[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-30 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 5/29/24 8:43 PM, E.M. wrote: Hey all, thanks for the recent comments. I think one general investigation would be the European taxes amount we need to pay. Anyway, I personally would like the XSF to address to be present in US _and_ EU. That might require twice the cost and twice the

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-29 Thread E.M.
Hey all, thanks for the recent comments. I think one general investigation would be the European taxes amount we need to pay. Anyway, I personally would like the XSF to address to be present in US _and_ EU. But regardless of the discussion, this is also another call for your feedback as its

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-15 Thread Winfried Tilanus
On 12-05-2024 7:00 p.m., Nicola Fabiano wrote: So, in my opinion, should be useful to debate whether lobbying the EU during the DMA discussion could have been a good point for the XFS to achieve its goals. The same goes for the implementation of DMA in the real world e.g. as part

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-13 Thread Peter Saint-Andre
On 5/12/24 9:38 AM, E.M. wrote: General question to all: Do you have concerns or general points that block this attempt entirely? Here are a few things I'm thinking about: (1) Establishing a stronger official presence in Europe seems like a good idea, because most of our activity is there.

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread Nicola Fabiano
Dear Mario, On 12 May 2024, at 18:34, Mario Sabatino wrote: > Dear Nicola, thank you for your replay. You have correctly indicated the real > starting point of our discussion on this topic. > >> - what the XSF program will be for next year; > I believe the organisation's mission statement

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread Mario Sabatino
Dear Nicola, thank you for your replay. You have correctly indicated the real starting point of our discussion on this topic. - what the XSF program will be for next year; I believe the organisation's mission statement outlines the XSF programme for the future.

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread E.M.
General question to all: Do you have concerns or general points that block this attempt entirely? 12 may 2024 17:30:08 Nicola Fabiano : > Hi Eddie, > > Thank you for your further intervention highlighting your point of view. > > On 12 May 2024, at 15:46, e...@mailbox.org wrote: > >> Hello,

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread Nicola Fabiano
Hi Eddie, Thank you for your further intervention highlighting your point of view. On 12 May 2024, at 15:46, e...@mailbox.org wrote: > Hello, > > I like the attempt in general and have stated my thoughts in the first mail. > > Having any official representation in Europe would make also a

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread Nicola Fabiano
Ciao Mario, Thanks for the feedback. On 11 May 2024, at 12:58, Mario Sabatino wrote: > Dear All, > > the discussion should cover two main points: > > 1) the possibility of lobbying into the EU institutions and how to start > doing so; From my point of view, this is not the first point to be

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread Nicola Fabiano
Hi Winfried, Thank you for your feedback. The tax issue is certainly important, but I am convinced that a solution can be found both in terms of the Country with the lowest tax burden and in terms of the type of organization to choose (Association or Foundation). All the best, Nicola ssigen

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-12 Thread emus
Hello, I like the attempt in general and have stated my thoughts in the first mail. Having any official representation in Europe would make also a statement and I think is also a matter of trust to outside entities. It would also adress the strong community we have in Europe. Nicola, further

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-11 Thread Mario Sabatino
Dear All, the discussion should cover two main points: 1) the possibility of lobbying into the EU institutions and how to start doing so; 2) the need to have an EU legal entity in order to receive funding from the EU institutions. For number 1) I don't think we need a legal entity based in

[Members] Re: Proposals - programmatic and organizational business

2024-05-10 Thread Winfried Tilanus
Hi, I'm in favour, it would make several types of cooperation easier. But, I can't judge what this would mean for taxes and so on. Winfried On 9 May 2024 12:09:32 CEST, Nicola Fabiano wrote: >;TLTR > >Dear all, > >Regarding what is in the subject, I reproduced below the entire thread of