CECOP
@cecop.bsky.social
The European Confederation of industrial & service #coops. Representing 50,000 enterprises and bringing democracy and solidarity within the workplace since 1979.
https://www.cecop.coop/
https://www.cecop.coop/
🚨 CECOP 2025 Newsletter is OUT!
Take a look at our activities and how we close the year 2025.
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Take a look at our activities and how we close the year 2025.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚨 CECOP 2025 Newsletter is OUT!
Take a look at our activities and how we close the year 2025.
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Take a look at our activities and how we close the year 2025.
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On 16 October, CECOP organised a Conference to explore how cooperatives are delivering on fair, inclusive, and democratic working environments, when the EU was preparing its Quality Jobs Roadmap.
Read the full article to discover the main highlights of the event: cecop.coop/works/highli...
Read the full article to discover the main highlights of the event: cecop.coop/works/highli...
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
On 16 October, CECOP organised a Conference to explore how cooperatives are delivering on fair, inclusive, and democratic working environments, when the EU was preparing its Quality Jobs Roadmap.
Read the full article to discover the main highlights of the event: cecop.coop/works/highli...
Read the full article to discover the main highlights of the event: cecop.coop/works/highli...
CECOP wrapped up its Mutual Learning Sessions on cooperative startup innovation, with powerful insights from across Europe.
The takeaway? Innovation isn’t just tech—it’s the cooperative model itself. Federations are key to helping it grow.
📄 More in the full article: www.cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
The takeaway? Innovation isn’t just tech—it’s the cooperative model itself. Federations are key to helping it grow.
📄 More in the full article: www.cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
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In November 2025, CECOP co-hosted a series of three Mutual Learning Sessions (MLS) for members on the topic of innovative cooperative startups.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
CECOP wrapped up its Mutual Learning Sessions on cooperative startup innovation, with powerful insights from across Europe.
The takeaway? Innovation isn’t just tech—it’s the cooperative model itself. Federations are key to helping it grow.
📄 More in the full article: www.cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
The takeaway? Innovation isn’t just tech—it’s the cooperative model itself. Federations are key to helping it grow.
📄 More in the full article: www.cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
Yesterday, the EESC adopted the opinion CCMI/242 “Industrial cooperatives: a tool for the challenge of inclusive and sustainable competitiveness” bringing significant visibility to industrial cooperatives.
CECOP SG Diana Dovgan contributed to the work as Advisor to the Rapporteur, giuseppe guerini.
CECOP SG Diana Dovgan contributed to the work as Advisor to the Rapporteur, giuseppe guerini.
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Yesterday, the EESC adopted the opinion CCMI/242 “Industrial cooperatives: a tool for the challenge of inclusive and sustainable competitiveness” bringing significant visibility to industrial cooperatives.
CECOP SG Diana Dovgan contributed to the work as Advisor to the Rapporteur, giuseppe guerini.
CECOP SG Diana Dovgan contributed to the work as Advisor to the Rapporteur, giuseppe guerini.
Reposted by CECOP
At the #EESC Plenary debate on '#Cooperatives building a better world: the contribution of the #EESC to the International Year of #Cooperatives' we discussed:
🗨️Coops driving green & digital transitions
🗨️More training & financial incentives
🗨️The rise of data-driven coops
#Coops
🗨️Coops driving green & digital transitions
🗨️More training & financial incentives
🗨️The rise of data-driven coops
#Coops
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
At the #EESC Plenary debate on '#Cooperatives building a better world: the contribution of the #EESC to the International Year of #Cooperatives' we discussed:
🗨️Coops driving green & digital transitions
🗨️More training & financial incentives
🗨️The rise of data-driven coops
#Coops
🗨️Coops driving green & digital transitions
🗨️More training & financial incentives
🗨️The rise of data-driven coops
#Coops
On 28 November, we had the pleasure of taking part in the discussion about the future of COOPROUTE, an ambitious network committed to promoting European cooperative culture.
We warmly thank our speakers for their presentations on culture's role in cooperativism and the Creative Culture programme.
