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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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,...

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

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...

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...

On Monday 26 March an intermediate workshop on the BEST project “Impact of Co-operative Groups on the Competitiveness of their Craft and Small Enterprise Members” EXCHANGE OF VIEWS AND PRACTICES took place at the Eu...

Summary of the decisions taken by the CECOP general assembly on 30 March 2007 (Brussels)

CECOP responded to the consultation opened with the Green Paper “Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st Century”, after an in-depth consultation among its members across Europe. Responding to the...

CECOP's position to the consultation on “Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century” - Final version

Agenda and working documents for the CECOP general assembly and the programme of the seminar which will be both held on 30 March 2007 in Brussels

CECOP position on Green Paper "Modernising labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century" - Version submitted to Cooperatives Europe and drafted on the basis of the inputs expressed during the CECOP seminar on...

Letter from Felice Scalvini, president of CECOP, to the Cooperatives Europe co-presidents

In an article published in the Economic section of the 27 February issue of Le Monde, CGSCOP President Patrick Lenancker requests a commitment from the candidates concerning public policies in favour of worker buy-outs.

News sent by CECOP member SOFICATRA- CoopEst is a new financial initiative for the development of social economy in Central and Eastern Europe. After a founding ceremony in December last year, where DG Regio Commissioner Danuta...

Brussels, 27 February (14h30 - 17h30), after the board meeting