Welcome to ERA – Academy of European Law

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ERA’s scholarship programme aims to enable practitioners of law from the new and future EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe – be they judges, prosecutors, lawyers in private practice or in public administration – who would not otherwise be able to cover the costs to attend ERA events in Trier.

An investment in European law

ERA cannot fund this project itself and thus depends on donations from third parties. The Academy would like to expand the programme in order to increase access to the professional training in European law it provides. There is no doubt that a well-funded scholarship programme would make a major contribution to improving the understanding and practice of European law across Europe.

The average value of a scholarship is around € 1000. ERA is delighted to provide donors with feedback from the scholars in order to follow more closely how their contribution is put to good use.

Tax deductibility of donations

Donations to ERA, which is registered as a public-benefit foundation in Germany, are eligible for the relevant tax incentives for charitable donations if the donor is based in Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland or Slovenia. In addition, donors based in Belgium, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Switzerland or the UK can take advantage of the Transnational Giving Europe network (www.transnationalgiving.eu) to make their donations tax-efficient.

Previous donors

ERA would like to express its sincere thanks to the donors who have made the scholarship programme possible over the years:

• BASF AG
• Dr. Ulrich Dempfle & Dr. Thomas Steinhauer Notare
• Deutsche Bundesbank
• EU-Media, Film- und Verlagsgesellschaft GbR
• The Friends of ERA Association
• Prof. Catherine Kessedjian
  
• Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz
• Sparkasse Trier
• Verband deutscher Hypothekenbanken
• Volksbank Trier
• Zonta Club Trier