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COOPERATIVES

Cooperatives for the LGBTI* communities
Cooperative start-ups, e.g. for castle sharing, shared housing, energy, mobility, doctors, care, crafts, production, co/working, workation, art retreats and agriculture.
Cooperation at eye level, self-administration, collaboration: cooperatives are gaining relevance in view of the currently much-discussed desire for participation. The cooperative approach of placing the company in the hands of its members is also a way of meeting the social and ecological challenges associated with digitalisation and current economic developments. The cooperative is seen as an instrument for an inclusive and democratic economy. These principles can also be anchored in the digital economy via digital cooperatives.
*LGBTI serves as an abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual/Transgender and Intersexual People.
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The European Cooperative:
Societas Cooperativa Europaea (SCE) Nature and purpose
The SCE is designed as a legal form of cooperative law. It has legal personality and the share capital is divided into shares. The registered office of an SCE as specified in the statutes must be in a member state of the EC or EEA.
The SCE forms the counterpart at the European level to the national cooperative legal forms in the member states.
The purpose of the SCE is therefore the same as that of any other cooperative: it consists primarily in promoting member activities and member needs.
Founding
An SCE can be founded by at least five legal or natural persons who have their place of residence in two different EEA member states. Likewise, an existing cooperative can be converted into an SCE if it has already had a branch in an EEA member state for at least two years. The third option is to found one by merging several cooperatives from different member countries.
The company must be preceded or followed by the addition “SCE”. It may contain the addition “with limited liability”.
It requires founding capital of at least 30,000 euros. Investing members are permitted, shares are transferable or sellable.
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