A one-day conference on this timely topic will take place on December 9 in Brussels. The event is jointly organised by ERA, the Academy of European Law, the EFC (European Foundation Centre), the King Baudouin Foundation, Transnational Giving Europe and the Fondation Fournier Majoie pour l’Innovation under the patronage of Jacques Barrot, Vice-President of the European Commission. A welcome reception on the evening of December 8th will be sponsored by DDB Law.

The seminar will highlight legal, fiscal and practical incentives to promote cross-border philanthropy and the transnational work of non profit organisations in the EU, such as the creation of a European Foundation Statute and other tools to improve the environment for cross-border philanthropy in the EU. The afternoon will focus on cross-border philanthropy, on the Persche case and on the positive evolutions in different countries like Luxembourg, Poland, the Netherlands,…

High-level policymakers from European institutions, stakeholders from foundations and charities, as well as legal and fiscal experts will present their experiences with existing hurdles and they will  discuss the implications of a European Foundation Statute and explore solutions as to how the fiscal environment could be improved.

- Place: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Rue Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels

- Registration is through ERA website