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CECOP

CECOP is the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives.

It is also the European region of CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service cooperatives. Most of the enterprises of the CECOP network are SMEs, while some are large enterprises. We also find several strong horizontal cooperative groups: in Italy, we can mention CCC-ACAM in the construction sector, CNS in the service sector, and CGM among social cooperatives; another example

is the well-known Mondragon group in the Basque country (intersectoral but mainly made up of industrial cooperatives), the 7th Spanish entrepreneurial group employing over 100 000 workers. Most of these enterprises are worker cooperatives and are characterised by the fact that the majority of their staff are members-owners. Around 9,000 of them (employing 270,000 workers) are specialised in the provision of social services or in the reintegration, through work, of disadvantaged and marginalised workers (disabled, long-term unemployed, ex-prisoners, addicts etc), and are generally called social cooperatives. A further 1,000 are second degree cooperatives for small enterprises (truck drivers, taxi drivers, mechanics, masons, etc), and are often called artisans’ cooperatives.

05/06/2026

📣 Last day to register for the event “From European ambition to Portuguese action: cooperatives and the social economy as drivers of inclusive growth”.

🗓️ Date: 9 June 2026 | 14:30-17:00 WEST

📍 Venue: CASES – António Sérgio Cooperative for Social Economy, Lisbon & online

Organised by CECOP and our Portuguese member Confecoop - Confederação Cooperativa Portuguesa, Ccrl, this workshop will bring together cooperative and social economy stakeholders to explore how European commitments are being translated into national strategies and concrete action.

🗣️ Interpretation available in EN and PT

Have a look at the program and secure your spot now 👉https://cecop.coop/works/register-now-from-european-ambition-to-portuguese-action-cooperatives-and-the-social-economy-as-drivers-of-inclusive-growth

02/06/2026

📣 Only a few days left to register for the event “From European ambition to Portuguese action: cooperatives and the social economy as drivers of inclusive growth”.

🗓️ Date: 9 June 2026 | 14:30-17:00 WEST

📍 Venue: CASES – António Sérgio Cooperative for Social Economy, Lisbon & online

Have a look at the program:

14:30 – 15:00 | Welcome words

🔹 Dr Filipa Lima– Secretary of State for Social Security, Portugal

🔹 Joaquim Pequicho – Chair, Confecoop - Confederação Cooperativa Portuguesa, Ccrl Board

🔹 Jaume Oller Rosell – Vice-President, CECOP

15:00 – 15:30 | The Policy and Institutional Landscape for Social Economy and Cooperatives

🔹 Brigitte Fellahi – Head of Unit G3, Social and Inclusive Entrepreneurship, DG EMPL, EU Social, European Commission (video message)

🔹 Carolina Ferreira – Policy Analyst, Social Economy and Innovation Unit, OECD

🔹 GIORGIA SORDONI – President, Confcooperative Federsolidarietà (Italy)

15:30 – 15:50 | Q&A Session

15:50 – 16:30 | Portugal in Focus: Realities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead -Taking stock of the national context and charting the path forward

🔹 Francisco Silva – Secretary-General, Confederação Portuguesa de Economia Social

🔹 Paula Correia – Member of the technical team, Department of Volunteering, Projects and Social Innovation, CASES - Cooperativa António Sérgio para a Economia Social

🔹 João Delgado – President of the Fiscal Council, CIRIEC Portugal

🔹 Célia Borges Pereira – Director of Alternative, Social and Ethical Financing, CRESAÇOR - Cooperativa Regional de Economia Solidária, CRL

16:30 – 16:50 | Q&A Session

16:50 – 17:00 | Closing Remarks

🔹 Diana Dovgan – Secretary General, CECOP

🗣️ Interpretation available in EN and PT

Organised by CECOP and our Portuguese member Confecoop - Confederação Cooperativa Portuguesa, Ccrl, this workshop will bring together cooperative and social economy stakeholders to explore how European commitments are being translated into national strategies and concrete action.

Register before Friday, 5 June 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsbWJ3wgIsafSABWyDt8ohBMUlfMESqBWZbHoppLx-P5y4NQ/viewform

27/05/2026

📣 Only 10 days to register for the event “From European ambition to Portuguese action: cooperatives and the social economy as drivers of inclusive growth”

🗓️ Date: 9 June 2026
🕝 Time: 14:30-17:00 WEST
📍 Venue: CASES – António Sérgio Cooperative for Social Economy, Lisbon & hybrid
🗣️ Interpretation available in EN and PT

Organised by CECOP and our Portuguese member Confecoop, this workshop will bring together cooperative and social economy stakeholders to explore how European commitments are being translated into national strategies and concrete action.

Following the mid-term review of the European Social Economy Action Plan, the event will provide a timely space for dialogue between European and national actors, while highlighting the Portuguese experience and its contribution to the broader debate on inclusive and sustainable growth.

Full agenda will soon be available here https://cecop.coop/works/registrations-open-from-european-ambition-to-portuguese-action-cooperatives-and-the-social-economy-as-drivers-of-inclusive-growth

Register before Friday, 5 June to secure your spot 👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsbWJ3wgIsafSABWyDt8ohBMUlfMESqBWZbHoppLx-P5y4NQ/viewform

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22/05/2026

📍On Wednesday, we participated in the General Assembly of Social Economy Europe, held in Iași, Romania!

🤝The General Assembly discussed and collectively agreed to strengthen the network and increase the visibility of the social economy over the coming years. We congratulate SEE on these important steps forward!

19/05/2026

📍 Save the Date | 9 June 2026 | Lisbon & Hybrid

Registrations are now open for the seminar: “From European ambition to Portuguese action: cooperatives and the social economy as drivers of inclusive growth”

Organised by CECOP and our Portuguese member Confecoop - Confederação Cooperativa Portuguesa, Ccrl, this workshop will bring together cooperative and social economy stakeholders to explore how European commitments are being translated into national strategies and concrete action.

