CECOP invites the broader cooperative community to contribute to the relief efforts after the devastating floods in the Emilia-Romagna region.

CECOP is happy to announce the publication of the first edition of our newsletter of 2023. We hope through it, members and readers alike, will stay informed of our latest activities and EU developments.

Giuseppe Guerini has met in Madrid with the Spanish Director-General of Social Economy, as well as visiting our Spanish member COCETA.

CECOP and several of its members spoke at the FI Campus event, presenting the cooperative model in a session focused on worker buyouts

CECOP president Giuseppe Guerini attended the OECD Conference “Inspiration, innovation and inclusion: Shaping our future with the social and solidarity economy”. This article details his intervention on social impact measurement.

European Commission is preparing to revise the Late Payments Directive – here is CECOP’s feedback

On March 15, 2023, European Commission published the green and digital transition pathway for construction – it acknowledges the important contribution of worker cooperatives

Find out more about our advocacy on the topic of platform work. In recent years CECOP has worked hard to raise awareness on the challenges workers face on platforms, and the cooperative solutions available.

CECOP’s Secretary General will be discussing worker buyouts in this event.

In connection with the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the most important European players in the field of social economy gather in Gothenburg, at a conference highlighting the role of social economy in cr...

CECOP had the chance to sit down with our member Coompanion, and discuss the ongoing Swedish Presidency.

After two earthquakes hit Türkiye and Syria, the cooperative movement is getting together to channel and amplify help. 

December 9, 2022, marked the 1-year anniversary of the Social Economy Action Plan (SEAP), a key EU document outlining EU policies in support of social economy.

This CECOP report focuses on how coops contribute to meeting the high demand for care and address the challenges in the sector. It is now readily available in Polish.

Today, on 2 February 2023, European Parliament in the plenary vote approved the EMPL committee report on the Platform Work Directive, supporting cooperatives and promoting fair competition for honest businesses.

In December 2022, after months of intense work, European Parliament’s EMPL committee adopted its report on the Directive on improving working conditions in platform work

On November 14, the European Commission presented the Transition Pathway for Proximity and Social Economy, which outlines measures for green and digital transition in social economy enterprises.

CECOP is happy to announce the publication of the fourth edition of our newsletter of 2022. We hope through it, members and readers alike, will stay informed of our latest activities and EU developments.

CECOP expects recent European Commission’s announcements on the reform of the EU economic governance framework to lead to increased social & sustainable investment, but some concerns remain.

During the second semester of 2022, CECOP co-hosted a series of three MLS for members on coops and digitalization.

CECOP supports the objective and several measures envisaged by the European Commission in the framework of the European Year of Skills 2023, highlights cooperative-specific priorities.

During the roundtable discussion on the Transition Pathway for the mobility Ecosystem, CECOP voiced the need for the recognition of cooperatives and their contribution toward sustainable mobility in the upcoming Transition Pathway...

CECOP's hybrid conference on November 15 gathered cooperators, EU institutions and other European stakeholders to discuss the role of cooperatives in the care sector.

At the beginning of 2022, CECOP published the report “Lasting Impact. Measuring the social impact of worker and social cooperatives in Europe: focus on Italy and Spain”. The publication is now readily available in Polish.

Together with our Polish member NAUWC, CECOP co-hosted a national workshop on measuring social impact.