Social Economy

SPECIAL FOCUS: European Foundation Statute

SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE has repeatedly called for ensuring a secure legal framework for social economy through the adoption of new European statutes: for foundations, for mutual societies and for associations.

SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE fully supports the key conclusion of the Feasibility Study stating that a European Foundation Statute is the most cost-effective policy option for addressing the administrative and legal barriers that foundations face in their cross-border activities. Foundations must benefit from a legislative and regulatory environment that takes fully into account their characteristics, allowing them to operate on a level playing field with other types of societies and organisations in the single market.

THE EUROPEAN FOUNDATION CENTRE

The European Foundation Centre (member of SOCIAL ECONOMY EUROPE) is leading efforts to raise awareness and support for the European Foundation Statute among European and national stakeholders. Click here to view EFC’s webpage