The Regulation on the European Cooperative Scoiety (SCE) requires the Commission to present a report on its application five years after its entry into force. The Commission launched a study which was finalised in October 2010. The responsible Directorate General Enterprise (the SME section) launched mid April 2011 a web-based consultation on the functioning of the European Cooperative Society, to which the ETUC has contributed with a critical assessment. In November 2011 the European Commission summarised the contributions received in a synthesis document. The SEEurope update report examines the key outcomes of the document. more

The purpose of this two-day seminar (12-13 March 2012) is to help workers’ representatives in supervisory or administrative boards of SEs to face one of the most complicated and most important responsibilities they have : to critically assess the financial data provided to them by their company. Indeed, only a thorough understanding of those data will enable them to have a clear view on the corporate strategies and consider employee-friendly alternatives. more

The German and French translation of the update on financial participation in Europe is now online. The section provides information on the national systems of financial participation in each of the 27 EU member states, basic data on profit-sharing and employee share ownership, the legal background, trade union positions and further links. German - French