On the Conference ‘Taxation of Cross Border Philanthropy in Europe after Persche and Stauffer', organized by European Foundation Center in cooperation with Transnational Giving Europe, Ineke Koele lectured about her conclusive views on the best way forward, which is a more practical approach than the ‘normative legistic comparison’ induced by the decisions of the European Court of Justice.
Now the European Foundation Statute does not appear to provide for a solution in this field, it is the right time for entering new avenues.
Read more on this topic in her publication in European Taxation, 2010: 'How Will International Philanthropy be Freed from Landlocked Tax Barriers?'