Euro Coop - European Community of Consumer Co-operatives
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2023 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Fit for 55 | SRC |
| 27 Jun 2023 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | Fit for 55 | — |
| 03 May 2022 | Roberto Reig Rodrigo Cabinet member | New Genomic Techinques | — |
| 03 May 2022 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | New genomic techniques | — |
| 03 May 2022 | Roberto Reig Rodrigo Cabinet member | New Genomic Techinques | SRC |
| 03 May 2022 | Lukas Visek Cabinet member | New genomic techniques | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Skills roundtable with the retail sector | — |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Anouk Faber Cabinet member | Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector. | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector. | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Skills roundtable with the retail sector | SRC |
| 15 Apr 2021 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector. | — |
| 27 Feb 2020 | Roberto Reig Rodrigo Cabinet member | Farm to Fork Strategy | — |
| 27 Feb 2020 | Roberto Reig Rodrigo Cabinet member | Farm to Fork Strategy | SRC |
| 07 Jul 2017 | Marco Valletta Cabinet member | Euro Coop's 60th Anniversary & Academic Conference | SRC |
| 07 Jul 2017 | Marco Valletta Cabinet member | Euro Coop's 60th Anniversary & Academic Conference | — |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | The Food Chain, Innovation and Challenges, Food Information to Consumers, Nutrition, and Food Waste, Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Plant Health | — |
| 30 Jan 2015 | Vytenis Andriukaitis Commissioner | The Food Chain, Innovation and Challenges, Food Information to Consumers, Nutrition, and Food Waste, Animal Health, Animal Welfare and Plant Health | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Euro Coop promotes to the European institutions the economic and social objectives of Europe's consumer co-operatives. Euro Coop informs its member organisations about European policies and initiatives which are relevant to their activities, and provides knowledge to the EU policy process relevant to the food retail, consumer affairs and enterprise policy, namely concerning the co-operative business model. Euro Coop provides a forum for the exchange of information and coordination of the common interests of member organisations.
EU Legislative Interests
Framework Law for Sustainable Food Systems; EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices; Waste Framework Directive revision; Repealing the Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste; Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs); Front of Package (FoP) Nutritional Labelling; Date marking and food waste prevention, Proposal for a revision of the Regulation on Food Information to Consumers (FIC); Revision of EU animal welfare legislation; Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD); Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D); Revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive; Transition Pathway for the Retail Ecosystem; In parallel, we attribute priority to all other aspects pertaining to food policy (production, safety, authenticity/fraud, quality, labelling, trade), environmental sustainability (climate action, energy efficiency, science-based targets, other) consumer protection and rights, retail and enterprise policy, employment, co-operative development, rural areas and local community development.
Communication Activities
Regular position papers in relation to the policy initiatives we follow, including the public consultations we provide feedback to. We organise internal member info sessions based on the latest EU policy developments. Economic operator responsibilities. Code of Conduct thematic session. Supply chain operators' responsibilities. Publications on International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, World Environment Day. We have planned events on the subject food sustainability, packaging, climate action, retail innovation, consumer empowerment.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Euro Coop is a member of Cooperatives Europe www.coopseurope.coop, the European region of the International Cooperative Alliance - www.ica.coop.
Organisation Members
https://www.eurocoop.coop/membership/
Additional Information
The source of EU funding for 2024 is from two EU-funded projects - CO-FRESH (H2020) and SOSFood (Horizon Europe). The amounts are the relative share for the respective accounting years, and not the absolute amount transferred. The amounts reflect the actual costs incurred by Euro Coop for work under these projects.