Taxation, Religions, Philosophical and Non-Confessional Organisations
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Taxation, Religions & Philosophical and Non-Confessional Organisations in Europe
Location of the conference :
- Luxembourg School of Religion & Society, 14 November 2019
- Luxembourg Learning Center, Belval campus, 15 November 2019
- Maison du Savoir, Belval campus, 16 November 2019
Objectives: The aim of the conference, organized by the European Consortium for Church and State Research (http://www.churchstate.eu/) and coordinated by Professor Philippe Poirier (University of Luxembourg) and Assistant Professor Konstantinos Papasthathis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), is to contextually explore from a comparative perspective the legal frame (constitutional law ; tax law ; civil law; religious law, etc.), which determine the income tax and real estate property tax (e.g. state subsidies ; EU subsidies ; private sector ; alms and donations ; rents ; inheritance, etc.) of churches, religious orders, charitable foundations, philosophical institutions, and non-confessional movements within Europe.
Parternships: At the national level, the conference is the result of a collaboration between the Research Group for European Governance (http://europa.uni.lu) and the Luxembourg School Religion and Society (http://www.lsrs.lu)
Sponsorships: Government of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg and European Foundation for Political Science
Working languages: English and French
More information: governance@uni.lu
