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Read all the latest news from Philea, our members and the wider philanthropic sector.

News - 30 January 2025

EU Member States urged to remove barriers to cross-border philanthropy before November 2025 deadline

EU Member States are under increasing pressure to remove barriers to cross-border philanthropy as the deadline to implement the Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions approaches in November…

News - 30 January 2025

Participants of ERSTE Foundation NGO Academy interrogated by authorities in Belgrade

Participants attending a capacity building workshop of the NGO Academy in Belgrade were interrogated by the Serbian authorities and then banned from Serbia as a “security…

News - 21 January 2025

Philea publishes “Climate Change and Philanthropy Infrastructure: Supporting the Ecosystem to Act” a directory of actors strengthening climate philanthropy

Philea has published “Climate Change and Philanthropy Infrastructure: Supporting the Ecosystem to Act”, a new report by the European Philanthropy Coalition for Climate highlighting the role of philanthropy…

News - 6 January 2025

Philea statement of solidarity with Georgian civil society and people

Philea is deeply concerned about developments in Georgia and wants to express its solidarity with Georgian civil society and philanthropy.

News - 3 December 2024

Philea releases first batch of 2024 update of legal and fiscal country profiles

Philea has published the first batch of countries of its 2024 update of the country profiles detailing the legal and fiscal environments for philanthropy across 40 countries in wider…

News - 5 November 2024

Philea re-appointed to European Commission Expert Group on the Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES)

Philea has been re-appointed as a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on the Social Economy and Social Enterprises (GECES), bringing the philanthropic perspective into…

News - 1 November 2024

Philea provides input to MEPs on formation of new European Commission

Following Ursula von der Leyen’s selection of candidate Commissioners for each Member State, Philea has analysed the entry-points for philanthropy in each of their mission letters and is now engaging…

News - 31 October 2024

Philea stands in solidarity with the victims of flooding in Spain

All of us at Philea are deeply moved by the tragic events unfolding in Spain, where recent flooding has brought immense devastation to communities. We extend our heartfelt thoughts to…

Press Release - 31 October 2024

Climate-KIC and Philea announce strategic partnership to advance collaboration between philanthropy and the Climate-KIC community

Amsterdam, Netherlands & Brussels, Belgium – 31 October, 2024 – Climate-KIC International Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of Europe’s leading climate innovation initiative, and Philea, the Philanthropy Europe Association, announce a…

News - 25 October 2024

New FATF President receives delegation from Global NPO Coalition on FATF

The new Financial Action Task Force (FATF) President Elisa de Anda Madrazo received a delegation from the Global NPO Coalition on FATF in…

Press Release - 1 October 2024

Philanthropic organisations and impact investors call on policymakers to enable more investments for impact

Brussels – Today, on the occasion of the European Day of Foundations and Donors, Philea and Impact Europe published recommendations for national and EU policymakers to enable more impact…

News - 23 September 2024

Philanthropic actors sign statement on philanthropy’s role in global development ahead of UN Summit of the Future

Philea, along with several Philea members, has signed the OECD Network of Foundations Working for Development and WINGS statement on strengthening the role of private philanthropy…

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