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News - 18 May 2022

Philanthropy and wider social economy make a strong case for co-shaping the future of Europe

Fundación ONCE, together with Philea staff, made a strong case for philanthropy and its important role in co-shaping the future of Europe alongside other social economy…
News - 29 April 2022

Civil society under populist rule: perspectives and hopes

Democracy and civil society have a two-way relationship.
News - 28 April 2022

History at War

When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February, and thus started the first full-fledged war against an independent nation state in Europe since the end of WWII, another war had already been going on for a long time.
News - 6 April 2022

The Journalism Funders Forum calls for “public-benefit journalism” to be recognised as a public-benefit purpose in tax law

President von der Leyen announced in her 2021 State of the Union address that the European Commission would safeguard the pluralism and independence of the media in…
News - 4 April 2022

Two years on, still not making drama out of crises

How do we make lessons from the past two years be part of a sustainable reset, a roadmap to recovery for something healthier, more equal, and more inclusive?
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…