Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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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))Main EU files targeted
European Commission Annual Work Programme and Roadmaps
European Parliament Legislative Observatory
European Commission policy on anti-semitism and anti-Musulmans
Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership Dialogue art. 17
Artificial intelligence allianceAddress
Head Office
Clos des Pommiers
30
La Hulpe 1310
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Josse Impens
42
BRUXELLES 1030
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Dec 2018
Name Start date End Date Mr Joel DE DECKER 27 Jul 2022 27 Jul 2023 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
20 volunteers from different European countries working for our members in 20 countries in Europe.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER (President)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr CLAUDE WACHTELAER (President)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
AEPL does not belong to any other organsation or network
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
notre budget est uniquement alimenté par des cotisations des membres adhérents et limité parce que nos activités sont toutes faites par des bénévoles non rémunérés.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
intergroup on freedom of reigious or belief and religious tolerance
european parliamentary platform for secularism in politicsCommunication activities
None
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 Parliament 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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Date 14 Jan 2022 Location virtual conference Subject Article 17 dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe
- European Buddhist Union
- Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church Council
- Conference of European Churches
- EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels
- Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe
- The PR Office
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - European Union and International Affairs Office
- Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union
- Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
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Date 10 Jun 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject European Green Deal presentation and discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Alliance Maçonnique Européenne
- European Buddhist Union
- Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe
- EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels
- Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
- Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union
- EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe
- Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)
- HINDU FORUM EUROPE
- Grande Loge Féminine de France (Institut Maçonnique Européen)
- European Union for Progressive Judaism
- Conference of European Churches
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Date 01 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on free thinking Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Alice Richard (Cabinet member)
- Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
- Meetings