February 22, 2023

Patrick Gibbels: The Swedish EU Presidency and latest policy developments

With Sweden taking over the EU Presidency on 1 January, this month our Brussels correspondent Patrick Gibbels takes a look at its priorities, and their relevancy […]
November 9, 2022

MEP Lagodinsky joins EFA webinar on proposed statute for European cross-border associations & nonprofits

EFA’s latest What’s Going on in Brussels? webinar took place in October, with a focus on the European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee proposal for a legal […]
November 9, 2022

OECD Common Reporting Standard amended to reduce nonprofit burden

Last month the OECD (the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) released amendments to its Common Reporting Standard (CRS) in recognition of the burden of reporting […]
August 10, 2022

G20 leaders urged to take action to protect & expand civic space

More than 150 civil society organisations (CSOs) and individuals worldwide have joined together to call on G20 leaders to take action to protect and expand civic […]
March 16, 2022

Patrick Gibbels: Ukrainian crisis opens EU’s eyes to the regulatory burden facing nonprofits

The EU regulatory environment for civil society has become disproportionately burdensome in recent years, but could that be about to change? Patrick Gibbels explores the impact of last […]
March 3, 2022

MEPs vote in favour of proposals to revolutionise nonprofit legislation and empower civil society

MEPs have voted in favour of a series of legislative recommendations in European Parliament last month, which aim to put nonprofits on an equal footing with […]