Co-operatives discussed in Entrepreneurship course
Malta Co-operative Federation President John Mallia recently delivered an information session on co-operatives as part of an Entrepreneurship training course organised by the Maltese National Council of Women. The course was open to persons evaluating the prospect of opening a business of their own, either individually or in a group. The session discussed co-operative business, the principles underlying them, co-operative enterprises in different sectors of the economy and how to set up a co-operative. The session ended with an interesting and interactive discussion on various business ideas put forward by the participants themselves, and how these ideas could materialise using [...]
IDC 2017 – Coops Ensure No One Is Left Behind
Today co-operators world-wide celebrate the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives. International Day aims to increase awareness about the co-operative model and to promote the movement's ideals, values and principles of international solidarity, economic efficiency, equality, democracy and world peace. This year’s theme and slogan are “Inclusion” and “Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind”. The International Cooperative Alliance's President, Monique F. Leroux, addresses the International Day of Co-operatives and its 2017 theme: inclusiveness.
Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op Limited join the Malta Co-operative Federation
The Malta Co-operative Federation Council accepted Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op Limited as a new Member Society of the Federation on 22nd June 2017. The MCF Council Members welcomed the members of this newly registered co-operative to the Federation. Enerġija Pożittiva Co-op joins the growing family of renewable energy cooperatives around the world. The co-operative aims to group citizens and to organise them to collectively take action on renewable energy projects. The co-operative’s members will be in a position to produce electrical energy for their own benefit directly from renewable energy sources chosen by the same members in a democratic and continuous manner. [...]
MCF sends letter of congratulations to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat
Following last Sunday's General election result, the Malta Co-operative Federation sent a letter congratulating Dr. Joseph Muscat on his confirmation as Prime Minister of Malta. In this letter, President John Mallia and Secretary General Rolan Micallef Attard said that the Malta Co-operative Federation looks forward to collaborating with the Maltese Government to further exploiting the co-operative potential. The MCF firmly believes that co-operatives are a very effective tool in encouraging people to become direct protagonists in the creation of wealth, and helps in achieving its fair distribution.
newsbook.com.mt – reports on the 10 proposals for 2017 political parties electoral manifestos
Newsbook.com.mt reports on the Malta Co-operative Federation's proposals for the 2017 political parties electoral manifestos. The news portal give prominence to the Federation's proposals on Housing Co-operatives. "To respond to the disproportionately high housing and rental costs, co-operative housing schemes shall be encouraged, such that every family may have a chance to access modest housing." The news portal also reports that since its inception in 2012 the Malta Co-operative Federation is still suffering discrimination despite repeated promises made by Government to resolve this issue.
MCF presents its proposals for Electoral Manifestos 2017
Browse the Full Document in Maltese below. Click here to read the Proposals in English. Download document: Proposti Manifesti Elettorali 2017 MCF Worker Co-operatives New measures are to be introduced to encourage government employees at all levels to setup worker co-operatives. Employees will have the opportunity of advancing in their career while becoming owners of their own workplace. This measure would be an alternative measure to the current privatization model of government operations. New measures are also to be introduced to assist and encourage employees to setup worker co-operatives in the private sector, in cases when employers decide to abandon their [...]