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EH Bildu, present economic and social situation
We interviewed the spokesperson of EH Bildu Group in the Basque Parliament, Maddalen Iriarte, to get to know her opinion about the present economic and social situation and the proposals of her Group in this respect. She assures us that, … Continue reading
Cooperative principles as nutrients of business innovation
When we refer to business innovation, we can tackle this matter from very distinct focuses: the opening of a new market, a new production method, a new product or service, etc… or, in a broader sense, the creation of a … Continue reading
Our cooperative´s main identity is the cooperation between parents, staff and collaborators
Txantxiku Ikastola was opened in Oñati in 1967, with just 28 students. Ten years later it became a cooperative. Andoni Zendoia is currently in charge of the ikastola and its broad educational offer, as students can study Primary, Secondary and … Continue reading
Euskadi is a worldwide benchmark in the Worker cooperatives
We are interviewing the Basque Government Social Economy Director to find out what he thinks about the cooperative model and its weight and representation within Basque institutions, as well as the regional government’s different lines of action for the Basque … Continue reading
The companies of the future should have the values of the Cooperatives
MAIER S. Coop. nació hace 45 años, con el objetivo de generar puestos de trabajo de calidad en Busturialdea. Hoy tiene 14 sedes en todo el mundo y da empleo a más de 3.000 personas. Son hábiles en la fabricación … Continue reading
The contribution of the consumer-member of a cooperative project has been, and it is essencial for the development
New technologies are changing the consumer and companies that offer products and services What is ERKIDE-Kontsumo? Consumer cooperativism has historically been represented through a Federation of its own called FeCoE, Basque Consumer Cooperatives Federation, established in 1988. This is the … Continue reading
Innovate to make us (coops) visible, and be known and recognized
Cooperatives are at the vanguard of the democratization of the economy, with the Cooperative being the business model that most equitably distributes generated wealth and that created the fewest inequalities. In the Basque Country we are world leaders in cooperativism, … Continue reading
Basque Teaching Cooperatives give the student a leading role
The Basque Teaching Cooperatives are involved in a profound transformation process which assigns a key role to the student. ¿What is ERKIDE-Irakaskuntza? ¿What organizations does it represent? ERKIDE-Irakaskuntza is the Association of Teaching Cooperatives, which is set up as a … Continue reading
Cooperative values and competitiveness, key in MONDRAGON
The experience of cooperative values and the competitiveness of business are key in this new stage of MONDRAGON Corporation. Assessment of these months as the top executive of MONDRAGON We have been configuring the work teams and working fully on … Continue reading
Basque Cooperative Movement
The weight Basque Cooperative Movement represents, legitimizes us to be recognized as one of the most important and representative business organizations of Euskadi. Could you state which sectors of cooperative activity KONFEKOOP represents? KONFEKOOP is the Basque Cooperatives Confederation … Continue reading