We warmly thank our speakers for their presentations on culture's role in cooperativism and the Creative Culture programme.
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On 28 November, we had the pleasure of taking part in the discussion about the future of COOPROUTE, an ambitious network committed to promoting European cooperative culture.
We warmly thank our speakers for their presentations on culture's role in cooperativism and the Creative Culture programme.
We warmly thank our speakers for their presentations on culture's role in cooperativism and the Creative Culture programme.
As the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union nears its end on 31 December 2025, we interviewed Frederik Petersen, President of CECOP's Danish member Kooperationen to reflect on the key cooperative issues during this period.
👉 Read the full interview cecop.coop/works/zoom-i...
👉 Read the full interview cecop.coop/works/zoom-i...
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
As the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union nears its end on 31 December 2025, we interviewed Frederik Petersen, President of CECOP's Danish member Kooperationen to reflect on the key cooperative issues during this period.
👉 Read the full interview cecop.coop/works/zoom-i...
👉 Read the full interview cecop.coop/works/zoom-i...
📚 Throwback to the second edition of CECOP study visits “What is CECOP’s role in the EU?”
Last week, we welcomed in Brussels a delegation of CECOP members and cooperators from Italy, Malta and Turkey.
👉 Discover more and stay tuned for the 2026 edition cecop.coop/works/second...
Last week, we welcomed in Brussels a delegation of CECOP members and cooperators from Italy, Malta and Turkey.
👉 Discover more and stay tuned for the 2026 edition cecop.coop/works/second...
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📚 Throwback to the second edition of CECOP study visits “What is CECOP’s role in the EU?”
Last week, we welcomed in Brussels a delegation of CECOP members and cooperators from Italy, Malta and Turkey.
👉 Discover more and stay tuned for the 2026 edition cecop.coop/works/second...
Last week, we welcomed in Brussels a delegation of CECOP members and cooperators from Italy, Malta and Turkey.
👉 Discover more and stay tuned for the 2026 edition cecop.coop/works/second...
On 20 Nov partners of the ORIGAMI project gathered with experts and policymakers to explore how digital labour platforms are reshaping home care and domestic services.
Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, emphasized coops' crucial role in care provision.
🔗Read more shorturl.at/orcZG
Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, emphasized coops' crucial role in care provision.
🔗Read more shorturl.at/orcZG
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On 20 Nov partners of the ORIGAMI project gathered with experts and policymakers to explore how digital labour platforms are reshaping home care and domestic services.
Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, emphasized coops' crucial role in care provision.
🔗Read more shorturl.at/orcZG
Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, emphasized coops' crucial role in care provision.
🔗Read more shorturl.at/orcZG
On 18-19 Nov, we welcomed members from Malta, Turkey & Italy for the 2nd edition of “What is CECOP’s role in the EU?” which included:
🤝 CoHop cooperative brewery visit
📘 Sessions on EU policymaking and CECOP's advocacy with key partners
🏛️ EP Hemicycle tour + exchange with MEP Brando Benifei
🤝 CoHop cooperative brewery visit
📘 Sessions on EU policymaking and CECOP's advocacy with key partners
🏛️ EP Hemicycle tour + exchange with MEP Brando Benifei
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
On 18-19 Nov, we welcomed members from Malta, Turkey & Italy for the 2nd edition of “What is CECOP’s role in the EU?” which included:
🤝 CoHop cooperative brewery visit
📘 Sessions on EU policymaking and CECOP's advocacy with key partners
🏛️ EP Hemicycle tour + exchange with MEP Brando Benifei
🤝 CoHop cooperative brewery visit
📘 Sessions on EU policymaking and CECOP's advocacy with key partners
🏛️ EP Hemicycle tour + exchange with MEP Brando Benifei
One week to go!
Join us for the final conference of ORIGAMI to discover the key findings of a two-year European study exploring how digital platforms are transforming Personal and Household Services (PHS).
👉 Register now cecop.coop/works/save-t...
