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

News - 9 August 2024

From sadness to solidarity: Our message to UK members on the summer riots

It is with great sadness that we are following the terrible scenes unfolding in towns and cities across the UK. In writing to you today, all of us at Philea…

News - 19 July 2024

Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola re-elected as Presidents of European Commission and European Parliament respectively

Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola have been re-elected as the President of the European Commission and President of the European Parliament respectively during the inaugural plenary session of…

News - 15 July 2024

Philea and The Partnering Initiative launch survey on philanthropy’s role in partnerships for systemic change

Philea and The Partnering Initiative have launched a survey seeking insights on philanthropy’s role in partnerships for systemic change. Launched as part of TPI’s “TRANSFORM! Empowering philanthropy…

News - 11 July 2024

EU Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (EU AML/CFT) Package published

The EU Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (EU AML/CFT) Package was finally published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19…

News - 28 June 2024

Philea re-elected to Social Economy Europe board

Philea has been re-elected to represent the foundation and philanthropy sector on the Social Economy Europe (SEE) board at the SEE General Assembly in Rome on 24 June and…

News - 27 June 2024

Philea launches membership satisfaction survey

Philea has launched a membership satisfaction survey to assess the overall satisfaction with Philea’s services and initiatives, as well as the value Philea brings to the broader philanthropic community. The survey aims…

News - 17 June 2024

Philea issues statement of concern about “foreign agent type of law” in Slovakia

Philea is concerned about Slovakia’s attempts to introduce a “foreign agent type of law” that would label civil society organisations in receipt of more than €5,000 per year in foreign funding as an “organisation with foreign support”. The Slovak Parliament already approved the bill at the first reading in April and it is now in its second reading in Bratislava.

News - 13 June 2024

Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Network launches new peer-learning journey

New initiative is designed to inspire and empower foundation representatives to advance gender equality in their operations and programmes.

Press Release - 30 May 2024

Trust, philanthropy and moral ambition – 3rd edition of Philea Forum closes in Ghent

Today marked the end of the 2024 Philea Forum, where 780 participants convened in Ghent to dive into the theme of “Trust and Philanthropy”. In an…

News - 27 May 2024

Funders Forum on International Cooperation Partnerships Commits to Supporting Locally-Led Development

Today, the Funders Forum on International Cooperation Partnerships (FFICP), one of Philea’s thematic networks, and Enabel, the Belgian development cooperation agency, endorsed the…

Press Release - 27 May 2024

New initiative to support philanthropic organisations with impact investing

Brussels, 27 May 2024 – Impact Europe, the investing for impact network, and Philea, the voice of European Philanthropy, today launch a joint paper and programme to help philanthropic organisations…

Press Release - 23 May 2024

Obstacles to cross-border philanthropy are real and the time to remove them is now

Brussels, 23 May 2024 – Today, Philea together with Transnational Giving Europe (TGE) published a collection of real cases of existing obstacles to cross-border philanthropy. “Removing…

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