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    EUROCROWD organizes a number of Working Groups corresponding to its core activities and members’ needs. The Working Groups consist of full members and associate members and are headed by a Working Group Chair and Co-Chair, which shall be elected from within the Working Groups and appointed by the Executive Board for a term of two years. All work provided within the Working Groups will be pro bono. The Working Groups are expected to present yearly objectives and outcomes to be reviewed quarterly and signed off by the Executive Board. Working Groups should meet quarterly in order to coordinate their work. The main part of the work will be conducted with the use of online tools. If resources are sufficient, EUROCROWD will provide funds to organise physical meetups.

    Topics and Members

    The European Crowdfunding Service Provider (ECSP)working group facilitates the dialogue between crowdfunding platforms, Member State authorities and European institutions, with the aim of encouraging a joint effort towards adequate and enabling harmonisation of crowdfunding. As of October 2020 the working group will work on Regulatory Technical Standards and national implementation issues.

    We are grateful for the input provide by our members Funding Circle (UK) and Kapilendo (DE) over the years 2018-2020 in developing a strong ECSP regulation.

    The Crypto Assets at ECN working group has been established to provide industry insight to policy makers with regard the current work of the European Commission to assess the needs for an EU regulatory framework for crypto-assets.

    The working group facilitates the dialogue between ECN Members, Member State authorities and European institutions, with the aim of encouraging a joint effort towards adequate and enabling harmonisation of Crypto Assets.

    The working group has provided input to the public consultation of the European Commission for its EU regulatory framework for crypto-assets within financial services and will continue to support in the develop of a relevant enabling harmonisation of Crypto Assets.

    Members of the Working Group are:

    The CF4ESIF (Crowdfunding for European Structural and Investment Funds) is a multi-stakeholder working group established with the aim of exploring the potential of crowdfunding as a blending and match-funding mechanism within the context of the European Cohesion Policy. The working group facilitates the dialogue between crowdfunding platforms, regional authorities and European institutions, with the aim of encouraging a joint effort towards the design and implementation of innovative funding schemes. The outputs of the working group will be the collection of existing best practices of civic crowdfunding in Europe (2018), the implementation of pilot projects where crowdfunding is coupled with ESIF resources (2019), and the publication of guidelines on how to implement similar mechanisms in other European regions (2020). Current Members of the CF4ESIF Working Group are:
    Full Members
    Contributors
    We are grateful to EURADA, META Group, the European Microfinance Center, and EVPA for the kind support to this initiative.

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