Join us for the final conference of ORIGAMI to discover the key findings of a two-year European study exploring how digital platforms are transforming Personal and Household Services (PHS).
👉 Register now cecop.coop/works/save-t...
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One week to go!
Join us for the final conference of ORIGAMI to discover the key findings of a two-year European study exploring how digital platforms are transforming Personal and Household Services (PHS).
👉 Register now cecop.coop/works/save-t...
Join us for the final conference of ORIGAMI to discover the key findings of a two-year European study exploring how digital platforms are transforming Personal and Household Services (PHS).
👉 Register now cecop.coop/works/save-t...
📆Join us for the final conference of the ORIGAMI project in which Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, will speak on how the cooperative model offers a sustainable and inclusive alternative for the provision of home care services through digital platforms.
🔗 More info: cecop.coop/works/save-t...
🔗 More info: cecop.coop/works/save-t...
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📆Join us for the final conference of the ORIGAMI project in which Diana Dovgan, CECOP Secretary General, will speak on how the cooperative model offers a sustainable and inclusive alternative for the provision of home care services through digital platforms.
🔗 More info: cecop.coop/works/save-t...
🔗 More info: cecop.coop/works/save-t...
🚨 New CECOP Report “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way”
Ahead of the release of the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap, our report calls on EU policymakers to embed coop values into an ambitious Quality Jobs policy.
➡️Access the report cecop.coop/works/new-ce...
Ahead of the release of the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap, our report calls on EU policymakers to embed coop values into an ambitious Quality Jobs policy.
➡️Access the report cecop.coop/works/new-ce...
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🚨 New CECOP Report “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way”
Ahead of the release of the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap, our report calls on EU policymakers to embed coop values into an ambitious Quality Jobs policy.
➡️Access the report cecop.coop/works/new-ce...
Ahead of the release of the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap, our report calls on EU policymakers to embed coop values into an ambitious Quality Jobs policy.
➡️Access the report cecop.coop/works/new-ce...
🩵 We would like to express our deepest gratitude to @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, as he concludes 9 years of dedicated presidency of CECOP.
Thank you Giuseppe, for your vision, perseverance and commitment to CECOP. We wish you all the best in your journey ahead!
Thank you Giuseppe, for your vision, perseverance and commitment to CECOP. We wish you all the best in your journey ahead!
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🩵 We would like to express our deepest gratitude to @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, as he concludes 9 years of dedicated presidency of CECOP.
Thank you Giuseppe, for your vision, perseverance and commitment to CECOP. We wish you all the best in your journey ahead!
Thank you Giuseppe, for your vision, perseverance and commitment to CECOP. We wish you all the best in your journey ahead!
Yesterday CECOP Conference “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way” took place in Brussels.
The event showcased powerful testimonies from the ground, expert insights and policy discussion.
➡️Access CECOP report on #qualityjobs presented at the Conference cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
The event showcased powerful testimonies from the ground, expert insights and policy discussion.
➡️Access CECOP report on #qualityjobs presented at the Conference cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
October 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yesterday CECOP Conference “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way” took place in Brussels.
The event showcased powerful testimonies from the ground, expert insights and policy discussion.
➡️Access CECOP report on #qualityjobs presented at the Conference cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
The event showcased powerful testimonies from the ground, expert insights and policy discussion.
➡️Access CECOP report on #qualityjobs presented at the Conference cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
🔴 Today CECOP GA elected Monica Fantini (IT) as new President.
Fantini is President of Conscoop, and Vice-President of Legacoop Produzione e Servizi.
She succeeds @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, who has led CECOP with dedication since 2016.
cecop.coop/works/monica...
Fantini is President of Conscoop, and Vice-President of Legacoop Produzione e Servizi.
She succeeds @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, who has led CECOP with dedication since 2016.
cecop.coop/works/monica...
October 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🔴 Today CECOP GA elected Monica Fantini (IT) as new President.
Fantini is President of Conscoop, and Vice-President of Legacoop Produzione e Servizi.
She succeeds @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, who has led CECOP with dedication since 2016.
cecop.coop/works/monica...
