Cooperatives Europe is the European cross-sectoral organisation representing cooperative enterprises in Europe. We represent 163 million individual entrepreneurs and member cooperators, owning 250,000 cooperative enterprises and providing jobs to 4,7 million European citizens. We welcome the Commissions proposal for the EU INC and the efforts to support innovative startups and scaleups in Europe.
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Cooperatives Europe
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 16999985032-07
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
4
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #454 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2011
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Cooperatives Europe represents the European region of the International Cooperatives Alliance. Founded in 1895, ICA i…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Cooperatives Europe filed 4 positions between 24 Jan 2024 and 25 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2024 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Cooperatives Europe welcomes the efforts to support innovative startups and scaleups in Europe. We, however, wish to highlight the following elements of the 28th regime that deserve particular attention: 1) level playing field and diversity of business 2) innovative governance features 3) access to capital Please find our full feedback in the attachment.
As the voice of Cooperatives enterprises in the EU, Cooperatives Europe supports the current revision of the Public Procurement Directives. In view of Europes new competitiveness and strategic autonomy priorities, we advocate for a review of the rules that ensures EU added value while promoting level playing field for small and medium cooperatives.
Cooperatives Europe is the European cross-sectoral organisation representing cooperative enterprises as well as the regional office of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). On behalf of its 86 member organisations from 34 European countries across all business sectors, it promotes the cooperative business model in Europe.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 3 files in common
- CECOP · 3 files in common
- Confcooperative · 3 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 2 files in common
- SMEunited · 2 files in common
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