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.
The European Commission conducted a consultation to collect feedback from stakeholders on the Social Economy Action Plan.
In the context of the SKI.F.T final event, we interview partners, beneficiaries and policymakers on the importance of green transition for small and micro enterprises.
CECOP – CICOPA Europe is looking for a Policy Assistant to join an international team based in Brussels
CECOP is launching an open call for a consultant/external expert to assist the team with organising a Quality Jobs campaign.
CECOP had the chance to sit down with its members NAUWC and OZRSS, and discuss the results of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
We are proud to announce that CECOP has became member of Social Services Europe (SSE).
CECOP co-organised a session on the “Expectations for the European Textiles Sector: Balancing Competitiveness and Circularity” during the 2025 Industry Days.
On 28 May, key representatives of cooperatives from Poland and other EU Member States, Polish social economy actors and business associations, gathered in Kraków to discuss sustainability reporting in the cooperative movement.
In our 2024 Report of Activity, we invite our members, readers, and the general public to take a look at our main achievements from last year.
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