Following the mid-term review of the European Social Economy Action Plan, the event will provide a timely space for dialogue between European and national actors, while highlighting the Portuguese experience and its contribution to the broader debate on inclusive and sustainable growth.

🗓️ Date: 9 June 2026

🕝 Time: 14:30-17:00 WEST

📍 Venue: CASES – António Sérgio Cooperative for Social Economy, Lisbon + Hybrid

🗣️ Interpretation available in EN and PT

Full agenda will soon be available here https://cecop.coop/works/registrations-open-from-european-ambition-to-portuguese-action-cooperatives-and-the-social-economy-as-drivers-of-inclusive-growth

Register before Friday, 5 June to secure your spot 👉 https://forms.gle/doVSYhZU455D6vTi7

19/05/2026

📍 We are in Iași, Romania, attending the 4th edition of the conference!

This morning’s session was dedicated to reflecting on the state of the social economy. Speakers representing this ecosystem, together with public authorities and financial institutions, recognised the achievements brought about by the EU Social Economy Action Plan and the 2023 Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions.

Among the ways forward, speakers emphasised the importance of:

🔹 Increasing the visibility and recognition of the social economy, including the experience of workers’ buyouts
🔹Building stronger bridges between the public and private sectors
🔹Ensuring access to complementary financial instruments
🔹Providing advisory support and investing in financial education
🔹Making public procurement socially responsible, moving beyond the lowest price criterion

We look forward to discovering social inclusion projects developed by local organisations throughout this meaningful day.

15/05/2026

👏 In 2025 Poland marked 125 years of student cooperatives, a movement that has empowered generations of young people through cooperation, responsibility, and solidarity. The closing ceremony took place on 28 April in Wadowice, a region with the highest number of active student cooperatives in Poland.

What started in 1900 as a local educational initiative has grown into around 800 student cooperatives across the country, giving students hands-on experience in leadership, teamwork, and community engagement.

Student cooperatives show that education goes beyond the classroom, preparing young people to actively shape a more inclusive and sustainable future.

At CECOP, we firmly support this vision. The future of the cooperative movement depends on the next generation, and student cooperatives are a powerful tool to nurture that future.

Read the full article https://cecop.coop/works/125-years-of-student-cooperatives-in-poland-educating-generations-through-cooperatives

12/05/2026

🤍 A new is out!

Meet El Arte del Buen Vivir, a testimony of how collective action can help alleviate physical and mental pain linked to the end of life period.

Through a holistic approach, founder Ysa Marín and co-founders Nagore Fuentes, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Marta Carús and Martina Caballero, among others, provide care to persons who have reached the end of their life journey as well as their loved ones.

The cooperative model appeared as the most suitable option for the members to let their specialisations, visions and sensitivity thrive. This allowed El Arte del Buen Vivir to create accompaniments curtailed to everyone’s specific needs.

🫂 As Europe’s population is aging fast, the topic of the end of life period must be fully embraced, not ignored. El Arte del Buen Vivir demonstrates once again the innovative potential of cooperatives, tailored to society’s needs.

👉 Read the full article https://cecop.coop/stories/el-arte-del-buen-vivir-spain

01/05/2026

📢 This May 1st, on , we want to highlight that working towards more inclusive, fair, and sustainable employment across Europe is possible – and cooperatives are showing the way.

Across Europe, over 43,000 cooperatives employ 1.3 million people, proving that a people-centred economy is both viable and scalable.

As the EU advances its Quality Jobs agenda, we call on policymakers to fully acknowledge the cooperative model through stronger support, recognising that, through democratic participation and worker ownership, cooperatives are key contributors to quality jobs, offering:

✔️ Fair wages and working conditions
✔️ Long-term job security
✔️ Inclusion of women and marginalised groups
✔️ Investment in skills and lifelong learning
✔️Human-centred management

In cooperatives, workers shape decisions, share responsibility, and ensure that economic sustainability goes hand in hand with social impact.

👉 Ahead of the upcoming Quality Jobs Act, CECOP reiterates that a quality job in cooperatives means workers having a real say in their working lives, ensuring transparency, fairness, human-centred solutions, and access to skills training. In the current EU debate on algorithmic management, worker-driven and human-centred management can make a decisive difference.

📖 Take a look at our report “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way”:
https://cecop.coop/works/new-cecop-report-quality-jobs-the-cooperative-way

And the report “Who’s the Boss? How cooperatives fit into algorithmic management discussion”:
https://cecop.coop/works/whos-the-boss-how-cooperatives-fit-into-algorithmic-management-discussion

29/04/2026

On 9 April, CECOP Secretary General Diana Dovgan was among the speakers at the webinar "Social economy as a driver of competitiveness: reindustrialisation and locally rooted economies".

The webinar was part of a series of online events, "Democracy at Work: Social Economy actors bringing EU values to citizens", organised by Social Economy Europe, under the auspices of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026.

During the webinar, CECOP Secretary General underlined that cooperatives are living proof that competitiveness can be combined with social inclusion and environmental sustainability.

👉 Read the full article https://cecop.coop/works/cecop-at-see-webinar-industrial-cooperatives-contributions-to-reindustrialisation-must-be-supported

Adres

Avenue Milcamps 105
Brussels
1030

Openingstijden

Maandag	09:00 - 18:00
Dinsdag	09:00 - 18:00
Woensdag	09:00 - 18:00
Donderdag	09:00 - 18:00
Vrijdag	09:00 - 18:00

Telefoon

+3225431030

Website

http://www.cecop.coop/

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