What is CECOP?
CECOP is the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives. Our aim is to bring democracy and solidarity to the workplace, sustainable economic growth, and social cohesion.
CECOP is the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives. Our aim is to bring democracy and solidarity to the workplace, sustainable economic growth, and social cohesion.
Our members are national federations of cooperatives and organisations that promote cooperatives. We represent 27 members in 16 European countries. We give voice to 40.000 enterprises and 1.3 million workers.
Giving voice to those women and men that every day put in practice what we defend and advocate for in CECOP, #COOPTALES shows a different way of doing economy where democratic and social values are drivers of a common project.
Worker Buyouts emerged as a transformative force for saving jobs and communities at a high-level EU event on social finance and cooperative ownership.
On 25 March 2025, Social Platform hosted an event at the European Parliament to discuss the future of the European Social agenda.
Seven European organisations urge the EU to put business transfers high on the EU agenda.
20 European organisations are calling for the EU to live up to its ambitions for reforms in long-term care.
Cooperatives, by their very nature, strive to empower all members equitably, making gender equality both a goal and a measure of their success. However, embracing these values requires deliberate effort and ongoing commitment.
CECOP publishes its position paper on the revision of the directives on public procurement.
With the talks on the next long-term EU budget underway, the risk of crucial social investments getting cut is growing.
In January 2025, the European Commission unveiled its Competitiveness Compass, which acts as a guidance for the EU to regain its competitive edge over the next five years.
The European Commission conducted a consultation to collect evidence from stakeholders for the upcoming Single Market Strategy, to be launched by June 2025.
On the occasion of the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives launched by the United Nations, the European Commission is organising a one-day event to promote the cooperative model.
CECOP's 2022-2023 data collection shows the size and variety of its cooperative network, highlighting membership, workforce, and economic trends across different industries
Industrial and service cooperatives’ priorities for European elections 2024
