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

News - 28 February 2024

Belgian EU Presidency kicks off with Social Economy event in Liège

The Belgian EU Presidency hosted the European Social Economy Meeting on 12-13 February in the city of Liège. Fully aware of the potential of the Social…

News - 28 February 2024

EU Cross-Border Associations initiative gets boost by JURI Committee

Philea welcomes the ECBA proposal and considers this an important step towards strengthening and protecting civil society organisations throughout the European Union. However, we call on the European Commission to adopt additional measures to create a Single Market for Philanthropy.

News - 27 February 2024

EU AML/CFT Package close to final deal

On 18 January 2024, the EU Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on two important pieces of the EU anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the…

News - 20 February 2024

‘Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board’ translated into Mandarin Chinese

Rien Van Gendt’s ‘Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board’ has been translated into Mandarin Chinese, sharing the book and its insights on philanthropy with a wider global audience. Translated…

News - 19 February 2024

Registration opens for Philea Forum 2024

Registration is now open for the Philea Forum 2024 “Trust and Philanthropy” in Ghent from 27 – 30 May, hosted by a group of Belgian foundations, chaired by the King Baudouin Foundation.

News - 15 February 2024

Philea and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo publish “Data Science, AI and Data Philanthropy in Foundations: On the Path to Maturity”

Philea and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo have published “Data Science, AI and Data Philanthropy in Foundations: On the Path to Maturity” a report on data work in European philanthropy, seeking to enhance the sector’s understanding of what is being done or achieved in this realm.

News - 24 January 2024

European Parliament Urges Action on Hungary’s Democratic Erosion

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on 18 January 2024 to express its concern about the further erosion of democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary.

News - 15 January 2024

Philea launches survey on democracy projects ahead of European Parliamentary elections

Philea has launched a survey seeking to identify organisations and projects safeguarding and innovating European democracy ahead of the European Parliamentary elections. The 2024 European Parliament elections are fast approaching.

News - 18 December 2023

Policymakers ready to move towards a Single Market for Public Good

At an event hosted by Civil Society Europe and Philea on 28 November, EU policymakers confirmed that they are ready to move towards a Single Market for public good. The…

News - 14 December 2023

Dialogue in action: Highlights from EuroPhilantopics 2023

Over 100 philanthropy practitioners and representatives from the EU institutions convened in Brussels for EuroPhilantopics 2023 seeking to explore democracy, equality and climate, and how philanthropy and institutions can work…

News - 6 December 2023

The Partnering Initiative and the World Association of Public Private Partnerships publish new report on Public-Private-Philanthropy partnerships (PPPPs)

The Partnering Initiative (TPI) and the World Association of Public Private Partnerships (WAPPP) have published "Systems Change Activation: Empowering philanthropy’s catalytic role in transformational PPPPs", a new report seeking to provide knowledge and insights to philanthropy on working in Public-Private-Philanthropy partnerships (PPPPs).

News - 4 December 2023

Revision of FATF Recommendation 8 reflects asks of non-profit and philanthropy sector

During its plenary session on 25-27 October 2023, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) approved a revision of its Recommendation 8 (R. 8) on Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) and its Interpretive Note to address the misapplication and misinterpretation of R. 8, which had led countries to apply disproportionate measures on NPOs.

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