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NEWS NEW Information on the meeting of the 14th general assembly of the CA CR. The 14th General Assembly of the Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic was held on 25th March 2009. The Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic is a national apex body associating four co-operative unions. Representatives of housing, consumer, production and agricultural co-operatives discussed at this meeting questions of mutual interest of the Czech co-operative movement. >> more information...  Introduction Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic is a co-organizer of the International European Conference on Social Economy and Entrepreneurship to be held on 16th - 18th April 2009 in Prague. The Conference is part of the official Czech Republic government programme under the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. >> For more information about the Conference including registration forms kindly visit www.seconference.cz. According to the Statement on the Co-operative Identity, approved by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in 1995, a cooperative is an autonomous association of persons who have voluntarily united in order to satisfy their economic, social and cultural needs, by means of a commonly owned and democratically managed company. A similar definition can also be found in a document of the International Labour Office, concerning the role of co-operatives in economic and social development. For the co-operative system, international co-operative principles, approved in Manchester in 1995 by the International Co-operative Alliance, are fundamental. These particularly include: voluntary and open membership democratic control economic participation autonomy and independence education, training and information co-operation among co-operatives concern for community According to the traditions of the founders, members of a co-operative believe in fundamental values, such as honesty, openness, social responsibility and care about others. The co-operative system in the Czech Republic, as well as all its extensions, which will be further introduced in more detail according to the field of their activities, are also based on these principles. The leading organization of the co-operative system in the Czech Republic is the Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic, which represents the Czech and Moravian co-operative system and its interests in the public in the Czech Republic, as well as abroad. The Czech co-operative system has a rich, more than 160 years long tradition and the Co-operative Association of the Czech Republic draws upon the traditions of co-operative values and principles, in order to serve its members and at the same time contribute to the improvement of economic and social conditions of life in society,. Together with member organizations, it co-operates with the government and individual ministries, promotes the interests and needs of co-operatives and their associations and supports the general development of the co-operative system.

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