Priorities for the integration of consumer cooperatives of central and eastern europe into the european cooperative movement

In recent years, the European cooperative movement has demonstrated high indicators of sustainable economic development, contributing to the solution of the most acute socio-economic problems of a global nature. One of the important factors of the high competitiveness of European cooperatives has become the processes of their international integration. The subject of the study is the mechanisms, priorities and strategic directions of effective integration of consumer cooperation of Central and Eastern Europe countries into the European cooperative movement. The object of the study is European consumer cooperation. The study identifies achievements and key trends in the development of the European cooperative movement. The defining directions of collaboration of consumer cooperation with European cooperative institutions are summarized. The processes of deepening international integration among European cooperatives through the formation of international strategic unions and alliances are investigated. The main directions of development of bilateral economic relations between enterprises and organizations of consumer cooperation of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are substantiated.