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Copa and Cogeca sound the alarm over EU-Australia trade deal

Even marginal increases in market access can significantly destabilise EU markets, the apexes warn

Europe’s co-operative banks call for regulatory reset 

The European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) has responded to the EU’s ‘Better Regulation’ initiative

Rescoop musters support as it campaigns for inclusive EU planning

More than 50 organisations have signed an open letter published by the European Federation of Renewable…

2025 in review: Monica Fantini

President, European confederation of industrial and service co-operatives (Cecop)

Europeans overwhelmingly support the social economy, poll finds

The survey analysed EU citizens’ awareness and support for organisations opening within the social economy

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

Cuts to the Common Agricultural Policy could pose a ‘severe’ risk to agri co-ops, says Icos

Vietnamese co-ops look to digital tools to chase EU trade

The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance is looking at ways to help co-operatives grapple with European trade rules

Energy co-ops urge protection for EU’s Social Climate Fund

REScoop has joined a coalition of groups expressing concern over a postponement of the emissions trading…

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-ops respond to finalised EU-Mercosur trade deal text

Farming federations in South America have largely welcomed the plans but in Europe, Copa and Cogeca…

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…