Several articles have been published on the internet about the foundation of ESCOOP:

• A first SCE has been established as a European Social Cooperative, from the International Organisation of Industrial, Artisanal and Service Producers’ Co-operatives (CICOPA). Also available in French and Spanish
• Puglia: nasce a Mola “Escoop”, la prima cooperativa sociale europea (in Italian), from the website of the Italian League of Cooperatives (Legacoop).
• Escoop, cooperativa sociale europea (in Italian), from the magazine “FAX”
• Nascono le “cooperative europee”. Article from the daily newspaper LA GAZZETTA DEL MEZZOGIORNO about the foundation of the ESCOOP and the applicable legislation (in Italian).