France to support private ‘crowdfunding’

Series Title	EurActiv
Series Details	09.09.13
Publication Date	09/09/2013
Content Type	News
	EurActiv reported that the French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici introduced in September 2013 a proposal for a new law that would aim to make the practice of pooling resources to fund private ventures easier and more competitive. The article says the lack of rules governing so-called 'crowdfunding' in EU Member States has prompted the European Commission to announce new legislative proposals for 2014.
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/france-wants-help-crowdfundingco-news-530277
Related Links	France24, 15.08.13: Crowdfunding: fans finance the future http://www.france24.com/en/20130814-2013-08-14-denmark-funding-music-art-film-photography-economy Wikipedia: Crowdfunding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding European Commission: DG Internal Market: The Single Market: Conferences: 2013: Crowdfunding http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/conferences/2013/0603-crowdfunding-workshop/
Countries / Regions	Europe, France