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Federico Mallone
International Project Officer, Fondazione CRT
Opinions - 29 September 2026

From dialogue to action: Philanthropy and Europe’s next funding cycle

Over the past two years, discussions across Europe involving foundations, civil society organisations and EU institutions have increasingly converged around a shared conclusion: the next European Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is more than a negotiation over funding. It is a broader reorganisation of how Europe intends to pursue its priorities, engage stakeholders and organise its action over the next decade.
Tobias Bürger
Senior Project Manager Bildung und Next Generation, Bertelsmann Stiftung
Matthias Scheffelmeier
Co-Founder and Managing Director, ChangemakerXchange and The Possibilists
Opinions - 17 September 2026

Concerned about today, hopeful about 2040: Young changemakers on Europe’s economy

Young changemakers are worried about where Europe’s economy is heading over the next decade. Yet when asked to look further ahead, to 2040, they envision an economy that is more sustainable, inclusive and measured by more than GDP.
Geoff Mulgan
Professor, University College London and Co-founder, The Institutional Architecture Lab
Juha Leppanen
Chair of the Board, Demos Helsinki and Co-founder, The Institutional Architecture Lab
Opinions - 9 September 2026

The trouble with our institutions – should philanthropy play a role?

Our institutions were reasonably effective for many decades, providing peace and prosperity. But that very track record of success has often made them rigid and inflexible, and given space for the populist right to promise to burn them down.
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