Workshop co-organised by CECOP and CFI - Under the auspices of Lombardy Region

CECOP attends the event "Let’s renew the Social Economy Intergroup", that will take place on Wednesday 20 November 2019, from 6pm to 8pm, at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Employment and Social Affairs Ministers call Member States and the European Commission to reinforce the role of the social economy in creating quality jobs and providing social inclusion

European Commission study confirms: cooperatives are champions in cooperation with other cooperatives

After their appointment, the European Parliament is auditing Commissioners-designate. In the meantime, the social economy family is gathering support among Members of the European Parliaments (MEPs) to renew the Social Economy Int...

After two fruitful years of collaboration with several European and national partners, the R2G project comes to an end. 13 case studies of democratic governance of social enterprises from numerous European countries were presented...

CECOP and SOLIDAR’s common workshop on quality jobs provided several recommendations for EU decision makers on how to achieve the economy of well-being.

CECOP is happy to announce the publication of the second 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.

A summary of the Civil Society Days 2019 at the European Economic and Social Committee on the 13th of June where Secretary General Diana Dovgan and President of the French worker cooperative SCOP-TI took the floor during a se...

In the aftermath of the elections which took place on the 26th of May, in this article, we point out CECOP's priorities and goals for this new parliamentary term.

CECOP welcomes the publication of Eurofound report “Cooperatives and social enterprises: Work and employment in selected countries” which reaffirms that cooperatives, particularly worker cooperatives a...

In our Report of Activity for 2018 you can read about the main activities that CECOP undertook in 2018.

To celebrate its 40th annyversary, Cecop will hold a special General Assembly in Manchester from 20 to 22 May. Please consult the programme and register before 7 June.

Interview with Sevastiţa Grigorescu, President of UCECOM, Romanian Union of Handicraft and Production Cooperatives

The European Civil Society Days 2019 are approaching and we are happy to inform you that CECOP has been invited to contribute to the workshop number 6: “Economy and democracy in the labour market: for a resilient and sust...

In the end of May 2019, the European citizens will elect new European MEPs. In a context of global instability, CECOP-CICOPA calls the European decision-makers for encouraging democracy and social-based values.

In a 2014 study by IPSOS, a global market research firm, European youths are depicted to be quite pessimistic about their future – and for a good reason. Uncertainty about professional realisation, access to labour market...

What is European Industry’s role in tackling climate change? Are industries paying their fair share to support sustainable production processes? What is the European industry’s role in the field of upskilling and re...

On Wednesday 6th of February 2019, Social Economy Europe held an event at the European Economic and Social Committee on “Social Economy for the Future of the European Union”.

How does a cooperative work? Will I get there? Is it difficult? Before setting up a cooperative, there are many questions young entrepreneurs have in mind, and finding the right answers when overwhelmed with red tape and regula...

CECOP-CICOPA Europe has decided to give a voice directly to young people and those working with them. Here is the third and last video of the series. It comes from the Cooperative ERSE, founded in Tuscany by a group of young en...