Calling young cooperators! Join us in Budapest (29 June–1 July) for "Youth Voices, Cooperative Choices." 🇭🇺 Level up your skills & examine how cooperativism can democratise the economy. Free ✈️ Travel & 🏠 accomodation grants Info: coopseurope.coop/events/youth... #Coops4dev🌍 #YECN

The #CoopsDay 2026 theme is announced: Cooperatives for a Peaceful World. 🕊️ In a fragmented world, coops are bridge builders that create trust. Share your stories for 4 July using #CoopsDay, and we will boost your efforts! Find info & logos at coopsday.coop 🌍

Startups & scaleups need diversity in business models. At the European Economic and Social Committee plenary, our director Agnès Mathis pointed to "cooperatives as locally anchored by design", and called for education that connects tech, management and finance. #EESCPlenary

"Social funding is not a cost, it is an investment. If we want a more competitive Europe, we need to invest in its people."💬said MEP Maravillas Abadia Jover yesterday during a discussion on the future of #socialfunding under the next #MFF. Thanks for hosting us @easpd.eu

The Social Economy Action Plan mid-term review confirms progress since 2021, but also a clear test ahead: delivery by Member States. 👉 Read our full response to the mid-term review: :https://bit.ly/4sIIocw #SEAP

Our director Agnes Mathis joined today's @icacoop.bsky.social members' chat to present how we advocate for coops. By working with our members, we ensure a level playing field across Europe. We prove that the coop model is competitive, resilient, and ready for inclusive EU policies.

Today, we met with MEP Cecilia Strada to discuss how #coops support the EU’s external priorities in development and humanitarian action. Coops deliver local impact, long-term resilience & people-centred solutions. #Coops4Dev🌍 @socialistsanddemocrats.eu

We are at the @eesc.bsky.social in Brussels today for the seminar "Advancing the Social Economy: a Framework for a Resilient and Competitive Europe". Co-organised by Confcooperative, & Federcasse, & us, we're exploring how to strengthen the social dimension of the 🇪🇺 project.

Stronger partnerships, stronger messages 🤝 Yesterday, the Cooperatives Europe Development Platform members met with CONCORD to discuss #GlobalGateway governance, key priorities, and what’s changed since the Mind Our Business (2020) report. Next stop: Bonn. #coops4dev 🌍 #SDG17 #PeopleFirst

Cooperatives Europe has welcomed plans for a EU Inc, a new legal business structure which would operate across the European Union. www.thenews.coop/cooperatives...

New EU Inc proposal aims to make it easier to start and grow a business across the EU 🇪🇺 We welcome the step, but stress it must reflect coops’ unique governance, ownership, and cross-border challenges. Read more: coopseurope.coop/news_article...

Save the date. 20 years of Cooperatives Europe 🎉 Join us in Brussels on 15–16 Oct 2026 at the EESC for: 🏅Anniversary Awards 🗨️ High-level talks with EU policymakers 🔭 A look at what comes next Registration opens spring 2026. #Cooperatives #PeopleFirst

Full house yesterday. The sun even came out! ☀️ We welcomed 45 members of the Federation of Pharmacists’ Cooperatives of Greece (OSFE) to our office. The energy was high as we discussed our work and how to collaborate. We also exchanged the challenges coops face locally. 🇬🇷🇪🇺

We welcomed more than 250 participants from across the globe for the launch of the Legal Framework Analysis (LFA) for Cooperatives 2.0! 🔗 Read the note: ica.coop/en/newsroom/... 📽️ Watch the webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA0Q... #Coops4Dev🌍 #Law4Coops #Cooperatives #CooperativeLaw

Happy International Women’s Day 🌸 Our President Giuseppe Guerini & colleagues Annalisa Vallone & Mathilde Delabie, share a message on the role of women in cooperatives and why advancing women’s leadership matters. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #Coops #GenderEquality 💜

In this interview, we sit down with Hilde Vernaillen, CEO of P&V Group, as part of the Cooperatives and Mutuals Leadership Circle #CM50 interview series. Read: cm50.coop/news/a-conve... Learn more: cm50.coop #Beyond2025 #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld

Today is the last day of #CivSocWeek 2026! We kicked off with a lively session diving into the opportunities and challenges for civil space across Europe. If you could not join in person, watch us LIVE here 👉 link.europa.eu/T9CJg7

What a week! We wrapped up #CivSocWeek 2026 at the @eesc.bsky.social with two workshops on people, democracy & resilience. We discussed how the next MFF can secure fair rules & funding for civil society, coops & the social economy. Video recap below👇 #coops4dev🌍

Yesterday, at our co-hosted workshop during #CivSocWeek, president @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social highlighted the need for a specific taxation approach for SEOs.🤝 Major priority: how #coops manage taxation on surplus & reserves to stay resilient & democratic. Let's build a stronger economy!

