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Anca Voinea

Anca focuses on international news – and with French, Spanish and Romanian languages under her belt, this is an important area of growth for the news.

All articles by Anca Voinea.

Federations and co-op apexes

Ariel Guarco reflects on ICA Global Conference and 2025 IYC celebrations

January 2, 2025
Anca Voinea

'While the challenges we face are global, the answers are local'

Development

Can co-ops speed the pace towards sustainable development?

January 2, 2025
Anca Voinea

The world is trailing far behind its target for the UN SDGs

Federations and co-op apexes

International Year of Cooperatives website goes live

January 2, 2025
Anca Voinea

'We call on co-operators worldwide to share their pride for what co-operatives are doing to build…

Banking and Insurance

Canadian co-operatives respond to government’s Fall statement

December 20, 2024
Anca Voinea

The economic statement includes a $36099m injection into the Federal Community Housing Initiative, news welcomed by…

Development

UN adopts second resolution on SSE’s role in sustainable development

December 20, 2024
Anca Voinea

The text is the second SSE resolution adopted by the United Nations

Agriculture

Agri co-ops warn EU’s trade deal with Mercosur countries will hurt farmers

December 13, 2024
Anca Voinea

Copa and Cogeca warn that low-cost imports and weaker production standards in South America will undercut…

Economy

European Commission: Roxana Mînzatu assumes social economy portfolio

December 13, 2024
Anca Voinea

Co-ops and other social economy actors welcomed the news, which gives Mînzatu responsibility for the EU's…

Housing co-op

Can co-ops survive this Israel-Gaza war?

December 10, 2024
Anca Voinea

Damage to infrastructure, the deaths of members and leaders, and a squeeze on resources make it…

Politics & Legal

Co-ops and credit unions react to this year’s declaration from the G20

December 6, 2024
Anca Voinea

Meanwhile, co-ops at the ICA Global Conference looked at ways to increase their influence on the…

Federations and co-op apexes

Key takeaways from Co-operatives UK’s 2024 Practitioners Forum

December 5, 2024
Anca Voinea

The event focused on five key themes: governance, membership, finance, HR and communications

Fairtrade

ICA and Fairtrade International sign Joint Partnership Declaration

December 3, 2024
Anca Voinea

The organisations pledge to deepen collaboration in support of co-operative and fairtrade organisations

Federations and co-op apexes

ICA Global Conference adopts New Delhi Action Agenda

November 28, 2024
Anca Voinea

'We will use the 2025 International Year of Cooperatives to drive unified action, strengthen the movement,…