CECOP General Assembly 2026
CECOP held its hybrid annual General Assembly (GA) on 9 June 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by CONFECOOP, the Portuguese Cooperative Confederation.
CECOP held its hybrid annual General Assembly (GA) on 9 June 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by CONFECOOP, the Portuguese Cooperative Confederation.
Registrations are now open for the workshop organised by CECOP and Portuguese member Confecoop.
In 2025, Poland celebrated a remarkable milestone: 125 years of student cooperatives.
On 9 April, CECOP Secretary General Diana Dovgan was among the speakers at the webinar "Social economy as a driver of competitiveness: reindustrialisation and l...
The European Commission launched a consultation on the draft proposal for a new General Block Exemption Regulation.
‘From Principle to Action. Best Practices for Disability Inclusion’
In a global context marked by significant economic, social, and budgetary challenges, CICOPA wishes to reaffirm its strong support for the International Labour...
CECOP signed a joint statement on the next EU Budget, endorsed by 68 European networks and 288 national organisations from 32 countries. Together, the EUFunds4S...
CECOP, alongside partners in the Network for Sustainable Development in Public Procurement, signed a joint letter to the European Commission outlining key prior...
On 10-11 February, CECOP participated in the ETUI’s conference on the Future of Work.
At the start of 2026, CECOP signed a 3-year Action Grant agreement with the European Commission’s DG EMPL, funded under the EaSI strand of the European Social F...
On 12 February, CECOP’s Secretary General spoke at the Public Hearing on "A Culture Compass for Europe" at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on Enhancing the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities up to 2030 -
On 30 September 2025, CECOP organised the webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative perspective”.
CECOP urges the Commission to emphasise quality over price in new public procurement consultation.
CECOP is happy to announce the publication of its 2025 newsletter. We hope through it, members and readers alike, will stay informed of our latest activities an...
On 16 October, CECOP organised a conference to explore how cooperatives are delivering on fair, inclusive, and democratic working environments, when the EU was...
On Wednesday, 3 December, we attended the screening of the documentary, produced by the Bulgarian National Union of Worker Producers.
In November 2025, CECOP co-hosted a series of three Mutual Learning Sessions (MLS) for members on the topic of innovative cooperative startups.
A vision for more inclusive and integrated forms of employment for the Quality Jobs Roadmap
On the occasion of the Danish Presidency of the European Council, CECOP had the chance to interview its Danish member, Kooperationen, to discuss the Presidency.
On 18-19 November, CECOP welcomed members and cooperators in Brussels.
Partners, including CECOP, of the EU-funded ORIGAMI project, gathered together with experts and policymakers in Brussels on November the 20th at the European Ec...
Proposal to Enlarge the Definition of “Undertaking in Difficulty” to Include Enterprises Facing a Succession Crisis:
CECOP, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the Regulat...