Join us for the Civil Society Week at the @eesccivsocrel.bsky.social today & tomorrow. 👉 Today: "Building an enabling environment for Democratic resilience" 16:30-18:00. Our President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social will take the floor to discuss #taxation & #coops. 🔗Stream: t.co/Tcg59s9M1i

📢 Join us on 12 March for the first #Gender & Diversity Focus Group of 2026! 🔹 Topic: "Cultivating Innovation: The Role of Women-Led Cooperatives" 🔹 10:00–11:30 CET ❗Deadline for sign up: 6 March❗ 🔗 Apply here! https://bit.ly/4cqBjc4

Cooperatives are powering progress toward #SDG7! 🌍⚡ From Ecopower in Belgium to Enercoop in France, community-owned energy is driving the energy transition! 📖 Read the full brief here: https://bit.ly/4l3kZQs#SDG7 #Coops4Dev🌍

✨ Opportunity: On 3 March (online), we’re hosting 2 focus groups to test research findings and co-design practical digital training .👥 Educators, practitioners, tech actors, students 🇵🇱 Priority list for fully funded Krakow mobility Join us: coopseurope.coop/events/focus... #DigiSE5

Last chance ⏰ Deadline tomorrow for our Junior Events Officer – International Development role. Based in Brussels, working on international partnerships and events across the cooperative movement. Apply now 👇 coopseurope.coop/news_article...

⏳ Only 2 days to go! Join the official launch of Phase II of the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis. 📅 25 Feb 2026 ⏰ 14:00–15:30 CET 💻 Online How do laws shape cooperatives worldwide? Register 👉 https://zoom.us/meeting/register/pGxuf5qzQNK_un_sE20nYQ#/registration#/registration #coops4dev🌍

🚨 1 hour before we kick off! Join our webinar on the role of cooperatives in crisis adaptation. 🗓️ Today 14:00–15:30. Hear experts from ILO, We Effect, ALDA & more. Q&A included! Register & info: coopseurope.coop/events/webin... #socialjustice #coops4dev🌍

Deadline soon ⏰ Cooperatives Europe is hiring a (Junior) Events Officer – International Development in Brussels. If you enjoy organising events and working in international cooperation, take a look 👇 Apply by 27 Feb (23:59 CET) lnkd.in/epEU92pb #coops4dev🌍

Only 2 days to go!⏳ Join our webinar “Crisis adaptation and response: Cooperating for social rights” as the second of our five-part dialogue series. 🗓️Thursday, 19 Feb, 14:00–15:30. Register & info: coopseurope.coop/news_article... Agenda: coopseurope.coop/wp-content/u... #coops4dev🌍

Planning your agenda for the coming weeks? Join our upcoming events: 🗓️Webinar on social rights and crisis response under #coops4dev🌍 🗓️Workshop on democratic resilience 🗓️Workshop on funding civic space More info and registration 👉 coopseurope.coop/events

New SDG Policy Brief! 📢 Discover how #coops drive progress on #SDG2: Zero Hunger. From shortening supply chains in Germany to policy reform in Poland, coops are building resilient food systems across Europe and the globe. Read the full brief here: lnkd.in/e646qsgt 📄

📣 New webinar | Dialogue series – Episode 2 'Crisis adaptation and response: cooperating for social rights' 🗓️ 19 Feb | 14-15:30h CET 💻 Online Explore how #coops support recovery, rebuild livelihoods in times of crisis. More info: coopseurope.coop/events/webin... #coops4dev🌍

Digital change is here. Education is the key. Through #DigiSE5, we support digital education for the social economy sharing open research, real examples, and practical tools for cooperatives and educators. 📩 Subscribe to the DigiSE5 newsletter: eepurl.com/jgRhWo

Strong exchange at the @ec.europa.eu with Commissioner @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social 🇪🇺 President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social & colleague Mathilde Delabie discussed the #SEAP, skills, social impact investment, the care economy, and the role of #coops. We look forward to working together 🤝

Impressive panels at the #IYC2025 closing event in France organised by Coop FR. A strong showing of how coops deliver both values and performance across finance, health, and crafts. Our board member Priscille Szeradzki takes part in the conversation.💬

📢Vacancy Alert! We’re recruiting a (Junior) Events Officer in Brussels. You’ll work on events & communication under the #coops4dev🌍 development partnership, as part of a small, international team. Are you our new colleague? 👉👈 🗓 Deadline: 27 Feb coopseurope.coop/news_article...

