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The use and benefits of a European Cross-Border Associations Directive

Joint SSE-CEDAG-CSE Webinar
Monday, 5 May 2025, 12:30-14:00 CET

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Social Services Europe (SSE), European Council of Associations of General Interest (CEDAG), and Civil Society Europe (CSE) are jointly organising a webinar to explain the use and benefits of this Directive proposal to national non-profit associations and social services.

 

As governments are raising important issues that can impact all European associations and social services, the webinar will explain why this Directive proposal is important for them and how they can act to make their voice heard. To do so, the webinar will be participative and interactive by giving priority to exchanges with participants.

Agenda


12:30    Introduction

              Mathias Maucher, Policy & Project Coordinator, SSE

12:35    Presentation of the ECBA Directive and its potential for associations and social services

              Mathieu de Poorter, President, CEDAG
12:50    Issues raised by governments: what is at stake for associations and social services?
              Matteo Vespa, Policy and Project Officer, Civil Society Europe
              Mathieu de Poorter, President, CEDAG

13:05    Open floor discussion and Q&A
              Moderation: Mathias Maucher, Policy & Project Coordinator, SSE
13:45    Conclusive remarks
              Mathias Maucher, Policy & Project Coordinator, SSE

You can prepare your participation to this webinar by consulting the documents and pages listed below, with the first two being the most relevant:

Timeline of the ECBA Directive  

- February 2022 – Parliament initiates an indirect legislative proposal.  
- September 2023– The Commission proposes the ECBA directive based on the Articles 50 and 114 TFEU.  
- March 2024 – On 13 March 2024, the Parliament adopts its first reading position putting forward a number of modifications. 
- April 2024 – Council's Working Party on Company Law begins examining the proposal.  
- November 2024– On 13 November 2024 the committee referral (to the Committee on Legal Affairs) has been announced in plenary, meaning that the work on the proposal will continue under the current (10th) term of Parliament. On 18 November 2024 Sergey Lagodinsky (Greens/EFA, Germany) was re-appointed the rapporteur for the file within the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI). 
- January 2025 – On 7 January 2025, the Council Legal Service delivers a legal opinion.  
- April 2025 – On 4 April 2025, Member States will discuss the proposal in the Council’s Company Law Working Party meeting.

Source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-an-economy-that-works-for-people/file-cross-border-activities-of-associations  

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