Tagged: european union

April 3, 2014 @ 9:30 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

As the U.S. is making major efforts to implement the JOBS Act, the European Union seems to be only capable of analyzing the developments, as J.D. Alois’ article “EC Releases Communication on Long Term Financing Including Crowdfunding” shows. The most important conclusion was that the… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of the massive release from the European Commission today on their Roadmap to meet the long term financing needs of  European Union, the EC published a document on Frequently Asked Questions regarding crowdfunding. While some of the responses are basic, much of the… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

As part of an initiative launched last Fall, the European Commission has published the responses to a consultation on crowdfunding.  While the commenting period closed on December 31, 2013, the document was published on March 27, 2014 as was widely expected. The EC received a… Read More

March 27, 2014 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

LONG-TERM FINANCING NEEDS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY The European Commission has adopted a package of measures that it hopes will address the long term financing needs of the European Economy.  As part of the communication the EC put forward a communication on crowdfunding as they… Read More

February 24, 2014 @ 8:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Social Economy Europe is a representative group for cooperatives, mutual societies, associations and foundations.  It is a European Union level institution for the social economy that aims to promote social and economic input of enterprises and organizations.  They also promote the role of and values… Read More

January 28, 2014 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission Internal Market DG launched a public consultation on crowdfunding in 2013.  Interested individuals and organizations were asked to comment on the growing form of finance.  Recognizing the potential economic benefits of crowdfunding, the stated objective of the project was to gather data… Read More

November 27, 2013 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission DG Internal Market and Services is currently running a survey on crowdfunding.  The questionnaire poses questions about all forms of crowdfunding including: rewards, donations, debt, equity and royalty based iterations.  While the survey is not yet completed they have been releasing some… Read More