The Romanian National Union of Handicraft and Production Cooperatives Association - UCECOM ensures the representation and protection of the interests of handicraft cooperatives at the public and private level, and the promotion of the cooperative principles in Romania. It affiliates 466 cooperative entities and about 11,400 individual members who are, in their great majority, employees of those cooperatives. UCECOM also organizes and conducts direct economic, social, sporting and cultural activities.
Cooperatives contribute to Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation in the European Union, new report shows
NewsClusters of social and ecologic innovation, which often include cooperatives, can successfully respond to the EU’s transition challenges and need enhanced policy support, according to a recent expert report.
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