Cooperatives Europe

💶 What’s ahead for the EU’s long-term budget?

The European Commission’s new #MFF proposal is here it has implications for #cooperatives & the wider #SocialEconomy.

We break it down here↓
🔗 coopseurope.coop/news_article...

#EUBudget

🌾🔙 THROWBACK to our 9 July event in Rome with @LegacoopN, @SOCODEVI & 🇺🇦 Coop Academy on Ukraine’s agri-food recovery.

We’ve recapped the highlights—access the summary, resources & full recording 👇
📽️ youtu.be/DQz2TQeJrOY?...

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#coops4dev🌍

“These developments pose a serious challenge for cooperatives - especially after years of navigating successive crises.”

In an opinion piece, Cooperatives Europe President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social reacts to the EU–US #TradeDeal.

🔗 Read the full opinion here: coopseurope.coop/news_article...

📣 New Webinar Series!

🤝 Cooperatives Europe and Cooperatives of the Americas will join forces under #coops4dev🌍 to launch a mini bi-regional Webinar Series on Care Economy! 🏥

📅 Webinar 1: September 16
📅 Webinar 2: October 16

🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/ezuKyyQE

#coops4dev🌍 #careeconomy #IYC25

🌲In Finland, forest-owning #coops like Metsä Group restore ecosystems through regenerative forestry & nature-based solutions.

They lead long-term projects to protect wetlands, pollinators & endangered species.

📘Read the #SDGs 14/15 brief:
coopseurope.coop/news_article...
#coops4dev🌍

Our #URC2025 activities continue with the 17th meeting of the EESC EU-Ukraine civil society platform, celebrating 10 years of Ukraine’s EU integration process. 🇺🇦🇪🇺

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #URC2025

🧑‍🏫“Many universities are working in the same direction on coop education — but they’re not collaborating yet. One of our next steps is to bring them into one space.”

— @Lorenzo Novaro, our project officer at #ICACCR2025 in Montreal 🇨🇦

A call for smarter, shared learning.

Vitaliy Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine 🇺🇦 concludes our high-level #URC workshop: “Cooperatives for the Reconstruction of Ukraine's’ Agri-Food Sector” acknowledging the role of coops and the importance of EU accession.

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #URC2025

Panel 2 explores cooperatives as civil society actors for social inclusion and women's leadership in agriculture. 👩‍🌾🌾‍

Speakers also share why coops are key actors to advance Ukraine's integration in and with the European Union. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #URC2025
@nat-eesc.bsky.social

Speakers present real-world case studies from Ukraine & Italy at our #URC high-level workshop. 🇺🇦🇮🇹

Nazar Karpyn (Fiana Polyana cooperative), Simone Belletti, (Consorzio Sativa/Cooperativa Agricola Cesenate) and Tetiana Senchu (Sviy Do Svoho Cooperative).

#coops4dev #IYC2025

💬 Sofia Burtak, President of Rural Women Business Network 🇺🇦 speaks at Panel 1: 'We are happy to cooperate with the coops around the world not to only get experience and advice but also to gain access to markets and grow our potential'

#coops4dev #IYC2025 #URC2025

🇺🇦 🌾 We kicked off our #URC workshop “Cooperatives for the Reconstruction of Ukraine's’ Agri-Food Sector” hosted together with Legacoop, SOCODEVI and the Ukrainian Cooperative Academy.

💻 Join our webstream: lnkd.in/emtuHgpa

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #URC2025

⏰ We are starting soon!

🕙 Join us at 10.00 CEST online for the high-level workshop “Cooperatives for the Reconstruction of Ukraine's’ Agri-Food Sector.”

💻 Watch online here: lnkd.in/emtuHgpa
👉 Full Agenda: lnkd.in/eHP7qJMe

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #URC2025

@nat-eesc.bsky.social

Nuturing the next generation of co-operation in Europe How the Young European Cooperators Network is looking to build a youth presence in the continent's social economy

We speak to Mathilde Delabie about the Young European Cooperators Network and its work to build a youth presence in the #socialeconomy

@coopseurope.bsky.social #coops

Cooperatives for the Reconstruction of Ukraine’s Agri-Food Sector - Cooperatives Europe Official Side Event to the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC)📅 9 July 2025 | 🕙 10:00–12:30 CEST📍 Legacoop Nazionale, Via Guattani 9, Sala Basevi – Rome🔗 Register here   About the event This offici...

🔜Tomorrow: #coops take action for 🇺🇦 Ukraine’s recovery.

