tech at its Oslo logistics centre

December 9, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Education

Central Co-op releases white paper on bereavement education

December 9, 2025
Miles Hadfield
Agriculture

CBH Group sells 50% Interflour stake for $169m

December 8, 2025
Miles Hadfield

Spotlight: Co-operation in times of displacement

Community business

PINF Forum explores the future of independent local news

November 4, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Securing livelihoods while preserving Palestine’s art of embroidery 

August 11, 2025
Anca Voinea
Development

Britain’s co-op sector is lagging behind – so what can it learn from abroad?

July 30, 2025
Anca Voinea

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Education

Shaping co-operative leaders through co-operative academic education

November 13, 2025
Anca Voinea
Pursuing a postgraduate degree while working full-time can be both challenging and rewarding, something graduates of the International Centre for Co-operative Management (ICCM) at Saint Mary’s University know too well. …
Agriculture

Why co-operatives are key to climate and development

November 13, 2025
Co-operative News
By Pamela Coke-Hamilton, executive director of ITC, and Fátima Torres, president of the UNICAFES Confederation

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