Germany

ICNL’s resources and information on Germany.

Global Grantmaking Country Notes

In partnership with the Council on Foundations, ICNL maintains reports on thirty-four countries that help U.S grantmakers undertake equivalency determinations for foreign grantees. The reports in this series describe the legal frameworks for nonprofit organizations and provide translations of relevant legislative provisions.

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Resources & News

Analysis

ECNL: Tax Benefits Stimulating Philanthropy

There are several ways in which governments can actively foster an enabling environment for philanthropy. Providing tax benefit…

Analysis

Preserving Civic Space for Climate Activists

Climate justice protest. (Photo: Linh Do/Flickr)

This briefer, presented by ICNL and ECNL, outlines some of the common legal and extralegal measures used to target civil societ…

Analysis

Positive Government Responses to COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic does not have to be a crisis for human rights. In the context of widespread adoption of emergency laws an…

Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance: COVID-19 and Elections

The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is maintaining a list of the current elections schedule and plans d…

Mapping Regulatory Proposals for Artificial Intelligence in Europe

This 2018 report by Access Now outlines major regulatory initiatives related to artificial intelligence and mass data regulatio…

HandbookTools

Handbook on Registering a Civil Society Organisation

This handbook – published by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law in partnership with ICNL, Dentons and DLA Piper – provi…

Digital Legal Library

Third Sector Organizations in the EU: Legal Environment and Taxation

Technical Explanation of the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for the Avoidance of Double Taxation Between the United States and Germany

General Tax Code