Cooperatives Europe
General Information
Identification Code: 16999985032-07
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Entity Form: asbl
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 1/18/2011
Last Update: 10/10/2023
EP Accredited Number: 2
Mission & Interests
Goals: Cooperatives Europe is the voice of cooperative enterprises in Europe. On behalf of its 80 member organisations from 33 European countries across all business sectors it promotes the cooperative business model in Europe. Its members represent 141 million individual member cooperators owning 176.000 co-operative enterprises and providing jobs to 4.7 million European citizens - a force for economic growth and social change.
Cooperatives Europe works to promote the cooperative business model at European level. Cooperatives Europe advocates granting the plurality of business forms in Europe. It is about increasing knowledge and recognition of the cooperative business model among EU authorities, designing and implementing policies and tools to support the development of the cooperative enterprises and anticipating the impact of new EU or national legislation. Cooperatives Europe fosters communication amongst and about cooperative enterprises. We focus our efforts on creating tools (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Business and industry
- Competition
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- European neighbourhood policy
- International co-operation and development
- Single market
- Taxation
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: - SDG's
- Entrepreneurship policy (ex: SME strategy , SME access to finance, Youth entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship and education..)
- Development policy (private sector in development, CSO's in development)
- Education/ Research
- Social economy, GECES (expert group on social entrepreneurship)
- Regulatory framework: Company Law, taxation when impact on coops..
- Gender equality
- Twin transition (green digital)
Communication Activities: - Call for the future of Europe 2017
- "Cooperative Platforms in a European Landscape: An Exploratory Study” with Lama 2016
- Cooperative vision for the collaborative economy 2017
- Good practices in international development 2017
- For a Cooperative Future 2018
- Cooperatives and peace 2019
- Various position papers
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Network of SME Envoys#E02666#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2666 #OBSERVER #C#Other#ProfessionalsCommission expert group on social economy and social enterprises #E03576#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3576 #MEMBER #C#OtherSME Envoy Sherpas#E02666/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103552 #OBSERVER #C#Other#ProfessionalsFIT FOR FUTURE PLATFORM#E03729#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3729 #MEMBER #B#Civil society#Employees/workers#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Unofficial groupings,SME,Social economy
Head Office
Address: Ave Milcamps, 105
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: 4 rue du trone
Post Code: 1000
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Point C broadly covers salary cost (both person in Belgium, travel, meetings costs and some IT)
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1.25
Info Members: One advocacy officer is fully devoted to this activity. The director provides guidance and has the mandate within EU Commission expert group.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://coopseurope.coop/our-members/
Organisation Members: Cooperatives Europe represents the European region of the International Cooperatives Alliance. Founded in 1895, ICA is an independant non governmental association which represents and serves cooperatives worlwide.