Fantini is President of Conscoop, and Vice-President of Legacoop Produzione e Servizi.
She succeeds @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social, who has led CECOP with dedication since 2016.
cecop.coop/works/monica...
🤝 Social coops care for vulnerable workers: they provide quality and accessible jobs for people who face barriers in the labour market
Europe needs public procurement rules, state aid regimes, and financial instruments that reflect the unique nature of social coops
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Europe needs public procurement rules, state aid regimes, and financial instruments that reflect the unique nature of social coops
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October 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🤝 Social coops care for vulnerable workers: they provide quality and accessible jobs for people who face barriers in the labour market
Europe needs public procurement rules, state aid regimes, and financial instruments that reflect the unique nature of social coops
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Europe needs public procurement rules, state aid regimes, and financial instruments that reflect the unique nature of social coops
👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
💻 In platform coops, workers and users own the tech behind the company. Do you think they would ever use an algorithm that undermines workers’ rights, autonomy or dignity?
The EU should reject the idea of opaque and exploitative forms of workers algorithmic management.
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The EU should reject the idea of opaque and exploitative forms of workers algorithmic management.
👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
October 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
💻 In platform coops, workers and users own the tech behind the company. Do you think they would ever use an algorithm that undermines workers’ rights, autonomy or dignity?
The EU should reject the idea of opaque and exploitative forms of workers algorithmic management.
👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
The EU should reject the idea of opaque and exploitative forms of workers algorithmic management.
👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
🌟 A new COOPTALE is out!
🧶 In Gothenburg (Sweden), Fabrikörerna turns textile waste into new products while creating jobs for people with migrant backgrounds.
Discover their story cecop.coop/stories/fabr...
🧶 In Gothenburg (Sweden), Fabrikörerna turns textile waste into new products while creating jobs for people with migrant backgrounds.
Discover their story cecop.coop/stories/fabr...
October 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌟 A new COOPTALE is out!
🧶 In Gothenburg (Sweden), Fabrikörerna turns textile waste into new products while creating jobs for people with migrant backgrounds.
Discover their story cecop.coop/stories/fabr...
🧶 In Gothenburg (Sweden), Fabrikörerna turns textile waste into new products while creating jobs for people with migrant backgrounds.
Discover their story cecop.coop/stories/fabr...
💡 Looking for fresh ideas on building better jobs for tomorrow?
At CECOP’s upcoming Conference, you’ll gain:
🔹 Inspiring cooperative testimonies
🔹 Policy updates & debates with EU stakeholders
📅 16 October 2025 | 14:30–17:30 CET
📍 Smart, Brussels
🔗 Register today shorturl.at/CFAFX
At CECOP’s upcoming Conference, you’ll gain:
🔹 Inspiring cooperative testimonies
🔹 Policy updates & debates with EU stakeholders
📅 16 October 2025 | 14:30–17:30 CET
📍 Smart, Brussels
🔗 Register today shorturl.at/CFAFX
October 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
💡 Looking for fresh ideas on building better jobs for tomorrow?
At CECOP’s upcoming Conference, you’ll gain:
🔹 Inspiring cooperative testimonies
🔹 Policy updates & debates with EU stakeholders
📅 16 October 2025 | 14:30–17:30 CET
📍 Smart, Brussels
🔗 Register today shorturl.at/CFAFX
At CECOP’s upcoming Conference, you’ll gain:
🔹 Inspiring cooperative testimonies
🔹 Policy updates & debates with EU stakeholders
📅 16 October 2025 | 14:30–17:30 CET
📍 Smart, Brussels
🔗 Register today shorturl.at/CFAFX
🚀 Francesca Martinelli opened our webinar on Algorithmic Management by underlining how coops are pioneering better algorithmic practices:
✔️ Algorithms designed for coordination, not control
✔️ Transparent job-matching criteria
✔️ Collective ownership of data
✔️ Peer review instead of ratings
✔️ Algorithms designed for coordination, not control
✔️ Transparent job-matching criteria
✔️ Collective ownership of data
✔️ Peer review instead of ratings
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🚀 Francesca Martinelli opened our webinar on Algorithmic Management by underlining how coops are pioneering better algorithmic practices:
✔️ Algorithms designed for coordination, not control
✔️ Transparent job-matching criteria
✔️ Collective ownership of data
✔️ Peer review instead of ratings
✔️ Algorithms designed for coordination, not control
✔️ Transparent job-matching criteria
✔️ Collective ownership of data
✔️ Peer review instead of ratings
Last chance to register!
