by JoseJuan | Jan 28, 2026 | Research and Studies
In response to a number of national requests, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) have published a brief to clarify how cooperatives relate to profit. Traditional economic activity is often framed in binary...
by JoseJuan | Jan 28, 2026 | Research and Studies
Edward Elgar has released the book A Modern Guide to the Social and Solidarity Economy. With contributions from thirty international experts, under the edition of Professors Marie J. Bouchard (Université du Québec à Montréal and CIRIEC-Canada) and Damien Rousselière...
by JoseJuan | Jan 28, 2026 | Highlights
The Portuguese Government has announced its intention to withdraw from the historic António Sérgio Cooperative for the Social Economy (CASES) following a Resolution of the Council of Ministers adopted last 28 November, in the context of a broader ministerial reform....
by JoseJuan | Jan 28, 2026 | Highlights
CECOP-CICOPA Europe has sent a letter to the European Commission calling on the EU authorities to place greater emphasis on quality and less on price in public procurement specifications. In the same document, CECOP puts forward a series of recommendations to improve...
by JoseJuan | Jan 28, 2026 | Highlights
The European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) held its 57th General Assembly in Almería, hosted by the Cajamar Cooperative Group. More than thirty representatives from across Europe gathered to decide on matters of strategic importance for the association and...
