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The importance of cooperatives featured on the Guardian website
14 February 2010
As the Labour Party announced that it will support and encourage the cooperative movement at the next general election in the UK, an article in the guardian.co.uk explains how the history of cooperatives hit social progress in Britain and which is described as “the emergence of an unprecedented force for social change through worker ownership and control, but also the extent to which capitalist society in Britain felt challenged by (...)
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The French press highlights the virtues of cooperatives on the occasion of the launch of the “SCOP” brand!
5 de febrero de 2010
The French daily newspaper “Le Monde” and the website of the “L’Entreprise” magazine have showcased the cooperative model.
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The CGScop unveils its new brand and logo at the salon des entrepreneurs in Paris
5 February 2010
The whole of the French cooperative movement has affirmed its ambition to bring about further developments in all sectors and has launched a new brand and logo that is unique, clear and unifying. Indeed, on the occasion of the salon des Entrepreneurs, which was held on 1 February, the CGScop (General Confederation of Production Cooperatives) unveiled its new brand and logo that represents its visual (...)
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Michel Barnier European Parliament Hearing: The new Internal Market commissioner wants to focus his attention on the cooperative model
25 January 2010
On 13 January, Michel Barnier, the internal market and financial services commissioner-designate was heard by the “Internal market and consumers protection” Committee and the “Economic and Monetary affairs” Committee of the European Parliament.
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International mobilisation to help cooperatives in Haiti: CICOPA supports the Cooperatives reconstruction Fund
22 January 2010
Given the extent of the damage provoked by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake and numerous after shocks, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) has made an appeal to members to contribute to finance longer-term cooperative reconstruction efforts.