At this #URC2025 side event in Rome, we spotlight how coops are rebuilding the agri-food sector: supporting farmers, creating jobs, & aligning with Ukraine’s path to the EU.

🔗Info:
coopseurope.coop/events/coope...

#coops4dev🌍

Today is #CoopsDay, right in the heart of the UN International Year of Cooperatives 2025.

In Europe, over 141 million members and 5.4 million workers are showing what it means to build a better world—together.

Happy International Cooperative Day! 🥳
#IYC2025 #Cooperatives

🌍 On June 23, we co-hosted our final 🧩 #MondayTalks webinar with ALDA Balkans.

💬 This episode featured the following panel: Ana Džokić (Cooperator and Co-Founder STEALTH.unlimited), Victoria Ayvazyan (‪@fao.org) and Anna Loscalzo (Tatabox).

#coops4dev🌍 #ALDAxCoopsEurope

At the @lllplatform High-Level Policy Debate, Commissioner @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social called for “resilient, inclusive & future-ready learning systems.”

📚Coops are part of that vision — putting people at the centre of education, skills, and lifelong learning across Europe. #Principle5

Today we’re attending the @lllplatform.eu High-Level Policy Debate & GA.

📚 We’re discussing how EU policy can better support lifelong learning, inclusive education, & skills development — from their new Manifesto to exploring the role of data, civil society, and social rights.

🗨️ “There’s a political regression, environmental & social issues are being sidelined for a hollow idea of competitiveness..."

"Now more than ever, we need a form of entrepreneurship that puts people before profit.”
Giuseppe Guerini, President of Cooperatives Europe at #GreenBoost4WISEs

We are resuming our cooperative dialogue on the Western Balkans with our third and final 🧩 #MondayTalks webinar, co-hosted with ALDA Balkans.

Ana Džokić, Viktorya Ayvazyan & Anna Loscalzo share their insights on the practicalities of coop entrepreneurship.

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC25

Catalan housing co-op Sostre Cívic wins Responsible Housing Award Sostre Cívic impressed the judges with its non-speculative “right-of-use” model which provides housing at 25–40% below market rents

Catalan housing co-op Sostre Civic wins Responsible Housing Award @coopseurope.bsky.social

The full #coops4dev🌍 Policy Team present at the EU policy forum on development (PFD) to discuss how coops are advancing international development.

@icacoop.bsky.social @icaasiaandpacific.bsky.social

💬 “We rarely bring researchers & businesses into the same room. Yet they’re each other’s problem solvers.” said Annalisa Vallone, our International Development Coordinator

This dialogue must grow. The future of the movement depends on it.
#IYC2025 #coops4dev🌍

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🎓 At the ICA YES Day, we hosted a workshop with emerging scholars.
They tackled key questions:
— Purpose of cooperatives
— Environmental & digital transitions
— Trust & governance
— Competitiveness vs. member value

Read more: coopseurope.coop/news_article...
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Cooperative Identity in Focus: Highlights from CCR Europe 2025 - Cooperatives Europe Cooperative Identity – Who are we as a movement, as organisations, and as cooperators? A timely and relevant theme for the 2025 ICA Committee on Cooperative Research Europe Conference, held last week ...

Who are we as cooperators?
At #CCR2025 in Helsinki 🇫🇮, we explored the cooperative identity — from theory to practice.
We brought the voice of #coops4dev🌍 and international development into the room.

Read more: coopseurope.coop/news_article...

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Our last 🧩 #MondayTalks webinar, co-organised with ALDA Balkans takes place on June 23rd!

📢 Don't forget to register!

📅 Jun 23, 2025
⏲️11:00-12:30 CEST
Register here: lnkd.in/eAvKsht4More
More info: lnkd.in/eHtdScqx

#coops4dev🌍 #ALDAxCoopsEurope

💬 key #topics discussed:

🔸The role of credit coops in addressing youth's challenges in accessing finance.
🔸Innovative tools to attract youth to the agriculture and dairy sectors.
🔸The inclusive employment opportunities created by coops and collective action.

💡 Through this collaboration, we brought European & national cooperative perspectives on the future of sustainable farming and agriculture.

Thank you to our members for their interventions: Agnieszka Maliszewska (COPA-COGECA) and Mariam Gabrielyan (Farm Credit Armenia UCO CC)!

🤝 On June 12th, we co-hosted the session "Collective action to empower rural youth" jointly with @fao.org's Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO REU) during their 2nd Rural Youth Forum in Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺 👩‍🌾

#coops4dev🌍 #RuralYouthForum #IYC25 #UNSDGs
@copacogeca.bsky.social