1. Grant case study LXVII International Council Meeting 19th – 25th April, Cluj-Napoca Romania

2. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Purpose of the Workshop To study and discuss obligations related to grants through three real- life cases To discuss acceptable level of limitations in general

3. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Basics Grants are financial support given for a purpose chosen by a donor Compare to shopping or buying a service This means that all grants have certain obligations based upon beneficiary by the granting party

4. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Case 1: International activity grant of EYF (1/2) European Youth Foundation is sub-organization of the Council of Europe, which funds youth activities Latest grant received was 18.000 EUR for final LRG conference in fall 2015

5. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Case 1: International activity grant of EYF (2/2) Common obligations are: – Placing logo on event materials and mentioning funding – Fundraising 1/3 of the expenses by organizers – Limited possibility to make profit Special request for this time was to host the conference in Strasbourg, which is home of the both Social Charter and EYF

6. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Case 2: Erasmus+ Key Action 3 operational grant (1/2) Eramus+ is a major grant program of the European Commission, which, among other things, funds youth organizations Latest grant received was 35.000 EUR for the general expenses of the year 2015

7. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Case 2: Erasmus+ Key Action 3 operational grant (2/2) Obligations – Placing EU logo and mention of the funding on materials – Balancing general income and expenses – Question of the VAT liability – Reporting does not follow ELSA term

8. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Case 3: Erasmus+ grant for partner of a local group X Local group, ELSA X, was approached by one of its partners, who wanted to apply for Eramus+ funding for a conference together with other associations ELSA X would not receive money directly on its accounts, but would take part in organizing the event and have free participant spots in the event ELSA International had same time grant application pending for Erasmus+ program

9. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Group work Divide in 6 groups Group 1 will discuss arguments pro ELSA taking grant in the case 1 Group 2 will discuss arguments contra ELSA taking grant in the case 1 etc. Also discuss what are generally acceptable limitations for grants

10. The European Law Students’ Association Albania ˙ Austria ˙ Azerbaijan ˙ Belgium ˙ Bosnia and Herzegovina ˙ Bulgaria ˙ Croatia ˙ Cyprus ˙ Czech Republic ˙ Denmark ˙ Estonia ˙ Finland ˙ France ˙ Georgia ˙ Germany ˙ Greece ˙ Hungary ˙ Iceland ˙ Ireland ˙ Italy ˙ Kazakhstan ˙ Latvia ˙ Lithuania ˙ Luxembourg ˙ Malta ˙ Montenegro ˙ The Netherlands ˙ Norway ˙ Poland ˙ Portugal ˙ Republic of Macedonia ˙ Romania ˙ Russian Federation ˙ Serbia ˙ Slovak Republic ˙ Slovenia ˙ Spain ˙ Sweden ˙ Switzerland ˙ Turkey ˙ Ukraine ˙ United Kingdom Open floor and Q&A