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Dear friends,
We would like to welcome
you on the internet pages of Prague representation of European
Confederation of Workers Co-operatives and the enterprise
of associated work, Social Co-operatives and Participative
Enterprises (CECOP), which officially inaugurate its activity
on 25th January 1999.
The CECOP office in Prague
was opened in the frame of the CECOP-EST project, which
is implemented in a co-operation with and a great deal is
funded by the European Commission. The involvement of the
EC in this project is a expression of their support of the
co-operative development, which is seen as a modern form
of enterprise. The bodies of European Commission know, that
co-operative enterprise plays an important role in the economy
of every country and they see in it, one of the many ways
how to solve the complicated social-economic situation,
particularly in the area of employment.
The CECOP-EST project is
one of many activities of CECOP in the states of central
and eastern Europe region. At the present time, the project
involves national associations of Workers Co-operatives
of Bulgaria (National Union of Workers Co-operatives), Poland
(National Auditing Union of Workers Co-operatives), Slovakia
(Slovak Union of Producer's Co-operatives) and the Czech
republic (Union of Czech and Moravian Producer Co-operatives),
but it is presupposed that other countries of this European
region will join in, inclusive the states of former Soviet
Union.
The office of Prague is a
co-ordinating place of all activities of CECOP in the countries
of central and eastern Europe and through the mediation
of this office the mother organisation realises its political
program in this region. In every country involved in the
CECOP-EST project works a national co-ordinator, who is
in a running contact with the office of Prague and through
the mediation of the office subsequently with Brussels.
Fundamental long term goals
of this project could be formulated into 3 groups:
1. Support of the co-operative
development
2. To help out with the preparations
of the co-operative sector to incorporate into the EU structures
(in connection with the future entrance into EU)
3. To create means of communication,
co-ordination and partnership within the workers co-operatives
of the region of central and eastern Europe, together with
the partners from EU states.
The opening and all the activities
of the office of Prague are under auspices of SÈMVD, because
this workplace is embodied into its structures. SÈMVD is
a member of CECOP and the president is one of the vice-chairmen
of the confederation and he is responsible for the area
of the development of co-operation and partnership with
countries of central and eastern Europe.
On our internet pages, you
can find information of business-marketing character about
all member co-operatives of every national union VD countries,
that are involved in the project. These information will
be extended and of course actualised, and they will allow
you to directly contact those workers co-operatives which
are for some reason the object of your interest.
Jan Wiesner
Vicepresident of CECOP
President of SÈMVD |
Mgr. Jiøí Svoboda
Director of the Prague office
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Contact address:
CECOP-EST
Václavské námìstí 21
113 60 Praha 1
Czech republic
Tel.: 00420-2-24 109 223
Fax : 00420-2-26 03 01
E-mail : svoboda@scmvd.cz,
cecop-est@scmvd.cz
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