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.
Today, on the occasion of the UN International Day of Care, CECOP, as part of the European Care Alliance, urges the EU legislators to earmark dedicated funding for the European Care Strategy in the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–...
We are happy to announce the publication of the book “Cooperativism at Work: Worker-owned Cooperatives Across the World”.
CECOP has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.
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CECOP co-signed the Joint Statement “100 billion Euros for social spending? The devil’s in the details”.
Industrial and service cooperatives prove that fair, resilient, and inclusive employment isn’t just possible, it’s scalable. With over 43,000 cooperatives across Europe employing 1.3 million people, the cooperative model needs to be a cornerstone of...
On 16 October 2025, the General Assembly of CECOP gathered in Brussels and elected Monica Fantini as the new President of CECOP.
CECOP welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission for the review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER).
CECOP, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, welcomes the European Commission’s consultation on the European Innovation Act and on the 28th regime.
On 16-18 May, CECOP staff participated to a weekend gathering organised by our member, workers.coop.
CECOP publishes its report “Quality Jobs – the Cooperative Way” ahead of the release of the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap.
CECOP's 2022-2023 data collection shows the size and variety of its cooperative network, highlighting membership, workforce, and economic trends across different industries
