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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 2d

🎙️ Helena Gorrono, Vice-President, Young European Cooperators Network (YECN)

💬 'When speaking about youth, we are not speaking of children. We are speaking of adults, who take initiative and deserve a seat at the table & decision-making power in the coop movement.'

#IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025 #YECN

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 2d

📍 Today at #BordeauxGSEF2025

💬 Our colleague, Annalisa Vallone presents CoopsEurope’s work and the FFPA’s role (#coops4dev🌍) in linking youth globally, highlighting the Youth Declaration on Coops in Agrifood Systems at @fao.org's #WorldFoodForum

#YECN #IYC2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

“#Coops show that competitiveness can mean acting together, not against each other - turning the market into a space for collaboration and peace.”💬

@giuseppeguerini.bsky.social yesterday at the #ICSSE Roundtable, #BordeauxGSEF2025.🌍

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

“Considering their social and economic importance, social economy enterprises - including all cooperatives - must be at the table of social dialogue.”💬
Our president @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social just now at the Global Social Economy Forum 2025.

#BordeauxGSEF2025

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ Tiina Huvio, Director, FFD Finland

💬 "The EU defends democracy in its partnerships. However, the language required in funding applications does not match the expertise & capacity of local actors which impacts the bankability of their projects."

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ Carlos González Blanco, Program Coordinator, Cooperativas de las Américas.

💬 "Blended finance offers opportunities for cooperative development, but we need to be assured that those financial instruments are aligned with the coop principles."

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

📌 Live from #BordeauxGSEF2025!

With @concord-europe.bsky.social, Cooperativas de las Americas, Food and Forest Development Finland (FFD) and the @eib.org we are discussing how Europe supports coops and the social economy worldwide. 🌐

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

💬 “Territorial responsibility and community concern are embedded in coops, and as such, they are positioned not only to address current needs but also foresee emerging ones.”

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 3d

📍 Live from #BordeauxGSEF2025!

🎙️ Our Director Agnès Mathis discusses how coops approach and implement the concept of corporate territorial responsibility.

#coops4dev🌍 #IYC2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 4d

📍 We are at #BordeauxGSEF2025 🇫🇷

🌍 With 5500+ participants from nearly 70 different countries, the global forum is one of the largest SSE gatherings!

👉 Here are the sessions we are hosting and participating in: lnkd.in/eWmxhZWx

👀 Stay tuned!

#coops4dev🌍 #YECN

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Join us and CONCORD at #BordeauxGSEF2025 tomorrow!

➡️ Profit with purpose: unlocking value through people-centred businesses in the EU's international partnerships.

📅 Thu 30 Oct 2025, 10:15–11:15
📌 Salle C2 – Abdou Salam Fall
🔍 Full info: lnkd.in/eYh8HTam

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 4d

🏘 Who stands strong when times get tough? #CoopVsCorp

When companies cut and move on, coops stay.

Research shows they kept jobs & local economies going through the 2008 and COVID crises.

Real strength isn’t about size, it’s about staying power. 🌱

#IYC2025

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 6d

“Cooperatives prove we can do business without destroying, create wealth without exploiting, and grow without leaving anyone behind. 🌍

Today at the #GICS2025, our President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social reminded: true innovation is built on trust, balance, evolution, scale and mutuality.🤝

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 9d

🎙️ Giuseppe Guerini, President Cooperatives Europe:

➡️ The International Coalition of SSE: Stability in incertain times: how SSE contributes to sustaining peace?
📅 29 Oct, 17.45–18.45

➡️ Social dialogue in the social and solidarity economy: a model of social innovation in Europe
📅 30 Oct, 10:15-11:15

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 9d

🗣️ We will also speak at two workshops!

Workshop: Cooperating for the common good: corporate territorial responsibility
📅 Wed 29 Oct 2025, 16:30–17:30

Workshop: Entrepreneurship together and differently: youth cooperatives
📅 Fri 31 Oct 2025, 9.00–10.00

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 9d

Under #coops4dev🌍, we will co-organise a joint conference with CONCORD.

➡️ Profit with purpose: unlocking value through people-centred businesses in the EU's international partnerships.

📅 Thu 30 Oct 2025, 10:15–11:15
📌 Salle C2 – Abdou Salam Fall

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 9d

📣 We’ll be there for GSEF 2025! | 29–31 Oct

The global forum is one of the largest social economy gatherings, and we will be there to amplify the cooperative and youth voice! 🔊

Check out our events in the thread 👇

#coops4dev🌍 #YECN #IYC2025 #BordeauxGSEF2025

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 10d

We’re joining #GICS2025 in Torres Vedras 🇵🇹 next week! 🌍

💬 President Giuseppe Guerini will give opening remarks + join key sessions on inter-cooperation & digital collaboration.

🗣️ Director Agnès Mathis will moderate the closing plenary on sustainable futures.

🔗 globalinnovation.coop

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 11d

😊 Where are workers the happiest? #CoopVsCorp

In #coops, people have a voice in decisions & a share in success. Shared ownership and fairer pay build trust, purpose, and motivation.

Studies show higher job satisfaction and wellbeing than in traditional firms. 💚

#IYC2025

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 13d

On Friday our President @giuseppeguerini.bsky.social joined the Coop Law Symposium at Galatasaray University 🇹🇷, organised by the Ministry of Trade & Pharmacist Coops.

He called for stronger legal & policy support for cooperatives across Europe. 🌍🤝

Full speech💬 www.linkedin.com/pulse/intern...

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 16d

🌏 From Valletta to the world! Meet Jas Odusanya, a youth cooperator, from NoBarriers cooperative in Malta.

Jas works at a language and interpretation cooperative.

Her story in "A Day in the Life with Coops" shows how young people & #coops change lives from the ground up.📷 💪

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 16d

The video, developed under #coops4dev🌍 partnership between @icacoop.bsky.social & @ec.europa.eu, documents a local protagonist living their day with and through cooperatives, in Cebu🇵🇭, Lindi i🇹🇿, and Bahia Blanca 🇦🇷 and Valetta 🇲🇹.

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 16d

#NewVideo📹

How do cooperatives shape our daily lives? On #EndPoverty Day, watch "A Day in the Life with Coops" & see how #coops empower people across continents to build better futures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSFp...

#IDEP2025 #CoopsBuildABetterWorld #IYC2025

A Day in the Life with Coops – The Cooperative Difference Around the World

YouTube video by Cooperatives Europe

www.youtube.com

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Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 17d

MEPs Maravillas Abadía Jover (EPP) & Idoia Mendía (S&D) joined the debate on how the EU can make quality jobs the norm across all sectors.

Both underlined the role of #coops in promoting fair work, social dialogue & inclusive growth.

#CoopQualityJobs

Cooperatives Europe @coopseurope.bsky.social · 17d

Today we’re at @CECOP_coops’ “Quality Jobs, the Cooperative Way” event.

DG EMPL’s Joël Le Deroff confirmed the Quality Jobs Roadmap will be published on 3 Dec, with #coops’ input included.

🔹Working conditions
🔹Digital transition
🔹More quality jobs

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