is the European Community of Consumer Co-operatives, whose members are the national organisations of consumer co-operatives in 18 European countries and 1 non-European member.
Created in 1957, Euro Coop today represents over 4,500 local and regional co-operatives, the members of which amount to more than 30 million consumers across Europe.
Primarily active in food retail, consumer co-operatives are enterprises owned by consumers. Their overall turnover amounts to more than € 74 billion, with 36,000 points of sale and 450,000 employees.
Its secretariat is based in Brussels.
What's New
Food Policy
Euro Coop response to the Green Paper on Unfair Trading Practices in the Business-to-Business Food and Non-Food Supply Chain in Europe
30th April 2013
Introduction
Euro Coop is the European Community of...
Environmental Policy
Statement
A bee-autiful day for food production in Europe:
three harmful pesticides receive Europe-wide ban
Brussels, 2 May 2013 - Euro Coop views the recent vote on the ban of the use of three neonicotinoids...
Food Policy
Euro Coop Contribution to the Debate on food waste
05 April 2013
1. Context
Economic progress in the 20th...
Reports - Memos
The Present Status of Consumer Co-operatives in Asia and the Pacific: 2012
International Co-operative Alliance Asia and Pacific
Background and Introduction (pdf )
An ad-hoc committee was constituted by...
Consumer Policy
Brussels, 15 March 2013
Consumer Education Teaching Resources Website
Consumer Classroom
Consumer Classroom www.consumerClassrom.eu is a new collaborative website for teachers from across the EU, providing quality...
Environmental Policy
Euro Coop’s position paper on the review of the European policy on organic agriculture
15 March 2013
Context
The European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on 15th January 2013to review the European...
Environmental Policy
Euro Coop reacts to the EU’s first step towards Sustainable Development Goals
BRUSSELS, 15 March 2013. Euro Coop welcomes the publication of the Communication 'A decent Life for All: Ending poverty and...
