Cooperatives Europe
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Cooperatives Europe
@coopseurope.bsky.social
The voice of cooperative enterprises in Europe representing 140 million members · We promote #peoplecentred businesses. We believe #CoopsInspireChange #SocialEconomy #Cooperatives

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Our colleague Mathilde Delabie attends the #SMEAssembly2025 in Copenhagen.

🇩🇰 Minister for Industry & Business Morten Bødskov stresses the need to facilitate SMEs operations & reduce admin burdens.
➡️We need rules & investments that work for coops 🇪🇺

#EUSMEWeek
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Yesterday we kicked off the #SMEAssembly2025 in 🇩🇰 with the SME Envoy meeting!

Let's talk how #coops can make the most out of the Single Market.

Web stream: app.swapcard.com/login/event/...
#EUSMEWeek
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🎙️ Helena Gorrono, Vice-President, Young European Cooperators Network (YECN)

💬 'When speaking about youth, we are not speaking of children. We are speaking of adults, who take initiative and deserve a seat at the table & decision-making power in the coop movement.'

#IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025 #YECN
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📍 Today at #BordeauxGSEF2025

💬 Our colleague, Annalisa Vallone presents CoopsEurope’s work and the FFPA’s role (#coops4dev🌍) in linking youth globally, highlighting the Youth Declaration on Coops in Agrifood Systems at @fao.org's #WorldFoodForum

#YECN #IYC2025
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“#Coops show that competitiveness can mean acting together, not against each other - turning the market into a space for collaboration and peace.”💬

@giuseppeguerini.bsky.social yesterday at the #ICSSE Roundtable, #BordeauxGSEF2025.🌍
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
“Considering their social and economic importance, social economy enterprises - including all cooperatives - must be at the table of social dialogue.”💬
Our president @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social just now at the Global Social Economy Forum 2025.

#BordeauxGSEF2025
October 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🎙️ Tiina Huvio, Director, FFD Finland

💬 "The EU defends democracy in its partnerships. However, the language required in funding applications does not match the expertise & capacity of local actors which impacts the bankability of their projects."

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🎙️ Carlos González Blanco, Program Coordinator, Cooperativas de las Américas.

💬 "Blended finance offers opportunities for cooperative development, but we need to be assured that those financial instruments are aligned with the coop principles."

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📌 Live from #BordeauxGSEF2025!

With @concord-europe.bsky.social, Cooperativas de las Americas, Food and Forest Development Finland (FFD) and the @eib.org we are discussing how Europe supports coops and the social economy worldwide. 🌐

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
💬 “Territorial responsibility and community concern are embedded in coops, and as such, they are positioned not only to address current needs but also foresee emerging ones.”

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
📍 Live from #BordeauxGSEF2025!

🎙️ Our Director Agnès Mathis discusses how coops approach and implement the concept of corporate territorial responsibility.

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📍 We are at #BordeauxGSEF2025 🇫🇷

🌍 With 5500+ participants from nearly 70 different countries, the global forum is one of the largest SSE gatherings!

👉 Here are the sessions we are hosting and participating in: lnkd.in/eWmxhZWx

👀 Stay tuned!

#coops4dev🌍 #YECN
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
📢 Join us and CONCORD at #BordeauxGSEF2025 tomorrow!

➡️ Profit with purpose: unlocking value through people-centred businesses in the EU's international partnerships.

📅 Thu 30 Oct 2025, 10:15–11:15
📌 Salle C2 – Abdou Salam Fall
🔍 Full info: lnkd.in/eYh8HTam
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🏘 Who stands strong when times get tough? #CoopVsCorp

When companies cut and move on, coops stay.

Research shows they kept jobs & local economies going through the 2008 and COVID crises.

Real strength isn’t about size, it’s about staying power. 🌱

#IYC2025
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Cooperatives prove we can do business without destroying, create wealth without exploiting, and grow without leaving anyone behind. 🌍

Today at the #GICS2025, our President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social reminded: true innovation is built on trust, balance, evolution, scale and mutuality.🤝
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🗣️ We will also speak at two workshops!

Workshop: Cooperating for the common good: corporate territorial responsibility
📅 Wed 29 Oct 2025, 16:30–17:30

Workshop: Entrepreneurship together and differently: youth cooperatives
📅 Fri 31 Oct 2025, 9.00–10.00
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Under #coops4dev🌍, we will co-organise a joint conference with CONCORD.

➡️ Profit with purpose: unlocking value through people-centred businesses in the EU's international partnerships.

📅 Thu 30 Oct 2025, 10:15–11:15
📌 Salle C2 – Abdou Salam Fall
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
📣 We’ll be there for GSEF 2025! | 29–31 Oct

The global forum is one of the largest social economy gatherings, and we will be there to amplify the cooperative and youth voice! 🔊

Check out our events in the thread 👇

#coops4dev🌍 #YECN #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We’re joining #GICS2025 in Torres Vedras 🇵🇹 next week! 🌍

💬 President Giuseppe Guerini will give opening remarks + join key sessions on inter-cooperation & digital collaboration.

🗣️ Director Agnès Mathis will moderate the closing plenary on sustainable futures.

🔗 globalinnovation.coop
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
😊 Where are workers the happiest? #CoopVsCorp

In #coops, people have a voice in decisions & a share in success. Shared ownership and fairer pay build trust, purpose, and motivation.

Studies show higher job satisfaction and wellbeing than in traditional firms. 💚

#IYC2025
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
On Friday our President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social joined the Coop Law Symposium at Galatasaray University 🇹🇷, organised by the Ministry of Trade & Pharmacist Coops.

He called for stronger legal & policy support for cooperatives across Europe. 🌍🤝

Full speech💬 www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🌏 From Valletta to the world! Meet Jas Odusanya, a youth cooperator, from NoBarriers cooperative in Malta.

Jas works at a language and interpretation cooperative.

Her story in "A Day in the Life with Coops" shows how young people & #coops change lives from the ground up.📷 💪
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The video, developed under #coops4dev🌍 partnership between @icacoop.bsky.social & @ec.europa.eu, documents a local protagonist living their day with and through cooperatives, in Cebu🇵🇭, Lindi i🇹🇿, and Bahia Blanca 🇦🇷 and Valetta 🇲🇹.
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
MEPs Maravillas Abadía Jover (EPP) & Idoia Mendía (S&D) joined the debate on how the EU can make quality jobs the norm across all sectors.

Both underlined the role of #coops in promoting fair work, social dialogue & inclusive growth.

#CoopQualityJobs
October 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
⏰ Last chance to register!

The #YECN is hosting its General Assembly 2025 in Porto 🇵🇹 on 5–7 Nov.

A big step for the cooperative youth movement, the YECN is becoming an official network!

🗓️ Register by 17 Oct: coopseurope.coop/news_article...

#CoopYouth
October 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM