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Young European Cooperators Network formalises at its General Assembly

Over 35 young people from 14 European countries came together in Porto this month to solidify…

Co-op leaders visit The Hague to talk peace, social justice and law

The symposium was held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, to mark the anniversary of…

Summit explores progress on EU Social Economy Action Plan

Delegates, including leaders from Cooperatives Europe and Cecop, called for more robust support for the sector…

EU State of the Union speech – what co-ops need to know

Measures include a scale-up fund for new businesses, Made in Europe procurement criteria, and moves to…

Co-op leaders criticise US-EU joint statement on trade deal

Apexes Copa-Cogeca, Rescoop.eu and Co-operatives Europe have all stated concerns about the agreement

European co-ops sound the alarm about US-EU trade deal

Co-op leaders in Europe have struck a critical note over the trade deal agreed between the…

Nurturing the next generation of co-operation in Europe

How the Young European Cooperators Network is looking to build a youth presence in the social…

New board and president for Cooperatives Europe

New president Giuseppe Guerini will focus on 'defending economic democracy, strengthening policy dialogue, and making the…

EU not doing enough to support worker buyouts, warn co-ops

Cecop and Cooperatives Europe are among organisations calling for more support for business transfers, including worker…

2024 End of Year Q&A: Agnès Mathis

Director, Cooperatives Europe

European Parliament event highlights co-ops’ priorities for next five years

Requests include accelerating the implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan and renewing the Social Economy…

European Youth Cooperative Forum looks to the future of the movement

Of the 5.4 million co-op jobs in Europe, an estimated 3% are held by people under…