Let's fight the post-peerel stereotype! “Cooperativeity is OK” message by Polish Senator Adam Szejnfeld

Let's fight the post-peerel stereotype!

“Cooperativeity is OK”

Senator Adam Szejnfeld's statement.

Senator Adam Szejnfeld addressed the Government with a Senatorial message in which he expresses his view and needs to make a long-term state strategy towards the cooperative sector. It stresses its historical importance, its impact on the improvement of local communities and its function in creating unchangeable jobs, while asking about the government's actions in promoting and supporting cooperatives in Poland, including among young people.

In his statement, Senator Adam Szejnfeld recalls that "co-operativeism in Poland has over 2 100 years of history, dating back to 1816, erstwhile the Agricultural Society of Joint Rescue in Misery was established". He points out that in the second half of the 19th century, the improvement of cooperatives was closely linked to local folk banks and another initiatives that "formed the economical and social identity of the country". The Senator points out that cooperativeism in the planet is simply a crucial sector of the economy, offering over 100 million jobs, which represents 20% more than in global corporations. Senator Szejnfeld besides stresses the fact that in countries specified as Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany and Spain cooperatives are an crucial pillar of the economy, and the example of the Spanish Mondragon cooperative shows that cooperativeism can combine a immense scale of action with local rooting.

According to the data of the National Cooperative Council in Poland there are about 10 1000 cooperatives, including disabled, residential, agricultural, banking or social cooperatives, and now there will besides be students. Senator Szejnfeld points out the many challenges faced by cooperatives in Poland: “They frequently have limited access to finance, they encounter legal barriers and endure from low designation among young generations, which hinders succession and development,” says Adam Szejnfeld.

Senator Szejnfeld, through a senatorial statement, wishes to learn what actions the government is planning to strengthen the cooperative sector and increase its competitiveness. besides whether the procedures for setting up and operating cooperatives, in peculiar social, agricultural and housing, are to be simplified. Equally interesting is what financial support mechanisms the government intends to implement so that cooperatives can invest in modernisation, innovation and, more importantly, digitalisation today. A very crucial issue is education and awareness-building, what cooperatives are, especially in Poland, where they have post-communist connotations, post-peerelian connotations, which is now a completely archaic stereotype. It is so besides crucial whether the government plans educational and promotional activities to increase awareness of the function of cooperatives, especially among young people and young entrepreneurs.

All of this is important, especially since cooperatives combine economical and social objectives, which can contribute to the building of unchangeable jobs, the promotion of civilian solidarity and the improvement of local communities. The Senator of the Pilland besides adds that "the improvement of a coherent, long-term state strategy towards cooperatives is an crucial and essential task today." The message besides addresses the issue of modern challenges for the sector, specified as digitisation and innovation. "Without state support, cooperatives may find it hard to adapt to the requirements of the modern economy, which threatens their sustainability and competitiveness", says Senator Adam Szejnfeld's statement