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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…

Preston City Council invests £250k in regional mutual bank

NW Mutual is planning a network of more than 60 branches in the north west of…

The fight to get co-operation on the curriculum

With education vital for a more co-operative future, Co-op College CEO Jacqui Thomasen talks about the…

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

Australian co-ops apex calls for competition and regulation reform

BCCM chief executive Melina Morrison was speaking as businesses, unions and decision makers met for the…

Filipino government wants co-ops to help meet electrification target

Energy secretary Sharon Garin said the goal is for total electrification by 2028, with a million…

US electric co-ops want climate emissions standards scrapped

Sector apex NRECA has clashed with the Environmental Protection Agency over its carbon rules, but environmental…

Rule threatening financial co-ops in Ecuador suspended by court

Welcoming the news, the ICA said it hoped judges would 'ultimately uphold the constitutional freedoms of…

US electric co-ops back bill to reform federal disaster response 

The USA’s National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (Nreca) is backing a bipartisan bill aiming to reform…

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…

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

As ministers look to double the co-op economy, a Co-op Party report draws lessons from Italy,…