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Show filtersCo-ops take critical line on EU budget plans
Copa and Cogeca slammed plans to reform farm subsidies, and Rescoop warned proposals threatened the growth…
European agri co-ops launch petition against single fund CAP
'Agriculture plays a key stabilising role - and we cannot jeopardise its future with budgetary short…
Co-ops welcome simplified Common Agricultural Policy package
'The agricultural sector needs policies that are coherent, meaningful and implementable,' said Copa and Cogeca
Co-ops welcome EU-wide lowering of wolf protections
Copa and Cogeca said the move was long overdue, with rural people affected by wolf populations-…
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…
European co-op sector’s role highlighted at Brussels events
Coops Europe said the events 'reinforced the central role co-ops play in building a resilient, inclusive…
European agri co-ops meet US stakeholders to discuss trade
European agricultural and co-operative stakeholders recently met US policymakers in Washington to reaffirm the importance of…
Co-ops want ‘balanced approach’ to EU-Ukraine trade liberalisation
European agri co-ops have joined a call by industry stakeholders calling for “a carefully balanced approach”…
Agri co-ops warn EU’s trade deal with Mercosur countries will hurt farmers
Copa and Cogeca warn that low-cost imports and weaker production standards in South America will undercut…
Implications of the new European Platform Work Directive for co-ops
The directive marks 'a great step towards a fairer platform economy’, says Cecop
