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News - 1 April 2022

Social Economy: The future of Europe

Social Economy Europe will host “Social Economy: The future of Europe” on 5-6 May in Strasbourg. The two day conference will be…
News - 28 March 2022

Community philanthropy, or what it means to be a good neighbour in times of war

Despite not being trained for it, when your house is on fire your neighbours are the closest and fastest help available.
News - 14 March 2022

Grantmakers East Forum stands in solidarity with Ukraine

The Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine is an unprecedented act of aggression. Philea’s Grantmakers East Forum stands in firm solidarity with the civil society and all the people…
News - 10 March 2022

Philea submits comments to UN special rapporteur consultation

In advance of the 50th Human Rights Council, Philea submitted comments to the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. We joined partners, including…
News - 10 March 2022

European Parliament calls for EU rules and strategy to counter shrinking space for civil society in Europe

The European Parliament voted on 8 March in favour of proposals to counter the crackdown on civil society in Europe. The vote came after MEPs, in a plenary session, took…
News - 10 March 2022

InvestEU: The European Commission and the EIB Group reached their Guarantee Agreement

On Monday 7 March, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF)…
News - 9 March 2022

“Towards a Council recommendation on Social Economy” – Philea speaks at Social Economy Intergroup public hearing

On Friday 4 March 2022, the European Parliament’s Social Economy Intergroup (SEIG) held its online public hearing Towards a Council Recommendation on Social Economy: boosting the convergence…
News - 9 March 2022

EU institutions dealing with Russian aggression in Ukraine

*This page was last updated on 14 March. This research looks into what the EU is doing in terms of providing resources on the ground, allowing philanthropy to…
News - 28 February 2022

Philanthropy in the EU: Giving Europe a brighter future, together

Philanthropy is an integral part of the social economy landscape in Europe. The European Commission’s recently published Social Economy Action Plan gives a new impetus to the strategic engagement…
News - 24 February 2022

Registration open for Philea Forum 2022

Registrations for the Philea Forum 2022 “Philanthropy United – The Time Is Now”  in Barcelona from 30 May to 1 June, hosted by “la Caixa”…