The European Commission published its "Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights" on March 4th, 2021. CECOP welcomes that steps are taken in target setting to make the European Pillar of Social Rights a reality, but urg...
CECOP President Giuseppe Guerini intervened at two workshops in the EU Civil Society Days and shared views on social economy and cooperatives as viable business model to build back better.
The ‘Stand up for the Social Pillar’ Alliance held a high-level debate following the publication of the European Commission’s Social Pillar Action Plan with the participation of Commissioner Schmit and the Portuguese Minister of L...
During a panel organized by Mondragon Corporation, cooperators from across Europe had an opportunity to exchange their cooperative experiences and strategies in re-and upskilling of workers.
The European Commission launched its first stage social partners consultation on improving the working conditions in platform work. CECOP welcomes the analysis brought forward by the EC and the consultation with European social pa...
CECOP invites you on Friday, the 5th of March 2021 from 14:00 to 16:00 CET to the online conference "From Declarations to Action: Time for Social Rights!"
Giuseppe Guerini, President of CECOP, spoke at a panel with EU Commissioner Schmit, members of the European Parliament and Social Economy Europe, organized by the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup, highlighting the c...
During a public hearing of the European Economic and Social Committee, CECOP President Guerini and several members of CECOP discussed the role of the social economy in a fair and sustainable recovery of Europe’s economy.
The Alliance calls for an ambitious Action Plan implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). EU’s recovery must be grounded in strong, sustainable and resilient economies flanked by progressive social policies and se...
The fourth edition of the EU Industry Days is coming up 22-26 of February in Brussels (online). CECOP will take part in Mondragon’s session “Accelerating industrial transformation and workers’ skill development through worker coop...
Meet Rose Marley, the new CEO of Co-operatives UK, as she takes over her new position.
CECOP is pleased to announce that the European Commission has invited CECOP Board Member Francesca Montalti to join the recently established EU Industrial Forum Expert Group.
On the occasion of the launch of Oxfam's report 'The Inequality Virus', CECOP President Giuseppe Guerini comments on how worker and social cooperatives can contribute to the fight against inequalities.
Italian cooperative federations Agci, Confcooperative and Legacoop have signed an agreement with Italy’s largest trade union organizations to promote cooperative worker buyouts.
In light of the current Portuguese Council Presidency, CECOP reiterates the importance of worker and social cooperatives in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and a human centered digital and green transiti...
19 EU member states reaffirmed their commitment to support the Social and Solidarity Economy in a declaration signed in Toledo, Europe’s Capital of the Social Economy.
CECOP is proud to present a three-part docuseries, made in the frame of our campaign and conference "ALL FOR ONE" in 2020.
In December 2020, CECOP published a report on “Social Enterprise Laws In Europe After the 2011 ‘Social Business Initiative’. A comparative analysis from the perspective of worker and social cooperatives”, commissioned to Italian l...
CECOP is happy to announce the publication of the fifth edition of our biannual bulletin on EU-related social affairs and legislative monitoring to keep informed its members as well as other interested actors and stakeholders.
The publication gathers examples of social economy enterprises including people with disabilities through work and/or access to services. Among the best practices, two CECOP member affiliated coops are featured.
European Parliament calls Commission to account for social economy enterprises in the new EU industry strategy.
Read now the “ALL FOR ONE" campaign and conference report. Take a look at the highlights of our communication campaign, and online event on December 3rd, 2020, both dedicated to the worker-owned cooperatives' response to non-stand...
Together with our Polish member NAUWC, CECOP co-hosted a national workshop on the role of education in the European Action Plan for the Social Economy.
CECOP, Diesis Network, and REVES have published a chapter in the framework of the EMEN project final publication.
CECOP reacts to a European Commission consultation on the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, highlighting the crucial role worker and social cooperatives take to ensure the protection of social rights of their members b...
