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05 Feb 2026

Community-led support and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities: the cooperati...

News Position paper

CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on Enhancing the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities up to 2030 -

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28 Jan 2026

Who’s the Boss? How cooperatives fit into algorithmic management discussion

News Publication Event Project EaSI / ESF+ programme

On 30 September 2025, CECOP organised the webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative perspective”.

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22 Jan 2026

Revised public procurement rules must strengthen social and environmental standards and in...

News Position paper

CECOP urges the Commission to emphasise quality over price in new public procurement consultation.

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18 Dec 2025

CECOP Newsletter #1 & 2 - 2025

News EaSI / ESF+ programme

CECOP is happy to announce the publication of its 2025 newsletter. We hope through it, members and readers alike, will stay informed of our latest activities an...

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15 Dec 2025

Highlights from CECOP’s conference “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way” – Driving Europe’s...

News Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

On 16 October, CECOP organised a conference to explore how cooperatives are delivering on fair, inclusive, and democratic working environments, when the EU was...

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12 Dec 2025

‘Labour and Solidarity’: a documentary about Bulgarian worker cooperatives

News Video

On Wednesday, 3 December, we attended the screening of the documentary, produced by the Bulgarian National Union of Worker Producers.

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03 Dec 2025

CECOP Mutual Learning Sessions on cooperative startups as bearers of innovation

News EaSI / ESF+ programme

In November 2025, CECOP co-hosted a series of three Mutual Learning Sessions (MLS) for members on the topic of innovative cooperative startups.

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03 Dec 2025

Joint statement: “How to make quality jobs for everyone?”

News Position paper

A vision for more inclusive and integrated forms of employment for the Quality Jobs Roadmap

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28 Nov 2025

ZOOM IN on our Danish member Kooperationen

News

On the occasion of the Danish Presidency of the European Council, CECOP had the chance to interview its Danish member, Kooperationen, to discuss the Presidency.

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27 Nov 2025

Second edition of CECOP study visits in Brussels - “What is CECOP’s role in the EU?”

News Event EaSI / ESF+ programme

On 18-19 November, CECOP welcomed members and cooperators in Brussels.

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24 Nov 2025

CECOP engages in key debates on digital platforms providing home care at ORIGAMI final con...

News Event Project

Partners, including CECOP, of the EU-funded ORIGAMI project, gathered together with experts and policymakers in Brussels on November the 20th at the European Ec...

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17 Nov 2025

CECOP’s contribution to the revision of EU State Aid rules for rescuing and restructuring...

News Position paper

Proposal to Enlarge the Definition of “Undertaking in Difficulty” to Include Enterprises Facing a Succession Crisis:

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14 Nov 2025

CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU’s next long-...

News Position paper

CECOP, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the Regulat...

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13 Nov 2025

CECOP responds to European Commission consultation on the Circular Economy Act

News Position paper

CECOP provided feedback to the European Commission for the public consultation and the call for evidence on the Circular Economy Act.

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04 Nov 2025

CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU’s next long-...

News Position paper

CECOP welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the Regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social and territor...

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29 Oct 2025

Time for decisive investments in care services: Call for earmarking of funds for implement...

News Position paper

Today, on the occasion of the UN International Day of Care, CECOP, as part of the European Care Alliance, urges the EU legislators to earmark dedicated funding...

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28 Oct 2025

New book on worker and social cooperatives: “Cooperativism at Work“

News Publication

We are happy to announce the publication of the book “Cooperativism at Work: Worker-owned Cooperatives Across the World”.

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28 Oct 2025

CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU Anti-Poverty...

News Position paper

CECOP has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the forthcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.

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22 Oct 2025

Save the date - The role of digital platforms in the ongoing transformations of the home c...

News Event Project

Don't miss the upcoming conference of the ORIGAMI project.

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20 Oct 2025

Joint Statement: 100 billion Euros for social spending? The devil’s in the details

News

CECOP co-signed the Joint Statement “100 billion Euros for social spending? The devil’s in the details”.

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20 Oct 2025

New CECOP Report: “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way”

News Publication EaSI / ESF+ programme

Industrial and service cooperatives prove that fair, resilient, and inclusive employment isn’t just possible, it’s scalable. With over 43,000 cooperatives acros...

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15 Oct 2025

Monica Fantini elected as new President of CECOP

News Press release

On 16 October 2025, the General Assembly of CECOP gathered in Brussels and elected Monica Fantini as the new President of CECOP.

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14 Oct 2025

CECOP’s contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the GBER

News Position paper

CECOP welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission for the review of the General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER).

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07 Oct 2025

CECOP’s position on the European Innovation Act and on the 28th regime

News Position paper

CECOP, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives, welcomes the European Commission’s consultation on the European Innovation Act and on...

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17 Sep 2025

Local Roots, Global Solidarity: How UK Cooperators Are Building a Movement

Event

On 16-18 May, CECOP staff participated to a weekend gathering organised by our member, workers.coop.

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