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25 Nov 2011

Ceramics: the story of a recovery

Position paper

In Italy, about 90% of the ceramic industry’s national production is concentrated in the region of Emilia Romagna, particularly in the provinces of Reg...

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18 Nov 2011

Read a full chapter of the CECOP-CICOPA Europe publication “Cooperatives Territories and j...

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“Cooperatives, Territories and Jobs: Twenty experiences of cooperatives active in industry and services across Europe” focuses on five different...

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10 Nov 2011

Cooperatives, mentioned in the Communication "Agenda for Change"

Position paper

The European Commission published a Communication on 13th October entitled “Agenda for Change” that announces the future of the European strategy...

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08 Nov 2011

Spanish young cooperators: an escape from the crisis

Position paper

The unemployment and job insecurity figures among young Spaniards are chilling. Almost half of those aged between 16 and 29 years cannot find a job. This is...

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26 Oct 2011

New "Work Together" out now!

Position paper

We are happy to share with you the new issue of “Work Together”! Your information magazine about cooperatives and worker-owned enterprises in ind...

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20 Oct 2011

Número 5 - Octubre 2011 (Spanish version)

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20 Oct 2011

Issue 5 - October 2011

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17 Oct 2011

New websites launched for cooperatives

Position paper

The platform Global News Hub is publishing cooperative news, features and comments from across the world on one single website. All articles are listed on ww...

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14 Oct 2011

Getting out of the crisis

Position paper

On 23rd of September, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) organised the conference in Brussels called “Getting out of the Crisis Together”....

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13 Sep 2011

Cooperatives, a response to a sustainable economy

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CECOP –CICOPA Europe, the organisation which represents cooperatives active in industry and services in Europe presented 2 new publications on 7th Sept...

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08 Sep 2011

Press coverage: CECOP–CICOPA Europe presentation of two new books

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CECOP-CICOPA Europe presented this 7th of September two new books about how cooperatives contribute to the sustainability of Europe in presence of several EU...

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07 Sep 2011

Sustainable European Economy? Cooperatives do it better!

Position paper

CECOP-CICOPA Europe has released 2 books on the contribution of cooperatives active in industry and services to a European sustainable economy. Those publica...

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30 Aug 2011

New website on the road for cooperatives

Position paper

From September the 2nd a new platform called Global News Hub will showcase cooperative news, features and comment from across the world on one single website...

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29 Jul 2011

Cooperatives still more resilient to the crisis

Position paper

Every year since 2009, CICOPA has been consulting its members made up of national organisations representing cooperatives in industry and services in 33 coun...

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25 Jul 2011

The impact of the crisis on worker and social cooperatives 2011 report

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22 Jul 2011

Promoting cooperatives and the Social Economy in Greece

Position paper

The report "Promoting cooperatives and the Social Economy in Greece - How to promote the social economy in Greece through social cooperatives, worker co...

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22 Jul 2011

1. Resilience of cooperatives to the crisis

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21 Jul 2011

Cooperatives as builders of sustainable development

Position paper

As part of the answer to the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda, CICOPA is publishing the results of the study “Cooperatives as builders of sustainable de...

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30 Jun 2011

International Day of Cooperatives: “Youth, the future of cooperative enterprise”

Position paper

The 2nd of July is the 89th International Day of Cooperatives of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). This year, it highlights how cooperatives can...

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24 Jun 2011

Cooperatives are key to the transition from the informal to the formal economy

Position paper

The document “Cooperatives are key to the transition from the informal to the formal economy” by CICOPA argues that the cooperative entrepreneuri...

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23 Jun 2011

The resilience of the cooperative model

Publication

The study “The resilience of the cooperative model”, produced by CECOP - CICOPA Europe identifies the mechanisms which reinforce the resilience o...

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22 Jun 2011

Business Transfers to Employees under the Form of a Cooperative in Europe

News Position paper Publication

CECOP-CICOPA Europe’s presents in this document the opportunities and challenges for successful business transfers in Europe under the cooperative form...

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16 Jun 2011

EU co-financed Project encourages collaboration between Brazil and Uruguay cooperatives

Position paper

Red del Sur (Southern Network) has launched in 2010 an EU co-financed project, where processes focused in cross-border cooperation are reinforced. Organizati...

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07 Jun 2011

Sustainable employment: a key for the future of Europe

Position paper

CECOP - CICOPA Europe launched a campaign on sustainable employment highlighting the fact that worker cooperatives, social cooperatives and other types of en...

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03 Jun 2011

The new law of ‘Sociedades laborales’ is envisaged to be adopted before the summer

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The Spanish Government has stated that the drafting reform of the law for the ‘Sociedades laborales’ (SAL), a specific form of worker-owned busin...

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