How can Ukrainian cooperatives connect to the wider European cooperative system? In Kyiv 🇺🇦, Annalisa Vallone spoke at the Power of Cooperatives 2026 Conference on cooperatives as bridges of European integration. #coops4dev🌍 (1/2)

Our colleague Annalisa Vallone is now live online at the "Power of Cooperatives 2026" event in Kyiv 🇺🇦. She joins the panel on #cooperatives as bridges of European integration to speak about our activities to support #coops. Livestream:🎥https://www.youtube.com/live/N7L7IN8Xb_c #coops4dev🌍

Warning over fate of #coops and #socialeconomy sector in Portugal as government pulls out of sector body Cases @coopseurope.bsky.social and Social Economy Europe are among those calling for a rethink

Save CASES. Protect Portuguese coops. ⚠️ The Portuguese government plans to leave CASES. This move will end the national entity that promotes and accredits the cooperative movement. Read more about this and how to help: coopseurope.coop/news_article...

Cooperatives took the spotlight in 2025. Our president Giuseppe Guerini reflects in the @csogroupeesc.bsky.social newsletter. Read more via @CSOGroupEESC 👇 🔗 www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-medi... #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #Beyond2025 #CoopsYear #IYC2025

📘 New study out! As part of the DigiSE5.0 project, we supported research on how digital tools & creative spaces help students gain the skills needed for cooperatives & the #SocialEconomy. 🧩 23 real examples, key challenges & what works👇 🔗https://bit.ly/4jveJjW#SocialEconomy #DigiSE5

📚 Discover how coops drive climate action and tackle inequality with examples from across Europe in the latest two SDG Policy Briefs! 🌱 Climate Action (#SDG13): copac.coop/wp-content/u... ⚖️ Reducing Inequalities (#SDG10): copac.coop/wp-content/u... #coops4dev🌍

🎄 Wishing you a calm Christmas and a good end to the year. Our team is on a short holiday break and will be back on 5 January 2026. All the best for the weeks ahead and for 2026.

We are proud to announce our new guide: “From Aid to Ownership: The Cooperative Approach to International Development.” A short teaser is now available with: • key ideas • early visuals • a preview of the tools 👉 View here: coopseurope.coop/publication/... #coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025

🏘️ Housing is simply becoming unaffordable across Europe... To tackle this, the European Commission has unveiled its first European Affordable Housing Plan, recognising housing cooperatives as key actors. Read our reaction🔗 https://bit.ly/3L38Yx0

📘 New bi-regional report! Together with Cooperatives of the Americas we released a new #coops4dev🌍 report highlighting best practices and recommendations building on our recent Caring Cooperatively Webinar Series. 🌍 🌎 🔗 Read it here: coopseurope.coop/publication/...

Housing Europe sees the EU Affordable Housing Plan as a 1st step to build a framework allowing Europe to join forces. Success will depend on local capacity to meet diverse housing needs, and public, cooperative, and social housing should remain central. housingeurope.eu/new-era-for-...

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Today we join the 18th EU-Ukraine Civil Society Platform in Brussels at the @eesc.bsky.social. With cooperatives back in the Platform, we will highlight their role in Ukraine’s recovery and call for a reference to cooperatives in the joint declaration. (1/2) #csp

The Commission has released the Quality Jobs Roadmap. A good step that must stay ambitious. Because #coops create quality work but still face barriers. Europe needs a fair environment for all.⚖️ Read our reaction: https://coopseurope.coop/news_article/commission-unveils-its-new-quality-job-roadmap/

🎙️We’re live! Today’s webinar kicks off our Dialogue series “The Power of Cooperation in Advancing a Human Rights Economy in Crises.” 🕊️ 📣 Join now: lnkd.in/eqpDFBb2 #coops4dev🌍