European Economic and Social Committee 9 March 2005, Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the promotion of cooperative societies in Europe (COM(2004) 18 final)

22.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 234/1 Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the promotion of cooperative societies in Europe (COM(2004) 18 final) (2005/C 234/01) On 23 February 2004, the Commission