The voice of cooperative enterprises in Europe representing 140 million members ยท We promote #peoplecentred businesses ยท We believe #CoopsInspireChange
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๐ข BIG NEWS: Today we launch the #CoopAnniversaryAwards!
To celebrate our 20-year anniversary, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ what real cooperativism looks like!
Do you know a coop that deserves recognition?
Nominate by 15 July 2026.
Info๐ coopseurope.coop/coopanniverโฆ
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๐จ Registration is now open for #ICAPanama2026!
Join cooperators from around the world in Panama ๐ต๐ฆ from 13โ18 Sept 2026 for the ICA Global Conference and Assemblies.
Register now:
icapanama2026.coop
#BuildingBridges #ConstruyendoPuentes
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Our annual report 2025-2026 is out now!
Approved at our General Assembly this morning.
๐Discover the year in review and our efforts to support and promote #cooperatives in Europe and in the world.
Find it here:
๐ coopseurope.coop/publicationโฆ
#CooperativesBuildABetterWorld
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๐ข CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!
Is your coop driving change? Represent it at our #CoopAnniversaryAwards in Brussels.
๐ Prize: EU-wide visibility
๐ธ Travel & accommodation covered
Apply by 15 July๐lnkd.in/gxamtwDK
Tag someone with an inspiring initiative ๐
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๐ฃ One month to go until #CoopsDay2026!
Today we're releasing the #CoopsDay media pack and the new SDG 16 policy brief to help cooperatives around the world mark this year's theme:๐๏ธ Cooperatives for a Peaceful World
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๐ข ยฟEres joven y formas parte del cooperativismo?
๐ Llega la oportunidad de participar en un encuentro europeo de jรณvenes cooperativistas en Budapest, un espacio para conectar, compartir experiencias y construir una economรญa mรกs democrรกtica y sostenible
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"We buy, but we don't invest."
At yesterday's #EuropeanPreference discussion, DG GROW Director-General Kerstin highlighted a key challenge.
#MadeInEU should consider not just where products are made, but who retains the value. #Coops keep jobs and decision-making in Europe. ๐ช๐บ
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๐จ LAST CALL to join us in Budapest! ๐ญ๐บ
Join 40 young cooperators, entrepreneurs, & change-makers for 3 days of workshops, peer mentoring, skills development and networking.
๐ Curious? Check the agenda and register (48h left!): yvcc2026.org
#coops4dev๐
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Cooperatives Europe retweeted
The future of the social economy is fight to place society back into the space between economics and politics, between market and State, between mass individualization and community empowerment, between financial globalization and real economy value. #REVES #รstersund #Europe
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Cooperatives Europe retweeted
๐๏ธ From 26 to 28 May, a Housing Committee delegation will be in Dublin to assess housing affordability and availability and the impact of measures to tackle the crisis.
๐ข In this context, the social economy MUST be placed at the centre of the conversation.
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๐Can businesses stay competitive while putting people & sustainability at the centre?
(spoiler: yes)
@KCO_KULeuven launches a new Massive Open Online Course on #coop entrepreneurship on 16 June.
Register & join us at the launch event๐
events.teams.microsoft.com/eโฆ
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Cooperatives Europe retweeted
At the International Symposium on Co-operative Identity and Energizing the Co-operative Brand, ICA Director-General Jeroen Douglas used a pack of coffee to unpack the crowded world of labels, branding, and sustainability claims. #CoopIdentitySymposium2026
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Only ten days left to register for โYouth Voices, Cooperative Choicesโ in Budapest! ๐ญ๐บ
Network, learn, and help shape the future of cooperativism ๐
โ๏ธ Funding available!
Register today:
ow.ly/fNjN50Z2Ez8
#Coops4dev๐
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Cooperatives Europe retweeted
We know that the EU is full of contradictions. Someone repeating that Europe is weak, old, isolated, and slow to make decisions. But in doing so, we risk forgetting that the EUโs primary and fundamental strength lies in its democracy and the rule of law! So good to see this!๐๐ฝ
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Glad to be invited by UN Women at the first ever Europe and Central Asia Care Forum to share the cooperative advantage in delivering care across Europe and beyond #coops4dev๐ #UNWomenECA
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The new @EU_Commission poverty strategy confirms what we already know: housing cooperatives are essential to fighting housing exclusion. ๐
Beyond housing, coops lead the way in labour inclusion & the social economy. They are a vital tool to #EndPoverty in Europe.
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One goal: help eradicate poverty by 2050.
We are launching our first-ever EU anti-poverty strategy, aiming to prevent and address poverty in all its dimensions, from birth to old age.
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Calling young cooperators!
Join us in Budapest (29 Juneโ1 July) for "Youth Voices, Cooperative Choices." ๐ญ๐บ Level up your skills & examine how cooperativism can democratise the economy.
Free โ๏ธ Travel & ๐ accomodation grants
Info: coopseurope.coop/events/youtโฆ
#Coops4dev๐ #YECN
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The #CoopsDay 2026 theme is announced: Cooperatives for a Peaceful World. ๐๏ธ
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 ๐
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Cooperatives Europe retweeted
On #InternationalWorkersDay, we highlight the importance of decent work and labour rights and the role of #cooperatives in advancing them.
๐ Read our SDG 8 Policy Brief: copac.coop/iyc-2025-series-bโฆ
#LabourDay #SDG8 #DecentWork #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #coops4dev๐
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