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Spanish agricultural co-ops debate TTIP

Agricultural co-operatives from Valencia in Spain explored the challenges facing their sector during a one-day conference…

Priorities for European fruit and vegetable working party

Copa-Cogeca, the organisations representing European farmers and agri co-operatives, will be working to support producer organisations…

Is the collaborative economy an opportunity for co-operatives?

A research paper by Cooperatives Europe and LAMA Development and Cooperation Agency highlights how co-operatives can improve standards…

Jeremy Rifkin: Co-ops will be the idea venue to scale the digital revolution

Economist Jeremy Rifkin presented a stark picture of life over the next eight decades, but he…

Armenia creates over 50 co-op farms as part of a €25m EU scheme

As many as 53 new co-operatives have been established in Armenia as part of a European…

Co-ops respond to Theresa May’s Conservative Party Conference speech

Co-operative organisations have responded to some of the policies set out by prime minister Theresa May…

How should co-operative banks deal with the negative rates dilemma?

A small German co-operative bank, Raiffeisenbank Gmund, has introduced a negative interest rate on deposits. Well,…

Should co-ops call themselves social enterprises?

It is often assumed that co-operatives are social enterprises – but this is still subject of…

What lessons can the UK learn from Germany’s co-operative banking sector?

Co-operative banks make up about two thirds of all German retail banks, and have a broad…