is the European Community of Consumer Co-operatives, whose members are the national organisations of consumer co-operatives in 18 European countries.
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.
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Conference
Brussels, 19 June 2012
European Sustainable Energy Week
Conference: "Power to the people: how can citizens lead Europe's future energy strategy?"
Food Policy
Brussels, 7/05/2012
European Parliamentarians must demand full transparency in CAP decision-making process
Enterprises Policy
BRUSSELS, 24 April 2012 - At yesterday’s high level conference “Cooperatives Working Towards a Fair and Competitive Food Supply Chain” organised by Cogeca and Euro Coop in Brussels, participants highlighted
Conference
Brussels, 24th April 2012 -
European Cooperative Week
"Cooperatives working towards a fair and competitive food supply chain"
Environmental Policy
April 2012 -
Open Letter - Review of the EU legislation on the Marketing of Seed and Plant Propagating Material (S&PM)
Conference
Roma - 23 March 2012
Workshop
Concern for Community: Co-operative Strategies for Local Involvement
General Policy Issues
Civil society writes to Commissioner Šefčovič on 'revolving doors' and conflict of interest
We are writing, as a group of Brussels-based organisations which support transparent andaccountable public policy-making
Enterprises Policy
Euro Coop creates database of national co-operative legislation
BRUSSELS, 1 March 2012 – Euro Coop, the European Community of Consumer Co-operatives, released yesterday a database regrouping the legislation go
Environmental Policy
Open letter about EU’s assessment of GM animals
Dear Commissioner Dalli,
We observe, with concern, that the European Food Safety Authority has published the technical guidance ....
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Co-operative Policy Digest
Co-operative Policy Digest
The United Nations proclaimed 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives, a year to showcase the democratically controlled, ethics-based co-operative business model and its contributions to a
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