Cooperatives Europe

We are in Rome, Italy🇮🇹 this week for the ICA–EU Partnership #Coops4Dev🌍Annual Review Meeting to assess progress made over the past two years, exchange knowledge across regions & strengthen cross-regional collaboration. Grazie @LegacoopN for hosting us!

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. 🇬🇷🇪🇺

Here I am, ready for the EU Tax Symposium #TaxMix2025 A two-day workshop on tax issues, aimed at promoting fairness and social justice across Europe.

Today in Barcelona for the ASETT advisory board meeting

This #IWD2026, we celebrate women driving change through cooperatives. #Coops empower women to lead, participate in decision-making & access economic opportunities that transform livelihoods and communities #ForAllWomenAndGirls #Coops4Women #GenderEquality

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 💜

"A forest is rich thanks to biodiversity, in the same way an economy is rich by having different actors involved", defended @GiuseppeGuerin1 during the #CivSocWeek session Building an enabling environment for democratic resilience.

What a week! We wrapped up #CivSocWeek 2026 at the @EU_EESC 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 @GiuseppeGuerin1 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!

We fully support the @EU_Commission Democracy package, in particular the #DemocracyShield, but the @EU_EESC and the @EU_CoR must be fully involved, for civil society empowerment and all citizens' benefit. That’s why we back the #CivilSociety Platform. 🗣️ @CillianLohan #CivSocWeek

Join us for the Civil Society Week at the @EU_EESC today & tomorrow. 👉 Today: "Building an enabling environment for Democratic resilience" 16:30-18:00. Our President @GiuseppeGuerin1 will take the floor to discuss #taxation & #coops. 🔗Stream: eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/our-…

📢 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! coopseurope.coop/events/focus-g…

Cooperatives are powering progress toward #SDG7! 🌍⚡ From Enercoop in France to CommonEn in Greece, community-owned energy is driving affordability, sustainability, and resilience. 📖 Read the full policy brief here: coopseurope.coop/news_article/s… #Coops4Dev🌍 #SDG7

Portugal’s government has withdrawn from CASES – Cooperativa António Sérgio para a Economia Social. ⚠️This move threatens a key institution supporting the social economy and accrediting cooperatives in Portugal. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/D5UxX

✨ 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-g… #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/n…

Strong laws = Stronger #cooperatives Join us in2⃣days for the launch of Phase II of the Cooperative Legal Framework Analysis under #Coops4Dev🌍 🗓️ 25 Feb | 14:00 CET 💻 Online 🔗 Register zoom.us/meeting/regist… #LFA #Law4coops

⏳ 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 👉 zoom.us/meeting/regist… #coops4dev🌍

📌@EU_EESC | 4 March | #CivSocWeek Can the EU Civil Society Strategy truly strengthen civic space? This workshop explores how the upcoming Civil Society Platform can embed trust, transparency and meaningful participation in EU policymaking. Register 👉 eesc.europa.eu/CivSocWeek2026

🚨 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 @ilocoopsse @weeffect, @ALDAeurope & more. Q&A included! Register & info: coopseurope.coop/events/webinar… #socialjustice #coops4dev🌍