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Cooperatives Europe wants young co-op entrepreneurs to share their stories

Videos of successful young co-operators will be shared as part of an initiative to boost the…

#Opencoop conference: Mapping the co-op and solidarity economy

Cooperatives Europe, Open Co-op, Digital Life Collective and the Solidarity Economy Association all discussed their projects

Will the UK miss out on Europe’s energy co-op revolution?

Ed Mayo of Co-operatives UK welcomes an EU drive for renewables on the continent – but…

European co-operatives release vision paper on growing the collaborative economy

'The collaborative economy is booming, and our responsibility is to create a positive ground to enable…

Project looks to build a young generation of co-operative entrepreneurs

The European Commission is supporting the CoopStarter 2.0 training project, which will be run by a…

Cooperatives Europe responds to Juncker’s State of the Union speech

The address was criticised for failing to mention the social economy and co-operative enterprises

Putting young people at the centre of international co-operative development

'We're empowering them to challenge the perception that they have no viable voice. Young people can…

New website created to raise awareness of employee ownership as a business option

TransfertoCoops.eu offers guidance for company owners and employees in a bid to boost the model across…

EU recognises co-ops as important part of the collaborative economy

The latest report also looks at issues surrounding regulation, competition, tax, workers' rights and the labour…

Co-ops included in the EU’s new strategy on European development

The European Consensus on Development sets out an agenda to wipe out poverty and promote sustainable…

Jean-Louis Bancel elected president of Cooperatives Europe

He said he would work to increase recognition of the co-op model, set out a new…

Co-op supporter elected president of the European Parliament

Antonio Tajani, a keen supporter of co-operative enterprise, has been elected president of the European Parliament.…