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22 Sep 2007

Introducing Fenacerci, the Portuguese social solidarity cooperatives federation

Position paper

The CECOP member organisation, Fenacerci has 51 social solidarity cooperatives, which provide services to children, youth and adults with disabilities and their families.

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13 Sep 2007

Cooperatives Europe draft text with CECOP's remarks

Position paper

Consultation on a possible European Private Company Statute: Cooperatives Europe draft text with CECOP's remarks

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23 Aug 2007

Project presentation

Position paper

The project "Cooperative European University" (Université Coopérative Européenne / UCE) aims at developing and structuring a European network on training of the social and solidarity economy entre...

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18 Jul 2007

Spain: The tourism cooperatives prepare for the summer

Position paper

Located at the seaside and in the mountains, the houses, generally rural and run according to ecological criteria, have seen an increase in the number of hosts and hope to attract even more. For people from the villages, the se...

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18 Jul 2007

CFI make a bi-annual assessment of its cooperative development activities at its general Assembly

Position paper

The Assembly of CFI (Cooperazione Finanza Impresa) made an assessment of its activities over the last three years. CFI is a financial company specialised in risk capital participation in producers' cooperative enterprises a...

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18 Jul 2007

Cooperative Memorandum to the Portuguese presidency of the European Union

Position paper

The European Cooperative movement has just sent a memorandum to the new EU Portuguese presidency. The memorandum was drafted by Cooperatives Europe, the European apex organisation and European region of the ICA, of which CECOP...

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12 Jul 2007

Co-operative Rationale (from Cooperatives Europe)

Position paper

Co-operatives: Uniques organisation with specific missions

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12 Jul 2007

European Commission Vice President receives a delegation from the Cooperative Movement

Position paper

On 4 July 2004, EC Vice President and DG Enterprise Commissioner Günter Verheugen received a delegation of Cooperatives Europe, the intersectoral organisation of which CECOP is a sectoral and founding member. He recognised...

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12 Jul 2007

COOPEXPO 2007, August, Nitra, Slovakia

Position paper

The Co-operative Union of the Slovak Republic together with its member organization, COOP PRODUCT SLOVAKIA, is organizing the 14th International Co-operative Contract and Sale Exhibition COOPEXPO that will be held in the town o...

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25 Jun 2007

CECOP's presentation at Third Cooperative Convention

Position paper

"Relations between federations of worker and social cooperatives and trade unions in Europe"

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25 Jun 2007

CECOP's Document

Position paper

The cohesion policy 2007-2013

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22 Jun 2007

Position of Cooperatives Europe

Position paper

Common Position of Cooperatives Europe on Services of General Interest - 14 June 2007

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13 Jun 2007

State aid: Block Exemption

Position paper

Within the framework of the consultation on the state aid block exemption regulation, CECOP sent its own position.

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29 May 2007

CGSCOP collaborates with French TV channel, France 2, to prepare a report on production cooperatives in France

Position paper

France 2, the 1st public services TV channel in France broadcasted a TV programme called “Complément d'Enquête” titled “France differently”. They asked CGSCOP to participate which allowe...

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20 May 2007

ANCPL National assembly: turnover of 9,189 millions Euros in 2006, a growth of 4,6% compared to 2005

Position paper

On 18 May 2007, ANCPL held its national assembly with the presence of the Italian economy and finance Minister, Vincenzo Visco. It was the occasion for the organisation to present excellent results: with 889 cooperatives and 6...

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10 May 2007

Social Platform draft SGI common position

Position paper

Ensuring high quality services of general interest: What role for the Europe Union? - Common position of the Social Platform - Version of 3 May 2007

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10 May 2007

CGSCOP collaborates with French TV channel, France 2, to prepare a report on production cooperatives in France

Position paper

France 2, the 1st public services TV channel in France broadcasted a TV programme called “Complément d'Enquête” titled “France differently”. They asked CGSCOP to participate which allowe...

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03 May 2007

European e-skills 2006 Conference

Position paper

Declaration of the European e-skills 2006 Conference - 5 and 6 October 2006, Thessaloniki, Greece

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25 Apr 2007

Communication from the Commission: Follow-up to the Green Paper 'European Transparency Initiative' - COM (2007)127 final

Position paper

As we were reporting in CECOP Link nr 2007/13 of 05.04.2007, the European Commission published on 21.03.2007 a communication on “The follow-up of the Green Paper's European Transparency Initiative”, drafted on t...

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24 Apr 2007

Guide: Creating an inclusive society

Position paper

Guide: Creating an inclusive society: Mainstreaming disability based on the Social Economy

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12 Apr 2007

Services of general interest (SGI): launching of internal CECOP consultation

Position paper

After the General Assembly and the consultation on labour law, we are now launching an internal CECOP consultation on the services of general interest (SGI), as already announced at the 27 February Board meeting.

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10 Apr 2007

How enterprise democracy can transform capitalism: interview with French scholar Marc Fleurbaey

News

Le Soir - April 2007. In an interview with Belgium's main French-language daily Le Soir, Marc Fleurbaey (research director at CNRS, the French National Centre for Scientific Research) shares the conclusions of his research,...

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07 Apr 2007

CECOP'S Common Position on SGI

Position paper

CECOP'S Common Position on Services of General Interest (SGI)

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05 Apr 2007

Seminar on the INVOLVE project / 30 March 2007

Event

On the afternoon after the general assembly, part of the members remained for a detailed presentation on the Involve project, followed by several programmed presentations (see programme) and additional contributions. The semina...

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05 Apr 2007

Progress: DG Employment, social Affairs and equal opportunity launched on 2 April 2007 a call for proposal entitled “restructuring, well-being at work and financial participation”

Position paper

The decision n° 1672/2006 establishing a Community program for employment and social solidarity - PROGRESS, was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on 24 October and was published in the EU Official Journal o...

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