Tomorrow, join CECOP’s webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative Perspective” from 14:00 - 16:30 CET, Online
➡️ Registrations will close tomorrow at noon: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Check our campaign on Quality Jobs: cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
Tomorrow, join CECOP’s webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative Perspective” from 14:00 - 16:30 CET, Online
➡️ Registrations will close tomorrow at noon: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Check our campaign on Quality Jobs: cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
September 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Last chance to register!
Tomorrow, join CECOP’s webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative Perspective” from 14:00 - 16:30 CET, Online
➡️ Registrations will close tomorrow at noon: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Check our campaign on Quality Jobs: cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
Tomorrow, join CECOP’s webinar “Who’s the Boss? Algorithmic Management & the Cooperative Perspective” from 14:00 - 16:30 CET, Online
➡️ Registrations will close tomorrow at noon: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Check our campaign on Quality Jobs: cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
✨ Coops offer #qualityjobs
Vista Coop provides quality jobs by offering stable work in childcare and education, with ongoing training and high standards for staff.
Read their story ➡️ cecop.coop/stories/vist...
Discover our campaign ➡️
cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
Vista Coop provides quality jobs by offering stable work in childcare and education, with ongoing training and high standards for staff.
Read their story ➡️ cecop.coop/stories/vist...
Discover our campaign ➡️
cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
September 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
✨ Coops offer #qualityjobs
Vista Coop provides quality jobs by offering stable work in childcare and education, with ongoing training and high standards for staff.
Read their story ➡️ cecop.coop/stories/vist...
Discover our campaign ➡️
cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
Vista Coop provides quality jobs by offering stable work in childcare and education, with ongoing training and high standards for staff.
Read their story ➡️ cecop.coop/stories/vist...
Discover our campaign ➡️
cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
🤝 Worker-owned cooperatives provide a sense of safety, belonging and autonomy for freelancers and autonomous workers.
Europe 🇪🇺 should remove legal barriers to the creation of cooperatives among autonomous workers 👥
Discover our campaign 👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#CoopQualityJobs
Europe 🇪🇺 should remove legal barriers to the creation of cooperatives among autonomous workers 👥
Discover our campaign 👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#CoopQualityJobs
September 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🤝 Worker-owned cooperatives provide a sense of safety, belonging and autonomy for freelancers and autonomous workers.
Europe 🇪🇺 should remove legal barriers to the creation of cooperatives among autonomous workers 👥
Discover our campaign 👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#CoopQualityJobs
Europe 🇪🇺 should remove legal barriers to the creation of cooperatives among autonomous workers 👥
Discover our campaign 👉 cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#CoopQualityJobs
🤖 Who decides at work: humans or algorithms?
Find out at our webinar on 30 September from 14 to 16:30 CET!
CECOP dives into algorithmic management from a cooperative perspective. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More about the campaign cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#qualityjobs
Find out at our webinar on 30 September from 14 to 16:30 CET!
CECOP dives into algorithmic management from a cooperative perspective. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More about the campaign cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#qualityjobs
September 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🤖 Who decides at work: humans or algorithms?
Find out at our webinar on 30 September from 14 to 16:30 CET!
CECOP dives into algorithmic management from a cooperative perspective. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More about the campaign cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#qualityjobs
Find out at our webinar on 30 September from 14 to 16:30 CET!
CECOP dives into algorithmic management from a cooperative perspective. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More about the campaign cecop.coop/works/cecop-...
#qualityjobs