Association Européenne de la Pensée Libre

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Overview

Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

Lobbying Costs

None declared

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

8 Fte (8)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

3

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Association Européenne de la Pensée Libre   (AEPL-EU)

    EU Transparency Register

    188133714462-27 First registered on 19 Sep 2014

    Goals / Remit

    1. Promote the European Union project among European citizens
    2. Ensure that the views and opinions of secular Europeans are heard within the European Union institutions.
    3. Participate to the dialogue between the institutions of the EU with the non confessionnal and religious organizations (article 17 of the Treaty))

    Website : https://aepl.eu

    Main EU files targeted

    Future of Europe
    Digital Europe and AI
    Europe - Green deal
    Europe - Social
    Europe - Rights
    Europe - Defense
    Europe - Asylum and migration
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    Dialogue art. 17
    Freedom of religion and Belief
    Reproductive rights

    Address

    Head Office
    Clos des Pommiers 30
    La Hulpe 1310 - 0
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Clos des Pommiers 30
    La Hulpe 1310 - 0
    BELGIUM

    Website

    https://aepl.eu

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    8

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%8

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    8

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 29 Apr 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Joel DE DECKER 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023
    Mr Claude RIVIERE 29 Mar 2022 29 Mar 2023
    Claude RIVIERE 21 Dec 2019 01 Dec 2020
    Mr Antoine VAN DER HAEGEN 21 Dec 2019 01 Dec 2020
    Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER 14 May 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr Yvan BIEFNOT 14 May 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER 05 Apr 2018 01 Apr 2019
    Mr Yvan BIEFNOT 27 Mar 2018 27 Mar 2019
    Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER 22 Mar 2017 21 Mar 2018
    Mr Yvan BIEFNOT 22 Mar 2017 21 Mar 2018
    Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER 16 Mar 2016 22 Mar 2017
    Mr Yvan BIEFNOT 16 Mar 2016 22 Mar 2017

    Complementary Information

    The organization is administered by 20 volunteers from different European countries working for our members in 20 countries in Europe.

    8 volunteers are participating in different meetings organized by the Commission or the PE. among these, 4 volunteers have access badges, the other access through invitation, two more badges will be requested in the coming weeks.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    AEPL does not belong to any other organisation or network

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Does not represent commercial interests

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.

    Total organisational budget in closed year

    22,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Member's contribution, Donations

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Artificial intelligence and digital#Green new deal#Intergroup on freedom of reigious or belief and religious tolerance (IFoRB)

    Plateforme de dialogue dans le cadre de l'art.17 TFUE présidée par Mme METSOLA

    contacts avec le commissaire SCHINAS

    Communication activities

    Colloque organisé le 01/04/2019 en collaboration avec la DG JUST de la COMEUR. Thèmes :
    1° la gouvernance européenne;
    2° l'avenir du travail
    Colloque Homo Faber ou l'avenir du travail - Bruxelles Palais des Académies 7/12/2019
    conférences mensuelles sur des thèmes européens à La Hulpe (Belgique)
    Infolettres destinées aux membres (voir le site)
    Document 'Commentaires sur le « Livre Blanc sur l’Intelligence Artificielle' transmis à Mme von der Leyen et à la DG Connect (voir le site)
    Document d'analyse sur les relations entre l'UE et les religions en matière de FoRB transmis au PE (voir le site à partir de 08/2020
    soutien à la résolution du PE relative aux droits reproductifs et génésiques
    Colloque "Europe, Terre d'humanisme", organisé au Parlement européen le 2 mars 2020.

    Other activities

    1. Meeting with the presidents of the EU Parliament, Commission and European Council in the framework of the Dialogue with confessional and non-confessional organisations under article 17 Lisbon Treaty.
    2.Presidency of the Advisory Board of the European Parliamentary Platform for Secularism in Politics.
    3. Participation in the working of the External Action Service drawing up the guidelines for the Defense and promotion of the Freedom of Religion and Beliefs.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    3 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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