Euro Coop

Who We Are

 

Founded in 1957, Euro Coop was one of the first Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) to be recognised by the European Commission. It has made its expertise available to all European Union Institutions for the promotion of the interests of consumer co-operatives and their consumer-members.

Euro Coop is the voice of the co-operative retailers in Europe. Our organisation brings together:

 
 19 national members
 6.300 co-op enterprises
 91.000 points of sale
 490.000 employees
 27 million consumer-members
 60,4 billion annual turnover
 

Together, Euro Coop members are Europe’s strongest retail force.

Today, Euro Coop represents and upholds the structure and ethics of consumer co-operative enterprises at European level. Our Secretariat achieves this mission, in particular, by its participation in different fora such as the Stakeholders Platform of the European Food Safety Authority "EFSA", various Advisory Groups, Working Groups, and Platforms within the European Commission, the European Retail Forum for Sustainability, the European Consumer Consultative Group "ECCG", among others. The Secretariat ensures that the voice of consumer co-operatives is well-represented within the workings of the European Parliament and via strong collaboration with the European Economic and Social Committee.

 

 

ADVOCACY

promoting consumer co-operatives at EU level

representing consumers' interests & rights

REPORTING

strenghtening our members' knowledge of EU affairs

COORDINATION

facilitating co-operation among our members

CO-OPERATION

partening with Cooperatives Europe & International Co-operative Alliance on UN SDGs

COMMITMENT

supporting members in their engagement of youth & their development into tomorrow's leaders

 

Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW)

According to an agreement between Euro Coop and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), Euro Coop provides secretariat support to the work of Consumer Co-operatives Worldwide (CCW) - the global sectoral organisation for consumer co-operatives.

Euro Coop provides the Secretariat for CCW.

 

Latest News

Euro Coop Co-Signs Joint Letter on Green Claims Directive
Euro Coop Co-Signs Joint Letter on Green Claims Directive

Euro Coop has joined forces with Independent Retail Europe, HOTREC, and RURALTOUR in co-signing...

Euro Coop and Partners Demand Streamlined Green Claims Directive
Euro Coop and Partners Demand Streamlined Green Claims Directive

Brussels, 23 April 2025 – Euro Coop, together with HOTREC and Independent Retail...

Safeguarding the Single Market: Joint Call to the European Parliament on Cross-Border Enforcement of UTPs
Safeguarding the Single Market: Joint Call to the European Parliament on Cross-Border Enforcement of UTPs

Brussels, 22 April 2025 – Euro Coop and Independent Retail Europe have sent a joint...

Latest Stories

Prague Hosts Gala Conference to Celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives
Prague Hosts Gala Conference to Celebrate the International Year of Cooperatives

As part of the global celebrations for the United Nations-declared International Year of...

On World Environment Day, Coop Italy Celebrates the Success of Its “Foresta Blu” Campaign
On World Environment Day, Coop Italy Celebrates the Success of Its “Foresta Blu” Campaign

As we mark World Environment Day, Euro Coop proudly highlights Coop Italy’s outstanding...

The ICA Announced CoopsDay 2025 Theme
The ICA Announced CoopsDay 2025 Theme

International Cooperative Aliance (ICA) announced the official theme for the 2025...

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