OCTOBER 16 2026
What’s the Next Chapter towards Economic Democracy?
Isabelle Ferreras took part in Panel Session 2, “Making resilient and democratic territories: focus on the social economy and public spending”, at the Cooperatives Europe 20th Anniversary conference, held at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Brussels.
Aim of the event: to explore economic democracy as a strategic asset for Europe’s future, presenting the study “Building Economic Democracy in Europe: concepts, cases and achieving progressive change” by Prof. Andrew Cumbers (University of Glasgow), and connecting the concept with the EU Competitiveness Compass and Cohesion Policy.
Panel: Isabelle Ferreras, Debbie Robinson (President, Euro Coop), Giovanni Betti (Federcasse) and a video message from Serge Papin, French Minister in charge of the Social Economy.
Date: October 16, 2026
Location: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels, Belgium
More information: Event page